700 & 800 MHz Ecosystem Evolution

May 2017

M obile network operators in all

regions of the world are experiencing
unprecedented demand for their
There were 7.6 billion mobile subscriptions
worldwide by end 2016 (source: Ovum),
representing year-on-year growth of 313
services, ranging from traditional voice million. By the end of 2021 the number of
communications to mobile broadband to subscriptions is currently estimated to be
delivery of a plethora of fast-developing around 8.9 billion.
digitally-enabled services, especially
Building on the earlier global successes
video. Consumers demand wider choice;
of GSM followed by 3G/WCMDA-HSPA
enterprises rely increasingly on mobility
systems, LTE is the fastest developing mobile
for business success; efficiencies and
system technology ever. Forecasts for LTE
growth are paramount, and investors seek
subscriptions have been regularly raised. LTE
acceptable returns on their investments.
and its evolutions, LTE-Advanced and
Additionally, regulatory policies are focusing
LTE-Advanced Pro technologies now connect
on widening competitive choice in the market
more than 1 in 4 mobile users globally and by
to create the best conditions for societal and
2021, LTE is expected to represent over 50%
productivity gains.

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of all mobile subscriptions. Demand for radio
spectrum has never been greater in order to
support the forecast growth, new use cases
for mobility and cellular-based technologies,
expansion to new market segments including
the Internet of Things (IoT), support of new
cases vs. many unique requirements for new
vertical industry segments, and continuous
technological innovations.
LTE has been deployed
in 24 different Frequency
Bands
in 202 Countries
3GPP has standardised LTE systems for
deployments in various bandwidths and
in around 50 frequency bands to meet
a vast range of market needs. Decisions
about which bands may be used are
typically determined by national and
regional requirements. According to GSAs
research, LTE networks have been deployed
in 24 different frequency bands to date,
predominantly in the FDD mode using paired
spectrum. Additionally, a growing number
of systems have deployed LTE TDD (TD-LTE)
systems in unpaired spectrum.
The most commonly
deployed bands in live
LTE networks are
bands 3, 7 and 20
In view of the actual and forecast traffic
growth, no single mobile spectrum band
can be expected to provide all the demands
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predicted. Consequently combining spectrum
allocations from different bands utilising
LTE-Advanced technology is increasingly
commonplace. Several operators use 2
or more bands (standalone or combined
using carrier aggregation) to deliver mobile
broadband services, and some use FDD and
TDD configurations in their networks.
Over 4 in 5 commercially launched LTE
operators (81%) use 700 MHz, 800 MHz,
1800 MHz or 2600 MHz spectrum in their LTE
networks.
The bands most commonly deployed in live
LTE networks are:
1800 MHz (band 3)
800 MHz (band 20)
2600 MHz (band 7)
However, 700M MHz band 28 (APT700
FDD band configuration) is the fastest
developing sub 1GHz band for LTE network
deployments.
Band 20 and band 28 are
excellent for wide area
coverage of LTE and also
5G
This paper focuses in particular on
developments in two specific and critical
spectrum bands. These are 800 MHz band
20 and 700 MHz band 28. Both bands are
excellent for wide area coverage in regional
and rural environments, for in-building
coverage, and represent an important
digital dividend arising from the shift by TV
broadcasters to digital transmissions.
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Figure 1: Typical 3-sector LTE coverage areas in different frequency bands
The radio propagation characteristics of 700
MHz and 800 MHz are illustrated in
Figure 1.
Using 700 MHz or 800 MHz spectrum has
helped several operators to launch LTE
services faster and thereby meet market,
investor or regulatory requirements as
appropriate. This was the case especially
where access to other bands was delayed,
restricted, or impractical in the short term.
For many operators using either of the 700
MHz or 800 MHz bands enabled nationwide
or near-national coverage to be achieved in
the shortest possible time.
The earliest use of 700 MHz spectrum for LTE
deployments was in the US as a consequence
APT700 is a specific
configuration of the
698-806 MHz band
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of the television broadcasters migrating
from analogue to digital broadcasting.
Following early spectrum auctions and
allocations, operators invested in LTE
technology and benefited from the excellent
propagation characteristics of using this
spectrum.
Although 700 MHz was successfully
commercialised in North America, its
fragmented spectrum block arrangement has
not been exported beyond a small number
of countries in the region, and more notably,
none of the major economies of Latin
America.
The Asia-Pacific Telecommunity (APT) band
plan APT700 is a specific configuration of
the 698806 MHz band, which was developed
as a much more efficient spectrum
arrangement for 700 MHz spectrum to cater
for mobile broadband systems, and is widely
supported in international markets in the
rest of the world. This arrangement, known
also as band 28, is discussed in Section 3 of
this paper.
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Establishment of a nationwide footprint
through use of these sub 1 GHz bands
brings several other benefits, not only
for comparative purposes in competitive
markets, but also for launching key services
such as voice for LTE users (VoLTE), and,
where eMBMS/LTE Broadcast technology is
deployed in the network, for new services
such as content pre-positioning, digital
signage, video services, and solutions for new
vertical industries e.g. health, transportation,
education, e-government, etc.
Figure 2: 800 MHz band 20 Frequency Configuration
2: 800 MHz band 20
WRC-07 allocated the band 790 - 862 MHz
for mobile service on a Primary basis in
Region 1, which broadly comprises Europe,
Africa, Russia, Mongolia, and the Middle
East. Figure 2. This decision resulted in a call
for compatibility studies with other primary
services (WRC-11 Agenda Item 1.17).
In April 2008 the European Commission
issued a second Mandate to the CEPT on
technical considerations regarding
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Harmonisation options for the digital dividend
in the European Union.
After consideration of the subsequent
studies, in October 2009 the European
Commission published its Recommendation
2009/848/EC on
Facilitating the release of the digital dividend in
the European Union.
This was followed by its Decision 2010/267/
EU on harmonised technical conditions of
use in the 790-862 MHz frequency bands
for terrestrial systems capable of providing
electronic communications services in the
European Union.
Against the background of the switch-over
from analogue to digital terrestrial TV being
scheduled to complete in Europe by end
2012, the European Parliament mandated
that the 800 MHz band be opened for
mobile services throughout the EU generally
by January 1, 2013 and that technology-
neutral licences be granted by end 2015.
Consequently 800 MHz became a major band
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Table 1: Key attributes of 800 MHz band 20 spectrum for LTE deployments
Standardised by 3GPP for use in ITU Region 1 (EMEA) - ensures good economies of scale

