Telecommunications

Telecom fundamentals

Core ideas of radio and telecommunication networks.

Terms

4 terms

  • Carrier aggregation

    Carrier aggregation combines several radio channels, often in different frequency bands, into one wider data pipe for a single LTE or 5G device.

  • Frequency band

    A frequency band is a defined range of radio frequencies allocated for a specific use, such as a mobile network band with fixed uplink and downlink…

  • LTE

    LTE (Long Term Evolution) is the 4G mobile network standard from 3GPP that delivers all-IP broadband data over OFDMA radio and a packet core.

  • Radio spectrum

    Radio spectrum is the range of electromagnetic frequencies from about 3 kHz to 3,000 GHz used for wireless communication, allocated and licensed by regulators.