List of planned LTE networks

This is a list of planned commercial Long-Term Evolution (LTE) networks around the world, grouped by their frequency bands. Some operators utilizing multiple bands, therefore repeated in respective sections.

General information

For technical details on LTE and a list of its designated operating frequencies, bands, and their common names, see LTE Frequency bands.
Bands 33 to 44 are assigned to TD-LTE.
Networks on the global LTE-bands 1, 3, 7, 28 (FDD-LTE) or 38, 40 (TDD-LTE) are suitable for future global roaming in ITU Regions 1, 2 and 3.
Networks on LTE-band 8 (FDD-LTE) may allow global roaming in the future (ITU Regions 1, 2 and 3) (Long-term perspective).''
Networks on LTE-band 20 (FDD-LTE) are suitable for roaming in ITU Region 1 (EMEA) only.
Networks on LTE-bands 2 and 4 (FDD-LTE) are suitable for roaming in ITU Region 2 (Americas) only.

Africa

Operator	Frequency (MHz)	Band	Duplex mode	Notes
Mobilis
Multitel	3500	42	TDD
Net One
Airtel
YooMee	2500	41	TDD
Tigo
YooMee
Afrimax			TDD
Etisalat	2100	1	FDD
Guineanet	700
Ethiotelecom
Airtel
I-Link				FWB
NITA	2600
Orange
VIPnet			TDD
Safaricom
Afrimax			TDD
	700			Auction by the end of 2014.
	800	20	FDD	Auction by the end of 2014.
	900	9	FDD	Auction by the end of 2014.
	1800	3	FDD	Auction by the end of 2014.
	2600	7	FDD	Auction by the end of 2014.

Maroc Telecom
	2600	7	FDD
	3500	42	TDD
AG-Placid
Bitflux	2300	40	TDD
CAPCOM	1900
Glo Mobile	2100	1	FDD
Mobitel	2300	40	TDD
SWIFT	3500	42	TDD
Zoda Fones	2600	38	TDD
	700			Auction by the end of 2014.
	800	20	FDD	Auction by the end of 2014.
	900	9	FDD	Auction by the end of 2014.
	1800	3	FDD	Auction by the end of 2014.
	2600	7	FDD	Auction by the end of 2014.
Outremer Telecom
SRR	1800	3	FDD
SRR	2600	7	FDD
ORN
Orange (Sonatel)	1800	3	FDD
Sahal Telecoms			TDD
Somcable / Sahal Telecoms / Glocall	700			FWB
Somtel
	800	20	FDD
	2600	7	FDD
	2600	38	TDD
Cell C	900	8	FDD
Cell C	2100	1	FDD
iBurst	1800	3	FDD
iBurst	2600	7	FDD
MTN	2100	1	FDD
Neotel	800	20	FDD	FWB
Neotel	3500	42	TDD
Vodacom	2600	7	FDD
Zain
MTN
Vodacom	800	20	FDD
Vodacom	1800	3	FDD
TMP Uganda	2300	40	TDD
Airtel
Massnet	2600

Net*One

Americas

Caribbean

Operator	Frequency (MHz)	Band	Duplex mode	Notes
LIME
North Rock
TELBO
CCT Wireless
Digicel
Digicel	700 c	13	FDD
WIND telecom	2600	38	TDD	FWB
	700			Auction by the end of 2014.
	800	20	FDD	Auction by the end of 2014.
	900	9	FDD	Auction by the end of 2014.
	1800	3	FDD	Auction by the end of 2014.
	2600	7	FDD	Auction by the end of 2014.
Dauphin Telecom	800	20	FDD
Digicel	700		FDD
LIME	700		FDD
	700			Auction by the end of 2014.
	800	20	FDD	Auction by the end of 2014.
	900	9	FDD	Auction by the end of 2014.
	1800	3	FDD	Auction by the end of 2014.
	2600	7	FDD	Auction by the end of 2014.
	700			Auction by the end of 2014.
	800	20	FDD	Auction by the end of 2014.
	900	9	FDD	Auction by the end of 2014.
	1800	3	FDD	Auction by the end of 2014.
	2600	7	FDD	Auction by the end of 2014.
	700			Auction by the end of 2014.
	800	20	FDD	Auction by the end of 2014.
	900	9	FDD	Auction by the end of 2014.
	1800	3	FDD	Auction by the end of 2014.
	2600	7	FDD	Auction by the end of 2014.
Dauphin Telecom	800	20	FDD
Digicel	700 b c	17	FDD
Islandcom Wireless	700 c	13	FDD

