LTE

Introduction

LTE is a fourth generation cellular standard which supports high data transfer rates. Unlike its predecessors UMTS and GSM a lot of frequencies were already in use in each country at its launch. Thus 44 frequencies are in use for LTE. These can not be supported completely by any mobile phone. Thus it is important while using a mobile phone in an LTE network to make sure it supports the frequencies used in the country and cellular network.

The Skyynet mobile phones database shows the supported frequencies and speed (LTE Category) for all LTE phones.
The Skyynet Handy Finder can be used to search for LTE phones.

LTE Frequencies

Country	Band	Frequency	Operator
Algeria	3	1800 MHz	Algérie Télécom
Angola	3	1800 MHz	Movicel
Antigua and Barbuda	17	700 MHz	Digicel
Armenia	7	2600 MHz	K-Telecom/VivaCell-MTS
Aruba	3	1800 MHz	Setar
Australia	1 3 5 7 8 17 40	2100 MHz 1800 MHz 850 MHz 2600 MHz 900 MHz 700 MHz 2300 MHz	Optus, Telstra Optus, Telstra, Vodafone Vodafone Optus Telstra Optus, Telstra Optus
Austria	3 7 20	1800 MHz 2600 MHz 800 MHz	3, A1, T-Mobile 3, A1, T-Mobile A1, T-Mobile
Azerbaijan	3	1800 MHz	Azercell
Bahamas	17	700 MHz	BTC
Bahrain	7	2600 MHz	Batelco, Viva Bahrain
Bangladesh	7	2600 MHz	Biel
Belarus	7	2600 MHz	MTS, Velcom, Yota
Belgium	3 4 7 8	1800 MHz 1700/2100 MHz 2600 MHz 900 MHz	Base, Mobistar, Proximus Mobistar BUCD Mobistar
Belize	2 5	1900 MHz 850 MHz	DigiCell
Bolivia	17	700 MHz	Entel
Bhutan	3	1800 MHz	B-Mobile
Brazil	3 7	1800 MHz 2600 MHz	Nextel Claro, Oi Brazil, On Telecom, Sky Brazil, TIM, Vivo
Brunei	3	1800 MHz	DSTCom
Bulgaria	3	1800 MHz	Max Telecom, Telenor
Cambodia	3	1800 MHz	Smart
Canada	4 7 17 41	1700/2100 MHz 2600 MHz 700 MHz 2500 MHz	Bell, Fido, Rogers, SaskTel, Telus, Videotron, Wind Bell, Rogers Bell, Fido, Rogers, Videotron Bell
Cayman Islands	3 17	1800 MHz 700 MHz	Digicel Digicel, Flow
Chile	7	2600 MHz	Claro, Entel, Movistar
China	41	2500 MHz	China Mobile, China Unicom, China Telecom
Colombia	5 7	1700 MHz 2600 MHz	Movistar, Tigo Claro, DirecTV, UNE-EPM
Costa Rica	3 7	1800 MHz 2600 MHz	Claro, Movistar ICE
Croatia	3 20	1800 MHz 800 MHz	Hrvatski Telekom, Vip Hrvatski Telekom, Vip
Czech Republic	1 3 8 20	2100 MHz 1800 MHz 900 MHz 800 MHz	T-Mobile, Vodafone o2, T-Mobile, Vodafone Vodafone o2, T-Mobile, Vodafone
Denmark	3 7 20	1800 MHz 2600 MHz 800 MHz	3, Telenor, Telia 3, Telia, TDC, Telenor TDC
Dominican Republic	2 3 5	1900 MHz 1800 MHz 1700 MHz	Tricom Orange Claro
Ecuador	2 4	1900 MHz 1700/2100 MHz	Movistar Claro, CNT
Estonia	3 7 20	1800 MHz 2600 MHz 800 MHz	Elisa, EMT, Tele2 Elisa, EMT, Tele2 Elisa, EMT
Fiji	3	1800 MHz	Digicel, Vodafone
Finland	3 7 20	1800 MHz 2600 MHz 800 MHz	DNA, Elisa, Telia Sonera DNA, Elisa, Telia Sonera Elisa
France	3 7 20	1800 MHz 2600 MHz 800 MHz	Bouygues Bouygues, Free Mobile, Orange, SFR Bouygues, Orange, SFR
Germany	1 3 7 8 17 20 32	2100 MHz 1800 MHz 2600 MHz 900 MHz 700 MHz 800 MHz 1500 MHz	o2, Telekom, Vodafone o2, Telekom o2, Telekom, Vodafone Telekom o2, Telekom, Vodafone o2, Telekom, Vodafone Telekom, Vodafone
Ghana	7 20	2600 MHz 800 MHz	Blu Telecom, Surfline MTN
Great Britain	3 7 20 42 43	1800 MHz 2600 MHz 800 MHz 3500 MHz 3600 MHz	3, EE, o2 EE, Vodafone 3, EE, o2, Vodafone UK Broadband UK Broadband
