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South Korea

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United States

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Netherlands Flag

Netherlands

96.6

Denmark Flag

Denmark

94.8

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Band Name And Frequency
Number Of LTE Bands
Japan Flag
Japan100B1 (2100 MHz) | B3 (1800 MHz +) | B8 (900 MHz) | B11 1500 MHz Lower | B18 (800 MHz Lower) | B19 (800 MHz Upper) | B21 (1500 MHz Upper) | B26 (850 MHz +) | B28 (700 MHz APT) | B41 (TD 2500 MHz) | B42 (TD 3500 MHz)11
South Korea Flag
South Korea99.2B1 (2100 MHz) | B3 (1800 MHz +) | B5 (850 MHz) | B7 (2600 MHz) | B8 (900 MHz)5
United States Flag
United States97.1B2 (1900 MHz PCS) | B4 (1700/2100 MHz AWS 1) | B5 (850 MHz) | B12 (700 MHz ac) | B13 (700 MHz c) | B14 (700 MHz PS) | B17 (700 MHz bc) | B25 (1900 MHz +) | B26 (850 MHz +) | B29 (700 MHz de) | B30 (2300 MHz WCS) | B41 (TD 2500 MHz) | B46 (TD 5900 MHz) | B48 (TD 3600 MHz) | B66 (1700/2100 MHz) | B71 (600 MHz)16
Netherlands Flag
Netherlands96.6B1 (2100 MHz) | B3 (1800 MHz +) | B7 (2600 MHz) | B8 (900 MHz) | B20 (800 MHz DD) | B38 (TD 2600 MHz)6
Denmark Flag
Denmark94.8B3 (1800 MHz +) | B7 (2600 MHz) | B20 (800 MHz DD)3
Switzerland Flag
Switzerland94.6B1 (2100 MHz) | B3 (1800 MHz +) | B7 (2600 MHz) | B20 (800 MHz DD) | B28 (700 MHz APT) | B38 (TD 2600 MHz)6
Taiwan Flag
Taiwan94.5B1 (2100 MHz) | B3 (1800 MHz +) | B7 (2600 MHz) | B8 (900 MHz) | B28 (700 MHz APT)5
Belgium Flag
Belgium94.4B1 (2100 MHz) | B3 (1800 MHz +) | B7 (2600 MHz) | B8 (900 MHz) | B20 (800 MHz DD)5
Singapore Flag
Singapore94.1B3 (1800 MHz +) | B7 (2600 MHz) | B8 (900 MHz) | B38 (TD 2600 MHz) | B40 (TD 2300 MHz)5
Norway Flag
Norway94.1B3 (1800 MHz +) | B7 (2600 MHz) | B20 (800 MHz DD)3
Hong Kong Flag
Hong Kong93.8B3 (1800 MHz +) | B7 (2600 MHz) | B8 (900 MHz) | B40 (TD 2300 MHz)4
Lithuania Flag
Lithuania93.1B1 (2100 MHz) | B3 (1800 MHz +) | B7 (2600 MHz) | B8 (900 MHz) | B28 (700 MHz APT) | B38 (TD 2600 MHz) | B40 (TD 2300 MHz) | B41 (TD 2500 MHz)8
Estonia Flag
Estonia92.9B1 (2100 MHz) | B3 (1800 MHz +) | B7 (2600 MHz) | B20 (800 MHz DD)4
Germany Flag
Germany92.5B1 (2100 MHz) | B3 (1800 MHz +) | B7 (2600 MHz) | B8 (900 MHz) | B20 (800 MHz DD) | B28 (700 MHz APT) | B32 (1500 MHz L-band) | B38 (TD 2600 MHz)8
Finland Flag
Finland92.5B3 (1800 MHz +) | B7 (2600 MHz) | B20 (800 MHz DD)3
Cyprus Flag
