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“I see myself as a technical consultant”, says Arnd Sibila, Technology Marketing Manager. With a master’s degree in electrical engineering and more than 25 years of experience in the wireless communication industry, he is passionate about sharing his expertise on all radio-related technology topics from 2G to 5G to the latest applications, for example, video streaming. Arnd thrives on engagement. Holding seminars, leading training sessions, or giving presentations, Arnd always finds himself deep in discussion with customers. He’s eager to understand their challenges and offer advice and solutions to get more value out of a network.

Smart macro network enhancements: 4×4 MIMO (part 2)
Smart macro network enhancements: 4×4 MIMO (part 2)

December 29, 2016 | by Arnd Sibila

The various macro network enhancements available today offer a cost-efficient and smart approach for capacity increase in mobile networks. In part 1 of this series, we provided an overview of the hardware-related capacity enhancing features and discussed carrier aggregation (CA). Now we will discuss higher-order MIMO antenna configurations, particularly 4×4 MIMO.

Smart macro network enhancements: Carrier aggregation (part 1)

December 16, 2016 | by Arnd Sibila

The popularity of app services challenges mobile operators because data consumption is soaring. With an expected 10-fold increase in the next five years, investments to transfer the sheer amount of data are inevitable. Read here how carrier aggregation (CA) can help operators address increasing network capacity and performance demands.

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