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''Information last updated: September 2021'' | |||
''Information last updated: | |||
=== 🇺🇸 United States === | === 🇺🇸 United States === | ||
==== Verizon ==== | ==== Verizon ==== | ||
[[File: | [[File:Verizon 2015 logo -vector.svg.png|120px|frameless]] | ||
<br /> | <br /> | ||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
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|1 | |1 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|'''700 MHz''' Upper C | |'''700 MHz''' Upper C | ||
|13 | |13 | ||
| rowspan="6" |4G | | rowspan="6" |4G | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|'''3.7 GHz''' C-Band | |'''3.7 GHz''' C-Band | ||
|n77 | |n77/n78 | ||
|Spectrum will be available for use starting December 2021. | |Spectrum will be available for use starting December 2021. | ||
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|n260 | |n260 | ||
|}<br /> | |}<br /> | ||
==== T-Mobile ==== | |||
[[File:T-Mobile_US_Logo_2020_RGB_Magenta_on_Transparent.svg.png| | ====T-Mobile==== | ||
[[File:T-Mobile_US_Logo_2020_RGB_Magenta_on_Transparent.svg.png|120px|frameless]] | |||
<br /> | <br /> | ||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
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| rowspan="2" |3G | | rowspan="2" |3G | ||
| rowspan="2" |UMTS/HSPA+ | | rowspan="2" |UMTS/HSPA+ | ||
|Network to be shut down by | |Network to be shut down by July 1, 2022. | ||
|- | |- | ||
|'''1.7/2.1 GHz''' AWS | |'''1.7/2.1 GHz''' AWS | ||
|4 | |4 | ||
|Network to be shut down by | |Network to be shut down by July 1, 2022. | ||
|- | |- | ||
|'''600 MHz''' DD | |'''600 MHz''' DD | ||
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|Nationwide low-band frequency. | |Nationwide low-band frequency. | ||
|- | |- | ||
| rowspan="2" |'''700 MHz''' Lower A/B/C, Upper C | | rowspan="2" |'''700 MHz''' Lower A/B/C, Upper C | ||
|12 | |12 | ||
|Spectrum covers about 85% of the US. | |Spectrum covers about 85% of the US. | ||
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|'''24''' '''GHz''' mmWave | |'''24''' '''GHz''' mmWave | ||
|n258 | |n258 | ||
| | | rowspan="3" |Only available in parts of select cities. | ||
"5G Ultra Capacity" network. | |||
|- | |- | ||
|'''28''' '''GHz''' mmWave | |'''28''' '''GHz''' mmWave | ||
|n261 | |n261 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|'''39''' '''GHz''' mmWave | |'''39''' '''GHz''' mmWave | ||
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==== AT&T ==== | ==== AT&T ==== | ||
[[File:AT&T logo 2016.svg.png|frameless]] | [[File:AT&T logo 2016.svg.png|120px|frameless]] | ||
<br /> | <br /> | ||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
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|2 | |2 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| rowspan="3" |'''700 MHz''' Lower B/C/D/E | | rowspan="3" |'''700 MHz''' Lower B/C/D/E, Upper D | ||
|12/17 | |12/17 | ||
| rowspan="8" |4G | | rowspan="8" |4G | ||
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|'''850 MHz''' Cellular | |'''850 MHz''' Cellular | ||
|5 | |5 | ||
|Spectrum has been | |Spectrum has been moved entirely to 5G in most areas, and B5 LTE has been shut down in those markets. | ||
|- | |- | ||
|'''1.7/2.1 GHz''' AWS | |'''1.7/2.1 GHz''' AWS | ||
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|'''850 MHz''' Cellular | |'''850 MHz''' Cellular | ||
|n5 | |n5 | ||
