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!Generation | !Generation | ||
!Protocol | !Protocol | ||
!Frequency Band | ! colspan="2" |Frequency Band | ||
!Notes | !Notes | ||
|- | |- | ||
| rowspan="2" |2G/3G | | rowspan="2" |2G/3G | ||
| rowspan="2" |CDMA/1x/EVDO | | rowspan="2" |CDMA/1x/EVDO | ||
|'''850 MHz''' Cellular | |'''850 MHz''' Cellular | ||
|0 | |||
| rowspan="2" |To be shut down by December 31, 2022. | | rowspan="2" |To be shut down by December 31, 2022. | ||
|- | |- | ||
|'''1.9 GHz''' PCS | |'''1.9 GHz''' PCS | ||
|1 | |||
|- | |- | ||
| rowspan=" | | rowspan="7" |4G | ||
| rowspan=" | | rowspan="7" |LTE | ||
|'''700 MHz''' | |'''700 MHz''' | ||
|13 | |||
|Nationwide low-band frequency. (Excludes PR and the USVI.) | |Nationwide low-band frequency. (Excludes PR and the USVI.) | ||
|- | |- | ||
|'''850 MHz''' Cellular | |'''850 MHz''' Cellular | ||
|5 | |||
|Additional low-band coverage in some areas. | |Additional low-band coverage in some areas. | ||
|- | |- | ||
|'''1.7/2.1 GHz''' AWS | | rowspan="2" |'''1.7/2.1 GHz''' AWS | ||
| rowspan=" | |4 | ||
| rowspan="3" | | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | |66 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|'''3.5 GHz''' CBRS | |'''1.9 GHz''' PCS | ||
|2 | |||
|- | |||
|'''3.5 GHz''' CBRS | |||
|48 | |||
| rowspan="2" |Additional capacity in select areas. | | rowspan="2" |Additional capacity in select areas. | ||
|- | |- | ||
|'''5.2 GHz''' LAA | |'''5.2 GHz''' LAA | ||
|46 | |||
|- | |- | ||
| rowspan="7" |5G | | rowspan="7" |5G | ||
| rowspan="7" |NR | | rowspan="7" |NR | ||
|'''850 MHz''' Cellular | |'''850 MHz''' Cellular | ||
|n5 | |||
| rowspan="3" |"5G Nationwide" network. | | rowspan="3" |"5G Nationwide" network. | ||
Shared with 4G using Dynamic Spectrum Sharing (DSS). | Shared with 4G using Dynamic Spectrum Sharing (DSS). | ||
|- | |- | ||
|'''1.7/2.1 GHz''' AWS | |'''1.7/2.1 GHz''' AWS | ||
|n66 | |||
|- | |- | ||
|'''1.9 GHz''' PCS | |'''1.9 GHz''' PCS | ||
|n2 | |||
|- | |- | ||
|'''3.5 GHz''' CBRS | |'''3.5 GHz''' CBRS | ||
|n48 | |||
| rowspan="4" |"5G Ultra Wideband" network. | | rowspan="4" |"5G Ultra Wideband" network. | ||
|- | |- | ||
|'''3.7 GHz''' C-Band | |'''3.7 GHz''' C-Band | ||
|n77 | |||
|- | |- | ||
|'''28 GHz''' mmWave | |'''28 GHz''' mmWave | ||
|n261 | |||
|- | |- | ||
|'''39 GHz''' mmWave | |'''39 GHz''' mmWave | ||
|n260 | |||
|}<br /> | |}<br /> | ||
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!Generation | !Generation | ||
!Protocol | !Protocol | ||
!Frequency Bands | ! colspan="2" |Frequency Bands | ||
!Notes | !Notes | ||
|- | |- | ||
|2G | |2G | ||
|GSM/GPRS/EDGE | |GSM/GPRS/EDGE | ||
| rowspan="2" |'''1.9 GHz''' PCS | | rowspan="2" |'''1.9 GHz''' PCS | ||
| rowspan="2" |2 | |||
|To be shut down in the future, date to be announced. | |To be shut down in the future, date to be announced. | ||
|- | |- | ||
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|To be shut down by July 1, 2022. | |To be shut down by July 1, 2022. | ||
|- | |- | ||
