LTE B2 (FD 1900)

Band 2 is an LTE operating frequency Band. LTE is designed to work across a number of frequency bands – E-UTRA operating bands- currently ranging from 450 MHz up to 3.8GHz. The available bandwidths are also flexible starting with 1.4 MHz up to 20 MHz with Carrier Aggregation allowing use of wider multiples. LTE is developed to support both the time division duplex technology (TDD) as well as frequency division duplex (FDD). Availability of specific bands varies per country and operator.

LTE Band 2 is defined as for use as follows:

Available LTE Hardware for Band 2:

LTE Base Station hardware

• CableFree Emerald LTE

UE (User equipment) Terminals

• CableFree Outdoor LTE CPE
• CableFree Desktop LTE CPE
• CableFree MiFi Handheld CPE

Countries using Band 2:

Countries that currently operate LTE networks in this band include:

Americas – Caribbean

Barbados	Digicel	1900	2		Oct 2016				[200][201]
Barbados	FLOW	1900	2		Mar 2017				[202]
Bermuda	Digicel	1900	2		May 2017				15 MHz + 5 MHz [206][207] CA[G 1] of 20 MHz (CA_2A_2A).
British Virgin Islands	FLOW	1900	2		Nov 2016	Nov 2016			5 MHz in use (?) [13][193][213]
Cayman Islands	FLOW	1900	2			Aug 2016			5 MHz [214][217][219] CA[G 1] of 15 MHz (CA_2A_17A). Available in the city of George Town.
Trinidad and Tobago	TSTT(bmobile)	1900	2		Dec 2016				10 MHz (?) [247][248]

Latin America (APT band plan)

Belize	BTL (DigiCell)	1900	2		Dec 2016					[261][262]
Ecuador	Movistar	1900	2		May 2015					[323]
El Salvador	Movistar	1900	2		Dec 2016					15 MHz [13][193][324][325]
Guatemala	Movistar	1900	2		Oct 2014					20 MHz in use [193][327][328] 20 MHz remain for GSM services.
Mexico	Movistar	1900	2		Oct 2012					20 MHz in use [5][193][332][333] 10 MHz remain for GSM services.
Nicaragua	Movistar	1900	2		Nov 2015					15 MHz [193][338]
Panama	Claro	1900	2		Aug 2015					10 MHz in use [193][341] 10 MHz remain for GSM/UMTS services.
Paraguay	Personal	1900	2		Feb 2013					10 MHz in use [193][345][346] 5 MHz remain for UMTS services.
Peru	Claro	1900	2		May 2014					15 MHz [193][353]
Uruguay	Movistar	1900	2		Sep 2014					20 MHz [193][366][367]

USA, US Territories, Canada & Bolivia (FCC band plan)

Canada	Bell	1900	2		Jun 2015	Jun 2015	Jun 2015	2016 (?)	Apr 2017 Feb 2018 (Cat 16)	10,15 or 20 MHz in use [5][391][384][385][386][387] 4×4 MIMO, 256 QAM CA[G 1] of 30 MHz (CA_2A_4A).[CA 3][CA 4] CA[G 1] of 40 MHz (CA_2A_4A_29A).[CA 1] CA[G 1] of 45 MHz (CA_2A_4A_29A).[CA 2] CA[G 1] of 55 MHz (CA_2A_4A_7A).[CB 2]
United States	AT&T	1900	2	May 2014	Nov 2013					[141][437] [468][469][439] [depends on BTA/MTA-Region]
United States	C Spire	1900	2		Sep 2012					[5][481][483][484][485] [depends on MTA/BTA]
United States	ClearTalk	1900	2		Nov 2013					[5] (Flat Wireless, LLC) NetAmerica Alliance Member[476]
United States	iWireless	1900	2		Dec 2015					[489][490][491] [depends on MTA/BTA] Coverage of Des Moines and Mason City areas.
United States	T-Mobile	1900	2	May 2014	Jul 2014 (?)	Oct 2014 (via CA)	(?)	(?)	Sep 2016	[141][437] [453][454][455][456][511][457][513][514][517][522] 4×4 MIMO, 256 QAM LTE-U 80 MHz (Jun 2017) 15 MHz carriers in some markets 20 MHz carriers in some markets CA[G 1] of 20 MHz (CA_2A_2A). 15+5 CA[G 1] of 30 MHz (CA_2A_4A_12A). (in Trial)
United States	Verizon	1900	2	Sep 2014	Dec 2014		Aug 2016			5 or 15 MHz in use [141][532] [541][535][536] [537][454] [depends on BTA/MTA-Region] CA[G 1] of 30 MHz (CA_2A_4A_13A). 15+5+10 CA[G 1] of 30 MHz (CA_2A_4A_13A). 10+10+10 CA[G 1] of 30 MHz (CA_4A_4A_13A). 10+10+10 CA[G 1] of 40 MHz (CA_2A_2A_13A). 15+15+10

LTE Technology

LTE is a standard defined by the 3GPP as technology for 4th generation (4G) mobile wireless networking technology.

Complete List of LTE Bands

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FDD and TDD LTE frequency bands

FDD spectrum requires pair bands, one of the uplink and one for the downlink, and TDD requires a single band as uplink and downlink are on the same frequency but time separated. As a result, there are different LTE band allocations for TDD and FDD. In some cases these bands may overlap, and it is therefore feasible, although unlikely that both TDD and FDD transmissions could be present on a particular LTE frequency band.

The greater likelihood is that a single UE or mobile will need to detect whether a TDD or FDD transmission should be made on a given band. UEs that roam may encounter both types on the same band. They will therefore need to detect what type of transmission is being made on that particular LTE band in its current location.

The different LTE frequency allocations or LTE frequency bands are allocated numbers. Currently the LTE bands between 1 & 22 are for paired spectrum, i.e. FDD, and LTE bands between 33 & 41 are for unpaired spectrum, i.e. TDD.

TDD LTE frequency band allocations

With the interest in TDD LTE, there are several unpaired frequency allocations that are being prepared for LTE TDD use. The TDD LTE bands are unpaired because the uplink and downlink share the same frequency, being time multiplexed. TDD LTE is popular in ISP and closed networks where there is either predominantly Data-centric use (rather than voice), no legacy of 2G/3G, or pressure on limited spectrum available.

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