Cyprus92.1B3 (1800 MHz +)1
Canada Flag
Canada91.9B2 (1900 MHz PCS) | B4 (1700/2100 MHz AWS 1) | B5 (850 MHz) | B7 (2600 MHz) | B12 (700 MHz ac) | B13 (700 MHz c) | B17 (700 MHz bc) | B25 (1900 MHz +) | B26 (850 MHz +) | B29 (700 MHz de) | B38 (TD 2600 MHz) | B46 (TD 5900 MHz) | B66 (1700/2100 MHz) | B71 (600 MHz)14
Czechia Flag
Czechia91.9B1 (2100 MHz) | B3 (1800 MHz +) | B7 (2600 MHz) | B8 (900 MHz) | B20 (800 MHz DD)5
Qatar Flag
Qatar91.9B3 (1800 MHz +) | B3 (1800 MHz +) | B7 (2600 MHz) | B20 (800 MHz DD)4
United Arab Emirates Flag
United Arab Emirates91.5B1 (2100 MHz) | B3 (1800 MHz +) | B7 (2600 MHz) | B20 (800 MHz DD)4
United Kingdom Flag
United Kingdom91.3B1 (2100 MHz) | B3 (1800 MHz +) | B7 (2600 MHz) | B8 (900 MHz) | B20 (800 MHz DD) | B28 (700 MHz APT) | B32 (1500 MHz L-band) | B38 (TD 2600 MHz)8
Italy Flag
Italy90.1B1 (2100 MHz) | B3 (1800 MHz +) | B7 (2600 MHz) | B8 (900 MHz) | B20 (800 MHz DD) | B28 (700 MHz APT) | B32 (1500 MHz L-band) | B38 (TD 2600 MHz)8
Sweden Flag
Sweden90.1B1 (2100 MHz) | B3 (1800 MHz +) | B7 (2600 MHz) | B8 (900 MHz) | B20 (800 MHz DD) | B28 (700 MHz APT) | B38 (TD 2600 MHz)7
Hungary Flag
Hungary90B3 (1800 MHz +) | B7 (2600 MHz) | B20 (800 MHz DD) | B28 (700 MHz APT) | B42 (TD 3500 MHz)5
Puerto Rico Flag
Puerto Rico89.8B4 (1700/2100 MHz AWS 1) | B13 (700 MHz c) | B17 (700 MHz bc) | B25 (1900 MHz +) | B66 (1700/2100 MHz) | B71 (600 MHz)6
Bahrain Flag
Bahrain89.5B1 (2100 MHz) | B3 (1800 MHz +) | B20 (800 MHz DD) | B41 (TD 2500 MHz)4
France Flag
France89.1B1 (2100 MHz) | B3 (1800 MHz +) | B7 (2600 MHz) | B20 (800 MHz DD) | B28 (700 MHz APT)5
Poland Flag
Poland89.1B1 (2100 MHz) | B3 (1800 MHz +) | B7 (2600 MHz) | B8 (900 MHz) | B20 (800 MHz DD) | B34 (TD 2000 MHz) | B38 (TD 2600 MHz)7
Slovakia Flag
Slovakia88.9B3 (1800 MHz +) | B7 (2600 MHz) | B20 (800 MHz DD)3
Austria Flag
Austria88.8B1 (2100 MHz) | B3 (1800 MHz +) | B7 (2600 MHz) | B8 (900 MHz) | B20 (800 MHz DD) | B28 (700 MHz APT) | B38 (TD 2600 MHz)7
Australia Flag
Australia88.5B1 (2100 MHz) | B3 (1800 MHz +) | B5 (850 MHz) | B7 (2600 MHz) | B8 (900 MHz) | B26 (850 MHz +) | B28 (700 MHz APT) | B40 (TD 2300 MHz)8
Latvia Flag
Latvia88.4B3 (1800 MHz +) | B7 (2600 MHz) | B20 (800 MHz DD)3
Slovenia Flag
Slovenia88B8 (900 MHz) | B20 (800 MHz DD)2
Portugal Flag
Portugal87.2B1 (2100 MHz) | B3 (1800 MHz +) | B7 (2600 MHz) | B8 (900 MHz) | B20 (800 MHz DD) | B38 (TD 2600 MHz)6
Kyrgyzstan Flag
