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18 minutes ago, Hmight said:

Is performance wise the same as 15x15?

Is performance wise the same as 15x15?

No.

UL wise it's limited to whatever is the PCC at the time ie 10 or 5 MHz.

DL is slighty affected  due fact it's two different LTE carriers being aggregated together. As they're independent LTE carriers and on different (though close) frequencies they are susceptible to other environmental factors which may not impact a single contiguous 15 MHz carrier. In most situations the DL performance would be very close but not identical.

37 minutes ago, Hmight said:

Sprint has 15x15 b25 at midway airport and 3xCA b41.  Downloaded 2 netflix episodes in less than 10 mins. Very impressed!!

 

That's 10+5 carrier aggregation and not 15x15. Note the 10 MHz carrier @ 8290 EARFCN and the 5 MHz carrier @ 8665 EARFCN. 

Is it not a software/firmware update on the existing 8T8R equipment?

Thanks for the help! [emoji4]

[mention=4387]lilotimz[/mention] I’m pretty sure the map was made by a user of this site [mention=46063]RAvirani[/mention]?
 
i also can’t see my post. Was it deleted?

I believe this is a backhaul issue. Many small cells in the BX seem to have limited backhaul. Even when completely unloaded never going over 35mbs. 
But, they do get there job done, at least to relieve come congestion on the macro site.

32 minutes ago, greenbastard said:

Anyone else notice Mobilitie using green Steele poles for Sprint's small cells inside the city limits? Very odd they would paint their poles considering Houston has no zoning ordinances. Even more odd they aren't using wooden poles in order to save costs. 

These are likely multi sector mini macro sites. We've got up close pictures and information on one such example that is progress. 

On 12/19/2017 at 10:27 AM, jroepcke51 said:

Those look like Airspan band 41 equipment.   

 

One Nokia mini Mac and flexi (looks like).   

It'd be great if you can get SCP screenshots as well. 

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What is the latest software version being pushed to MB?

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6 hours ago, RSC405 said:

 

Sprint has added to their array. Can someone tell me what it is for?

 

 

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Take more pics. Most likely it could be an Ericsson RRUS82 8T8R 2.5 setup which has never documented before. Screenshots from NSG/SCP and more pics would be fantastic.

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37 minutes ago, tyroned3222 said:

Yup right next to dunking donuts

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A 92XS small cell. Sprint loves putting these on tops of their store locations where possible. 

10 minutes ago, travisc said:

GPS lock seems to be fine. I have the antenna on the window sill laying flat.

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Ask for an exchange then. 

Still no improvement for my airave. It keeps cycling on both sides. At most I get around 10 minutes where everything is green and fine, then it cycles. After a long while, the net and lte lights will go solid red on the data side, and the wan on the CDMA side will go solid red. Then after some more time, it will cycle again, rinse, and repeat. I'm at a loss as to how to get this thing working. Putting it in front of my router is not an option, due to the placement of my router. I do have a sprint airave tech calling tomorrow, but I'm not hopeful that this thing will work.

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Yes 4x2 is live on both low and mid bands for both providers.
We’re seeing mostly 4x2 MIMO on T-Mobile’s 600 MHz towers that are coming up as well. 

2 hours ago, RAvirani said:

Can you remind me why the 700 MHz E Block cannot be aggregated with non-700 lowband, Cellular or SMR for example?

Separation required for sub 1 ghz frequencies is troublesome. It's why low band inter and intraband CA has not been implemented and 4x4 MIMO on sub 1ghz frequencies at UE level is almost impossible.  

On 12/6/2017 at 6:37 PM, burnout8488 said:

Aarggh, so there's technically four Magic Box SKUs out there??

Yep. 540/545/544/gen3

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*544 is GEN3 with product name ASP544MBGN2

On 12/6/2017 at 5:48 PM, burnout8488 said:

Me either!

It is referred to as the "AU 544" on my account. My second gen is the AU 545.

The shipping confirmation says:

ASPANMBGN2

AIRSPAN AU544MAGICBX GEN2

Oh that's the gen 2. It just has a different wifi chipset. Not gen3.

Actual gen3 name will have gen3 in it.

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This be Gen 3

On 12/6/2017 at 5:04 PM, burnout8488 said:

I've got a Gen 3 Magic Box being shipped to my house, should be here in a few days. If nobody beats me to it I'll post pics.

Should be similar to my GEN1 in terms of articles (lcd display, external battery).

Can't wait to see it!

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43 minutes ago, kg4icg said:

I just want a sirloin cooked medium with steak fries and a side of beer battered shrimp, with a tall cold beer. 

I'll take a Matsasuka beef grade A5, medium rare, side of tenpanyaki oysters and clam, desert entree', and a pint of Sapporo. 

49 minutes ago, mirskyc said:

Of course.. I would prefer loosing all Evdo for increased LTE, but leaving the 1x voice carrier and 1x800. 

Ah but you forget that there are potentially multiple 1x Voice carriers to meet voice demand and people complain about 1x voice quality in several regions where cdma has been thinned. It's a delicate balancing act for sure when refarming spectrum. 

I am never on 3G in NYC, The only time my phone drops off of LTE is in basements or elevators. But when that happens my phone is usually only on 1x800.  The only other time is in Penn Station. I find B26 usually drops around the same time EVDO drops.  Curious what the hold up is. 

But they are only doing 5+5 now. Doesn't that mean there is room before 100% cdma shutdown

Can 3G be thinned anymore to allow more LTE? I'm always hitting over 2 Mbps whenever I force my phone to  3G

Was that promised for 2017? I don't remember a date being specified. 

21 hours ago, ingenium said:

The MB can't connect to B41 if it's not there... it broadcasts B41 only, but it will connect to a macro on B25 or B41. The only qualifications are 1. that the macro's signal is strong enough to use, and 2. Sprint has the B41 spectrum required for the MB in that location

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Backend implementation is needed hence why Shentel land doesn't work at this moment.