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bmobile, is a Trinbagonian GSM/UMTS/LTE provider.
bmobile, is a Trinbagonian GSM/UMTS/LTE provider. Their PLMN is 374 12.


== 2G (GSM) ==
== 2G (GSM) ==


bmobile has deployed 2G GSM (EDGE) on both the CLR (850 Mhz) and PCS (1900 MHz) band.  Note, GSM 1900 has been refarmed to LTE.
bmobile has deployed 2G GSM (EDGE) on the CLR (850 Mhz) band.  GSM 1900 (PCS) has been refarmed to LTE.


== 3G (UMTS) ==
== 3G (UMTS) ==
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== 4G (LTE) ==
== 4G (LTE) ==


bmobile has deployed LTE on the following bands: 2/28.  
bmobile has deployed 4G LTE (LTE-A) on the following bands: 2/4/28. 3CA, 4x4 MIMO and 256 QAM are enabled on the network.
 
NOTE: bmobile has temporarily been given permission to broadcast AWS-1700 on 2050 and APT-700 on 9435. Listed below are the offical EARFCNs per the National PMTS Spectrum Plan.
=== Cell ID Layout (3 Sectors) ===
=== Cell ID Layout (3 Sectors) ===
{| class="wikitable"
! Sector ID
! Frequency Band
! EARFCN
! Uplink
! Downlink
! Bandwidth
! PCI
! Direction
|-
| style="border-top: 2px solid black; text-align: center;" | 0
| rowspan="3" style="border-top: 2px solid black; text-align: center;" | Band 2
1900
| rowspan="3" style="border-top: 2px solid black; text-align: center;" | 730
| rowspan="3" style="border-top: 2px solid black;" | 1863 MHz
| rowspan="3" style="border-top: 2px solid black;" | 1943 MHz
| rowspan="3" style="border-top: 2px solid black; text-align: center;" | 15 MHz
| style="border-top: 2px solid black;" | x
| style="border-top: 2px solid black;" | NE
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | 1
| x+2
| SE
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | 2
| x+1
| W
|-
| style="border-top: 2px solid black; text-align: center;" | 4
| rowspan="3" style="border-top: 2px solid black; text-align: center;" | Band 28
700
| rowspan="3" style="border-top: 2px solid black; text-align: center;" | 9410
| rowspan="3" style="border-top: 2px solid black;" | 723 MHz
| rowspan="3" style="border-top: 2px solid black;" | 778 MHz
| rowspan="3" style="border-top: 2px solid black; text-align: center;" | 10 MHz
| style="border-top: 2px solid black;" | x
| style="border-top: 2px solid black;" | NE
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | 5
| x+2
| SE
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | 6
| x+1
| W
|-
| style="border-top: 2px solid black; text-align: center;" | 14
| rowspan="3" style="border-top: 2px solid black; text-align: center;" | Band 4
1700
| rowspan="3" style="border-top: 2px solid black; text-align: center;" | 2025
| rowspan="3" style="border-top: 2px solid black;" | 1717.5 MHz
| rowspan="3" style="border-top: 2px solid black;" | 2117.5 MHz
| rowspan="3" style="border-top: 2px solid black; text-align: center;" | 15 MHz
| style="border-top: 2px solid black;" | x
| style="border-top: 2px solid black;" | NE
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | 15
| x+2
| SE
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | 16
| x+1
| W
|}
=== Cell ID Layout (6 Sectors) ===