Greece	3 7 8	1800 MHz 2600 MHz 900 MHz	Vodafone, Cosmote Vodafone, Cosmote Vodafone
Greenland	20	800 MHz	TELE Greenland
Guam	2 4 12 17	1900 MHz 1700/2100 MHz 700 MHz 700 MHz	iConnect GTA iConnect, IT&E NTT Docomo Pacific
Guatemala	2 5	1900 MHz 850 MHz	Claro, Movistar Tigo
Hong Kong	3 7 8 40	1800 MHz 2600 MHz 900 MHz 2300 MHz	3, China Mobile, CSL, SmarTone China Mobile, CSL SmarTone China Mobile
Hungary	3 7 20	1800 MHz 2600 MHz 800 MHz	T-Mobile, Telenor T-Mobile, Vodafone T-Mobile, Telenor, Vodafone
Iceland	3 20	1800 MHz 800 MHz	Nova, Siminn, Vodafone Vodafone
India	3 40	1800 MHz 2300 MHz	MTNL Aircel, Airtel, MTNL
Indonesia	3 5 8 40	1800 MHz 850 MHz 900 MHz 2300 MHz	Indosat Ooredoo, Telkomsel, XL Axiata Smartfren Indosat Ooredoo, Telkomsel, Tri Indonesia, XL Axiata Bolt, Indosat Ooredoo, Smartfren, Telkomsel
Iraq	41	2500 MHz	Tishknet
Ireland	3 20	1800 MHz 800 MHz	3, Meteor, Vodafone Meteor, Vodafone
Isle of Man	3	1800 MHz	Manx
Israel	3 7	1800 MHz 2600 MHz	Cellcom, Orange, Pelephone Orange
Italy	3 7 20	1800 MHz 2600 MHz 800 MHz	3, TIM, Vodafone, Iliad (intended) 3, TIM, Vodafone, Wind TIM, Vodafone, Wind
Jamaica	5	850 MHz	Digicel, Lime
Japan	1 8 9 11 18 19 21 28 41	2100 MHz 900 MHz 1800 MHz 1500 MHz 800 MHz 800 MHz 1500 MHz 700 MHz 2100 MHz	KDDI, NTT Docomo, Softbank Softbank NTT Docomo, Softbank KDDI KDDI NTT Docomo NTT Docomo NTT Docomo KDDI, Softbank
Jordan	3	1800 MHz	Orange, Zain
Kazakhstan	3	1800 MHz	Altel
Kenya	3 20	1800 MHz 800 MHz	Safaricom Safaricom
Kiribati	17	700 MHz	Telecom Services Kiribati
Kosovo	1	2100 MHz	Ipco Net, Vala
Kuwait	3 20	1800 MHz 800 MHz	Ooredoo, Viva, Zain Ooredoo
Kyrgyzstan	7	2600 MHz	O!, Saima Telecom
Latvia	3 7	1800 MHz 2600 MHz	LMT, Tele2 LMT
Liechtenstein	3 7	1800 MHz 2600 MHz	Orange Orange
Lithuania	3 7	1800 MHz 2600 MHz	Omnitel Tele2
Luxembourg	3	1800 MHz	Orange, Post, Tango
Madagascar	41	2500 MHz	Blueline
Mauritius	3	1800 MHz	Emtel, MTML, Orange
Macedonia	3 20	1800 MHz 800 MHz	T-Mobile VIP
Malaysia	3 5 7	1800 MHz 850 MHz 2600 MHz	Celcom, Maxis Telekom Celcom, DiGi, Maxis, U Mobile
Maldives	3 7	1800 MHz 2600 MHz	Dhiraagu Dhiraagu, Ooredoo
Malta	3	1800 MHz	Vodafone
Mauritius	3	1800 MHz	Emtel, Orange
Mexico	4	1700/2100 MHz	Movistar, Telcel
Moldova	7 20	2600 MHz 800 MHz	Moldcell, Orange Interdnestrcom
Monaco	7 20	2600 MHz 800 MHz	Monaco Telecom
Montenegro	3 7	1800 MHz 2600 MHz	Telenor, Telekom.me, T-Mobile T-Mobile
Morocco	3 20	1800 MHz 800 MHz	Inwi, Maroc Telecom Maroc Telecom
Namibia	3	1800 MHz	MTC, TN Mobile
Netherlands	1 3 7 8 20	2100 Mhz 1800 MHz 2600 MHz 900 MHz 800 MHz	KPN KPN, T-Mobile, Vodafone KPN, Tele2, T-Mobile, Vodafone, Ziggo T-Mobile KPN, Vodafone, Tele2
New Zealand	3 28	1800 MHz 700 MHz	2degrees, Spark, Vodafone Spark, Vodafone
Nigeria	3 7 8 20 40	1800 MHz 2600 MHz 900 MHz 800 MHz 2300 MHz	Ntel MTN Ntel MTN, Smile Bitflux, Spectranet, SWIFT
North Korea	?	?	Koryolink, Kang Song NET
Norway	3 7 20	1800 MHz 2600 MHz 800 MHz	Telia Sonera, Telenor, Tele2 Telia Sonera, Telenor Telia Sonera, Telenor
Oman	3 40	1800 MHz 2300 MHz	Omantel, Ooredoo Omantel
Pakistan	3	1800 MHz	Warid Telecom, Zong
Panama	2 28	1900 MHz 700 MHz	Claro Claro
Papua New Guinea	17	700 MHz	Digicel
Paraguay	2 4	1900 MHz 1700/2100 MHz	Personal Copaco
Peru	2 4	1900 MHz 1700/2100 MHz	Claro Entel, Movistar
