LTE 4G GSM 3G CDMA Cellular MultiBand Antennas
LTE Frequency Bands: Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile and Sprint
|
Carrier |
Frequencies |
4G LTE Bands |
|
Verizon Wireless |
1900, 1700f, 700c |
2, 4, 13* |
|
AT & T |
1900, 1700 abcde, 700 bc |
2, 4, 5, 12, 17* |
|
Sprint |
1900 g, 850, 2500 |
25*, 26, 41 |
|
T-Mobile |
1900, 1700 def, 700 a, 600 |
2, 4*, 12*, 66, 71** |
Note: * are the primary 4G LTE Bands, while ** were rolled out in 2017.
Verizon Wireless
- Primary frequency is 700MHz (band 13)
- Backup bands: 1700 and 1900MHz (bands 2 and 4) in cities and urban areas.
- Verizon's 700 MHz spectrum enables the best and the most robust 4G LTE coverage in the U.S.
AT&T
- Primary band is 17 in most areas in the U.S.
- Uses: 2, 4, and 5 mostly just when band 17 is not available in a particular area.
Sprint
- Primary band is 1900 MHz (band 25)
- Uses 1600 MHz and 2500 MHz (bands 24 and 41) as contingencies, typically when band 25 is not providing the desired fast data speed to users.
T-Mobile
- Primary frequency is 1700 MHz (band 4)
- In areas where band 4 is not reliable: Uses 700 MHz, 1700 MHz, 1900 MHz (bands 2, 12, and 66).
- Using 600 MHz (band 71) in the following rural regions: Eastern Washington, Central Virginia, Central Pennsylvania, Coastal North Carolina, Maine, Western North Dakota, Southwest Kansas, West Texas, Northwest Oregon, and Wyoming. With this new bandwidth, more than 6 million Americans will enjoy uninterrupted fast data across these regions.
- Won the 300MHz auction: 300MHz increased its market share in the market.
- After Verizon Wireless, T-Mobile is arguably the largest 4G LTE network in the U.S.
LTE (4G), GSM (3G & 2G), CDMA (3G & 2G), and ISM explained
- LTE is 4G: The technology that connects are latest generation of Smartphones with broadband internet and VOIP.
- GSM was a rival standard for 2G, that is used in most of the world
- WCDMA and HSPA are the follow-on technology for 3G. In the US, most people still call it GSM.
- CDMA is a 2G & 3G Verizon standard used in the United States and a few other places
- 4G is broadband-speed internet on Smartphones, with VoIP.
- 3G was voice + reasonably good data. 3G was the first generation of smartphones.
- 2G was voice cell phones (flip phones).
- ISM is reserved for medical, scientific and industrial use and not intended for public telecommunication.