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
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| x+1
| x+1
| ?
| ?
|-
| style="border-top: 2px solid black; text-align: center;" | 8
| rowspan="3" style="border-top: 2px solid black; text-align: center;" | Band 2
1900
| rowspan="3" style="border-top: 2px solid black; text-align: center;" | 730
| rowspan="3" style="border-top: 2px solid black;" | 1863 MHz
| rowspan="3" style="border-top: 2px solid black;" | 1943 MHz
| rowspan="3" style="border-top: 2px solid black; text-align: center;" | 15 MHz
| style="border-top: 2px solid black;" | y
| style="border-top: 2px solid black;" | ?
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | 9
| y+2
| ?
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | 10
| y+1
| ?
|-
|-
| style="border-top: 2px solid black; text-align: center;" | 14
| rowspan="3" style="border-top: 2px solid black; text-align: center;" | Band 4
1700
| rowspan="3" style="border-top: 2px solid black; text-align: center;" | 2025
| rowspan="3" style="border-top: 2px solid black;" | 1717.5 MHz
| rowspan="3" style="border-top: 2px solid black;" | 2117.5 MHz
| rowspan="3" style="border-top: 2px solid black; text-align: center;" | 15 MHz
| style="border-top: 2px solid black;" | x
| style="border-top: 2px solid black;" | ?
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | 15
| x+2
| ?
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | 16
| x+1
| ?
|-
| style="border-top: 2px solid black; text-align: center;" | 17
| rowspan="3" style="border-top: 2px solid black; text-align: center;" | Band 4
1700
| rowspan="3" style="border-top: 2px solid black; text-align: center;" | 2025
| rowspan="3" style="border-top: 2px solid black;" | 1717.5 MHz
| rowspan="3" style="border-top: 2px solid black;" | 2117.5 MHz
| rowspan="3" style="border-top: 2px solid black; text-align: center;" | 15 MHz
| style="border-top: 2px solid black;" | y
| style="border-top: 2px solid black;" | ?
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | 18
| y+2
| ?
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | 19
| y+1
| ?
|}
It is currently unknown if bmobile has upgraded all six sectors on their sites with b28.
=== Cell ID Layout (High Capacity) ===
{| class="wikitable"
! Sector ID
! Frequency Band
! EARFCN
! Uplink
! Downlink
! Bandwidth
! PCI
! Direction
|-
| style="border-top: 2px solid black; text-align: center;" | 4
| rowspan="3" style="border-top: 2px solid black; text-align: center;" | Band 28
700
| rowspan="3" style="border-top: 2px solid black; text-align: center;" | 9410
| rowspan="3" style="border-top: 2px solid black;" | 723 MHz
| rowspan="3" style="border-top: 2px solid black;" | 778 MHz
| rowspan="3" style="border-top: 2px solid black; text-align: center;" | 10 MHz
| style="border-top: 2px solid black;" | x
| style="border-top: 2px solid black;" | ?
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | 5
| x+2
| ?
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | 6
| x+1
| ?
|-
| style="border-top: 2px solid black; text-align: center;" | 11
| rowspan="3" style="border-top: 2px solid black; text-align: center;" | Band 2
1900
| rowspan="3" style="border-top: 2px solid black; text-align: center;" | 730
| rowspan="3" style="border-top: 2px solid black;" | 1863 MHz
| rowspan="3" style="border-top: 2px solid black;" | 1943 MHz
| rowspan="3" style="border-top: 2px solid black; text-align: center;" | 15 MHz
| style="border-top: 2px solid black;" | a
| style="border-top: 2px solid black;" | ?
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | 12
| b
| ?
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | 13
| c
| ?
|-
| style="border-top: 2px solid black; text-align: center;" | 14
| rowspan="3" style="border-top: 2px solid black; text-align: center;" | Band 4
1700
| rowspan="3" style="border-top: 2px solid black; text-align: center;" | 2025
| rowspan="3" style="border-top: 2px solid black;" | 1717.5 MHz
| rowspan="3" style="border-top: 2px solid black;" | 2117.5 MHz
| rowspan="3" style="border-top: 2px solid black; text-align: center;" | 15 MHz
| style="border-top: 2px solid black;" | a
| style="border-top: 2px solid black;" | ?
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | 15
| b
| ?
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | 16
| c
| ?
|-
| style="border-top: 2px solid black; text-align: center;" | 21
| rowspan="3" style="border-top: 2px solid black; text-align: center;" | Band 2
1700
| rowspan="3" style="border-top: 2px solid black; text-align: center;" | 730
| rowspan="3" style="border-top: 2px solid black;" | 1863 MHz
| rowspan="3" style="border-top: 2px solid black;" | 1943 MHz
| rowspan="3" style="border-top: 2px solid black; text-align: center;" | 15 MHz
| style="border-top: 2px solid black;" | a+1
| style="border-top: 2px solid black;" | ?
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | 22
| b+1
| ?
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | 23
| c+1
| ?
|-
| style="border-top: 2px solid black; text-align: center;" | 24
| rowspan="3" style="border-top: 2px solid black; text-align: center;" | Band 4
1700
| rowspan="3" style="border-top: 2px solid black; text-align: center;" | 2025
| rowspan="3" style="border-top: 2px solid black;" | 1717.5 MHz
| rowspan="3" style="border-top: 2px solid black;" | 2117.5 MHz
| rowspan="3" style="border-top: 2px solid black; text-align: center;" | 15 MHz
| style="border-top: 2px solid black;" | a+1
| style="border-top: 2px solid black;" | ?
