In these examples, a CC at the current location having an averaged number of MIMO spatial layers that is high (e.g., >3 MIMO layers) may indicate rich MIMO operating conditions. Here, the UE decides to allocate more transceiver resources (e.g., four RF chains) to support a 4×4 MIMO antenna configuration on the CC. However, the averaged number of MIMO layers for the same CC may be low (e.g., <2 MIMO layer) when the UE moves to a new location. For instance, the CC may include a high averaged number of MIMO layers when the UE is located in a parking lot of a grocery market, but after the UE moves from the parking lot to inside the grocery market, the same CC may now be associated with a low averaged number of MIMO layers. Here, the line of site between the UE and serving base station may be obstructed by the walls of the grocery market, thereby diminishing any benefits for supporting the 4×4 MIMO antenna configuration on that CC when the UE is located inside the grocery market.