Telus Mobility

Telus, or Telus Mobility, is a Canadian CDMA/UMTS/LTE provider.

3G (UMTS)

Telus has deployed 3G UMTS (DC-HSPA+) on both the CLR (850 Mhz) and PCS (1900 MHz) band.

Cell ID Layout

 

This is the standard layout for 3-sector towers and most towers follow this pattern. In the case of a 2-sector tower, one cardinal direction would be omitted. For example, a tower located to the east of a North-South highway might omit the Northeast sectors. There are also a handful of sites with ominidirectional antennas that only use sector IDs 10 & 20 or 10 & 30.

Sector ID Frequency Band UARFCN Uplink Downlink PSC Direction
10 GSM-850

(Band V)

BC: 1087 842.5 MHz 887.5 MHz x Northeast
11 x+1 Southeast
AB: 1062 837.5 MHz 882.5 MHz
12 x+2 West
13 GSM-1900

(Band II)

BC: 537 1877.5 MHz 1957.5 MHz x Northeast
14 x+1 Southeast
AB: 587 1887.5 MHz 1967.5 MHz
15 x+2 West
16 GSM-1900

(Band II)

BC: 562 1882.5 MHz 1962.5 MHz x Northeast
17 x+1 Southeast
AB: 512 1872.5 MHz 1952.5 MHz
18 x+2 West
20 BC Rural & Alberta:
GSM-850
BC Urban:
GSM-1900
BC: 1062 837.5 MHz 882.5 MHz x Northeast
21 AB: 1087 842.5 MHz 887.5 MHz x+1 Southeast
22 BC: 662 1902.5 MHz 1982.5 MHz x+2 West
23 GSM-1900

(Band II)

BC: 512 1872.5 MHz 1952.5 MHz x Northeast
24 x+1 Southeast
AB: 537 1877.5 MHz 1957.5 MHz
25 x+2 West
26 GSM-1900

(Band II)

BC: 487 1867.5 MHz 1947.5 MHz x Northeast
27 x+1 Southeast
AB: 562 1882.5 MHz 1962.5 MHz
28 x+2 West
30 GSM-850

(Band V)

BC Rural
alternate

BC: 1062 837.5 MHz 882.5 MHz x Northeast
31 x+1 Southeast
32 x+2 West
33 GSM-1900

(Band II)

BC: 687 1907.5 MHz 1987.5 MHz x Northeast
34 x+1 Southeast
35 x+2 West


There also exist a select number of 4-sector towers in high-density areas of British Columbia:

Sector ID Frequency Band UARFCN Uplink Downlink PSC Direction
10 GSM-850

(Band V)

1087 842.5 MHz 887.5 MHz x Northeast
11 x+1 Southeast
12 x+2 Southwest
20 x+3 Northwest
13 GSM-1900

(Band II)

537 1877.5 MHz 1957.5 MHz x Northeast
14 x+1 Southeast
15 x+2 Southwest
19 x+3 Northwest
16 GSM-1900

(Band II)

562 1882.5 MHz 1962.5 MHz x Northeast
17 x+1 Southeast
18 x+2 Southwest
29 x+3 Northwest
23 GSM-1900

(Band II)

512 1872.5 MHz 1952.5 MHz x Northeast
24 x+1 Southeast
25 x+2 Southwest
30 x+3 Northwest
26 GSM-1900

(Band II)

487 1867.5 MHz 1947.5 MHz x Northeast
27 x+1 Southeast
28 x+2 Southwest
31 x+3 Northwest
33 GSM-1900

(Band II)

687 1907.5 MHz 1987.5 MHz x Northeast
34 x+1 Southeast
35 x+2 Southwest
32 x+3 Northwest

4G (LTE)

Telus has deployed LTE on the following bands: AWS (1700/2100 MHz, LTE Band 4), CLR (850 MHz, LTE Band 5), PCS (1900 MHz LTE Band 2), BRS (2600 MHz LTE Band 7), and 700b (700 MHz LTE Band 17).

WCS (2300 MHz FDD)

There is also limited WCS (2300 MHz, LTE Band 40 TDD) deployment in major towns and cities. The WCS network seems to be completely separate from the rest of the LTE network, and does not broadcast the Bell network like the rest of the network does. Likewise, the CellID layout and TACs are completely different, which results in a separate logical eNB. The WCS eNB ID is the "regular" eNB + 2000. For example, eNB 110102 (non-WCS) = 110102 + 2000 = 112102.


Cell ID Layout (Standard)

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

1700/2100

2325 1747.5 MHz 2147.5 MHz 15 MHz x+1 Northeast
1 x+2 Southeast
2 x+3 West
10 Band 17

700

5815 712.5 MHz 742.5 MHz 5 MHz x+1 Northeast
11 x+2 Southeast
12 x+3 West
40 Band 2

1900

800 1870 MHz 1950 MHz x+1 Northeast
41 x+2 Southeast
42 x+3 West
70 Band 5

850

2535 837.5 MHz 882.5 MHz x+1 Northeast
71 x+2 Southeast
72 x+3 West
110 Band 7

2600

3350 2560 MHz 2680 MHz x+1 Northeast
111 x+2 Southeast
112 x+3 West


Cell ID Layout (WCS Band 40)

Sector ID Frequency Band EARFCN Uplink Downlink Bandwidth PCI Direction
0 Band 40

2300 MHz (TDD)

38750 2310 MHz 2310 MHz 10 MHz x+1 Northeast
1 x+2 Southeast
2 x+3 West

Notes:

  • Rural LTE sites seem to be set up for Band 5/17 only, especially along the Coquihalla highway.
  • Telus is still deploying 3G only sites in smaller towns as of 2016.