Kyrgyzstan87.2B1 (2100 MHz) | B3 (1800 MHz +) | B7 (2600 MHz) | B20 (800 MHz DD)4
Greece Flag
Greece86.9B1 (2100 MHz) | B3 (1800 MHz +) | B7 (2600 MHz) | B20 (800 MHz DD) | B28 (700 MHz APT)5
Romania Flag
Romania86.6B1 (2100 MHz) | B3 (1800 MHz +) | B7 (2600 MHz) | B8 (900 MHz) | B20 (800 MHz DD) | B38 (TD 2600 MHz)6
Bulgaria Flag
Bulgaria86B3 (1800 MHz +)1
North Macedonia Flag
North Macedonia86
Iceland Flag
Iceland86B3 (1800 MHz +) | B7 (2600 MHz) | B20 (800 MHz DD)3
Croatia Flag
Croatia85.4B1 (2100 MHz) | B3 (1800 MHz +) | B7 (2600 MHz) | B20 (800 MHz DD)4
Spain Flag
Spain84.6B1 (2100 MHz) | B3 (1800 MHz +) | B7 (2600 MHz) | B8 (900 MHz) | B20 (800 MHz DD) | B28 (700 MHz APT) | B38 (TD 2600 MHz)7
Serbia Flag
Serbia84.3B3 (1800 MHz +)1
Georgia Flag
Georgia83.4B3 (1800 MHz +) | B20 (800 MHz DD)2
Thailand Flag
Thailand83.3B1 (2100 MHz) | B3 (1800 MHz +) | B8 (900 MHz) | B40 (TD 2300 MHz) | B41 (TD 2500 MHz)5
South Africa Flag
South Africa83.1B1 (2100 MHz) | B3 (1800 MHz +) | B38 (TD 2600 MHz) | B40 (TD 2300 MHz)4
Luxembourg Flag
Luxembourg82.7B3 (1800 MHz +)1
China Flag
China82.5B1 (2100 MHz) | B3 (1800 MHz +) | B5 (850 MHz) | B8 (900 MHz) | B34 (TD 2000 MHz) | B39 (TD 1900 MHz +) | B40 (TD 2300 MHz) | B41 (TD 2500 MHz)8
Cambodia Flag
Cambodia81.8B3 (1800 MHz +) | B5 (850 MHz)2
Israel Flag
Israel81.8B1 (2100 MHz) | B3 (1800 MHz +) | B5 (850 MHz) | B7 (2600 MHz) | B28 (700 MHz APT) | B32 (1500 MHz L-band)6
Malaysia Flag
Malaysia81.7B1 (2100 MHz) | B3 (1800 MHz +) | B7 (2600 MHz) | B8 (900 MHz) | B28 (700 MHz APT)5
New Zealand Flag
New Zealand81B1 (2100 MHz) | B3 (1800 MHz +) | B7 (2600 MHz) | B8 (900 MHz) | B28 (700 MHz APT) | B40 (TD 2300 MHz)6
Vietnam Flag
Vietnam80.7B3 (1800 MHz +)1
India Flag
India80.6B1 (2100 MHz) | B3 (1800 MHz +) | B5 (850 MHz) | B8 (900 MHz) | B28 (700 MHz APT) | B40 (TD 2300 MHz) | B41 (TD 2500 MHz)7
Philippines Flag
Philippines80.5B1 (2100 MHz) | B3 (1800 MHz +) | B5 (850 MHz) | B7 (2600 MHz) | B28 (700 MHz APT) | B34 (TD 2000 MHz) | B40 (TD 2300 MHz) | B41 (TD 2500 MHz)8
Morocco Flag
Morocco79.7B3 (1800 MHz +) | B7 (2600 MHz) | B20 (800 MHz DD) | B38 (TD 2600 MHz)4
Albania Flag
Albania79.4B3 (1800 MHz +) | B7 (2600 MHz)2
Turkey Flag
Turkey79.3B1 (2100 MHz) | B3 (1800 MHz +) | B7 (2600 MHz) | B8 (900 MHz) | B20 (800 MHz DD) | B38 (TD 2600 MHz)6
Lebanon Flag
Lebanon79.3B3 (1800 MHz +) | B20 (800 MHz DD)2
Saudi Arabia Flag
