Ericsson and Entel Chile have announced the successful demonstration of an end-to-end LTE-Advanced (LTE-A) Carrier Aggregation (CA) solution on both 2600 MHz and APT700 MHz spectrum bands capable of supporting data speeds up to 250 Mbps. Entel is the first operator in Latin America to test 250 Mbps speed in a commercial LTE network, said Ericsson.
Ericsson said that its long-term partnership with Entel has yielded several outstanding achievements in the development of mobile broadband in Chile and Latin America.
Antonio Büchi, CEO of Entel
Our challenge in the telecommunications industry is to continually innovate and advance toward more and better connectivity, so that the technology serves the needs of society. This is why we wanted to be once again at the forefront and be the first in the technology field to show that in the future we will provide our users with the most advanced mobile network in Chile and Latin America, and we expect to have a significant impact on the country's development.
Nicolas Brancoli, Vice President of Ericsson Latin America
, Using LTE-A technology, operators can increase their network capacity and enhance the mobile broadband user experience. This demo places Entel on the very limited list of operators in the world to demonstrate LTE-A in a live network using a commercial terminal.
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