|'''1.7/2.1 GHz''' AWS | |'''1.7/2.1 GHz''' AWS | ||
|4 | |||
|To be shut down by July 1, 2022. | |To be shut down by July 1, 2022. | ||
|- | |- | ||
| rowspan=" | | rowspan="11" |4G | ||
| rowspan=" | | rowspan="11" |LTE | ||
|'''600 MHz''' | |'''600 MHz''' | ||
|71 | |||
|Nationwide low-band frequency. | |Nationwide low-band frequency. | ||
|- | |- | ||
|'''700 MHz''' | | rowspan="2" |'''700 MHz''' | ||
|12 | |||
|Additional low-band coverage in some areas. | |Additional low-band coverage in some areas. | ||
|- | |- | ||
|'''850 MHz''' Cellular | |13 | ||
|Only used in PR and the USVI. | |||
|- | |||
|'''850 MHz''' Cellular | |||
|5 | |||
|Only used in the Myrtle Beach, SC area. | |Only used in the Myrtle Beach, SC area. | ||
|- | |- | ||
|'''1.7/2.1 GHz''' AWS | | rowspan="2" |'''1.7/2.1 GHz''' AWS | ||
| rowspan=" | |4 | ||
| rowspan="4" |Primary 4G mid-bands. | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | |66 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|'''2.5''' '''GHz''' BRS/EBS | | rowspan="2" |'''1.9 GHz''' PCS | ||
| rowspan=" | |2 | ||
|- | |||
|25 | |||
|- | |||
|'''2.5''' '''GHz''' BRS/EBS | |||
|41 | |||
| rowspan="3" |Additional capacity in some areas. | |||
|- | |||
|'''3.5 GHz''' CBRS | |||
|48 | |||
|- | |- | ||
|'''5.2''' '''GHz''' LAA | |'''5.2''' '''GHz''' LAA | ||
|46 | |||
|- | |- | ||
| rowspan=" | | rowspan="10" |5G | ||
| rowspan=" | | rowspan="10" |NR | ||
|'''600 MHz''' | |'''600 MHz''' | ||
|n71 | |||
|"5G Extended Range" network. | |"5G Extended Range" network. | ||
|- | |- | ||
|'''1.7/2.1 GHz''' AWS | |'''1.7/2.1 GHz''' AWS | ||
|n66 | |||
| rowspan="2" |Spectrum being re-farmed from 4G. | | rowspan="2" |Spectrum being re-farmed from 4G. | ||
|- | |- | ||
|'''1.9 GHz''' PCS | |'''1.9 GHz''' PCS | ||
|n25 | |||
|- | |- | ||
|'''2.5''' '''GHz''' BRS/EBS | |'''2.5''' '''GHz''' BRS/EBS | ||
| rowspan=" | |n41 | ||
| rowspan="6" |"5G Ultra Capacity" network. | |||
|- | |- | ||
|'''3.45 | |'''3.45 GHz''' DoD | ||
| rowspan="2" |n77 | |||
|- | |- | ||
|''' | |'''3.7''' '''GHz''' C-Band | ||
|- | |- | ||
|''' | |'''24''' '''GHz''' mmWave | ||
|n258 | |||
|- | |- | ||
|''' | |'''28''' '''GHz''' mmWave | ||
|n261 | |||
|- | |- | ||
|'''47''' '''GHz''' mmWave | |'''39''' '''GHz''' mmWave | ||
|n260 | |||
|- | |||
|'''47''' '''GHz''' mmWave | |||
|n262 | |||
|Acquired in 2020 auction, not yet in use. | |Acquired in 2020 auction, not yet in use. | ||
|}<br /> | |}<br /> | ||
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!Generation | !Generation | ||
!Protocol | !Protocol | ||
!Frequency Bands | ! colspan="2" |Frequency Bands | ||
!Notes | !Notes | ||
|- | |- | ||
| rowspan=" | | rowspan="9" |4G | ||
| rowspan=" | | rowspan="9" |LTE | ||
|'''700 MHz''' | | rowspan="3" |'''700 MHz''' | ||
|12/17 | |||
|Additional low-band coverage in some areas. | |||
|- | |||
|14 | |||
|Nationwide low-band frequency. (Excludes PR and the USVI.) | |Nationwide low-band frequency. (Excludes PR and the USVI.) | ||
|- | |- | ||
|'''850 MHz''' Cellular | |29 | ||
|Supplemental downlink in select areas. | |||
|- | |||
