3GPP Release 13

LTE-Advanced PRO, also known as 4.5G, is the next evolution of 3 GPP prior to 5G . But it does more than just push LTE capabilities closer to 5G. It also represents an integral part of the 5G mobile network, providing many essential services for the 5G experience today.

Long Term Evolution-Advanced (LTE-Advanced) is a cellular networking standard that offers higher throughput than its predecessor, the Long Term Evolution (LTE) standard . Long Term Evolution-Advanced networks can deliver up to 1 GB per second of data, compared to a maximum of 300 MB per second over LTE networks.

LTE Advanced uses carrier aggregation to speed mobile data over the network more quickly than ever before, providing customers with 50 percent faster peak speeds . Today, more than 98 percent of the U.S. population has access to 4G LTE and 90 percent of Verizon Wireless’ data traffic is carried over the network.

So how does this differ from standard LTE-A? The key to faster data via LTE-Advanced is the introduction of 8×8 MIMO in the downlink and 4×4 in the uplink , and the use of multiple carrier bands aggregated together to improve signal strength and bandwidth.

LTE Advanced Pro (LTE-A Pro, also known as 4.5G, 4.5G Pro, 4.9G, Pre-5G, 5G Project) is a name for 3GPP release 13 and 14 .

LTE-Advanced (LTE-A) is an emerging and, as the name suggests, a more advanced set of standards and technologies that will be able to deliver bigger and speedier wireless-data payloads. The most important thing to know is that LTE-A promises to deliver true 4G speeds, unlike current LTE networks .