Enable NR-CA on Qualcomm SDX60 and SDX53

By default almost every Qualcomm SDX60 and SDX53 has NR-CA (NR Carrier Aggregation - aggregate two or more 5G NR bands) disabled by default in modem firmware. NR-CA works with NR-NSA and NR-SA networks depends your device support. You can check NR-CA combination support on cacombos.com site. On cacombos.com make sure you check “Hardware” combolist to see hardware supported combinations. Hardware defined combinations cannot be changed after compiled from source. Requirements QPST and access to EFS. This may require root. If device have Carrier Policy, make sure it have multiple NR bands enabled NSA/SA. To use NR-CA with 5G SA, you have to enable SA first. This instruction is tested with OnePlus 9 Pro (Global and US) and Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite 5G. ...

April 13, 2021 · 2 min · minh

Enable VoNR support on Qualcomm devices

This instruction helps you to enable VoNR (Voice over 5G New Radio - Phone calls over 5G-networks) support on your Qualcomm device. By default this is disabled To use VoNR your network must support 5G SA (Standalone). Requirements Qualcomm diag driver installed and access to QPST/EFS May require rooted device This instruction is tested OnePlus 8, OnePlus 8 Pro, Google Pixel 5 and OnePlus 9 Pro. Let’s start Download ZIP package and extract to your computer below. It include nvitems to enable VoNR. ...

March 27, 2021 · 1 min · minh
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Elisa replacing Nokia 5G towers to Huawei in Helsinki - over gigabit speed in 4G network

Elisa has replaced Nokia MassiveMIMO 5G towers to Huawei. On our tests (in Finnish) Nokia MassiveMIMO 5G towers didn’t work well compared to Huawei towers so this maybe reason to change supplier. Elisa has in Helsinki Area massive 4G and 5G network update. You can follow timetable in Elisa site (in Finnish). Also 5G coverage has improved after equipment switch. We achieved in Aleksanterikatu over 900Mbps speed with Samsung S10 5G-phone. Over gigabit 4G speed! In Citykäytävä Helsinki (near of Citycenter) Nokia 4G tower has been replaced to Huawei. After upgrade the B1 (2100MHz) bandwidth have upgraded from 10MHz to 20MHz. Now this tower has 60Mhz bandwith on 4G with 4x4 MIMO support. 5G 100MHz TDD-bandwith works also on this tower. This kind of Huawei tower and antenna solution we haven’t seen before in Finland. ...

February 14, 2020 · 2 min · minh
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Over 700Mbps speed is reached on Elisa 4G-network in Helsinki!

With Sony Xperia 1 mobile phone i got over 700Mbps speed in Elisa 4G-network. I tested with Elisa Saunalahti Mobile Broadband 5G 1000M -plan. Speedtest in Elisa Kulma Store Speedtest in Kaivopiha In Helsinki Central Railway Station platform area

June 14, 2019 · 1 min · minh
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DNA testing 3.5GHz fixed wireless connection at Vantaa Paarmarinne

Internet provider DNA is testing at Vantaa Paarmarinne a 3500MHz 4G LTE network for Fixed Wireless Access, according to Aamulehti (in Finnish) and their Press Release about their 5G Launch. Fixed Wireless Access means that the 4G modem / router is mounted to the wall of the building, meaning the installation is fixed instead of being mobile router. To ensure the optimum performance at high frequencies, such as 3500MHz, it’s required that the terminal is installed outside or with an external antenna ...

March 26, 2019 · 2 min · minh