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''Information last updated: June 2022''
''Information last updated: April 2023<br />
''Feel free to contribute your knowledge here to improve this documentation.


===🇺🇸 United States===
== 🇺🇸 United States ==


====Verizon====
=== Verizon ===
[[File:Verizon 2015 logo -vector.svg.png|120px|frameless|link=Special:FilePath/Verizon_2015_logo_-vector.svg.png]]
[[File:Verizon 2015 logo -vector.svg.png|120px|frameless|link=Special:FilePath/Verizon_2015_logo_-vector.svg.png]]
<br />
<br />
<br />
See also [[Verizon Wireless]]
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
!Generation
!Generation
!Protocol
!Protocol
! colspan="2" |Frequency Band
! colspan="2" |Frequency Band
!Active?
!Notes
!Notes
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" |2G/3G
| rowspan="6" |4G
| rowspan="2" |CDMA/1x/EVDO
| rowspan="6" |LTE
|'''850 MHz''' Cellular
|0
| rowspan="2" |To be shut down by December 31, 2022.
|-
|'''1.9 GHz''' PCS
|1
|-
| rowspan="7" |4G
| rowspan="7" |LTE
|'''700 MHz'''
|'''700 MHz'''
|13
|13
| rowspan="12" |✅
|Nationwide low-band frequency. (Excludes PR and the USVI.)
|Nationwide low-band frequency. (Excludes PR and the USVI.)
|-
|-
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|Additional low-band coverage in some areas.
|Additional low-band coverage in some areas.
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" |'''1.7/2.1 GHz''' AWS
|'''1.7/2.1 GHz''' AWS
|4
|4 / 66
| rowspan="3" |
| rowspan="2" |Primary 4G mid-bands.
|-
|66
|-
|-
|'''1.9 GHz''' PCS
|'''1.9 GHz''' PCS
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|46
|46
|-
|-
| rowspan="7" |5G
| rowspan="6" |5G
| rowspan="7" |NR
| rowspan="6" |NR
|'''850 MHz''' Cellular
|'''850 MHz''' Cellular
|n5
|n5
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|'''1.9 GHz''' PCS
|'''1.9 GHz''' PCS
|n2
|n2
|-
|'''3.5 GHz''' CBRS
|n48
| rowspan="4" |"5G Ultra Wideband" network.
|-
|-
|'''3.7 GHz''' C-Band
|'''3.7 GHz''' C-Band
|n77
|n77
| rowspan="3" |"5G Ultra Wideband" network.
|-
|-
|'''28 GHz''' mmWave
|'''28 GHz''' mmWave
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|}<br />
|}<br />


