Ericsson: LTE Speeds of 1 Gbps are Possible

At the GSMA Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Ericsson is showcasing LTE downlink speeds of 1 Gbps. The demonstration uses Multi Carrier technology and Multiple-Input-Multiple-Output (MIMO) running over Ericsson commercial LTE hardware. The demonstration uses four carriers of 20MHz each, totally 80MHz and 4x4 MIMO, data is sent over the air-interface on four independent bit-streams.
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