Since LTE Release 10 up to 5 component carriers may be aggregated, allowing for transmission bandwidths of up to 100 MHz. Using five aggregated component carriers, MIMO and 256QAM allows theoretical data rates of up to 2 gigabits per second.
Read moreHow many types of carrier aggregation are there?
As mentioned earlier, there are two types of carrier aggregation: contiguous; and non-contiguous. Non-contiguous carrier aggregation can be in the form of intra-band or inter-band. The different types of carrier aggregation will result in different deployment scenarios.
Read moreWhat is carrier aggregation and why is it used?
Carrier aggregation is a technique that is used in wireless communication to increase the data rate per user, whereby multiple frequency blocks (called component carriers) are assigned to the same user . The maximum possible data rate per user is increased the more frequency blocks are assigned to a user.
Read moreShould I turn on carrier aggregation?
Carrier Aggregation in smartphones helps offer more bandwidth and faster data speeds by combining different network bands . It’s usually present on most modern mid and high-priced smartphones and could be a deal-breaker for people buying a smartphone.
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