Philippines	1 3 5	2100 MHz 1800 MHz 850 MHz	Smart Communications Globe, Smart Communications Smart Communications
Poland	1 3 7 8 20 38	2100 MHz 1800 MHz 2600 MHz 900 MHz 800 MHz 2600 MHz	Play Aero2, Orange, Polkomtel, T-Mobile Aero2, Orange, Play, Polkomtel, T-Mobile Play Aero2, Sferia Aero2, Polkomtel
Portugal	3 7 20	1800 MHz 2600 MHz 800 MHz	MEO, NOS, Vodafone MEO, NOS, Vodafone MEO, NOS, Vodafone
Puerto Rico	4 13 17 25	1700/2100 MHz 700 MHz 700 MHz 1900 MHz	AT&T, T-Mobile Open Mobile AT&T, Claro Sprint
Quatar	7 20	2600 MHz 800 MHz	Ooredoo, Vodafone Ooredoo, Vodafone
Romania	3 7 20 38	1800 MHz 2600 MHz 800 MHz 2600 MHz	Orange, Telekom, Vodafone Orange Vodafone Digi.Mobil
Russia	3 7 20	1800 MHz 2600 MHz 800 MHz	Tele2 Beeline, MegFon, MTS, Tele2, Yota Beeline, MegFon, MTS, Tele2, Yota
Rwanda	20	800 MHz	kt
Saudi Arabia	1 3 38 40	2100 MHz 1800 MHz 2600 MHz 2300 MHz	Zain Mobily, STC, Zain Mobily, Zain STC
Singapore	3 7 8	1800 MHz 2600 MHz 900 MHz	MobileOne, SingTel, StarHub MobileOne, SingTel, StarHub SingTel
Slowakia	3 7 20	1800 MHz 2600 MHz 800 MHz	O2, Slowak Telekom, SWAN Orange, Slowak Telekom O2, Orange, Slowak Telekom,
Slovenia	3 7 8 20	1800 MHz 2600 MHz 900 MHz 800 MHz	Si.mobile, Telekom Slovenije, Telemach Si.mobile Telekom Slovenije Si.mobile, Telekom Slovenije, Telemach
South Afrika	1 3 40	2100 MHz 1800 MHz 2300 MHz	Cell C MTN, Neotel, Vodacom Telkom
South Korea	1 3 5	2100 MHz 1800 MHz 850 MHz	LG UPlus KT Corporation, LG UPlus, SK Telecom LG UPlus, SK Telecom
Spain	3 7	1800 MHz 2600 MHz	Movistar, Orange, Vodafone, Yoigo COTA (only Murcia region), Movistar, Orange, Vodafone
Sri Lanka	1 3 40	2100 MHz 1800 MHz 2300 MHz	Airtel Dialog, Mobitel Bell4G, Dialog
Sweden	3 7 8 20 38	1800 MHz 2600 MHz 900 MHz 800 MHz 2600 MHz	Comviq, Telenor, Tele2, Telia 3, Comviq, Telenor, Tele2, Telia Comviq, Telenor, Tele2 3, Comviq, Telenor, Tele2, Telia 3
Switzerland	1 3 7 20	2100 MHz 1800 MHz 2600 MHz 800 MHz	Swisscom Salt, Swisscom, Sunrise Swisscom, Sunrise Salt, Swisscom
Taiwan	3 8 28	1800 MHz 900 MHz 700 MHz	Chunghwa, FarEasTone, Taiwan Mobile Chunghwa, Taiwan Star FarEasTone, Taiwan Mobile
Tajikistan	1 3 20	2100 MHz 1800 MHz 800 MHz	Babilon TCELL
Tanzania	20 40	800 MHz 2300 MHz	Smile, Tigo Smart
Thailand	1 3 8	2100 MHz 1800 MHz 900 MHz	DTAC, True Move H AIS, True Move H True Move H
Turks & Caicos Islands	17	700 MHz	Digicel, Lime
Turkey	17	700 MHz	Avea, Turkcell, Vodafone
Uganda	3 7 20	1800 MHz 2600 MHz 800 MHz	Warid MTN Africell, Orange, Smile
United Arab Emirates	3 7 20	1800 MHz 2600 MHz 800 MHz	du, Etisalat Etisalat du
Uruguay	5	850 MHz	Antel, Claro
USA	2 4 5 12 13 17 25 26 30 41 71	1900 MHz 1700/2100 MHz 1700 MHz 700 MHz 700 MHz 700 MHz 1900 MHz 850 MHz 2300 MHz 2500 MHz 600 MHz	AT&T, Cricket, Google, H2O, Lycamobile, T-Mobile, Ting, Verizon AT&T, Cricket, Google, H2O, Lycamobile, T-Mobile, Ting, Verizon U.S. Cellular Google Projet Fi, Lycamobile, T-Mobile, Ting, U.S. Cellular Verizon AT&T, Cricket, H2O Boost Mobile, FreedomPop, Google, Sprint Boost Mobile, FreedomPop, Google, Sprint AT&T, Cricket, H2O Boost Mobile, FreedomPop, Google, Sprint T-Mobile
Uzbekistan	7 13	2600 MHz 700 MHz	Beeline, MTS, UCell MTS, UCell
Vanuatu	40	2300 MHz	WanTok
Venezuela	3 4	1800 MHz 1700/2100 MHz	Digitel Movistar

