This PC Mag article says T-Mobile has an LAA (Licensed Assisted Access) node up in New York City. This technology operates in the same 5 GHz unlicensed band that has been predominantly used by Wi-Fi , until now.
The LAA cell covers only around 4 blocks and is said to be providing average download throughput of just over 500 Mbps and 40 Mbps upload.
If you don't know what I'm talking about, it's time to read LTE-U vs. Wi-Fi: What You Need To Know.
The article is a bit of a promotion piece since an Ookla guy did the testing and both PC Mag and Ookla are owned by Ziff Davis.
The other interesting info in the piece is that it named the following phones that support LAA:
The LAA cell covers only around 4 blocks and is said to be providing average download throughput of just over 500 Mbps and 40 Mbps upload.
If you don't know what I'm talking about, it's time to read LTE-U vs. Wi-Fi: What You Need To Know.
The article is a bit of a promotion piece since an Ookla guy did the testing and both PC Mag and Ookla are owned by Ziff Davis.
The other interesting info in the piece is that it named the following phones that support LAA:
- T-Mobile's Samsung Galaxy S8
- Note 8
- Galaxy S8 Activehttps://www.pcmag.com/review/359365/samsung-galaxy-s9
- Galaxy S9/S9+
- LG V30
- unlocked Huawei Mate 10 Pro.