Carrier Aggregation (CA) is a feature of LTE-Advanced that allows mobile operators & devices to combine two or more LTE carriers into a single data change. It leads to an increase in the capacity of the network and the data rates by exploiting fragmented spectrum allocations.
Here are two ways to check whether your device has support for CA.
1. Status Bar Indication
The first of the two methods is the simpler one, since, if your device supports CA, it should display a + symbol on top of the network bar or beside it. Consider that you use a Jio sim, it should show up as 4G+ rather than 4G, and, if it does, your device has support for Carrier Aggregation. Another method of the same variety is by going into developer settings and checking whether CA support is present, but the status bar indication is a dead giveaway of whether or not the device has carrier aggregation.
2. Using NetMonster
The second method is by using NetMonster, an application that tells you all the necessary details about your network connection. Follow the steps below to get the process started. 1. Install the NetMonster application via the play store. 2. Accept all the permissions that the app asks for. 3. Once done, you will see the bands on offer towards the top of the application. 4. If you see either a 4G+ or LTE-A symbol, your device supports Carrier Aggregation. Furthermore, in case you see that there is a single band, it could indicate three possible scenarios, namely, the lack of carrier aggregation, the lack of carrier aggregation supported networks or lack of support for the aggregated brand.