Central America and South America (APT band plan)

Operator	Frequency (MHz)b	Band	Duplex mode	Notes
	700	28	FDD	Auction to take place on 31 October 2014.
	850	5	FDD	Auction to take place on 31 October 2014.
	1700	4	FDD	Auction to take place on 31 October 2014.
	1900	2	FDD	Auction to take place on 31 October 2014.
Claro
Movistar	1700	4	FDD
Nextel	850	5	FDD
Personal	2600	7	FDD
BTL	850	5	FDD
BTL	1900	2	FDD
Tigo	1700	4	FDD
Claro	700	28	FDD
Nextel	850	5	FDD
Oi	450		FDD
TIM	700	28	FDD
Vivo	700	28	FDD
Claro	700	28	FDD
Entel	700	28	FDD
Entel	3500	42	TDD
Movistar	700	28	FDD
Nextel	1700	4	FDD
	700	28	FDD	Auction to take place in 2015. Spectrum operational from 2016.
	900	8	FDD
	1900	2	FDD
DirecTV	2600	7	FDD
	1800	3	FDD
	2100	1	FDD
IBW International	2300	40	TDD
Claro	700	28	FDD
Claro	1900
Movistar	1900	2	FDD
	1700	4	FDD
	1900	2	FDD
IBW International	2300	40	TDD
	700			Auction by the end of 2014.
	800	20	FDD	Auction by the end of 2014.
	900	9	FDD	Auction by the end of 2014.
	1800	3	FDD	Auction by the end of 2014.
	2600	7	FDD	Auction by the end of 2014.
Outremer Telecom
IBW International	2300	40	TDD
Tigo
	700	28	FDD	Auction to take place in November 2014.
	1700	4	FDD	Auction to take place in November 2014.
Claro	1700	4	FDD
Hondutel	1700	4	FDD
Tigo	1700	4	FDD
	700	28	FDD
IBW International	2300	40	TDD
	700	28	FDD	Auction to take place in 2015.
	1700	4	FDD	Auction to take place in 2014.
Tigo	1700	4	FDD
	700	28	FDD	Auction to take place End of 2014.
Olo			TDD
Dedicado	3500	42	TDD
	1700	4	FDD
	2600	7	FDD
	2600	38	TDD
Movilnet	1900	2	FDD
Movistar	1900	2	FDD

North America (USA, US Territories & Canada)

