4G LTE B4 (FD 1700)
Band 4 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.
4G LTE Band 4 is defined as for use as follows:
| Frequency Range: | 1710 – 1755 UL / 2110 – 2155 DL |
| Width of Band: | 60MHz |
| Channel Plan | FDD (Frequency Division Duplex) |
Available 4G LTE Hardware for Band 4:
4G LTE Base Station hardware
4G UE (User equipment) Terminals
(Please enquire for availability of specific devices supported for this band)
Countries using Band 4:
Countries that currently operate LTE networks in this band include:
Americas – Caribbean
 Antigua and Barbuda |
FLOW | 1700 | 4 | Nov 2014 | [190][191] | ||||
 Bahamas |
Aliv | 1700 | 4 | Nov 2016 (?) | 15 MHz [198][199] | ||||
 Dominican Republic |
Claro | 1700 | 4 | Jul 2014 | Jul 2017 | 40 MHz [223][224][225][226] 4×4 MIMO CA[G 1] of 40 MHz (CA_4A_4A). |
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 Jamaica |
FLOW | 1700 | 4 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2016 | 20 MHz [236][237] Available in the cities of Kingston and Montego Bay and the towns of Spanish Town, Portmore, Ocho Rios and Mandeville. |
Latin America
 Argentina |
Claro | 1700 | 4 | Jun 2015 | 10 MHz [5][193][254] | |||||
| Argentina |
Movistar | 1700 | 4 | Dec 2014 | Oct 2017 (via CA) |
10 MHz [193][256][255] CA[G 1] of 20 MHz (CA_4A_28A). |
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| Argentina |
Personal | 1700 | 4 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2016 | 15 MHz [193][258][257] CA[G 1] of 25 MHz (CA_4A_28A). |
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 Chile |
WOM | 1700 | 4 | Nov 2015 | 20 MHz in use [193][303][304] 10 MHz remain for UMTS services. |
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 Colombia |
Avantel | 1700 | 4 | Aug 2014 | N/A | 15 MHz [193][305] | ||||
| Colombia |
Movistar | 1700 | 4 | Sep 2016 | Dec 2013 | N/A | 15 MHz [193][310][311] | |||
| Colombia |
Tigo / ETB | 1700 | 4 | Dec 2013 | N/A | 15 MHz [193][311][312] | ||||
 Ecuador |
Claro | 1700 | 4 | Jul 2015 | 20 MHz [319][320] | |||||
| Ecuador |
CNT Mobile | 1700 | 4 | Dec 2013 | 20 MHz [5][193][321][322] | |||||
 Honduras |
Claro | 1700 | 4 | Mar 2015 | [330] | |||||
| Honduras |
Tigo | 1700 | 4 | Dec 2014 | [331] | |||||
 Mexico |
AT&T | 1700 | 4 | Oct 2014 | 10 MHz [193][334][335] 5 MHz remain for UMTS services. |
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| Mexico |
Telcel | 1700 | 4 | Nov 2012 | 10-15 MHz [193][336] | |||||
 Nicaragua |
Claro | 1700 | 4 | Oct 2015 | [337] | |||||
 Paraguay |
Claro | 1700 | 4 | Apr 2016 | 15 MHz [193][344] | |||||
| Paraguay |
Tigo | 1700 | 4 | Apr 2016 | 15 MHz [193][347] | |||||
| Paraguay |
VOX | 1700 | 4 | Dec 2012 | 15 MHz [193][348][349] | |||||
 Peru |
Movistar | 1700 | 4 | Jan 2014 | (?) | Jul 2016 | 20 MHz [193][354][355][356][357][358] CA[G 1] of 35 MHz (CA_7A_28A). |
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| Peru |
Entel | 1700 | 4 | Oct 2014 | 20 MHz [193][355][359][360][361] | |||||
 Uruguay |
ANTEL | 1700 | 4 | Dec 2011 | (?) | Dec 2017 | Dec 2017 | 20 MHz [193][362][363] 256 QAM CA[G 1] of 50 MHz (CA_4A_(?)A_28A). |
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| Uruguay |
Claro | 1700 | 4 | Feb 2014 | 10 MHz [193][364][365] | |||||
 Venezuela |
Movilnet | 1700 | 4 | Jan 2017 | [371] |
USA, US Territories, Canada & Bolivia (FCC band plan)
 Bolivia |
Viva | 1700 | 4 | Jul 2015 | 15 MHz [193][379] | |||||
 Canada |
Bell | 1700 | 4 | Sep 2011 | Jun 2015 | Jun 2015 | 2016 (?) | Apr 2017 Feb 2018 (Cat 16) |
10 or 20 MHz in use [5][388][389][390][391][384][385][392][386][387] 4×4 MIMO, 256 QAM CA[G 1] of 30 MHz (CA_2A_4A).[CA 3][CA 4] CA[G 1] of 30 MHz (CA_4A_7A).[CB 1] 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] |
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| Canada |
Eastlink | 1700 | 4 | Feb 2013 | 20 MHz [388][395][396] License in NL, NS, PE, NB & Northern ON. |
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| Canada |
Freedom | 1700 | 4 | Nov 2016 | Nov 2016 | Nov 2016 | 15 MHz in use [388][397][398] 4×4 MIMO 5 MHz remain for UMTS services. Available in Eastern ON. |
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| Canada |
Rogers | 1700 | 4 | Mar 2015 | Jul 2011 | Oct 2014 (via CA) |
Jan 2015 | 20 MHz in use [5][141][388][405][406][401][407][402][403][408] CA[G 1] of 20 MHz (CA_4A_12A). (Cat.4) CA[G 1] of 40 MHz (CA_4A_7A). |
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| Canada |
SaskTel | 1700 | 4 | Jan 2013 | 20 MHz in use [388][411][412] Available in SK. |
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| Canada |