====T-Mobile====
=== T-Mobile ===
[[File:T-Mobile_US_Logo_2020_RGB_Magenta_on_Transparent.svg.png|120px|frameless|link=Special:FilePath/T-Mobile_US_Logo_2020_RGB_Magenta_on_Transparent.svg.png]]
[[File:T-Mobile_US_Logo_2020_RGB_Magenta_on_Transparent.svg.png|120px|frameless|link=Special:FilePath/T-Mobile_US_Logo_2020_RGB_Magenta_on_Transparent.svg.png]]
<br />
<br />
<br />
See also [[T-Mobile US|T-Mobile US]]
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
!Generation
!Generation
!Protocol
!Protocol
! colspan="2" |Frequency Bands
! colspan="2" |Frequency Bands
!Active?
!Notes
!Notes
|-
|-
|2G
|2G
|GSM/GPRS/EDGE
|GSM/GPRS/EDGE
| rowspan="2" |'''1.9 GHz''' PCS
|'''1.9 GHz''' PCS
| rowspan="2" |2
|2
|To be shut down in the future, date to be announced.
| rowspan="3" |
|To be shut down on April 2, 2024.
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" |3G
| rowspan="9" |4G
| rowspan="2" |UMTS/HSPA+
| rowspan="9" |LTE
|To be shut down by July 1, 2022.
|-
|'''1.7/2.1 GHz''' AWS
|4
|To be shut down by July 1, 2022.
|-
| rowspan="11" |4G
| rowspan="11" |LTE
|'''600 MHz'''
|'''600 MHz'''
|71
|71
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|-
|-
|13
|13
|Only used in PR and the USVI.
|❌
|Only in PR and the USVI.
|-
|-
|'''850 MHz''' Cellular
|'''850 MHz''' Cellular
|5
|5
| rowspan="10" |✅
|Only used in the Myrtle Beach, SC area.
|Only used in the Myrtle Beach, SC area.
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" |'''1.7/2.1 GHz''' AWS
|'''1.7/2.1 GHz''' AWS
|4
|4 / 66
| rowspan="4" |Primary 4G mid-bands.
| rowspan="2" |Primary 4G mid-bands.
|-
|-
|66
|'''1.9 GHz''' PCS
|-
|2 / 25
| rowspan="2" |'''1.9 GHz''' PCS
|2
|-
|25
|-
|-
|'''2.5''' '''GHz''' BRS/EBS
|'''2.5''' '''GHz''' BRS/EBS
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|'''3.45 GHz''' DoD
|'''3.45 GHz''' DoD
| rowspan="2" |n77
| rowspan="2" |n77
| rowspan="2" |❌
|-
|-
|'''3.7''' '''GHz''' C-Band
|'''3.7''' '''GHz''' C-Band
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|'''24''' '''GHz''' mmWave
|'''24''' '''GHz''' mmWave
|n258
|n258
| rowspan="3" |✅
|-
|-
|'''28''' '''GHz''' mmWave
|'''28''' '''GHz''' mmWave
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|'''47''' '''GHz''' mmWave
|'''47''' '''GHz''' mmWave
|n262
|n262
|Acquired in 2020 auction, not yet in use.
|❌
|Acquired in 2020 auction.
|}<br />
|}<br />


====AT&T====
=== AT&T ===
[[File:AT&T logo 2016.svg.png|120px|frameless|link=Special:FilePath/AT&T_logo_2016.svg.png]]
[[File:AT&T logo 2016.svg.png|120px|frameless|link=Special:FilePath/AT&T_logo_2016.svg.png]]
<br />
<br />
<br />
See also [[AT&T Mobility]]
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
!Generation
!Generation
!Protocol
!Protocol
! colspan="2" |Frequency Bands
! colspan="2" |Frequency Bands
!Active?
!Notes
!Notes
|-
|-
| rowspan="9" |4G
| rowspan="8" |4G
| rowspan="9" |LTE
| rowspan="8" |LTE
| rowspan="3" |'''700 MHz'''
| rowspan="3" |'''700 MHz'''
|12/17
|12 / 17
| rowspan="13" |✅
|Additional low-band coverage in some areas.
|Additional low-band coverage in some areas.
|-
|-
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|Additional low-band coverage in some areas.
|Additional low-band coverage in some areas.
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" |'''1.7/2.1 GHz''' AWS
|'''1.7/2.1 GHz''' AWS
|4
|4 / 66
| rowspan="3" |Primary 4G mid-bands.
| rowspan="2" |Primary 4G mid-bands.
|-
|66
|-
|-
|'''1.9 GHz''' PCS
|'''1.9 GHz''' PCS
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|'''24''' '''GHz''' mmWave
|'''24''' '''GHz''' mmWave
|n258
|n258
|Acquired in 2019 auction, not yet in use.
|❌
|Acquired in 2019 auction.
|-
|-
|'''39''' '''GHz''' mmWave
|'''39''' '''GHz''' mmWave
|n260
|n260
|✅
|"5G+" network.
|"5G+" network.
|}<br />
|}<br />


====Dish Wireless====
=== Dish Wireless ===
[[File:dish-wireless.png|200px|frameless|link=Special:FilePath/Dish-wireless.png]]
[[File:dish-wireless.png|200px|frameless|link=Special:FilePath/Dish-wireless.png]]
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
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!Protocol
!Protocol
! colspan="2" |Frequency Bands
! colspan="2" |Frequency Bands
!Active?
!Notes
!Notes
|-
|-
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|'''600 MHz'''
|'''600 MHz'''
|n71
|n71
| rowspan="2" |✅
|Nationwide low-band frequency.
|Nationwide low-band frequency.
|-
|-
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|'''800 MHz''' SMR
|'''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 after Sprint's network is shut down.
|❌
|Nationwide low-band frequency. 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
|n66
|n66
| rowspan="2" |✅
| rowspan="2" |AWS-3, AWS-H and AWS-4.
| rowspan="2" |AWS-3, AWS-H and AWS-4.
|-
|-
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|'''3.45 GHz''' DoD
|'''3.45 GHz''' DoD
|n77
|n77
| rowspan="6" |❌
|
|
|-
|-
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|}
|}


