LTE-ADVANCED: Carrier Aggregation Peak Speeds

Operators worldwide are investing in LTE-Advanced systems and peak speeds are increasing.
GSA’s Evolution to LTE report published on 21 July 2015 confirmed that 131 operators i.e. over 30% of LTE operators, have launched, or are deploying or are trialling LTE-Advanced technologies in 60 countries. This figure includes 88 operators that have commercially launched LTE-Advanced carrier aggregation in 45 countries.

This paper from GSA summarises the theoretical peak downlink speed for each of the commercially launched LTE-Advanced networks worldwide, according to research by GSA.

Data is provided on networks deployments capable of supporting user devices that are Category 4 , Category 6, or Category 9 and beyond.

Over 30% of LTE operators are investing in LTE-Advanced system deployments. Over 20% of all LTE operators have commercially launched LTE-Advanced service.

* 88 commercially launched LTE-Advanced CA systems in 45 countries
* 15 support Category 4 devices
* 73 support Category 6 devices of which 37 support the maximum peak speed i.e. downlink 300 Mbps
* 22 additional Category 6 systems are in deployment, trial, or test phase
* 25 Category 9 and beyond systems are in deployment, trial, or test phase

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