EE has demonstrated speeds of more than 400MBps in fresh tri-band carrier aggregation trials with Qualcomm and Huawei.
The test was held at Wembley Stadium in London, where EE will switch on dual-band carrier aggregation later this month, offering consumers peak speeds of 150MBps by linking 20MGHz in both the 1800MHz and 2.6GHz bands.
To demonstrate the tri-band carrier aggregation speeds, which used Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 810 Cat 9 processor in a UK first, EE set up an audio-visual installation at Wembley offering 4K, HD and high quality audio streaming.
Fotis Karonis, CTO at EE, said: “Smarter devices with more data intensive video and audio demands are launching all the time. It’s trials like these at Wembley Stadium that allow us to ensure EE customers continue to get the very best experiences from their mobile network now and in the future.
“This is a showcase of what a truly amazing 4G network can do, and is a big step in our ambition to make Wembley Stadium the most connected stadium in the world.”
Enrico Salvatori, Senior Vice-President and President of Qualcomm Europe, added: “Category 9 LTE-A delivers increased capacity across networks and incredibly fast download speeds, providing consumers with dramatically improved mobile connectivity and richer experiences that they are increasingly seeking, such as 4K.”
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