Good roaming frequency band throughout Europe and beyond

Cost-efficient wide area coverage, especially suitable for rural environments

Ideal for serving hard to reach locations

Improved in-building penetration

FDD band configuration 791-821 MHz downlink paired with 832-862 MHz uplink - allows 2 x 10 MHz
bandwidth for up to 3 LTE competing operators
Availability resulting from transition by TV broadcasters to digital transmission - Digital Dividend

for 4G/LTE deployments throughout the earlier. These 155 band 20 LTE operators are
European Union and beyond. Table 1. listed in Appendix 1.

2.1: Progress of 800 MHz band 20 LTE
deployments in the EU
There are 28 Member States of the European
Union: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia,
Republic of Cyprus, Czech Republic,
Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany,
Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia,
Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands,
Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia,
Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and the UK. 800 MHz
band 20 is currently deployed and offering
commercial 4G/LTE or LTE-Advanced services
in 25 of the 28 EU countries. Bulgaria, Cyprus
and Malta are expected to deploy LTE using
band 20 in the future.
2.2: Progress of 800 MHz band 20 LTE
deployments worldwide
According to GSA data, 155 operators have
commercially launched 4G/LTE
or LTE-Advanced services using
800 MHz band 20 in 69 countries worldwide.
Band 20 is the second most popular band
used by public mobile operators for LTE
network deployments, as already stated
800 MHz band 20 will also be used for
LTE beyond Region 1. For example, China
Telecom is now deploying band 20 spectrum
in its LTE network which further boosts the
already large LTE economies of scale.
2.3: Availability of user devices
supporting 800 MHz band 20 status
GSA regularly monitors and reports on the
availability and key parameters (including
operating frequencies) of LTE and
LTE-Advanced & LTE-Advanced Pro user
devices. GSA provides quarterly updates
for the industry in its Status of the LTE
Ecosystem report. The most recent report
(April 5, 2017) confirmed 800 MHz as being
amongst the best supported frequency
bands for LTE, and is incorporated in
mainstream designs by the leading chipset
manufacturers.
GSA identified 2,784 LTE devices announced
in the market that support band 20 within
the total of 7,847 LTE devices. As such, over
35% of all LTE user devices can operate in
band 20. Band 20 products are supplied
by dozens of manufacturers representing