Saudi Arabia79.2B1 (2100 MHz) | B3 (1800 MHz +) | B8 (900 MHz) | B20 (800 MHz DD) | B38 (TD 2600 MHz) | B40 (TD 2300 MHz) | B41 (TD 2500 MHz)7
Russia Flag
Russia79.1B1 (2100 MHz) | B3 (1800 MHz +) | B7 (2600 MHz) | B8 (900 MHz) | B20 (800 MHz DD) | B34 (TD 2000 MHz) | B38 (TD 2600 MHz) | B40 (TD 2300 MHz) | B41 (TD 2500 MHz)9
Dominican Republic Flag
Dominican Republic78.4B2 (1900 MHz PCS) | B3 (1800 MHz +) | B4 (1700/2100 MHz AWS 1)3
Sri Lanka Flag
Sri Lanka77.8B1 (2100 MHz) | B3 (1800 MHz +) | B5 (850 MHz) | B7 (2600 MHz) | B8 (900 MHz) | B40 (TD 2300 MHz) | B41 (TD 2500 MHz)7
Indonesia Flag
Indonesia77.6B3 (1800 MHz +) | B5 (850 MHz) | B8 (900 MHz) | B40 (TD 2300 MHz)4
Myanmar Flag
Myanmar76.9B1 (2100 MHz) | B3 (1800 MHz +) | B8 (900 MHz)3
Oman Flag
Oman76.9B3 (1800 MHz +) | B40 (TD 2300 MHz)2
Ireland Flag
Ireland76.9B1 (2100 MHz) | B3 (1800 MHz +) | B7 (2600 MHz) | B20 (800 MHz DD) | B28 (700 MHz APT)5
Guatemala Flag
Guatemala76.7B2 (1900 MHz PCS) | B5 (850 MHz) | B7 (2600 MHz) | B8 (900 MHz) | B28 (700 MHz APT)5
Pakistan Flag
Pakistan75.9B1 (2100 MHz) | B3 (1800 MHz + | )B5 (850 MHz)3
Azerbaijan Flag
Azerbaijan75.7B3 (1800 MHz +)1
Argentina Flag
Argentina74.9B1 (2100 MHz) | B2 (1900 MHz PCS) | B4 (1700/2100 MHz AWS 1) | B7 (2600 MHz) | B26 (850 MHz +) | B28 (700 MHz APT)6
Egypt Flag
Egypt74.1B3 (1800 MHz +)1
Mexico Flag
Mexico73B2 (1900 MHz PCS) | B4 (1700/2100 MHz AWS 1) | B7 (2600 MHz) | B28 (700 MHz APT) | B38 (TD 2600 MHz) | B66 (1700/2100 MHz)6
Panama Flag
Panama73B2 (1900 MHz PCS) | B28 (700 MHz APT)2
Peru Flag
Peru72.5B2 (1900 MHz PCS) | B4 (1700/2100 MHz AWS 1) | B7 (2600 MHz) | B8 (900 MHz) | B28 (700 MHz APT) | B38 (TD 2600 MHz) | B40 (TD 2300 MHz) | B66 (1700/2100 MHz)8
Kuwait Flag
Kuwait71.8B3 (1800 MHz +) | B7 (2600 MHz) | B20 (800 MHz DD)3
El Salvador Flag
El Salvador71.3B2 (1900 MHz PCS) | B5 (850 MHz) | B8 (900 MHz)3
Kazakhstan Flag
Kazakhstan71B1 (2100 MHz) | B3 (1800 MHz +) | B20 (800 MHz DD) | B40 (TD 2300 MHz)4
Jordan Flag
Jordan71B3 (1800 MHz +)1
Chile Flag
Chile70.5B2 (1900 MHz PCS) | B4 (1700/2100 MHz AWS 1) | B5 (850 MHz) | B7 (2600 MHz) | B28 (700 MHz APT) | B38 (TD 2600 MHz) | B66 (1700/2100 MHz)7
Tunisia Flag
Tunisia70.4
Uruguay Flag
Uruguay70.4B2 (1900 MHz PCS) | B4 (1700/2100 MHz AWS 1)2
Uzbekistan Flag
Uzbekistan69.8B7 (2600 MHz)1
Honduras Flag
Honduras69.5B4 (1700/2100 MHz AWS 1) | B5 (850 MHz)2
Costa Rica Flag
Costa Rica69.5B3 (1800 MHz +) | B7 (2600 MHz)2
Moldova Flag
