What is LTE Advanced service?

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.

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Why LTE-A is faster?

LTE-A is the closest there is to true 4G speeds, but not quite there. The network can use what is called carrier aggregation, which combines up to 5 signals that let data pass through antennas simultaneously. This allows different carriers to combine the bandwidth signal and provide faster speeds.

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Which is better LTE-A or LTE?

The most important thing to know is that LTE-A promises to deliver true 4G speeds, unlike current LTE networks . You can expect the real-world speed of LTE-A to be two to three times faster than today’s LTE. It should also be robust, with fewer dropped connections as you move around.21 Oca 2014

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