Operator	Frequency (MHz)	Band	Duplex mode	Notes
	1700	10	FDD	Auction to take place in Q1/2015.
	2500	41	TDD	Auction to take place in April 2015.
Bell	700		FDD
Bell	700 c	13	FDD	5 MHz C2-Block-License in 7 of 14 markets.
Bell	700 d e	29	FDD	10 MHz D&E-Block-Licenses in 7 of 14 markets.
Bragg (Eastlink)	700 c	13	FDD	5 MHz C1-Block-License in 4 of 14 markets.
Core Broadband
Feenix Wireless	700 c	13	FDD	5 MHz C2-Block-License for Yukon, NWT & Nunavut.
MTS	700 c	13	FDD	5 MHz C1-Block-License for Manitoba.
SaskTel	700 c	13	FDD	5 MHz C1-Block-License for Saskatchewan.
SaskTel	850		FDD
Telus	700		FDD
Telus	700 c	13	FDD	5 MHz C2-Block-License in 6 of 14 markets.
Telus	700 d e	29	FDD	10 MHz D&E-Block-Licenses in 7 of 14 markets.
Vidéotron	700 c	13	FDD	5 MHz C1-Block-License in 7 of 14 markets.
iConnect Guam (Choice Phone)	1700 d	4	FDD	[REAG-License #9]
DoCoMo
iConnect
Aeronet	2500	41	TDD
Claro (PRTC)	700 a	12	FDD	[EA-License #174] Not available to phones.
Claro (PRTC)	1700 b	4	FDD	[EA-License #174]
	600			Auction planned for 2016.
	1700	10	FDD	Auction to start on 13th November 2014.
	1700	10	FDD	Auction planned for mid 2015.
AT&T	700 d	29	FDD	[EAG-Licenses #701 to 705] Downlink only.
AT&T	700 e	29	FDD	[5 of 176 EA-Licenses] Downlink only.
AT&T	2300 a b	30	FDD	[473 of 734 CMA-Licenses]
C Spire	1700 b	4	FDD	[EA-License #39]
C Spire	1700 c	4	FDD	[EA-Licenses #74, 77, 78, 80]
DISH	700 e	29	FDD	[168 of 176 EA-Licenses] (Frontier Wireless) Downlink only.
DISH	1900 h		FDD	[176 of 176 EA-Licenses]
Hughes Network Systems/ Thales Defense & Security	700			LTE via satellite for emergency response.
Mid-River Communications				FWB Additional deployment via Verizon LTE in Rural America Program (see table below).
Nex-Tech Wireless	1900	2	FDD
nTelos	800	26	FDD
nTelos	1700 a	4	FDD	[CMA-Licenses #157, 203, 256, 683 to 686]
nTelos / DISH	2500	41	TDD	FWB
Sprint / DISH	2500	41	TDD
Verizon
Verizon	3500
West Central Wireless	700 a	12	FDD	[EA-Licenses #128, 129] (Central Texas Telephone) Hosted LTE
West Central Wireless	700 b	12	FDD	[CMA-Licenses #220, 294, 659, 660, 665, 666] (Central Texas Telephone) Hosted LTE

Asia

Operator	Frequency (MHz)	Band	Duplex mode	Notes

Bakcell
Nakhtel	1800	3	FDD
Nakhtel	2100	1	FDD
Sazz	3500	42	FDD
Sazz	3700	43	FDD
	450
	700
BTCL
Banglalion	2600	38	TDD
Mango Teleservices
Ollo	2600	38	TDD
Ollo	2600	7	FDD
Qubee	2600	38	TDD
Emaxx
Sotelco
	700	44	TDD
China Mobile	1900	39	TDD	(↓↑) 1880 – 1900 MHz
China Mobile	2300	40	TDD	(↓↑) 2320 – 2370 MHz
China Telecom	2100	1	FDD	(↓) 1955 – 1980 MHz / (↑) 2145 – 2170 MHz
China Telecom	2300	40	TDD	(↓↑) 2370 – 2390 MHz
China Unicom	1800	3	FDD	(↓) 1755 – 1785 MHz / (↑) 1850 – 1880 MHz
China Unicom	2300	40	TDD	(↓↑) 2300 – 2320 MHz
	2100	1	FDD
3	2300	40	TDD
Smartone	2600	7	FDD
21Vianet	2300	40	TDD	For Business-to-Business customers only.
	800
	1800	3	FDD
	2300	40	TDD
	2500		TDD
Bharti Airtel	900	8	FDD
Idea Cellular	900	8	FDD
MTNL	800	\|	\|
MTNL	900	\|	\|
MTNL	2300	40	TDD
Reliance Jio Infocomm / Infotel Broadband	1800	3	FDD
Reliance Jio Infocomm / Infotel Broadband	2300	40	TDD
Tikona Digital Networks	2300	40	TDD
Videocon	1800	3	FDD
Vodafone	900	8	FDD
Berca Hardayaperkasa	2300	40	TDD
First Media	2300	40	TDD
Indosat	1800	3	FDD
IM2	2300	40	TDD
Telkomsel				Initial launch in Bali, later to be extended to other large cities.
au	700	28	FDD	(↓) 773 – 783 MHz / (↑) 718 – 728 MHz Spectrum operational from 2015.
Ymobile	700	28	FDD	(↓) 793 – 803 MHz / (↑) 738 – 748 MHz Spectrum operational from 2015.
NTT DoCoMo	700	28	FDD	(↓) 783 – 793 MHz / (↑) 728 – 738 MHz Spectrum operational from 2015.
SoftBank	900	8	FDD	(↓) 940 – 960 MHz / (↑) 905 – 915 MHz
WCP (SoftBank)	3500	42	TDD	/ AXGP
Beeline	700 c	13	FDD	Limited test license for 777—787 / 746—756 MHz. No commercial license as of April 2013.
Kcell	2600	7	FDD
Beeline	1800	3	FDD
Beeline	2600
LaoTel (LTC)