Moldova68.4B3 (1800 MHz +) | B7 (2600 MHz) | B20 (800 MHz DD)3
Paraguay Flag
Paraguay67.9B2 (1900 MHz PCS) | B4 (1700/2100 MHz AWS 1) | B28 (700 MHz APT)3
Brazil Flag
Brazil67.5B1 (2100 MHz) | B3 (1800 MHz +) | B5 (850 MHz) | B7 (2600 MHz) | B28 (700 MHz APT) | B40 (TD 2300 MHz)6
Jamaica Flag
Jamaica67.5B5 (850 MHz)1
Ukraine Flag
Ukraine67.3B1 (2100 MHz) | B3 (1800 MHz +) | B7 (2600 MHz) | B8 (900 MHz) | B20 (800 MHz DD) | B38 (TD 2600 MHz) | B40 (TD 2300 MHz)7
Mongolia Flag
Mongolia67.1
Bangladesh Flag
Bangladesh66.7B1 (2100 MHz) | B3 (1800 MHz +) | B8 (900 MHz)3
Kenya Flag
Kenya65.9B3 (1800 MHz +) | B20 (800 MHz DD) | B28 (700 MHz APT)3
Zambia Flag
Zambia64.7B3 (1800 MHz +)1
Nicaragua Flag
Nicaragua64.2B4 (1700/2100 MHz AWS 1)1
Iraq Flag
Iraq63.3B3 (1800 MHz +)1
Colombia Flag
Colombia63.1B2 (1900 MHz PCS) | B4 (1700/2100 MHz AWS 1) | B5 (850 MHz) | B7 (2600 MHz) | B28 (700 MHz APT)5
Nigeria Flag
Nigeria62.6B3 (1800 MHz +) | B7 (2600 MHz) | B28 (700 MHz APT)3
Nepal Flag
Nepal61B3 (1800 MHz +) | B8 (900 MHz) | B20 (800 MHz DD)3
Algeria Flag
Algeria58.4B1 (2100 MHz) | B2 (1900 MHz PCS) | B3 (1800 MHz +) | B7 (2600 MHz) | B8 (900 MHz) | B40 (TD 2300 MHz)6
Bolivia Flag
Bolivia58.4B2 (1900 MHz PCS) | B4 (1700/2100 MHz AWS 1) | B12 (700 MHz ac) | B13 (700 MHz c) | B17 (700 MHz bc) | B28 (700 MHz APT) | B44 (TD 700 MHz)7
Ecuador Flag
Ecuador57.7B2 (1900 MHz PCS) | B4 (1700/2100 MHz AWS 1)2
Ghana Flag
Ghana56.8B1 (2100 MHz) | B7 (2600 MHz) | B20 (800 MHz DD)3
Ivory Coast Flag
Ivory Coast55B20 (800 MHz DD)1
Senegal Flag
Senegal54.4
Belarus Flag
Belarus48B3 (1800 MHz +) | B7 (2600 MHz) | B20 (800 MHz DD)3
Ethiopia Flag
EthiopiaB3 (1800 MHz +)1
Iran Flag
IranB3 (1800 MHz +) | B7 (2600 MHz) | B42 (TD 3500 MHz)3
Tanzania Flag
TanzaniaB20 (800 MHz DD)1
Sudan Flag
SudanB1 (2100 MHz)1
Uganda Flag
UgandaB3 (1800 MHz +) | B7 (2600 MHz) | B20 (800 MHz DD)3
Afghanistan Flag
AfghanistanB1 (2100 MHz) | B3 (1800 MHz +)2
Angola Flag
AngolaB3 (1800 MHz +)1
Madagascar Flag
MadagascarB3 (1800 MHz +)1
Venezuela Flag
VenezuelaB3 (1800 MHz +) | B4 (1700/2100 MHz AWS 1)2
Mali Flag
MaliB3 (1800 MHz +) | B20 (800 MHz DD)2
Zimbabwe Flag
ZimbabweB3 (1800 MHz +)1
Guinea Flag
GuineaB3 (1800 MHz +)1
Burundi Flag
BurundiB3 (1800 MHz +)1
Cuba Flag
CubaB3 (1800 MHz +)1
Tajikistan Flag
TajikistanB1 (2100 MHz) | B3 (1800 MHz +) | B20 (800 MHz DD)3
Papua New Guinea Flag
Papua New GuineaB28 (700 MHz APT)1
Togo Flag
TogoB3 (1800 MHz +) | B7 (2600 MHz) | B20 (800 MHz DD) | B66 (1700/2100 MHz)4