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all product tiers from premier brands There are other important considerations
to low-cost devices from ODM and OEM regarding the general capabilities of band 20
manufacturers. Support for band 20 is user devices.
standard in most products shipping to
Given the general usage of 800 MHz,
European markets and some Asian markets.
1800 MHz and 2600 MHz spectrum in
All main form factors are catered for.
Europe for LTE networks, there is a common
GSA created and maintains an LTE devices requirement for devices to support all three
database (GAMBoD), currently totalling 7,847 bands. GSA has identified 2,655 user devices
devices , which is updated quarterly. Built- across all price points that support all three
in analysis tools enable the key facts about of these bands.
each device to be extracted and trends can
Most LTE user devices (especially
be determined. For the band 20 market,
smartphones, tablet PCs and MiFis) include
the number of announced products is 77%
support for various 3G technologies to
higher since April 2016. During the past
ensure service in areas where LTE coverage is
12 months band 20 share of the total for
not available. 2,655 band 20 devices support
all LTE devices increased by around 5%. In
3G technologies HSPA or HSPA+ or DC-HSPA+
conclusion, device support for band 20 is
including 2,074 that support DC-HSPA+.
well-established, mature and continues to
develop.

Figure 3: 800 MHz band 20 user device manufacturers and number of products
- Source GSA GAMBoD database

