Vodafone

Back in May I wrote about Vodafone Germany’s first uplink TX switching rollout on their 5G standalone network. That was the Release 16 version, and it combined NR uplink carrier aggregation with uplink MIMO to push upload throughput higher. Vodafone is now rolling out the Release 17 version of the same feature, and it adds one notable capability. What is new in Release 17 Release 17 uplink TX switching is not a new mechanism. It works the same way as Release 16. The difference is on the FDD side. ...

Here is everything you need to know about Vodafone Germany’s announcement of major uplink performance improvements to their 5G standalone network. On 22 May 2026, Vodafone Germany announced the introduction of a new feature to their 5G standalone mobile network that enables faster upload speeds. This new feature is called Release 16 5G Uplink Carrier Aggregation with TX Switching. If you would like to find out more about the uplink TX switching feature, I made a video about it in 2024, check it out here. ...