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Google patents method for phones to talk to multiple cell towers at once

Google describes a way for a mobile device to connect to two cell towers simultaneously. The device receives instructions to split its data traffic across both connections, then combines the information at the phone or the tower to improve the link.

Why it mattersThis technique could help maintain a stable connection in areas where signal strength from a single tower is weak or inconsistent.

In the filing’s own words

A first base station communicates with a UE via the first base station and a second base station. The first base station transmits, via a radio interface to the second base station, a configuration for concurrent communication between the UE and a group of base stations including the first base station and the second base station ( 802); and communicates, by processing hardware, data (i) over the radio interface directly with the UE, and (ii) via the radio interface and the second base station ( 804).

What exactly they claim (claim 1)

1. A method in a user equipment (UE) for communicating with a group of base stations including a first base station and a second base station, the method comprising: receiving, via a radio interface, a configuration for concurrent communication between the UE and the group of base stations; and communicating, based on the configuration, (i) first data via a first radio link between the UE and the first base station, and (ii) second data via a second radio link between the UE and the second base station, the first data being combined with the second data at the UE or at the first base station.

Facts

Company
Google (Google LLC)
Official title
COMMUNICATION BETWEEN A UE AND WIRELESSLY INTERCONNECTED BASE STATIONS
Publication number
US20260291549A1
Application number
19641288
Filed
Apr 7, 2026
Published
Sep 24, 2026
Inventors
2
Claims
20

Classified under

H04B 7/024 Electricity & electronicsH04W 28/0867 Electricity & electronics
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