====Defunct Networks====
=== 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico and 🇻🇮 US Virgin Islands ===
<u>Roaming Agreements</u>
 
Verizon customers roam onto Claro in Puerto Rico, and Viya in the USVI.
 
AT&T customers roam onto Liberty in Puerto Rico and the USVI.
 
[https://docs.cellmapper.net/mw/North_American_Networks#T-Mobile T-Mobile] operates their own network in Puerto Rico and the USVI.
 
==== Claro ====
{| class="wikitable"
!Generation
!Protocol
! colspan="2" |Frequency Bands
|-
|2G
|GSM/GPRS/EDGE
| rowspan="2" |'''850 MHz''' Cellular
|5
|-
| rowspan="2" |3G
| rowspan="2" |UMTS/HSPA+
|5
|-
|'''1.9 GHz''' PCS
|2
|-
| rowspan="6" |4G
| rowspan="6" |LTE
|'''700 MHz'''
|12
|-
|'''850 MHz''' Cellular
|5
|-
|'''1.7/2.1 GHz''' AWS
|4 / 66
|-
|'''1.9 GHz''' PCS
|2
|-
|'''2.5 GHz''' BRS/EBS
|41
|-
|'''3.5 GHz''' CBRS
|48
|}
 
==== Liberty ====
{| class="wikitable"
!Generation
!Protocol
! colspan="2" |Frequency Bands
|-
| rowspan="6" |4G
| rowspan="6" |LTE
| rowspan="2" |'''700 MHz'''
|12 / 17
|-
|14
|-
|'''850 MHz''' Cellular
|5
|-
|'''1.7/2.1 GHz''' AWS
|4 / 66
|-
|'''1.9 GHz''' PCS
|2
|-
|'''2.3''' '''GHz''' WCS
|30
|-
| rowspan="3" |5G
| rowspan="3" |NR
|'''850 MHz''' Cellular
|n5
|}
 
==== Viya ====
{| class="wikitable"
!Generation
!Protocol
! colspan="2" |Frequency Bands
|-
| rowspan="2" |3G
| rowspan="2" |UMTS/HSPA+
|'''850 MHz''' Cellular
|5
|-
|'''1.9 GHz''' PCS
|2
|-
| rowspan="5" |4G
| rowspan="5" |LTE
|'''600 MHz'''
|71
|-
|'''850 MHz''' Cellular
|5
|-
|'''1.9 GHz''' PCS
|2
|-
|'''2.5 GHz''' BRS/EBS
|41
|-
|'''3.5 GHz''' CBRS
|48
|}
 
=== Defunct Networks ===
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
!Generation
!Generation
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!Dates of Operation
!Dates of Operation
!Primary Operators
!Primary Operators
|-
| rowspan="3" |0G
| rowspan="3" |MTS/IMTS
|35 MHz VHF
| rowspan="3" |Launched: 1946 (MTS), 1964 (IMTS)
Decommissioned: Early 1990s
| rowspan="3" |Bell System
|-
|152 MHz VHF
|-
|454 MHz UHF
|-
|-
|1G
|1G
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|850 MHz Cellular
|850 MHz Cellular
| rowspan="2" |Launched: 1995 (GSM), 2001 (GPRS), 2003 (EDGE)
| rowspan="2" |Launched: 1995 (GSM), 2001 (GPRS), 2003 (EDGE)
Decommissioned: 2017-
Decommissioned: 2017-2024
| rowspan="2" |AT&T, T-Mobile
| rowspan="2" |AT&T, T-Mobile
|-
|-
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|}<br />
|}<br />