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | 25
| b+1
| ?
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | 26
| c+1
| ?
|-
| style="border-top: 2px solid black; text-align: center;" | 31
| rowspan="3" style="border-top: 2px solid black; text-align: center;" | Band 2
1700
| rowspan="3" style="border-top: 2px solid black; text-align: center;" | 730
| rowspan="3" style="border-top: 2px solid black;" | 1863 MHz
| rowspan="3" style="border-top: 2px solid black;" | 1943 MHz
| rowspan="3" style="border-top: 2px solid black; text-align: center;" | 15 MHz
| style="border-top: 2px solid black;" | a+2
| style="border-top: 2px solid black;" | ?
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | 32
| b+2
| ?
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | 33
| c+2
| ?
|-
| style="border-top: 2px solid black; text-align: center;" | 34
| rowspan="3" style="border-top: 2px solid black; text-align: center;" | Band 4
1700
| rowspan="3" style="border-top: 2px solid black; text-align: center;" | 2025
| rowspan="3" style="border-top: 2px solid black;" | 1717.5 MHz
| rowspan="3" style="border-top: 2px solid black;" | 2117.5 MHz
| rowspan="3" style="border-top: 2px solid black; text-align: center;" | 15 MHz
| style="border-top: 2px solid black;" | a+2
| style="border-top: 2px solid black;" | ?
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | 35
| b+2
| ?
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | 36
| c+2
| ?
|-
| style="border-top: 2px solid black; text-align: center;" | 41
| rowspan="3" style="border-top: 2px solid black; text-align: center;" | Band 2
1700
| rowspan="3" style="border-top: 2px solid black; text-align: center;" | 730
| rowspan="3" style="border-top: 2px solid black;" | 1863 MHz
| rowspan="3" style="border-top: 2px solid black;" | 1943 MHz
| rowspan="3" style="border-top: 2px solid black; text-align: center;" | 15 MHz
| style="border-top: 2px solid black;" | a+3
| style="border-top: 2px solid black;" | ?
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | 42
| b+3
| ?
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | 43
| c+3
| ?
|-
| style="border-top: 2px solid black; text-align: center;" | 44
| rowspan="3" style="border-top: 2px solid black; text-align: center;" | Band 4
1700
| rowspan="3" style="border-top: 2px solid black; text-align: center;" | 2025
| rowspan="3" style="border-top: 2px solid black;" | 1717.5 MHz
| rowspan="3" style="border-top: 2px solid black;" | 2117.5 MHz
| rowspan="3" style="border-top: 2px solid black; text-align: center;" | 15 MHz
| style="border-top: 2px solid black;" | a+3
| style="border-top: 2px solid black;" | ?
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | 45
| b+3
| ?
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | 46
| c+3
| ?
|}
=== 2500 MHz FWA Cell Layout (3 Sectors) ===
{| class="wikitable"
! Sector ID
! Frequency Band
! EARFCN
! Uplink
! Downlink
! Bandwidth
! PCI
! Direction
|-
| style="border-top: 2px solid black; text-align: center;" | 11
| rowspan="6" style="border-top: 2px solid black; text-align: center;" | Band 41
2500
| rowspan="6" style="border-top: 2px solid black; text-align: center;" | 39790
| rowspan="6" style="border-top: 2px solid black;" | 2510 MHz
| rowspan="6" style="border-top: 2px solid black;" | 2510 MHz
| rowspan="6" style="border-top: 2px solid black; text-align: center;" | 20 MHz
| style="border-top: 2px solid black;" | z
| style="border-top: 2px solid black;" | NNW
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | 12
| w
| NNE
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | 13
| z+1
| E
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | 14
| w+1
| SSE
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | 15
| z+2
| SSW
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | 16
| w+2
| W
|-
| style="border-top: 2px solid black; text-align: center;" | 21
| rowspan="6" style="border-top: 2px solid black; text-align: center;" | Band 41
2500
| rowspan="6" style="border-top: 2px solid black; text-align: center;" | 39990
| rowspan="6" style="border-top: 2px solid black;" | 2530 MHz
| rowspan="6" style="border-top: 2px solid black;" | 2530 MHz
| rowspan="6" style="border-top: 2px solid black; text-align: center;" | 20 MHz
| style="border-top: 2px solid black;" | z
| style="border-top: 2px solid black;" | ?
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | 22
| w
| ?
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | 23
| z+1
| ?
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | 24
| w+1
| ?
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | 25
| z+2
| ?
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | 26
| w+2
| ?
|-
| style="border-top: 2px solid black; text-align: center;" | 31
| rowspan="6" style="border-top: 2px solid black; text-align: center;" | Band 41
2500
| rowspan="6" style="border-top: 2px solid black; text-align: center;" | 40140
| rowspan="6" style="border-top: 2px solid black;" | 2545 MHz
| rowspan="6" style="border-top: 2px solid black;" | 2545 MHz
| rowspan="6" style="border-top: 2px solid black; text-align: center;" | 10 MHz
| style="border-top: 2px solid black;" | z
| style="border-top: 2px solid black;" | ?
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | 32
| w
| ?
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | 33
| z+1
| ?
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | 34
| w+1
| ?
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | 35
| z+2
| ?
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | 36
| w+2
| ?
|-
|}
|}


