Carrier Aggregation on Airtel 4G LTE

[RummaanKhan]

@Vishal | Chennai are they using all of that spectrum in Kerala?

 

[Bruce_Wayne]

@RummaanKhan I don't think, so only @philip can answer this.

 

[RummaanKhan]

@Vishal | Chennai What all spectrum are available for auction in TN?

 

[Bruce_Wayne]

@RummaanKhan vil deployed 10mhz b8 & 20Mhz b3 in Kerala for sure.

As far as TN,

13.75mhz B5
17mhz B8
17.6mhz B3 + 10mhz (aircel)
5mhz B1
20mhz B40
40mhz B41 are available

For B5,3,8 spectrum which are expiring in 2021 is also included because auction will not happen in yearly basis.

 

[Bruce_Wayne]

@RummaanKhan airtel 3G!

 

[philip]

@RummaanKhan I don't think, so only @philip can answer this.

Yeah here in kerala airtel is running 4g on just b3 5 mhz and b40 20 mhz, and in some areas b1 10mhz. No 3ca here with airtel only 2ca was there with b3 and b40 which was almost useless during congestion and as for their band 1 u will be lucky to get latched to it . Airtel is having low amount spectrum in kerala , I ported to VIL from airtel due to this which is super good in areas where integration is complete otherwise plain trash.

 

[philip]

@RummaanKhan vil deployed 10mhz b8 & 20Mhz b3 in Kerala for sure.

As far as TN,

13.75mhz B5
17mhz B8
17.6mhz B3 + 10mhz (aircel)
5mhz B1
20mhz B40
40mhz B41 are available

For B5,3,8 spectrum which are expiring in 2021 is also included because auction will not happen in yearly basis.

For VIL i got 3ca everytime in integrated areas with combinations of b3 20 mhz +b8 5mhz+b40 10 mhz. The speeds are 30 to 40 to 50 mbps even in indoors.... I dont see b8 with 10mhz in VIL here in kerala only 5mhz

 

[RummaanKhan]

Yeah here in kerala airtel is running 4g on just b3 5 mhz and b40 20 mhz, and in some areas b1 10mhz. No 3ca here with airtel only 2ca was there with b3 and b40 which was almost useless during congestion and as for their band 1 u will be lucky to get latched to it . Airtel is having low amount spectrum in kerala , I ported to VIL from airtel due to this which is super good in areas where integration is complete otherwise plain trash.

So there's not even Band 40 10Mhz in kerala.

 

[RummaanKhan]

For VIL i got 3ca everytime in integrated areas with combinations of b3 20 mhz +b8 5mhz+b40 10 mhz. The speeds are 30 to 40 to 50 mbps even in indoors.... I dont see b8 with 10mhz in VIL here in kerala only 5mhz

Yeah coz Band 8 is used for 2G also.

 

[philip]

So there's not even Band 40 10Mhz in kerala.

airtel has b40 20 mhz...