===🇨🇦 Canada===
== 🇨🇦 Canada ==


====Rogers====
=== Rogers ===
[[File:Rogers logo.svg.png|120px|frameless|link=Special:FilePath/Rogers_logo.svg.png]]
[[File:Rogers logo.svg.png|120px|frameless|link=Special:FilePath/Rogers_logo.svg.png]]
<br />
<br />
<br />
See also [[Rogers Wireless]]
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
!Generation
!Generation
!Protocol
!Protocol
! colspan="2" |Frequency Bands
! colspan="2" |Frequency Bands
!Active?
!Notes
!Notes
|-
|2G
|GSM/GPRS/EDGE
| rowspan="2" |'''850 MHz''' Cellular
| rowspan="2" |5
| rowspan="13" |✅
|Unsupported, being decommissioned over time.
|-
|-
|3G
|3G
|UMTS/HSPA+
|UMTS/HSPA+
|'''850 MHz''' Cellular
|5
|To be shut down by December 31, 2025.
|To be shut down by December 31, 2025.
|-
|-
| rowspan="8" |4G
| rowspan="6" |4G
| rowspan="8" |LTE
| rowspan="6" |LTE
|'''600 MHz'''
|'''600 MHz'''
|71
|71
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|5
|5
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" |'''1.7/2.1 GHz''' AWS
|'''1.7/2.1 GHz''' AWS
|4
|4 / 66
| rowspan="4" |Primary 4G mid-bands.
| rowspan="2" |Primary 4G mid-bands.
|-
|-
|66
|'''1.9 GHz''' PCS
|-
|2 / 25
| rowspan="2" |'''1.9 GHz''' PCS
|2
|-
|25
|-
|-
|'''2.5 GHz''' BRS
|'''2.5 GHz''' BRS
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|'''2.5 GHz''' BRS
|'''2.5 GHz''' BRS
|n41
|n41
| rowspan="2" |High speed mid-band 5G in select cities.
|Additional capacity in some areas.
|-
|-
|'''3.5 GHz'''
|'''3.5 GHz'''
|n78
|n78
|"5G+" network.
|}
|}
''*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 /><u>''Note:''</u> ''Bell + Telus have a shared RAN (physical network), and share wireless spectrum. They operate together as one combined network.''
<br /><u>''Note:''</u> ''Bell + Telus have a shared RAN (physical network), and share wireless spectrum. They operate together as one combined network.''
<br />
<br />
See also [[Telus Mobility]]
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
!Generation
!Generation
!Protocol
!Protocol
! colspan="2" |Frequency Bands
! colspan="2" |Frequency Bands
!Active?
!Notes
!Notes
|-
|-
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|'''850 MHz''' Cellular
|'''850 MHz''' Cellular
|5
|5
| rowspan="13" |✅
| rowspan="2" |To be shut down by December 31, 2025.
| rowspan="2" |To be shut down by December 31, 2025.
|-
|-
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|2
|2
|-
|-
| rowspan="11" |4G
| rowspan="7" |4G
| rowspan="11" |LTE
| rowspan="7" |LTE
|'''600 MHz'''
|71
|Additional low-band coverage in some areas.
|-
| rowspan="3" |'''700''' '''MHz'''
| rowspan="3" |'''700''' '''MHz'''
|12
|12
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|Supplemental downlink in select areas.
|Supplemental downlink in select areas.
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" |'''850 MHz''' Cellular
|'''850 MHz''' Cellular
|5
|5 / 26
| rowspan="2" |Low-band frequency for wide coverage.
|Low-band frequency for wide coverage.
|-
|-
|26
|'''1.7/2.1 GHz''' AWS
|4 / 66
| rowspan="2" |Primary 4G mid-bands.
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" |'''1.7/2.1 GHz''' AWS
|'''1.9 GHz''' PCS
|4
|2 / 25
| rowspan="4" |Primary 4G mid-bands.
|-
|66
|-
| rowspan="2" |'''1.9 GHz''' PCS
|2
|-
|25
|-
|-
|'''2.5 GHz''' BRS
|'''2.5 GHz''' BRS
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|Additional capacity in some areas.
|Additional capacity in some areas.
|-
|-
| rowspan="3" |5G
| rowspan="4" |5G
| rowspan="3" |NR
| rowspan="4" |NR
|'''600 MHz'''
|'''600 MHz'''
|n71
|n71
| rowspan="2" |Primary 5G network.
| rowspan="3" |Primary 5G network.
|-
|'''850 MHz''' Cellular
|n5
|-
|-
|'''1.7/2.1 GHz''' AWS
|'''1.7/2.1 GHz''' AWS
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''*Includes network/spectrum sharing agreement with SaskTel.''
''*Includes network/spectrum sharing agreement with SaskTel.''