|'''850 MHz''' Cellular | |||
|5 | |||
|Additional low-band coverage in some areas. | |Additional low-band coverage in some areas. | ||
|- | |- | ||
|'''1.7/2.1 GHz''' AWS | | rowspan="2" |'''1.7/2.1 GHz''' AWS | ||
| rowspan=" | |4 | ||
| rowspan="3" |Primary 4G mid-bands. | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | |66 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|'''2.3''' '''GHz''' WCS | |'''1.9 GHz''' PCS | ||
|2 | |||
|- | |||
|'''2.3''' '''GHz''' WCS | |||
|30 | |||
| rowspan="2" |Additional capacity in some areas. | | rowspan="2" |Additional capacity in some areas. | ||
|- | |- | ||
|'''5.2''' '''GHz''' LAA | |'''5.2''' '''GHz''' LAA | ||
|46 | |||
|- | |- | ||
| rowspan=" | | rowspan="7" |5G | ||
| rowspan=" | | rowspan="7" |NR | ||
|'''850 MHz''' Cellular | |'''850 MHz''' Cellular | ||
|n5 | |||
| rowspan="3" |Primary 5G network. | | rowspan="3" |Primary 5G network. | ||
|- | |- | ||
|'''1.7/2.1 GHz''' AWS | |'''1.7/2.1 GHz''' AWS | ||
|n66 | |||
|- | |- | ||
|'''1.9 GHz''' PCS | |'''1.9 GHz''' PCS | ||
|n2 | |||
|- | |- | ||
|'''3.45 | |'''3.45 GHz''' DoD | ||
|"5G+" network. | | rowspan="2" |n77 | ||
| rowspan="2" |"5G+" network. | |||
|- | |||
|'''3.7 GHz''' C-Band | |||
|- | |- | ||
|'''24''' '''GHz''' mmWave | |'''24''' '''GHz''' mmWave | ||
|n258 | |||
|Acquired in 2019 auction, not yet in use. | |Acquired in 2019 auction, not yet in use. | ||
|- | |- | ||
|'''39''' '''GHz''' mmWave | |'''39''' '''GHz''' mmWave | ||
|n260 | |||
|"5G+" network. | |"5G+" network. | ||
|}<br /> | |}<br /> | ||
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!Generation | !Generation | ||
!Protocol | !Protocol | ||
!Frequency Bands | ! colspan="2" |Frequency Bands | ||
!Notes | !Notes | ||
|- | |- | ||
| rowspan=" | | rowspan="11" |5G | ||
| rowspan=" | | rowspan="11" |NR | ||
|'''600 MHz''' | |'''600 MHz''' | ||
|n71 | |||
|Nationwide low-band frequency. | |Nationwide low-band frequency. | ||
|- | |- | ||
|'''700 MHz''' | |'''700 MHz''' | ||
|n29 | |||
|Supplemental downlink in select areas. | |Supplemental downlink in select areas. | ||
|- | |- | ||
|'''800 MHz''' SMR | |'''800 MHz''' SMR | ||
|n26 | |||
|Nationwide low-band frequency. Currently in use by Sprint's LTE and CDMA networks. Dish has agreed to purchase this spectrum from T-Mobile after Sprint's network is shut down. | |Nationwide low-band frequency. Currently in use by Sprint's LTE and CDMA networks. Dish has agreed to purchase this spectrum from T-Mobile after Sprint's network is shut down. | ||
|- | |- | ||
|'''1.7/2.1 GHz''' AWS | | rowspan="2" |'''1.7/2.1 GHz''' AWS | ||
|AWS-3, AWS-H | |n66 | ||
| rowspan="2" |AWS-3, AWS-H and AWS-4. | |||
|- | |||
|n70 | |||
|- | |- | ||
|'''3.45 GHz''' DoD | |'''3.45 GHz''' DoD | ||
|n77 | |||
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
|'''3.5''' '''GHz''' CBRS | |'''3.5''' '''GHz''' CBRS | ||
|n48 | |||
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
|'''24 GHz''' mmWave | |'''24 GHz''' mmWave | ||
|n258 | |||
