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After conducting speed tests on both of them, we notice a DL speed of 100 Mbps on the Cat 6 device and a DL speed of 50 Mbps on Cat 4.  

After conducting speed tests on both of them, we notice a DL speed of 100 Mbps on the Cat 6 device and a DL speed of 50 Mbps on Cat 4.  

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Because both results are well below the theoretical maximum speed values for each category and the devices were tested under identical conditions, we may have expected the speeds to be about equal or at least more similar. However, this assumption is incorrect because Cat 6 does not only increase the maximum speed cap, it also introduces additional technologies that can utilize the same resources more effectively. In this particular example, the most logical explanation for the speed discrepancy is that <b>Cat 6 supports 2 carrier aggregation (2CA)</b>.

Because both results are well below the theoretical maximum speed values for each category and the devices were tested under identical conditions, we may have expected the speeds to be about equal or at least more similar. However, this assumption is incorrect because Cat 6 does not only increase the maximum speed cap, it also introduces additional technologies that can utilize the same resources more effectively. In this particular example, the most logical explanation for the speed discrepancy is that <b>Cat 6 supports 2 carrier aggregation (2CA)</b>.