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> but once everyone in 4G moves to 5G, we’re back to how it is today. Would there be a benefit to split 50:50 between 4G and 5G?

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• phinnaeus 8y ago
  Couldn't we just increase 4G capacity in that case?
  • macintux 8y ago
    I would imagine there are fundamental limitations on the available bandwidth that splitting the traffic across multiple frequencies would alleviate...but that's just speculation.
    • jburgess777 8y ago
      LTE Advanced already supports a feature called carrier aggregation where your phone can transfer data on multiple different frequencies at the same time to boost its aggregate throughput: http://www.3gpp.org/technologies/keywords-acronyms/101-carrier-aggregation-explained http://www.3gpp.org/technologies/keywords-acronyms/101-carri... Unfortunately that does not boost the overall capacity available so the higher peaks speeds may not improve the average experience.