==== Freedom Mobile ====
=== Freedom Mobile ===
''<u>Note:</u> Freedom Mobile is currently being sold to Quebecor/Vidéotron. Upon final approval of this sale, the chart below will be updated to add Vidéotron's spectrum holdings.''
''<u>Note:</u> Freedom Mobile is currently being sold to Quebecor/Vidéotron. Upon final approval of this sale, the chart below will be updated to add Vidéotron's spectrum holdings.''
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
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|Fallback for older devices.
|Fallback for older devices.
|-
|-
| rowspan="5" |4G
| rowspan="4" |4G
| rowspan="5" |LTE
| rowspan="4" |LTE
|'''600 MHz'''
|'''600 MHz'''
|71
|71
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|13
|13
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" |'''1.7/2.1 GHz''' AWS
|'''1.7/2.1 GHz''' AWS
|4
|4 / 66
| rowspan="3" |Primary mid-band frequencies for fast speeds.
| rowspan="2" |Primary mid-band frequencies for fast speeds.
|-
|66
|-
|-
|'''2.5 GHz''' BRS
|'''2.5 GHz''' BRS
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|}
|}


====Defunct Networks====
=== Defunct Networks ===
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
!Generation
!Generation
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|-
|-
|1.9 GHz PCS
|1.9 GHz PCS
|}<br />
|}
 
== 🇲🇽 Mexico ==
 
=== Telcel ===
{| class="wikitable"
!Generation
!Protocol
! colspan="2" |Frequency Bands
|-
| rowspan="2" |2G
| rowspan="2" |GSM/GPRS/EDGE
|'''850 MHz''' Cellular
|5
|-
|'''1.9 GHz''' PCS
|2
|-
| rowspan="2" |3G
| rowspan="2" |UMTS/HSPA+
|'''850 MHz''' Cellular
|5
|-
|'''1.9 GHz''' PCS
|2
|-
| rowspan="3" |4G
| rowspan="3" |LTE
|'''850 MHz''' Cellular
|5 / 26
|-
|'''1.7/2.1 GHz''' AWS
|4 / 66
|-
|'''2.6 GHz''' IMT-E
|7
|-
|5G
|NR
|'''3.5 GHz'''
|n78
|}
 
=== AT&T Mexico / Movistar ===
<u>''Note:''</u> ''AT&T Mexico + Movistar have a shared RAN (physical network). Movistar shut down their network [https://www.telecomreviewna.com/articles/telecom-operators/4957-movistar-completes-at-t-traffic-migration in 2022], and returned their wireless spectrum to the government.''
{| class="wikitable"
!Generation
!Protocol
! colspan="2" |Frequency Bands
|-
| rowspan="3" |3G
| rowspan="3" |UMTS/HSPA+
|'''850 MHz''' Cellular
|5
|-
|'''1.7/2.1 GHz''' AWS
|4
|-
|'''1.9 GHz''' PCS
|2
|-
| rowspan="4" |4G
| rowspan="4" |LTE
|'''850 MHz''' Cellular
|5 / 26
|-
|'''1.7/2.1 GHz''' AWS
|4
|-
|'''1.9 GHz''' PCS
|2
|-
| rowspan="2" |'''2.6 GHz''' IMT-E
|7
|-
|5G
|NR
|n38 / n41
|}
 
=== ALTÁN Redes / Red Compartida ===
{| class="wikitable"
!Generation
!Protocol
! colspan="2" |Frequency Bands
!Notes
|-
|4G
|LTE
|'''700 MHz''' APT
|28
|Shared wholesale network.
|}
 
== See Also ==
* [[AT&T Mobility]]
* [[T-Mobile US]]
* [[US Cellular]]
* [[Verizon Wireless]]
* [[Rogers Wireless]]
* [[Telus Mobility]]
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