In a press release on its website on January 4th, 2024, T-Mobile announced it has successfully created the first ever six-carrier aggregation call, which uses sub-6 GHz spectrum on its Un-carrier 5G live production network.
If you are wondering, cellular aggregation is the process of combining multiple cellular channels operating across different frequency bands to enhance data speed and overall network capacity.
T-Mobile, in collaboration with Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. and Ericsson, assembled six 5G component carriers to reach a download speed above 3.6 Gbps. A speed that would download the High-Definition version of Zack Snyder’s 4-hour-long Justice League movie in under seconds.
The T-Mobile experiment saw the combination of two channels of PCS spectrum, two channels of 2.5GHz Ultra capacity 5G, and two channels of AWS spectrum to deliver 245MHz of aggregated bandwidth.
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Ulf Ewaldsson, President of Technology at T-Mobile, stated
“We are pushing the limits of wireless technology to provide our customers with the best possible experience. T-Mobile, with the country’s first and largest 5G standalone network, is the sole mobile provider for tens of millions of customers, enabling nationwide deployment of features like 5G carrier aggregation. I am immensely proud of our team for being at the forefront of these advancements.”
This is a breakthrough for the telecommunication giant as T-Mobile leads in 5G with the United State’s largest and fastest network, covering 330 million people across two million square miles.
Their Ultra Capacity 5G reaches 300 million people, offering over 2x more coverage than competitors nationwide. What a great way to start the year.
