Carrier Aggregation: Implications for Mobile-Device RF Front-Ends (.PDF Download)

Feb. 19, 2016

Mobile-network operators need more capacity and faster speeds to meet the insatiable demand for mobile data while ensuring a good user experience, particularly for streaming video and other data-intensive applications. They need to offer higher-bandwidth services to acquire and retain customers. The challenge is to achieve these goals with spectrum that’s fragmented across multiple bands and varies between regions...

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