Altel / Puncak Semangat	2600	7	FDD
Asiaspace	2300	40	TDD
P1	2300	40	TDD
P1	2600	7	FDD
REDtone Mobile Services	2600	7	FDD
YTL Corporation (Yes 4G)	2300	40	TDD
Ooredoo			FDD	LTE-A trial.
Ulusnet	3500	42	TDD
MPT	1800	3	FDD
	700
	2300	40	TDD
	2600
Ncell
Nepal Telecom	2300	40	TDD
Qubee/ Wateen Telecom			TDD
Warid	1800	3	FDD	Possible deployment in Islamabad, Lahore and Karachi.
	2600	38	TDD	Auction in H2 2014.
KT	800	26	FDD	(↓) 864 – 869 MHz / (↑) 819 – 824 MHz Currently unused due to lack of supported devices.
KT	2100	1	FDD
SK Telecom	2100	1	FDD	10 MHz bandwidth.
Etisalat	2100	1	FDD
	600
	850	5	FDD
	900	8	FDD
	1900	39	TDD
	2100	1	FDD
	2300	40	TDD
	2600	7	FDD
	2600	38	TDD
	3500	42	TDD
Ambit Microsystems Corp	700	28	FDD	(↓) 778 – 783 MHz / (↑) 723 – 728 MHz Service to be merged into APT.
Ambit Microsystems Corp	900	8	FDD	(↓) 950 - 960 MHz / (↑) 905 - 915 MHz Not available until June 30, 2017; service to be merged into APT.
APT	700	28	FDD	(↓) 758 – 768 MHz / (↑) 703 – 713 MHz
Chunghwa Telecom	900	8	FDD	(↓) 940 - 950 MHz / (↑) 895 - 905 MHz 5 MHz will remain for GSM services.
	1800	3	FDD	Auction scheduled for July 2015.
CAT Telecom	1800	3	FDD
DTAC	1800	3	FDD
TOT	2100	1	FDD	5 MHz bandwidth.
Super iMAX			TDD
RusViet Telecom	2600	7	FDD

