Ericsson and Saudi Arabian operator stc have successfully completed a TDD-TDD 5G Carrier Aggregation proof-of-concept (PoC) to support stc’s nationwide 5G rollout with extended coverage and increased capacity.
The PoC took place on stc’s commercial network to demonstrate the benefits of 5G CA for higher peak rates and increased network capacity. The field results and simulation of the PoC will drive stc in accelerating the introduction of the 2.3 GHz 5G band in the existing 3.5 GHz 5G band deployed network, according to the vendor.