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T-Mobile says its LAA rollout brought 5-10x increase in network speeds

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By Daniel Petrov

Published: Feb 14, 2018, 9:20 AM

We launched LAA in 4Q 17 and have seen material impacts in speed performance – increasing speeds 5-10X
— Neville (@NevilleRay) February 8, 2018

T-Mobile introduced Licensed Assisted Access (LAA) as part of its LTE Advanced Pro network upgrades in the previous quarter, and is already picking the fruits of those labors, it seems. LAA uses carrier aggregation to bind together unlicensed 5GHz spectrum with LTE in the licensed band, enlarging the data pipe significantly.

Verizon and AT&T are also stepping up their LAA efforts, and plan to roll out the expanded network capability in more markets across the US, if the demand warrants it. T-Mobile has been working hard in places like New York and others to upgrade small cells, and install new modular solutions.

Those efforts didn't go unnoticed, apparently, as per CTO Neville Ray in the tweet above - the average speeds of T-Mobile's network in those places has obviously increased 5-10 times, which is a whopping boost for a humble upgrade undertaking.

source: FierceWireless

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Daniel, a devoted tech writer at PhoneArena from 2010 to 2025, has been engrossed in mobile technology since the Windows Mobile era. His expertise spans mobile hardware, software, and carrier networks, and he's keenly interested in the future of digital health, car connectivity, and 5G. Beyond his professional pursuits, Daniel finds balance in travel, reading, and exploring new tech innovations, while contemplating the ethical and privacy implications of our digital future.