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Figure 4: 800 MHz band 20 user device form factor - Source GSA GAMBoD database
2.4: 800 MHz band 20 capabilities
and services
3GPP standardised band 20 for LTE,
LTE-Advanced and LTE-Advanced Pro
deployments and the full suite of features
are supported in band 20 as in any other
standardised band. Operators have flexibility
to deploy LTE using band 20 as a single band
or as part of a multi-band network. LTE-
Advanced or LTE-Advanced Pro technologies
can be deployed using carrier aggregation
to combine various bandwidths of band 20
with other carriers. User devices support
the highest UE categories. There are 358
commercially available band 20 devices
supporting UE Category 6 or higher.
Operators have deployed band 20 in their
networks for a number of strategic and
tactical reasons.
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These include:
to shorten time to market entry
cost-effective wide area coverage,
particularly in rural environments
to serve hard to reach locations e.g.
mountainous terrain
to serve users in coastal waters
to enhance indoor building coverage
as coverage fill-in for urban areas
The coverage benefits of 800 MHz are
crucial, often enabling operators to comply
with regulatory conditions for coverage,
or achieve competitive advantage. The
excellent coverage footprint achieved
with band 20 together with its robust user
devices ecosystem enables new services to
be offered. One example is voice calling for
LTE users enabled by deploying VoLTE in
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the network. 800 MHz not only gives broad
coverage, nationwide in many markets, it
can also deliver the VoLTE connectivity in
buildings where customers most often will
use the service. 272 band 20 phones (i.e. 15%
of all band 20 phones) support VoLTE, and
the share is growing.
800 MHz can deliver
VoLTE service
in-building where
most calls originate
The broader coverage enabled by 800 MHz
also provides a sound platform for delivery
of services for the transport sector, including
long distance road haulage, as well as
services targeting the broader consumer
population, as well as those associated
with education, medical care, emergency
services, critical communications services
and e-government. Ubiquitous 4G/LTE
coverage using 800 MHz in the network can
also play an important role in realizing the
benefits of deploying eMBMS (LTE Broadcast)
for more efficient delivery of video services
and developing new opportunities in content
delivery, stadium-events broadcasting,
content pre-positioning, digital signage and
much more.
2.5: 800 MHz band 20 supports
solutions for the Internet of Things
Release 13 includes support for LPWA (Low
Power Wide Area) solutions in licensed
spectrum including band 20 and band
28 as discussed in this paper, targeting
development of the Internet of Things (IoT)
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market. Two solutions are standardised for
use on LTE networks to address the many
different use cases, known as Cat-M1 (aka
LTE-M or eMTC) and Cat-NB1 (often called
NB-IoT). Wide area coverage and building
penetration characteristics using 800 MHz
are well suited for developing this market.
Operators who have deployed LTE800
have a clear pathway to NB-IoT and LTE-M.
Dozens of trials and deployments of these
technologies are taking place worldwide, the
majority using NB-IoT. Operators using band
20 for LPWA activities include Telefonica
(Spain), Deutsche Telekom Group (Austria,
Croatia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, The
Netherlands, Poland, and Slovak Republic),
Vodafone (The Netherlands, Spain and other
markets), Teliasonera (Finland); and the list
is growing. Beyond Europe, China Telecom
Shenzhen is deploying NB-IoT using band 20.
The equipment ecosystem is also developing
quickly, offering a broad and growing
selection of commercial products for chips,
modules, devices, and infrastructure.
3: 700 MHz band 28 (also known as
APT700)
The Asia-Pacific Telecommunity (APT)
band plan APT700 - comprises 100 MHz
bandwidth of contiguous 700 MHz spectrum
and is a specific configuration of the
698806 MHz band developed by APT as
the most efficient spectrum arrangement to
cater for mobile broadband systems. Two
options were designed, FDD and TDD). The
FDD configuration is standardised by 3GPP
(band 28) for a 2 x 45 MHz arrangement, with
10 MHz guard band between downlink and
uplink. 3GPP additionally standardized the
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Figure 5: 700 MHz band 28 frequency configuration
TDD variant (703 MHz 803 MHz) as band 44.
Figure 5.
Industry support for the APT700 band plan
is strong. Whereas APT700 provides both
FDD and TDD arrangements, it is the FDD
plan that is preferred and has gained global
support from industry and regulators in
near-global markets; addressing a market
approaching 4 billion people. The APT band
plan offers excellent planning flexibility,
allowing regulatory authorities to tailor
spectrum allocations and bandwidths
according to national market needs - typically
ranging from 2x 5 MHz up to 2x 15 MHz (for
say, 3 competing operators) or even
2x 20 MHz.
Adoption of the APT700 FDD band plan
by many countries has created a major
opportunity for near global spectrum
harmonization for LTE, ensuring the greatest
economies of scale for user devices, capacity
for mobile broadband and roaming.
3.1: Global progress of 700 MHz band
28 - LTE deployments worldwide
At least 56 countries / territories have
allocated, committed to, or recommend
APT700 FDD (band 28) for LTE system
deployments. In addition all Member
States of the EU will participate in the
broad harmonisation of this spectrum as a
result of the legal decision to allocate 700
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MHz spectrum compatible with the lower
duplexer arrangement of APT700. A full list
of commercial APT700 deployments are in
Table 2, page 10.
LAC region: Argentina, Brazil, Chile,
Colombia, Costa Rica, Curaao, Dominican
Republic, Ecuador, Honduras, Mexico,
Panama, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela.
Adoption of APT700
has created a global
opportunity
APAC/Oceania region: Afghanistan, Australia,
Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, Cook
Islands, Fiji, India, Indonesia, Japan, Kiribati,
Laos, Malaysia, Maldives, Marshall Islands,
Micronesia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nauru,
Nepal, New Zealand, Niue, Pakistan, Palau,
Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Samoa,
Singapore, Solomon Islands, South Korea,
Sri Lanka, St. Maarten, Taiwan, Thailand,
Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Vietnam.
MEA region: UAE confirmed adoption of the
APT700 lower 2x 30 MHz duplexer. This is
also the preferred frequency arrangement
for 700 MHz allocations in Europe and
throughout ITU Region 1 (see Europe Region
below), Iran, Zimbabwe.
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Europe Region: Compatibility with the
APT700 band in Europe is high. In December
2016 the EU adopted a Decision that Member
States must reassign the 700 MHz band (694-
790 MHz*) to wireless broadband services
under harmonised technical conditions by
30 June 2020 (if any are unable to comply
they may decide, for duly justified reasons,
to delay availability of the band by up to 2
years).
Member States must also adopt and make
public a national plan by 30 June 2018,
describing how each will implement the
decision.
Licensing actions are committed, completed,
underway or planned in many countries
including Austria, Finland, France, Germany,
Iceland, Slovenia and UK.
APT700 band 28 is licensed to mobile
operators in many countries, including:
Argentina, Australia, Bhutan, Brazil, Chile,
Ecuador, Fiji, Finland*, France*, Germany*,
Japan, Mexico, Mongolia, New Zealand,
Nigeria, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Peru,
Panama, Philippines, South Korea, Suriname,
Taiwan, Tokelau and Vanuatu.
(*compatible with the lower duplexer arrangement of
APT700 (703-733 / 758-788 MHz)