LTE Downlink

Standard	Category	Downlink (in MBit/s)	Uplink Cat possible	MIMO Antenna Technique
LTE	1	10		no
LTE	2	50		2x2
LTE	3	100	1	2x2
LTE	4	150	5	4x4
LTE	5	300		4x4
LTE Advanced	6	300	5/16	4x4
LTE Advanced	7	300	13/18	4x4
LTE Advanced	8	3.000		8x8
LTE Advanced	9	450	15/16	4x4
LTE Advanced	10	450	13/18	4x4
LTE Advanced Pro	11	600	5/16	4x4
LTE Advanced Pro	12	600	13/15/18/20	4x4
LTE Advanced Pro	13	400	3/5/7/13/16/18	4x4
LTE Advanced Pro	14	4.000	8/17	8x8
LTE Advanced Pro	15	800	3/7/13/16/18	4x4
LTE Advanced Pro	16	1.000	3/5/7/13/15/16/18/20	4x4
LTE Advanced Pro	17	25.000	14/19	8x8
LTE Advanced Pro	18	1.200	7/13/16/18/20	up to 8x8
LTE Advanced Pro	19	1.600	3/5/7/13/15/16/18/20/21	up to 8x8
LTE Advanced Pro	20	2.000	3/7/13/15/16/18/20/21	up to 8x8
LTE Advanced Pro	21	1.400	3/7/13/15/16/18/20	4x4
LTE Advanced Pro	22	2.500	20/21/22/23/24/25/26	?
LTE Advanced Pro	23	2.800	20/21/22/23/24/25/26	?
LTE Advanced Pro	24	3.000	20/22/23/24/25/26	?
LTE Advanced Pro	25	3.300	20/22/23/24/25/26	?
LTE Advanced Pro	26	3.500	?	?

LTE Uplink

Standard	Category	Uplink (in MBit/s)	Downlink Cat possible	MIMO Antenna Technique
LTE	1	?	3	no
LTE	3	51	13/15/16/19/20/21	no
LTE	5	75	4/6/11/13/16/19	no
LTE Advanced	7	102	13/15/16/18/19/20/21
LTE Advanced	8	1.497	14
LTE Advanced Pro	13	150	7/10/12/13/15/16/18/19/20/21
LTE Advanced Pro	14	9.585	17
LTE Advanced Pro	15	226	9/12/16/19/20/21
LTE Advanced Pro	16	105	6/9/11/13/15/16/18/19/20/21
LTE Advanced Pro	17	2.119	14
LTE Advanced Pro	18	211	7/10/12/13/15/16/18/19/20/21
LTE Advanced Pro	19	13.563	17
LTE Advanced Pro	20	316	12/16/18/19/20/21/22/23/24/25
LTE Advanced Pro	21	301	19/20/22/23
LTE Advanced Pro	22	422	22/23/24/25
LTE Advanced Pro	23	527	22/23/24/25
LTE Advanced Pro	24	633	22/23/24/25
LTE Advanced Pro	25	738	22/23/24/25
LTE Advanced Pro	26	844	22/23/24/25

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