by Camilla Mina
A popular 4G band in Europe, but unlike 700 MHz, it is not widely used for 5G. Read more...
by Camilla Mina
One of the pioneer 5G bands in Europe, 700 MHz has been widely assigned around the world, except in Africa and to a lesser degree the Middle East. Read more...
by Catherine Viola
2.1 GHz is the legacy 3G band for ITU Regions 1 and 3 and parts of South America. It is widely refarmed for LTE and, increasingly, for 5G too. Read more...
by Catherine Viola
Originally assigned for GSM, 1800 MHz is the world’s most popular LTE band. Read more...
by Catherine Viola
For decades one of the most widely used mobile bands, 900 MHz still supports legacy 2G/3G network traffic in many countries, although operators are increasing repurposing it for LTE or 5G. Read more...
by Catherine Viola
850 MHz is a mobile band used in the Americas and the Asia-Pacific. The band is increasingly being refarmed for 5G as operators shutter their 2G and 3G networks. Read more...
by Camilla Mina
450 MHz was one of the first mobile bands but its use for consumer services has declined. It is now being promoted as an ideal band for industrial use cases such as utilities and governmental services. Read more...
by Camilla Mina
The 600 MHz band is attractive to the mobile industry for its propagation characteristics, as demand for new sub-1 GHz spectrum grows. Read more...
by Camilla Mina
Roughly analogous to the European 2.1 GHz and 1800 MHz mobile bands, the AWS family forms the basis of 3G and 4G services in the Americas. Read more...
by Camilla Mina
In the US, a regulatory framework has been adopted to allow satellite direct-to-device use of the band. Read more...