|Owned primarily in the Los Angeles, CA and Dallas, TX areas. | |Owned primarily in the Los Angeles, CA and Dallas, TX areas. | ||
|- | |- | ||
|'''28 GHz''' mmWave | |'''28 GHz''' mmWave | ||
|n261 | |||
|Owned primarily in the San Diego, CA, Phoenix, AZ, and Kansas City areas. | |Owned primarily in the San Diego, CA, Phoenix, AZ, and Kansas City areas. | ||
|- | |- | ||
|'''39 GHz''' mmWave | |'''39 GHz''' mmWave | ||
|n260 | |||
|Owned primarily in Puerto Rico. | |Owned primarily in Puerto Rico. | ||
|- | |- | ||
|'''47''' '''GHz''' mmWave | |'''47''' '''GHz''' mmWave | ||
|n262 | |||
|Nationwide mmWave band. | |Nationwide mmWave band. | ||
|} | |} | ||
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!Generation | !Generation | ||
!Protocol | !Protocol | ||
!Frequency Bands | ! colspan="2" |Frequency Bands | ||
!Notes | !Notes | ||
|- | |- | ||
|3G | |3G | ||
|UMTS/HSPA+ | |UMTS/HSPA+ | ||
|'''850 MHz''' Cellular | |'''850 MHz''' Cellular | ||
|5 | |||
|To be shut down by December 31, 2025. | |To be shut down by December 31, 2025. | ||
|- | |- | ||
| rowspan=" | | rowspan="8" |4G | ||
| rowspan=" | | rowspan="8" |LTE | ||
|'''600 MHz''' | |'''600 MHz''' | ||
|71 | |||
| rowspan="3" |Nationwide low-band frequencies. | | rowspan="3" |Nationwide low-band frequencies. | ||
|- | |- | ||
|'''700''' '''MHz''' | |'''700''' '''MHz''' | ||
|12 | |||
|- | |||
|'''850 MHz''' Cellular | |||
|5 | |||
|- | |||
| rowspan="2" |'''1.7/2.1 GHz''' AWS | |||
|4 | |||
| rowspan="4" |Primary 4G mid-bands. | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | |66 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|'''1. | | rowspan="2" |'''1.9 GHz''' PCS | ||
| | |2 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |25 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|'''2.5 GHz''' BRS | |'''2.5 GHz''' BRS | ||
|7 | |||
|Additional capacity in some areas. | |Additional capacity in some areas. | ||
|- | |- | ||
| rowspan="5" |5G | | rowspan="5" |5G | ||
| rowspan="5" |NR | | rowspan="5" |NR | ||
|'''600 MHz''' | |'''600 MHz''' | ||
| rowspan=" | |n71 | ||
| rowspan="3" |Primary 5G network. | |||
|- | |- | ||
|'''1.7/2.1 GHz''' AWS | |'''1.7/2.1 GHz''' AWS | ||
|n66 | |||
|- | |- | ||
|'''1.9 GHz''' PCS | |'''1.9 GHz''' PCS | ||
|n2 | |||
|- | |- | ||
|'''2.5 GHz''' BRS | |'''2.5 GHz''' BRS | ||
|n41 | |||
| rowspan="2" |High speed mid-band 5G in select cities. | |||
|- | |- | ||
|'''3.5 GHz''' | |'''3.5 GHz''' | ||
|n78 | |||
|} | |} | ||
''*Includes network/spectrum sharing agreement with | ''*Includes network/spectrum sharing agreement with Vidéotron.'' | ||
====Bell/Telus==== | ====Bell/Telus==== | ||
[[File:Bell Mobility logo.svg.png|frameless|50px|link=Special:FilePath/Bell_Mobility_logo.svg.png]] | [[File:Bell Mobility logo.svg.png|frameless|50px|link=Special:FilePath/Bell_Mobility_logo.svg.png]] | ||
[[File:Telus logo.svg.png|frameless|120px|link=Special:FilePath/Telus_logo.svg.png]] | [[File:Telus logo.svg.png|frameless|120px|link=Special:FilePath/Telus_logo.svg.png]] | ||