Europe

Operator	Frequency (MHz)	Band	Duplex mode	Notes
	1800	3	FDD
UCOM
3	2600	38	TDD
A1	1800	3	FDD
A1	2600	38	TDD
T-Mobile	800	20	FDD
BeCel	450
BeST / life:) Belarus / beCloud	2600	7	FDD
BUCD BVBA	2600	38	TDD
BASE	800	20	FDD
Mobistar	800	20	FDD
Mobistar	2600	7	FDD
Proximus	800	20	FDD
Proximus	2600	7	FDD
BH Telecom
m:tel
	1800	3	FDD
M-Tel	1800	3	FDD	Further development on hold.
Vivacom
Beeline	1800	3	FDD
Crimeatelecom
Tele2	1800	3	FDD
Velatel	3500	42	TDD
Vipnet	2600	7	FDD
	1800	3	FDD
	2600	7	FDD
	2600	38	TDD
	3700	43	TDD
O₂	2600	7	FDD
Vodafone	2600	7	FDD
3	2600	38	TDD
Tele2	800	20	FDD
Tele2	2300	40	TDD
Tele2	3500
Anvia	700	28	FDD
Datame	2600	38	TDD	<ref name="GSA TDD Deployments 1"/
DNA / Sonera	800	20	FDD
Ukko Mobile	450			Commercial launch scheduled for autumn 2014.
	700	28	FDD
Bollore Telecom	3500	42	TDD
Hub One	450			Airport-specific application.
Hub One	700	28	FDD	Airport-specific application.
SNCF	700	28	FDD	Professional mobile radio (PMR).
	700	28	FDD	Auction scheduled for Q2/2015.
	900	8	FDD	Auction scheduled for Q2/2015.
	1500		FDD	Auction scheduled for Q2/2015. Supplemental Downlink.
	1800	3	FDD	Auction scheduled for Q2/2015.
DBD	3500	42	TDD
Telekom	2600	38	TDD
O₂	2600	7	FDD	Pilot networks cover parts of Halle and Munich.
O₂	2600	38	TDD
Vodafone	2600	38	TDD
Gibtelecom
Cosmote	800	20	FDD
Cosmote	2600	7	FDD
Cosmote	2600	38	TDD
Vodafone	800	20	FDD
Vodafone	2600	7	FDD
Vodafone	2600	38	TDD
WIND	800	20	FDD
WIND	1800	3	FDD
WIND	2600	7	FDD

Airtel-Vodafone
	2600	38	TDD
T-Mobile	900	9	FDD
T-Mobile	2600	7	FDD
Telenor	800	20	FDD
Telenor	900	8	FDD
Telenor	2600	7	FDD
Vodafone	800	20	FDD
Vodafone	900	8	FDD
Vodafone	2600	7	FDD
365 Media	800	20	FDD
Nova	800	20	FDD
Imagine Communications	3500	42	TDD
Imagine Communications	3700	43	TDD
3	800	20	FDD	Operator 3 Ireland aquired O₂ Ireland.
Vodafone	1800	3	FDD
Manx Telecom	800	20	FDD
Manx Telecom	2600	7	FDD
3	2600	38	TDD
Linkem	3500	42	TDD
Linkem	3700	43	TDD
TIM	800	20	FDD
TIM	2600	7	FDD
Vodafone	800	20	FDD
Vodafone	2600	7	FDD
WIND	800	20	FDD
WIND	1800	3	FDD
WIND	2600	7	FDD

