Bell achieves Gigabit LTE speeds
Bell successfully tested Gigabit LTE-A in Mississauga, Ontario and will roll out its enhanced network to locations throughout the country in 2018 as smartphones that support these advanced speeds come to market.
“With theoretical speeds as high as 1.5 Gbps, Bell’s enhanced LTE-A network will be ready as our smartphone partners launch their new generation of Gigabit-capable devices,” said Stephen Howe, Bell’s Chief Technology Officer.
To boost LTE-A speeds to the Gigabit level, Bell is employing a combination of carrier aggregation and 4X4 MIMO (Multiple Input Multiple Output) technology to increase spectrum efficiency and multiply capacity. Bell will also support Licensed Assisted Access (LAA) technology to aggregate unlicensed 5 GHz spectrum with LTE in licensed bands to provide higher transfer speeds.
In 2016, Bell announced Canada’s first trials of 5G (5th generation) mobile technology in collaboration with Nokia and followed with further successful trials with Huawei in 2017. Bell is a member of the Next Generation Mobile Networks consortium, the global body defining requirements for the international 5G ecosystem.
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