Table 2: Commercially launched APT700 networks

Country Operator Country Operator

Argentina Personal Australia Optus

Australia Telstra Bhutan TashiCell

Brazil Claro Brazil TIM Brazil

Brazil Algar Telecom Chile Claro

Chile Movistar Chile Entel PCS

Fiji TFL France Bouygues Telecom

France Free Mobile Japan NTT DoCoMo

Japan KDDI Maldives Ooredoo

Mongolia Unitel New Zealand Vodafone

New Zealand Spark New Zealand 2degrees

Nigeria Globacom Panama Cable & Wireless

Panama Movistar Panama Claro

Papua New Guinea Digicel PNG Papua New Guinea Telikom

Peru Telefonica Movistar Peru Claro

Philippines Globe Philippines Smart Communications

Suriname Telesur Taiwan FarEastTone

Taiwan Taiwan Mobile Taiwan Asia Pacific Telecom

Taiwan Ambit Microsystems Vanuatu Digicel

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3.2: Commercially launched APT700
band 28 networks
36 operators in 19 countries/territories have
commercially launched 4G/LTE services using
band 28, either as a single band or deployed
in a multi-band network. Table 2 page 10.
3.3: Availability of user devices
supporting 700 MHz band 28 status
Key metrics for 700 MHz band 28 user
devices are published in the previously
mentioned Status of the LTE Ecosystem
report.
639 APT700 band 28 devices comprising
smartphones, tablet PCs, CPEs, MiFis,
Figure 6: 700 MHz band 28 user device manufacturers and number of products
- Source GSA GAMBoD database
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modules, car hotspots, dongles are
announced by many suppliers across all price
points. 12.5% (1 in 8) of all LTE smartphones
can operate in band 28. Figure 6. This
compares with 329 devices one year earlier
and representing just 6.4% share of all
devices at that time. All main form factors are
represented. Figure 7, page12.
Most LTE user devices (especially
smartphones, tablet PCs and MiFis) include
support for various 3G technologies to
ensure service in areas where LTE coverage
is not available. 623 band 28 devices support
3G technologies HSPA or HSPA+ or DC-HSPA+
including 534 that support DC-HSPA+.
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3.4: Band 28 support for M2M/IoT
Band 28 terminals support all mainstream
and high performance UE categories
including Cat-9 (32 devices), Cat-11 (18
devices), Cat-12, (7 devices), Cat-13 (6
devices), continuing up to Cat-16 (1 device)
for LTE-Advanced Pro systems.
Devices targeting the M2M/IoT market
including for LPWA solutions are also
launched including support for Cat-0, Cat-
1, Cat-M1 and Cat-NB1 (NB-IoT). Release
13 includes support for LPWA (Low Power
Wide Area) solutions in licensed spectrum
including band 20 and band 28 as discussed
in this paper. Operator deployments are
progressing, for example, in Australia Telstra
has trialled Cat-M1 using band 28 LTE
network and also plans to introduce NB-IoT.
Figure 7: 700 MHz band 28 user devices by form factor
- Source GSA GAMBoD database
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4: Conclusions
Mobile network operators appreciate the
unique propagation characteristics of sub
1 GHz radio spectrum for efficiently
delivering wide area high performance
mobile broadband services, especially
in rural areas, for enhanced in-building
coverage in urban conurbations where the
need can be high. This paper has focused on
two key bands in the sub 1 GHz spectrum;
700 MHz and 800 MHz.
800 MHz band 20 is the most prominent
spectrum in this range, being widely
deployed across Europe and developing also
in other markets comprising ITU Region 1;
and more recently in China. Band 20 is the
second most common band deployed in
commercially launched LTE networks today,
and is in commercial use by around 1 in 4
operators.
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The second band featured in this paper,
700 MHz according to the APT700 FDD
configuration and known as band 28, is at
an earlier stage of development although
it is already positioned to address a global
market approaching 4 billion people.
Support for band 20 in user devices is
mainstream. Over 35% of all LTE user devices
can operate in band 20. These products
are supplied by dozens of manufacturers
representing all product tiers from iconic
premier brands to low-cost devices from
ODM and OEM manufacturers. Product
availability for 700 MHz band 28 is at an
earlier part of the cycle but is already
confirming its promise recording a rapid
acceleration of choice of models in the past
12 months and increasing its share of the
total LTE devices market.
The benefits of using these bands for LTE
has been explored. It has been shown how
a national ubiquitous coverage footprint
enables new services to be offered, including
voice for LTE users (with VoLTE), LTE
Broadcast services, and the ability to address
new vertical industries such as health,
transportation, education, e-government, etc.
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Wide area coverage and building penetration
characteristics using 700 MHz or 800 MHz
are well suited for developing the nascent IoT
market and operators who have deployed
LTE in either of these bands have a clear
pathway to delivering NB-IoT and LTE-M
LPWA solutions.
In conclusion, access to, and investment in
the 700 MHz and 800 MHz bands for 4G/LTE
services are critical for supporting
economies, business and social
developments and for mobile network
operators to achieve their business goals
and future growth. Finally, deploying LTE
technologies in 800 MHz band 20 or
700 MHz band 28 spectrum assists operators
on the path to 5G.
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Appendix 1: At least 155 operators have commercially launched 4G/LTE or
LTE-Advanced services using 800 MHz band 20 in 69 countries worldwide