Airtel-Vodafone
Bite Latvija	2600	7	FDD
Telecom Baltija	2600	7	FDD
Triatel	450		FDD
Triatel	800	20	FDD
BITĖ Lietuva	800	20	FDD
BITĖ Lietuva	2600	7	FDD
Omnitel	800	20	FDD
Tele2	800	20	FDD
Vip	800	20	FDD	Spectrum operational from 1 August 2014.
Vip	1800	3	FDD	Spectrum operational from 1 August 2014.
	800	20	FDD
	1800	3	FDD
	2600	7	FDD
	2600	38	TDD
Moldcell	800	20	FDD
Moldcell	1800	3	FDD
Moldtelecom	1800	3	FDD
Orange	800	20	FDD
Orange	1800	3	FDD
T-Mobile	900	8	FDD
T-Mobile	2600	7	FDD
Tele2	800	20	FDD
Tele2	2600	7	FDD
Vodafone	2600	7	FDD	Field trial in Eindhoven, Groningen & Gorinchem.
	800	20	FDD	Auction on 18 August 2014.
	1800	3	FDD	Auction in January 2015.
Maritime Communication Partner (MCP)	800	20	FDD	Covering off-shore areas.
Telco Data	800	20	FDD
Telco Data	1800	3	FDD
	800	20	FDD
	2600	7	FDD
Asseco				Covering only Wolomin.
Milmex	3500	42	TDD
Sferia	800	20	FDD
2K Telecom	2600	38	TDD
Orange	800	20	FDD	Spectrum available by 6 April 2014.
Telekom	800	20	FDD
Telekom	900	8	FDD
Telekom	2600	7	FDD
Vodafone	2600	38	TDD
	700	28	FDD
	900	8	FDD
	1800	3	FDD
MegaFon	2300	40	TDD	Planned deployment in Sochi.
MTS	800	20	FDD	(↓) 798,5 – 806 MHz / (↑) 839,5 – 847,5 MHz
Osnova Telekom (Base Telecom)	2300	40	TDD	Non-commercial LTE services on the campus of the Kazan-based Tupolev University of Technology.
Skylink	450		FDD	Merger with Rostelecom and Tele2 by Q1 2014.
SMARTS Group	1800	3	FDD
Smoltelecom	3500	42	TDD
Tele2 (Rostelecom)	800	20	FDD	(↓) 791 – 798,5 MHz / (↑) 832 – 839,5 MHz
Tele2 (Rostelecom)	900	8	FDD
Tele2 (Rostelecom)	1800	3	FDD	Merger with Rostelecom and Skylink by Q1 2014.
Tele2 (Rostelecom)	2300	40	TDD
Tele2 (Rostelecom)	2600	7	FDD
	1800	3	FDD
	3500	42	TDD
O₂	800	20	FDD
O₂	1800	3	FDD
Slovak Telekom	800	20	FDD
Slovak Telekom	2600	38	TDD
SWAN	1800	3	FDD
Si.mobil	800	20	FDD
Si.mobil	2600	7	FDD
Si.mobil	2600	38	TDD
Telekom Slovenije	2600	7	FDD	Provider formerly named Mobitel.
Telekom Slovenije	2600	38	TDD	Provider formerly named Mobitel.
Tusmobil	800	20	FDD
Tusmobil	1800	3	FDD
Euskaltel	2600	7	FDD
Movistar	800	20	FDD	First available in Zamora. Set to be extended to the rest of Spain starting on 1 January 2015.
ONO	2600	7	FDD
Orange	800	20	FDD	First available in Zamora. Set to be extended to the rest of Spain starting on 1 January 2015.
R	2600	7	FDD
Telecable	2600	7	FDD
Telecom Castilla La Mancha	2600	7	FDD
Vodafone	800	20	FDD	First available in Zamora. Set to be extended to the rest of Spain starting on 1 January 2015.
	450		FDD
Swisscom	2600	38	TDD
	800	20	FDD
	1800	3	FDD
Kyivstar	1800	3	FDD
	2100	1	FDD
	700
	2300
	3500
BT	2600	7	FDD
BT	2600	38	TDD
EE	800	20	FDD
Vodafone	2600	7	FDD	Carrier aggregation of 30 MHz (CA_7A_20A) (in Deployment).
Vodafone	2600	38	TDD

Middle East

Operator	Frequency (MHz)	Band	Duplex mode	Notes
MTC			TDD
MaxyTel			TDD
Tishknet			TDD
	2600
Orange
Zain	2600
touch	800	20	FDD	Operational as soon as digital switchover has completed.
Avea	2600
Turkcell	2600
Vodafone	2600
du	800	20	FDD
Etisalat	800	20	FDD

Oceania

Operator	Frequency (MHz)	Band	Duplex mode	Notes
NBN Co	3500	42	TDD	FWB
Optus	2100	1	FDD	Covering only Darwin.
Telstra	900	8	FDD
Telstra	2600	7	FDD	Spectrum operational from 1. October 2014.
TPG	2600	7	FDD	Spectrum operational from 1. October 2014.
TFL	800	20	FDD
TFL	1800	3	FDD
Mara Telecom
OPT
VINI
OPT-NC
2degrees	700	28	FDD	Spectrum unavailable until 2014 at the earliest.
Spark	2600	7	FDD
Vodafone	2600	7	FDD
bmobile/ Telikom PNG
Our Telekom
	700	28	FDD
	1800	3	FDD
	2100	1	FDD
	2300	40	TDD
	2600	7	FDD
	2600	38	TDD

Third-party users of Oceanian LTE networks and spectrum sublessees

Optus subsidiaries and affiliates using Optus's LTE network
Operator	Launch date	Notes
Amaysim		affiliate

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