Telus Mobility

3G (UMTS) 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.

Sector ID	Frequency Band	UARFCN	Uplink	Downlink	Direction	Notes
10	GSM-850 (Band V)	1087	842.5 MHz	887.5 MHz	Northeast	* Also for single-cell omnidirectional antennas
11	GSM-850 (Band V)	1087	842.5 MHz	887.5 MHz	South
12	GSM-850 (Band V)	1087	842.5 MHz	887.5 MHz	Northwest
13	GSM-1900 (Band II)	537	1877.5 MHz	1957.5 MHz	Northeast
14	GSM-1900 (Band II)	537	1877.5 MHz	1957.5 MHz	South
15	GSM-1900 (Band II)	537	1877.5 MHz	1957.5 MHz	Northwest
16	GSM-1900 (Band II)	562	1882.5 MHz	1962.5 MHz	Northeast
17	GSM-1900 (Band II)	562	1882.5 MHz	1962.5 MHz	South
18	GSM-1900 (Band II)	562	1882.5 MHz	1962.5 MHz	Northwest
20	GSM-850 (Band V)	1062	837.5 MHz	882.5 MHz	Northeast	* Rural
21	GSM-850 (Band V)	1062	837.5 MHz	882.5 MHz	South	* Rural
22	GSM-850 (Band V)	1062	837.5 MHz	882.5 MHz	Northwest	* Rural
20	GSM-1900 (Band II)	662	1902.5 MHz	1982.5 MHz	Northeast	* Urban
21	GSM-1900 (Band II)	662	1902.5 MHz	1982.5 MHz	South	* Urban
22	GSM-1900 (Band II)	662	1902.5 MHz	1982.5 MHz	Northwest	* Urban
23	GSM-1900 (Band II)	512	1872.5 MHz	1952.5 MHz	Northeast
24	GSM-1900 (Band II)	512	1872.5 MHz	1952.5 MHz	South
25	GSM-1900 (Band II)	512	1872.5 MHz	1952.5 MHz	Northwest
26	GSM-1900 (Band II)	487	1867.5 MHz	1947.5 MHz	Northeast
27	GSM-1900 (Band II)	487	1867.5 MHz	1947.5 MHz	South
28	GSM-1900 (Band II)	487	1867.5 MHz	1947.5 MHz	Northwest
30	GSM-850 (Band V)	1062	837.5 MHz	882.5 MHz	Northeast	* Rural Alternate
31	GSM-850 (Band V)	1062	837.5 MHz	882.5 MHz	South	* Rural Alternate
32	GSM-850 (Band V)	1062	837.5 MHz	882.5 MHz	Northwest	* Rural Alternate
33	GSM-1900 (Band II)	687	1907.5 MHz	1987.5 MHz	Northeast
34	GSM-1900 (Band II)	687	1907.5 MHz	1987.5 MHz	South
35	GSM-1900 (Band II)	687	1907.5 MHz	1987.5 MHz	Northwest

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

Sector ID	Frequency Band	UARFCN	Uplink	Downlink	Direction
10	GSM-850 (Band V)	1087	842.5 MHz	887.5 MHz
11	GSM-850 (Band V)	1087	842.5 MHz	887.5 MHz
12	GSM-850 (Band V)	1087	842.5 MHz	887.5 MHz
13	GSM-1900 (Band II)	537	1877.5 MHz	1957.5 MHz
14	GSM-1900 (Band II)	537	1877.5 MHz	1957.5 MHz
15	GSM-1900 (Band II)	537	1877.5 MHz	1957.5 MHz
16	GSM-1900 (Band II)	562	1882.5 MHz	1962.5 MHz
17	GSM-1900 (Band II)	562	1882.5 MHz	1962.5 MHz
18	GSM-1900 (Band II)	562	1882.5 MHz	1962.5 MHz
19	GSM-1900 (Band II)	537	1877.5 MHz	1957.5 MHz
20	GSM-850 (Band V)	1087	842.5 MHz	887.5 MHz
23	GSM-1900 (Band II)	512	1872.5 MHz	1952.5 MHz
24	GSM-1900 (Band II)	512	1872.5 MHz	1952.5 MHz
25	GSM-1900 (Band II)	512	1872.5 MHz	1952.5 MHz
26	GSM-1900 (Band II)	487	1867.5 MHz	1947.5 MHz
27	GSM-1900 (Band II)	487	1867.5 MHz	1947.5 MHz
28	GSM-1900 (Band II)	487	1867.5 MHz	1947.5 MHz
29	GSM-1900 (Band II)	562	1882.5 MHz	1962.5 MHz
30	GSM-1900 (Band II)	512	1872.5 MHz	1952.5 MHz
31	GSM-1900 (Band II)	487	1867.5 MHz	1947.5 MHz
32	GSM-1900 (Band II)	687	1907.5 MHz	1987.5 MHz
33	GSM-1900 (Band II)	687	1907.5 MHz	1987.5 MHz
34	GSM-1900 (Band II)	687	1907.5 MHz	1987.5 MHz
35	GSM-1900 (Band II)	687	1907.5 MHz	1987.5 MHz

4G (LTE) Cell ID Layout

Sector ID	Frequency Band	UARFCN	Uplink	Downlink	Direction
0	1700/2100 (Band IV)	1087	1750 MHz	2150 MHz
1	1700/2100 (Band IV)	1087	1750 MHz	2150 MHz
2	1700/2100 (Band IV)	1087	1750 MHz	2150 MHz