Abkhazia A-Mobile Iceland Nova

Abkhazia Aquafon Iceland Vodafone
Aland Islands Teliasonera Iceland 365 Media
land Islands lcom Ireland Meteor
Andorra Andorra Telecom Ireland Vodafone
Armenia UCOM Ireland 3 Ireland
Austria T Mobile Isle of Man (UK) Manx Telecom
Austria A1 Telekom Isle of Man (UK) SURE Telecom
Belgium Belgacom/Proximus Italy Vodafone
Belgium Base Italy TIM
Belgium Orange Italy Wind
Croatia T-Hrvatski Telekom Jersey JT
Croatia VIPNet Jersey Airtel-Vodafone
Czech Rep T Mobile Jersey Sure
Czech Rep O2 Czech Republic Kazakhstan Kcell
Czech Rep Vodafone Kenya Safaricom
Denmark TDC Kuwait Ooredoo
Estonia Telia Eesti Kyrgyzstan Megacom
Estonia Elisa Kyrgyzstan Sky Mobile / Beeline
Estonia Tele2 Latvia LMT
Finland TeliaSonera Latvia Tele2
Finland Elisa Latvia Bite
Finland DNA Lebanon Alfa
Fr Polynesia Viti Lebanon Touch
France Bouygues Telecom Lesotho Vodacom
France Orange Liechtenstein FL1
France SFR Lithuania Omnitel
Georgia Magticom Lithuania Tele2
Georgia Mobitel Lithuania Bite
Germany Vodafone Luxembourg Tango
Germany Deutsche Telekom Luxembourg Orange
Germany O2 (Telefonica) Luxembourg POST
Ghana MTN Macedonia T Mobile
Gibraltar Gibtelecom Macedonia Vip
Greece Cosmote Macedonia ONE
Greece Vodafone Mayotte SFR Mayotte
Greenland Tele-Post Moldova Moldcell
Guernsey JT Moldova Orange Moldova
Guernsey Airtel-Vodafone Moldova IDC
Guernsey Sure Monaco Monaco Telecom
Hungary Magyar Telekom Morocco IAM Maroc Telecom
Hungary Vodafone Morocco Orange (formerly
Hungary Telenor Meditel)

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Namibia MTC Spain Movistar
Netherlands Vodafone Sweden TeliaSonera
Netherlands KPN Sweden TeleNor Sweden
Netherlands Tele2 Sweden Tele2 Sweden
New Caledonia OPT Sweden 3 Sweden FDD and TDD
Nigeria MTN Switzerland Swisscom
Nigeria Smile Communications Switzerland Salt
Nigeria InterC Switzerland Sunrise
Norway Netcom TeliaSonera Communications
Norway Telenor Tajikistan Tcell
Norway Ice.net Tajikistan MegaFon-Tajikistan
Oman Ooredoo TDD later Tanzania Smile
FDD Tanzania Tigo
Poland Orange Polska Tunisia Ooredoo
Poland Play Tunisia Orange
Poland T-Mobile Polska S.A Tunisia Tunisie Telecom
Poland Mobyland/CenterNet Turkey Turkcell
FDD TDD Turkey Turk Telecom
Portugal Meo Turkey Vodafone Turkey
Portugal Vodafone Portugal UAE Etisalat
Portugal Nos UAE Du
Qatar Ooredoo Uganda Smile
Qatar Vodafone Uganda Africell
Runion Orange UK EE
Runion SFR Runion UK O2
Romania Orange UK 3 UK
Romania Vodafone UK Vodafone
Romania Telekom Uzbekistan UMS
Russia Megafon/Yota LTE TDD
and FDD
Russia MTS TDD and FDD
Russia Vimpelcom
Russia Tele2
Rwanda Airtel
Rwanda MTN
Rwanda Tigo
Serbia VIP Mobile
Seychelles Airtel
Slovak Rep Slovak Telecom
Slovak Rep Orange Slovensko
Slovak Rep O2 Slovakia
Slovenia Telekom Slovenije
Slovenia Si.mobil
Slovenia Telemach Mobil
Spain Vodafone
Spain Orange

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