| rowspan=" | | rowspan="5" |5G | ||
| rowspan=" | | rowspan="5" |NR | ||
|Primary low-band 5G frequency. | |Primary low-band 5G frequency. | ||
|- | |- | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|'''3.7''' '''GHz''' C-Band | |'''3.7''' '''GHz''' C-Band | ||
|n77 | |n77/n78 | ||
|Spectrum will be available for use starting December 2021. | |Spectrum will be available for use starting December 2021. | ||
|- | |||
|'''24''' '''GHz''' mmWave | |||
|n258 | |||
|Spectrum acquired in 2019 auction. | |||
|- | |- | ||
|'''39''' '''GHz''' mmWave | |'''39''' '''GHz''' mmWave | ||
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"5G+" network. | "5G+" network. | ||
|}<br /> | |}<br /> | ||
==== Dish Wireless ==== | |||
[[File:Dish Network 2019.svg.png|frameless]] | ====Dish Wireless==== | ||
[[File:Dish Network 2019.svg.png|100px|frameless]] | |||
<br /> | <br /> | ||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
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|'''600 MHz''' DD | |'''600 MHz''' DD | ||
|n71 | |n71 | ||
| rowspan=" | | rowspan="10" |5G | ||
| rowspan=" | | rowspan="10" |NR | ||
|Nationwide low-band frequency. | |Nationwide low-band frequency. | ||
|- | |- | ||
|'''700 MHz''' Lower E | |'''700 MHz''' Lower E | ||
|n29 | |n29 | ||
|Supplemental downlink | |Supplemental downlink in some areas. | ||
|- | |- | ||
|'''800 MHz''' | |'''800 MHz''' SMR | ||
|n26 | |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 | |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. | ||
|- | |- | ||
| rowspan="2" |'''1.7/2.1 GHz''' AWS | | rowspan="2" |'''1.7/2.1 GHz''' AWS | ||
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|'''3.5''' '''GHz''' CBRS | |'''3.5''' '''GHz''' CBRS | ||
|n48 | |n48 | ||
|Licenses cover 100% of the continental US. | |||
|- | |||
|'''24 GHz''' mmWave | |||
|n258 | |||
|Owned primarily in the Los Angeles, CA and Dallas, TX areas. | |||
|- | |||
|'''28 GHz''' mmWave | |||
|n261 | |||
|Owned primarily in the San Diego, CA, Phoenix, AZ, and Kansas City areas. | |||
|- | |||
|'''39 GHz''' mmWave | |||
|n260 | |||
|Owned primarily in Puerto Rico. | |||
|- | |- | ||
|'''47''' '''GHz''' mmWave | |'''47''' '''GHz''' mmWave | ||
|n262 | |n262 | ||
|Primary, nationwide mmWave band. Licenses cover 100% of the continental US. | |||
|}<br /> | |}<br /> | ||
==== Defunct Networks ==== | |||
====Defunct Networks==== | |||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
!Generation | !Generation | ||
!Protocol | !Protocol | ||
! | !Frequency Band | ||
!Dates of Operation | |||
!Primary Operators | |||
|- | |- | ||
|1G | |1G | ||
|AMPS | |AMPS | ||
| | |850 MHz Cellular | ||
|Launched: 1983 | |||
Decommissioned: 2008 | |||
|Verizon, AT&T | |||
|- | |- | ||
| rowspan=" | | rowspan="6" |2G | ||
| rowspan="2" |TDMA/D-AMPS | | rowspan="2" |TDMA/D-AMPS | ||
| | |850 MHz Cellular | ||
| rowspan="2" |Launched: 1993 | |||
Decommissioned: 2008 | |||
| rowspan="2" |AT&T | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | |1.9 GHz PCS | ||
|- | |- | ||
| rowspan="2" |iDEN | | rowspan="2" |iDEN | ||
| rowspan="2" | | |800 MHz SMR | ||
| rowspan="2" |Launched: 1996 | |||
Decommissioned: 2013 | |||
| rowspan="2" |Nextel/Sprint | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | |900 MHz SMR | ||
|- | |||
| rowspan="2" |GSM/GPRS/EDGE | |||
|850 MHz Cellular | |||
| rowspan="2" |Launched: 1995 (GSM), 2001 (GPRS), 2003 (EDGE) | |||
Decommissioned: 2017-2022 | |||
