Verizon Launches LTE-Advanced Nationwide, Boosting Peak Speeds 50%

Verizon has launched enhanced LTE-Advanced technology to bring 50 percent faster peak wireless data speeds to more than 288 million people in 461 U.S. cities.

LTE-Advanced uses channel aggregation to boost bandwidth. In Verizon’s case, that meant bonding spectrum over three distinct frequency bands, including  700 MHz, AWS, and PCS spectrum.

LTE Advanced uses a combination of two-carrier and three-carrier aggregation.

Customers will continue to enjoy typical download speeds of 5 Mbps to 12 Mbps, but two-channel carrier aggregation has shown peak download speeds of up to 225 Mbps.

Three-channel carrier aggregation boosts speeds to more than 300 Mbps.

Some 39 LTE Advanced-capable phones and tablets already can take advantage of carrier aggregation, including Samsung Galaxy S6 and S7 smartphones, Moto Droids and Apple iPhones.

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