AT&T claims commercial LAA first in Indianapolis

AT&T has said it has deployed commercial LTE-Licensed Assisted Access (LTE-LAA) technologies in downtown Indianapolis, with the promise to continue the rollout through 2017.
The technology has been billed as one of the steps towards 5G, and the holy grail of 1 Gbps speeds, as it enables the combination of licensed and unlicensed spectrum, to increase the capacity of mobile networks.
“We’re excited to be the first carrier to commercially deploy LTE-LAA technology for our customers