=== Carrier Aggregation ===
=== Carrier Aggregation ===
bmobile Supports Carrier Aggregation between Bands 2 & 28 (2A-28A).
bmobile Supports Carrier Aggregation between Bands 2 & 28 (2A-28A), 4 & 28 (4A-28A) and Bands 2, 4 & 28 (2A-4A-28A).

Latest revision as of 19:46, 18 November 2023

bmobile, is a Trinbagonian GSM/UMTS/LTE provider. Their PLMN is 374 12.

2G (GSM)

bmobile has deployed 2G GSM (EDGE) on the CLR (850 Mhz) band. GSM 1900 (PCS) has been refarmed to LTE.

3G (UMTS)

bmobile has deployed 3G UMTS (DC-HSPA+) on both the UMTS Band II and UMTS Band V. Note, 5 MHz of UMTS Band II has been refarmed to LTE.

4G (LTE)

bmobile has deployed 4G LTE (LTE-A) on the following bands: 2/4/28. 3CA, 4x4 MIMO and 256 QAM are enabled on the network.

NOTE: bmobile has temporarily been given permission to broadcast AWS-1700 on 2050 and APT-700 on 9435. Listed below are the offical EARFCNs per the National PMTS Spectrum Plan.

Cell ID Layout (3 Sectors)

Sector ID Frequency Band EARFCN Uplink Downlink Bandwidth PCI Direction
0 Band 2

1900

730 1863 MHz 1943 MHz 15 MHz x NE
1 x+2 SE
2 x+1 W
4 Band 28

700

9410 723 MHz 778 MHz 10 MHz x NE
5 x+2 SE
6 x+1 W
14 Band 4

1700

2025 1717.5 MHz 2117.5 MHz 15 MHz x NE
15 x+2 SE
16 x+1 W

Cell ID Layout (6 Sectors)

Sector ID Frequency Band EARFCN Uplink Downlink Bandwidth PCI Direction
0 Band 2

1900

730 1863 MHz 1943 MHz 15 MHz x ?
1 x+2 ?
2 x+1 ?
4 Band 28

700

9410 723 MHz 778 MHz 10 MHz x ?
5 x+2 ?
6 x+1 ?
8 Band 2

1900

730 1863 MHz 1943 MHz 15 MHz y ?
9 y+2 ?
10 y+1 ?
14 Band 4

1700

2025 1717.5 MHz 2117.5 MHz 15 MHz x ?
15 x+2 ?
16 x+1 ?
17 Band 4

1700

2025 1717.5 MHz 2117.5 MHz 15 MHz y ?
18 y+2 ?
19 y+1 ?

It is currently unknown if bmobile has upgraded all six sectors on their sites with b28.

Cell ID Layout (High Capacity)

Sector ID Frequency Band EARFCN Uplink Downlink Bandwidth PCI Direction
4 Band 28

700

9410 723 MHz 778 MHz 10 MHz x ?
5 x+2 ?
6 x+1 ?
11 Band 2

1900

730 1863 MHz 1943 MHz 15 MHz a ?
12 b ?
13 c ?
14 Band 4

1700

2025 1717.5 MHz 2117.5 MHz 15 MHz a ?
15 b ?
16 c ?
21 Band 2

1700

730 1863 MHz 1943 MHz 15 MHz a+1 ?
22 b+1 ?
23 c+1 ?
24 Band 4

1700

2025 1717.5 MHz 2117.5 MHz 15 MHz a+1 ?
25 b+1 ?
26 c+1 ?
31 Band 2

1700

730 1863 MHz 1943 MHz 15 MHz a+2 ?
32 b+2 ?
33 c+2 ?
34 Band 4

1700

2025 1717.5 MHz 2117.5 MHz 15 MHz a+2 ?
35 b+2 ?
36 c+2 ?
41 Band 2

1700

730 1863 MHz 1943 MHz 15 MHz a+3 ?
42 b+3 ?
43 c+3 ?
44 Band 4

1700

2025 1717.5 MHz 2117.5 MHz 15 MHz a+3 ?
45 b+3 ?
46 c+3 ?

2500 MHz FWA Cell Layout (3 Sectors)

Sector ID Frequency Band EARFCN Uplink Downlink Bandwidth PCI Direction
11 Band 41

2500

39790 2510 MHz 2510 MHz 20 MHz z NNW
12 w NNE
13 z+1 E
14 w+1 SSE
15 z+2 SSW
16 w+2 W
21 Band 41

2500

39990 2530 MHz 2530 MHz 20 MHz z ?
22 w ?
23 z+1 ?
24 w+1 ?
25 z+2 ?
26 w+2 ?
31 Band 41

2500

40140 2545 MHz 2545 MHz 10 MHz z ?
32 w ?
33 z+1 ?
34 w+1 ?
35 z+2 ?
36 w+2 ?

Carrier Aggregation

bmobile Supports Carrier Aggregation between Bands 2 & 28 (2A-28A), 4 & 28 (4A-28A) and Bands 2, 4 & 28 (2A-4A-28A).