Telus | 1700 | 4 | Apr 2016 | Feb 2012 | (?) | (?) | (?) | Jul 2017 | 20 MHz [5][415][416][417][418] 4×4 MIMO, 256 QAM CA[G 1] of 50 MHz (CA_4A_7A_29A). |
| Canada |
Vidéotron | 1700 | 4 | Nov 2017 | Sep 2014 | Sep 2014 | 20 MHz [388][420][421] Available in QC & Eastern ON. |
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 American Samoa |
BlueSky | 1700 | 4 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2017 (via CA) |
10 MHz [424] | ||||
 Guam |
GTA | 1700 c | 4 | Oct 2013 | 5 MHz [5][425] [EA #173][B 1][426] (Pulse Mobile LLC) |
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 Puerto Rico |
AT&T | 1700 d e | 4 | May 2014 | Nov 2011 | 10 MHz [437] [442][439] [REAG #10][B 2][B 3][426] |
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| Puerto Rico |
Claro (PRTC) |
1700 b | 4 | Nov 2016 | Nov 2016 (via CA) |
10 MHz [443] [EA #174][B 4][446] CA[G 1] of 15 MHz (CA_4A_17A). (Cat.4) |
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| Puerto Rico |
T-Mobile | 1700 f | 4 | May 2014 | Jul 2013 | 10 MHz [437] [453][454][455][456][457][458] 4×4 MIMO, 256 QAM LTE-U 80 MHz (Jun 2017) [REAG #10][B 5][426] |
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 United States |
AlaskaComm/ GCI | 1700 | 4 | Oct 2012 | [5][460][461] Alaska Wireless Network (AWN)[462] |
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| United States |
AT&T | 1700 | 4 | May 2014 | Sep 2011 | Mar 2014 (via CA) |
5-10 MHz [141][437] [463][464][439] [depends on CMA/EA/REAG-Region][426] Block A (10 MHz) [depends on CMA/EA-Region][B 6][426] Block B (10 MHz) [depends on CMA/EA-Region][B 4] Block C (5 MHz) [depends on CMA/EA-Region][B 1] Block D (5 MHz) [REAG #3, 5, 7][B 2] Block E (5 MHz) [REAG #5, 6, 7][B 3] CA[G 1] of 15 MHz (CA_4A_17A). (Cat.4) |
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| United States |
Big River Broadband | 1700 a | 4 | Aug 2012 | 15 MHz [5][474] FWB[D 1] [CMA #516, 521][B 6][426] |
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| United States |
Bug Tussel Wireless | 1700 | 4 | Apr 2017 (?) | 10 MHz [480] | |||||
| United States |
C Spire | 1700 a b c | 4 | Sep 2012 | 15 MHz [483][484][485] Block A [CMA #46, 127, 139, 246, 265, 369, 651][B 6][426] Block B [EA #39][B 6][426] Block C [EA #74, 77, 78, 80][B 6][426] |
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| United States |
ClearTalk | 1700 | 4 | Nov 2013 | [5][486] (Flat Wireless, LLC) NetAmerica Alliance Member[476] |
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| United States |
iWireless | 1700 a | 4 | Dec 2015 | 10 MHz [489][490][491] [CMA #98, 195, 201, 286, 296, 416, 417, 422][A 1][428] (Iowa Telecommunications Services Inc.) (CMA #412, 413, 414, 416, 418, 421, 423, 426) |
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| United States |
Mosaic Telecom | 1700 a | 4 | Jul 2011 | [5][494] [CMA #708][B 6][426] |
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| United States |
Space Data Corporation | 1700 a | 4 | Oct 2012 | [499] [CMA #315][B 6][426] LTE over satellite backhaul in Atqasuk (AK).[500] |
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| United States |
T-Mobile | 1700 | 4 | May 2014 | Mar 2013 | Oct 2014 (via CA) |
(?) | (?) | Sep 2016 | [141][437] [453][454][455][456][511][457][513][522][523][524] 4×4 MIMO, 256 QAM LTE-U 80 MHz (Jun 2017) Block A (10 MHz) [depends on CMA][B 6] Block B (10 MHz) [depends on EA][B 4] Block C (5 MHz) [depends on EA][B 1] Block D (5 MHz) [REAG #1, 2, 4, 6][B 2] Block E (5 MHz) [REAG #1 to 4, 8][B 3][525][526] Block F (10 MHz) [REAG #5, 6, 8][B 5][426] 15 MHz carriers in some markets 20 MHz carriers in some markets CA[G 1] of 15 MHz (CA_4A_4A). 10+5 CA[G 1] of 20 MHz (CA_4A_4A). 10+10 CA[G 1] of 30 MHz (CA_2A_4A_12A). (in Trial) |
| United States |
Verizon | 1700 | 4 | Sep 2014 | Oct 2013 | May 2014 (via CA) |
Aug 2016 | 5 or 10 MHz in use [141][532] [539][534][535] [536][537][540] [454] Block A (10 MHz) [depends on CMA][B 6] Block B (10 MHz) [depends on EA][B 4] Block C (5 MHz) [depends on EA][B 1] Block D (5 MHz) [REAG #8][B 2] Block F (10 MHz) [REAG #1 to 4][B 2][426] CA[G 1] of 20 MHz (CA_4A_13A). 10+10 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 |
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| United States |
VTel Wireless | 1700 | 4 | Jul 2014 | [5] | |||||
 U.S. Virgin Islands |
AT&T | 1700 d e | 4 | May 2014 | Jul 2013 | 10 MHz [5][141][437] [546][439] [REAG #10][B 2][B 3][426] |
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
For a complete list of E-UTRA operating bands for LTE please Click Here
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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