The use of CBRS spectrum in Verizon’s LTE network boosts average speeds by as much as 80% in the urban areas where the carrier has deployed those midband airwaves, according to new analysis from Opensignal.
Opensignal looked at average LTE download speeds for the three national operators in several cities with and without the use of midband spectrum. For AT&T, Opensignal looked at its LTE performance with and within use of 2.3 GHz; for Verizon, with and without 3.5 GHz; and for T-Mobile US, with and without its 2.5 GHz spectrum. The company analyzed only connections when the same amount of 40 MHz of bandwidth was used for the main and supporting spectrum bands.