| rowspan="2" |AT&T, T-Mobile | |||
|- | |||
|1.9 GHz PCS | |||
|- | |||
| rowspan="2" |2G/3G | |||
| rowspan="2" |CDMA/1xRTT/EVDO | |||
|850 MHz Cellular | |||
| rowspan="2" |Launched: 1995 (CDMA), 2001 (1xRTT), 2003 (EVDO) | |||
Decommissioned: 2022 | |||
| rowspan="2" |Verizon, Sprint | |||
|- | |||
|1.9 GHz PCS | |||
|- | |||
| rowspan="3" |3G | |||
| rowspan="3" |UMTS/HSPA+ | |||
|850 MHz Cellular | |||
| rowspan="3" |Launched: 2004-2005 | |||
Decommissioned: 2022 | |||
| rowspan="3" |AT&T, T-Mobile | |||
|- | |||
|1.9 GHz PCS | |||
|- | |||
|1.7/2.1 GHz AWS | |||
|- | |- | ||
|4G | |4G | ||
|WiMAX | |WiMAX | ||
| | |2.5 GHz BRS/EBS | ||
|Launched: 2008 | |||
Decommissioned: 2016 | |||
|Clearwire/Sprint | |||
|}<br /> | |}<br /> | ||
=== 🇨🇦 Canada === | === 🇨🇦 Canada === | ||
==== Rogers ==== | ==== Rogers ==== | ||
[[File:Rogers logo.svg.png|frameless]] | [[File:Rogers logo.svg.png|120px|frameless]] | ||
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{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
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| rowspan="2" |5 | | rowspan="2" |5 | ||
|2G | |2G | ||
|GSM | |GSM/GPRS/EDGE | ||
|Network to be shut down by December 31, 2021. | |Network to be shut down by December 31, 2021. | ||
|- | |- | ||
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| rowspan="6" |4G | | rowspan="6" |4G | ||
| rowspan="6" |LTE | | rowspan="6" |LTE | ||
|Nationwide low-band | | rowspan="3" |Nationwide low-band frequencies. | ||
|- | |- | ||
|'''700''' '''MHz''' Lower A/B/C | |'''700''' '''MHz''' Lower A/B/C | ||
|12 | |12 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|'''850 MHz''' Cellular | |'''850 MHz''' Cellular | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|'''3.5 GHz''' C-Band | |'''3.5 GHz''' C-Band | ||
|n78 | |n77/n78 | ||
|}<br /> | |}<br /> | ||
==== Bell/Telus ==== | ====Bell/Telus==== | ||
[[File:Bell Mobility logo.svg.png|frameless| | [[File:Bell Mobility logo.svg.png|frameless|50px]] | ||
[[File:Telus logo.svg.png|frameless]] | [[File:Telus logo.svg.png|frameless|120px]] | ||
<br /> | <br /> | ||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
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|2 | |2 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|''' | |'''700''' '''MHz''' Lower A/B/C/D/E, Upper C | ||
| | |12/13/29 | ||
| rowspan="6" |4G | | rowspan="6" |4G | ||
| rowspan="6" |LTE | | rowspan="6" |LTE | ||
| rowspan="2" |Nationwide low-band frequencies. | |||
| rowspan="2" |Nationwide low-band frequencies | |||
|- | |- | ||
|'''850 MHz''' Cellular | |'''850 MHz''' Cellular | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|'''1.7/2.1 GHz''' AWS | |'''1.7/2.1 GHz''' AWS | ||
|4 | |4/66 | ||
| rowspan="2" |Nationwide 4G mid-band frequencies. | | rowspan="2" |Nationwide 4G mid-band frequencies. | ||
|- | |- | ||
|'''1.9 GHz''' PCS | |'''1.9 GHz''' PCS | ||
|2 | |2/25 | ||
|- | |||
|'''2.3 GHz''' WCS | |||
|40 | |||
| rowspan="2" |Additional capacity in some areas. | |||
|- | |- | ||
|'''2.5 GHz''' BRS | |'''2.5 GHz''' BRS | ||
|7 | |7 | ||
| | |- | ||
|'''600 MHz''' DD | |||
|n71 | |||
| rowspan="3" |5G | |||
| rowspan="3" |NR | |||
|Low-band coverage in some areas. | |||
|- | |- | ||
|'''1.7/2.1 GHz''' AWS | |'''1.7/2.1 GHz''' AWS | ||
|n66 | |n66 | ||
| rowspan="2" |Primary mid-band 5G frequencies. | | rowspan="2" |Primary mid-band 5G frequencies. | ||
|- | |- | ||