Laos Flag
LaosB3 (1800 MHz +)1
Turkmenistan Flag
TurkmenistanB7 (2600 MHz)1
Namibia Flag
NamibiaB3 (1800 MHz +)1
Armenia Flag
ArmeniaB3 (1800 MHz +) | B7 (2600 MHz) | B8 (900 MHz) | B20 (800 MHz DD)4
Lesotho Flag
LesothoB20 (800 MHz DD)1
Trinidad and Tobago Flag
Trinidad and TobagoB2 (1900 MHz PCS) | B4 (1700/2100 MHz AWS 1) | B7 (2600 MHz) | B28 (700 MHz APT)4
Mauritius Flag
MauritiusB3 (1800 MHz +)1
Fiji Flag
FijiB3 (1800 MHz +) | B20 (800 MHz DD)2
Bhutan Flag
BhutanB3 (1800 MHz +)1
Macau Flag
MacauB3 (1800 MHz +) | B8 (900 MHz) | B40 (TD 2300 MHz)3
Montenegro Flag
MontenegroB1 (2100 MHz) | B3 (1800 MHz +) | B7 (2600 MHz) | B8 (900 MHz) | B20 (800 MHz DD)5
Malta Flag
MaltaB3 (1800 MHz +) | B20 (800 MHz DD)2
Maldives Flag
MaldivesB3 (1800 MHz +) | B7 (2600 MHz) | B28 (700 MHz APT)3
Brunei Flag
BruneiB1 (2100 MHz) | B3 (1800 MHz +) | B20 (800 MHz DD)3
Belize Flag
BelizeB2 (1900 MHz PCS) | B5 (850 MHz) | B13 (700 MHz c) | B17 (700 MHz bc)4
Bahamas Flag
BahamasB4 (1700/2100 MHz AWS 1) | B13 (700 MHz c) | B17 (700 MHz bc)3
Vanuatu Flag
VanuatuB40 (TD 2300 MHz)1
French Polynesia Flag
French PolynesiaB7 (2600 MHz) | B10 (AWS 1+3) | B20 (800 MHz DD)3
Guam Flag
GuamB2 (1900 MHz PCS) | B4 (1700/2100 MHz AWS 1) | B12 (700 MHz ac) | B17 (700 MHz bc)4
Kiribati Flag
KiribatiB12 (700 MHz ac)1
Seychelles Flag
SeychellesB20 (800 MHz DD)1
Aruba Flag
ArubaB3 (1800 MHz +)1
Jersey Flag
JerseyB3 (1800 MHz +) | B7 (2600 MHz) | B20 (800 MHz DD)3
United States Virgin Islands Flag
United States Virgin IslandsB4 (1700/2100 MHz AWS 1)1
Isle of Man Flag
Isle of ManB3 (1800 MHz +) | B20 (800 MHz DD)2
Andorra Flag
AndorraB3 (1800 MHz +) | B20 (800 MHz DD)2
Cayman Islands Flag
Cayman IslandsB3 (1800 MHz +) | B17 (700 MHz bc)2
Dominica Flag
DominicaB4 (1700/2100 MHz AWS 1) | B17 (700 MHz bc)2
Bermuda Flag
BermudaB12 (700 MHz ac) | B13 (700 MHz c) | B17 (700 MHz bc)3
Guernsey Flag
GuernseyB3 (1800 MHz +) | B7 (2600 MHz) | B20 (800 MHz DD)3
Greenland Flag
GreenlandB20 (800 MHz DD)1
Turks and Caicos Islands Flag
Turks and Caicos IslandsB17 (700 MHz bc)1
Northern Mariana Islands Flag
Northern Mariana IslandsB12 (700 MHz ac)1
Liechtenstein Flag
LiechtensteinB20 (800 MHz DD)1
Gibraltar Flag
GibraltarB7 (2600 MHz) | B20 (800 MHz DD)2
Monaco Flag
MonacoB7 (2600 MHz) | B20 (800 MHz DD)2
San Marino Flag
San MarinoB3 (1800 MHz +) | B3 (1800 MHz +) | B7 (2600 MHz) | B20 (800 MHz DD)4

