Most people in the industry connect Dual Connectivity (DC) with 5G Non-Standalone (NSA) deployments. However, this view overlooks the long history and key role of DC, which has quietly supported […]
Dual Connectivity: The Technology That Made 5G Commercially Viable
Carrier Aggregation in 4G vs. 5G — Why It’s the Backbone of Modern Mobile Networks
Carrier Aggregation (CA) combines multiple frequency blocks (Component Carriers) into a single larger channel, boosting speed, capacity, and coverage. It’s been around since 4G, but in 5G it’s evolved into […]
What is the difference between 5G NSA Options 3/3a/3x?
When you are reading 3GPP TS 37.340 for 5G NR Release 15, you’ll find on Page 7, section 4 the definition of “Multi-RAT Dual Connectivity” or MR-DC and the definition […]