<br /> | <br /><u>''Note:''</u> ''Bell + Telus have a shared RAN (physical network), and share wireless spectrum. They operate together as one combined network.'' | ||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
!Generation | !Generation | ||
!Protocol | !Protocol | ||
!Frequency Bands | ! colspan="2" |Frequency Bands | ||
!Notes | !Notes | ||
|- | |- | ||
| rowspan="2" |3G | | rowspan="2" |3G | ||
| rowspan="2" |UMTS/HSPA+ | | rowspan="2" |UMTS/HSPA+ | ||
|'''850 MHz''' Cellular | |'''850 MHz''' Cellular | ||
|5 | |||
| rowspan="2" |To be shut down by December 31, 2025. | | rowspan="2" |To be shut down by December 31, 2025. | ||
|- | |- | ||
|'''1.9 GHz''' PCS | |'''1.9 GHz''' PCS | ||
|2 | |||
|- | |- | ||
| rowspan=" | | rowspan="11" |4G | ||
| rowspan=" | | rowspan="11" |LTE | ||
|'''600 MHz''' | |'''600 MHz''' | ||
|71 | |||
|Additional low-band coverage in some areas. | |Additional low-band coverage in some areas. | ||
|- | |- | ||
|'''700''' '''MHz''' | | rowspan="3" |'''700''' '''MHz''' | ||
| rowspan="2" | | |12 | ||
| rowspan="2" |Low-band frequency for wide coverage. | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | |13 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |29 | ||
| | |Supplemental downlink in select areas. | ||
|- | |- | ||
|''' | | rowspan="2" |'''850 MHz''' Cellular | ||
|5 | |||
| rowspan="2" |Low-band frequency for wide coverage. | |||
|- | |- | ||
|'''2.5 GHz''' BRS | |26 | ||
|- | |||
| rowspan="2" |'''1.7/2.1 GHz''' AWS | |||
|4 | |||
| rowspan="4" |Primary 4G mid-bands. | |||
|- | |||
|66 | |||
|- | |||
| rowspan="2" |'''1.9 GHz''' PCS | |||
|2 | |||
|- | |||
|25 | |||
|- | |||
|'''2.5 GHz''' BRS | |||
|7 | |||
|Additional capacity in some areas. | |Additional capacity in some areas. | ||
|- | |- | ||
| rowspan="3" |5G | | rowspan="3" |5G | ||
| rowspan="3" |NR | | rowspan="3" |NR | ||
|'''600 MHz''' | |'''600 MHz''' | ||
| rowspan="2" | | |n71 | ||
| rowspan="2" |Primary 5G network. | |||
|- | |- | ||
|'''1.7/2.1 GHz''' AWS | |'''1.7/2.1 GHz''' AWS | ||
|n66 | |||
|- | |- | ||
|'''3.5 GHz''' | |'''3.5 GHz''' | ||
|n78 | |||
|"5G+" network | |"5G+" network | ||
|} | |} | ||
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!Generation | !Generation | ||
!Protocol | !Protocol | ||
!Frequency Bands | ! colspan="2" |Frequency Bands | ||
!Notes | !Notes | ||
|- | |- | ||
|3G | |3G | ||
|UMTS/HSPA+ | |UMTS/HSPA+ | ||
|'''1.7/2.1 GHz''' AWS | |'''1.7/2.1 GHz''' AWS | ||
|4 | |||
|Fallback for older devices. | |Fallback for older devices. | ||
|- | |- | ||
| rowspan=" | | rowspan="5" |4G | ||
| rowspan=" | | rowspan="5" |LTE | ||
|'''600 MHz''' | |'''600 MHz''' | ||
| rowspan="2" | | |71 | ||
| rowspan="2" |Low-band frequencies for wide coverage. | |||
|- | |||
|'''700''' '''MHz''' | |||
|13 | |||
|- | |- | ||
|''' | | rowspan="2" |'''1.7/2.1 GHz''' AWS | ||
|4 | |||
| rowspan="3" |Primary mid-band frequencies for fast speeds. | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | |66 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|'''2.5 GHz''' BRS | |'''2.5 GHz''' BRS | ||
|7 | |||
|} | |} | ||
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