Singtel, Ericsson Achieve Gig Speeds on Quad-band FDD/TDD CA network

February 13, 2018

Singapore-based Singtel has achieved gig speeds using Ericsson’s quad-band FDD/TDD Carrier Aggregation (CA) technology, which will enable it use its 2500 MHz spectrum band.

Following the successful trial, Singtel will progressively roll out this technology at key high traffic locations. Handsets supporting the gig speeds offered by quad-band FDD/TDD CA are expected to be available from the second half of 2018.

Existing users can experience up to 20 percent faster mobile broadband speeds on average as Singtel deploys Ericsson’s bandwidth-aware CA feature, which manages spectrum more efficiently and selects the best spectrum band combination available.