Long-Term Evolution, or LTE, is a standard for wireless broadband commutations for mobile devices. LTE is sometimes referred to as 4G LTE. LTE is a registered trademark owned by the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI). When developing LTE, the goal was to increase the capacity and speed of wireless data networks by using new data signal processing techniques. Additionally, they wanted to redesign and simplify the network architecture with reduced times between stimulation and response compared to 3G.

History

NTT Docomo of Japan proposed LTE as the international standard in 2004. In 2006, Siemens Networks (Nokia Networks today) show the first live emulation of an LTE network to investors and the media. The next year, Ericcson demonstrated LTE rates up to 144 megabits per second and NTT Docomo demonstrated data rates of 200 megabits per second with power levels below 100 megawatts. In 2008, LTE testing equipment began shipping from vendors. At the 2008 Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, Ericcson demonstrated the first end-to-end LTE call on handheld devices. Motorola demonstrated at the MWC how LTE can acerbate the delivery of person media with HD video streaming, online gaming, and more. In August 2009, Telefónica selected the first six countries to field-test LTE in the succeeding months: Spain, the United Kingdom, Germany, Czechia, Brazil, and Argentina. Countries and carriers gradually began adopting LTE in the following years.

LTE Around the World

The international standard for LTE is loosely defined, making its speed hard to nail down. LTE download speeds can vary from 3G’s 20 Mbps to 4G’s 100 Mbps. Different countries have different LTE frequencies and bands, so only multi-band phones can use LTE in all countries where LTE is supported. LTE bands are linked to frequencies and represent blocks of sequential LTE frequency rages. The ten countries with the highest penetration of LTE are:

  1. South Korea - 97.5%
  2. Japan - 96.3%
  3. Norway - 95.5%
  4. Hong Kong - 94.1%
  5. United States - 93.0%
  6. Netherlands - 92.8%
  7. Taiwan - 92.8%
  8. Hungary - 91.4%
  9. Sweden - 91.1%
  10. India - 90.9%

Sources

  1. Major Nuclear Reactor Incidents - Atomic Archive
  2. Nuclear and radiation accidents and incidents - Wiki
  3. Nuclear power accidents by country - Wiki