by Toby Youell
The most important LTE band in most countries remains the 1800 MHz band. This role is taken by the AWS Bands in the Americas, which also has extensive use of the 1900 MHz band for 4G. The rest of the world has widespread 4G use of the 800 MHz and… Read more...
by Toby Youell
A portion of this band is set to become a key 5G band in the USA and Japan. These frequencies are being explored in some countries as an extension of 4G/5G frequency bands from 3.3 – 3.8 GHz, typically available on a shared and/or local basis. Read more...
by Toby Youell
The premier mid-range global 5G band. Many countries plan to assign at least 300 MHz of spectrum in this band for 5G networks. In the short-run, usage is likely to be dominated by 4G for capacity constrained areas or FWA in rural areas. Read more...
by Toby Youell
A promising future 5G band, currently extensively used around the world for 4G. Read more...
by Toby Youell
The core 3G band in most countries, the 2.1 GHz band may be refarmed to 4G in due course. Read more...
by Toby Youell
Mobile vies with other services to use this 4G/5G band; Europe is studying extending the 40 MHz block that it has already harmonised for this service. Read more...
by Toby Youell
The world’s most popular 4G band, especially in Regions 1 and 3. Read more...
by Toby Youell
A mostly 3G band, mostly used in the Americas. Read more...
by Toby Youell
GSM-based 2G services use this band across Europe, Africa, and Asia. The band is set to be refarmed for 4G services over the long-term. Read more...
by Toby Youell
This band is mostly used in Region 1 for 4G as part of the digital dividend that came from the analogue television switch-off. It has limited use in other regions. Read more...