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CubicleGeek · 08-04-2010, 12:53 PM

Curious choice to allocate another 5MHz for a 2nd UMTS carrier instead of looking at a 5MHz LTE solution.

A single 5MHz LTE carrier with 2x2 MIMO will have about the same performance as a dual carrier HSPA+ with half the spectrum usage.

08-04-2010, 12:53 PM	#15
CubicleGeek Scoring Winger Join Date: Oct 2006 Exp:	Curious choice to allocate another 5MHz for a 2nd UMTS carrier instead of looking at a 5MHz LTE solution. A single 5MHz LTE carrier with 2x2 MIMO will have about the same performance as a dual carrier HSPA+ with half the spectrum usage.