|'''3.5 GHz''' C-Band | |'''3.5 GHz''' C-Band | ||
|n78 | |n77/n78 | ||
|}<br /> | |}<br /> | ||
==== Freedom Mobile ==== | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
!Frequency Band | |||
!Band Number | |||
!Generation | |||
!Protocol | |||
!Notes | |||
|- | |||
|'''1.7/2.1 GHz''' AWS | |||
|4 | |||
|3G | |||
|UMTS/HSPA+ | |||
|Voice/data for devices without LTE/VoLTE. | |||
|- | |||
|'''600 MHz''' DD | |||
|71 | |||
| rowspan="4" |4G | |||
| rowspan="4" |LTE | |||
| rowspan="2" |Primary 4G low-band frequencies. | |||
|- | |||
|'''700 MHz''' Upper C | |||
|13 | |||
|- | |||
|'''1.7/2.1 GHz''' AWS | |||
|4/66 | |||
|Primary 4G mid-band frequency. | |||
|- | |||
|'''2.5 GHz''' BRS | |||
|7/38 | |||
|Additional capacity in some areas. | |||
|} | |||
====Defunct Networks==== | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
!Generation | |||
!Protocol | |||
!Frequency Band | |||
!Dates of Operation | |||
!Primary Operators | |||
|- | |||
|1G | |||
|AMPS | |||
|850 MHz Cellular | |||
|Launched: 1985 | |||
Decommissioned: 2007-2008 | |||
|Rogers, Bell, Telus | |||
|- | |||
| rowspan="4" |2G | |||
| rowspan="2" |TDMA/D-AMPS | |||
|850 MHz Cellular | |||
| rowspan="2" |Launched: Early 1990s | |||
Decommissioned: 2007 | |||
| rowspan="4" |Rogers | |||
|- | |||
|1.9 GHz PCS | |||
|- | |||
| rowspan="2" | GSM/GPRS/EDGE | |||
|850 MHz Cellular | |||
| rowspan="2" |Launched: 1995 (GSM), 2001 (GPRS), 2003 (EDGE) | |||
Decommissioned: 2021 | |||
|- | |||
|1.9 GHz PCS | |||
|- | |||
| rowspan="2" |2G/3G | |||
| rowspan="2" |CDMA/1xRTT/EVDO | |||
|850 MHz Cellular | |||
| rowspan="2" |Launched: 1995 (CDMA), 2002 (1xRTT), 2005 (EVDO) | |||
Decommissioned: 2017-2019 | |||
| rowspan="2" |Bell, Telus | |||
|- | |||
|1.9 GHz PCS | |||
|}<br /> | |||
=== 🇲🇽 Mexico === | === 🇲🇽 Mexico === | ||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
!Frequency Band | !Frequency Band | ||
|- | |||
| rowspan="1" |'''700 MHz''' APT (28) | |||
|- | |- | ||
| rowspan="1" |'''850 MHz''' Cellular (5) | | rowspan="1" |'''850 MHz''' Cellular (5) | ||
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| rowspan="1" |'''1.7/2.1 GHz''' AWS (4) | | rowspan="1" |'''1.7/2.1 GHz''' AWS (4) | ||
|- | |- | ||
| rowspan="1" |'''2.6 GHz''' IMT-E (7/38) | |||
|- | |||
| rowspan="1" |'''3.5 GHz''' CBRS (48) | |||
|} | |} | ||
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!Frequency Band | !Frequency Band | ||
|- | |- | ||
|'''700 MHz''' (n28) | |'''700 MHz''' APT (n28) | ||
|- | |||
|'''800 MHz''' DD (20) | |||
|- | |||
|'''900 MHz''' E-GSM (8) | |||
|- | |||
|'''1.4 GHz''' L-Band (32) | |||
|- | |||
|'''1.8 GHz''' DCS (3) | |||
|- | |||
|'''2.1 GHz''' IMT (1) | |||
|- | |||
|'''2.3 GHz''' S-Band (40) | |||
|- | |||
|'''2.6 GHz''' IMT-E (7, 38) | |||
|- | |||
|'''3.5 GHz''' C-Band (n77/n78) | |||
|}<br /> | |||
=== 🇦🇺 Australia === | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
!Frequency Band | |||
|- | |||
|'''700 MHz''' APT (28) | |||
|- | |||
|'''850 MHz''' Cellular (5) | |||
|- | |- | ||
|''' | |'''900 MHz''' E-GSM (8) | ||
|- | |- | ||
|''' | |'''1.8 GHz''' DCS (3) | ||
|- | |- | ||
|'''1 | |'''2.1 GHz''' IMT (1) | ||
|- | |- | ||
|'''2. | |'''2.3 GHz''' S-Band (40) | ||
|- | |- | ||
|'''2. | |'''2.6 GHz''' IMT-E (7) | ||
|- | |- | ||
|'''3.5 GHz''' (n78) | |'''3.5 GHz''' C-Band (n78) | ||
|- | |- | ||
|''' | |'''26 GHz''' mmWave (n258) | ||
|}<br /> | |}<br /> |
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