Piecing together the patchwork –

overcoming the challenge of LTE

spectrum fragmentation

Chris Pearson President, 4G Americas

4G Americas will promote,

facilitate and advocate for

the deployment and

adoption of

the 3GPP family of mobile

broadband technologies

throughout the ecosystem –

including networks,

services, applications and

wirelessly connected

devices –

in the Americas

4G Americas Board of Governors

www.4gamericas.org

LTE Bands

Worldwide

Fragmentation

across LTE

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Most Common LTE Spectrum

Bands Worldwide

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LTE Bands in the Americas Band

(MHz) Networks

700 25

850 2

1700/2100 12

1900 4

2600 2 Band

(MHz) Networks

700 4

850 1

1700/2100 7

1800 2

1900 4

2600 8

Latin America

North America

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Finding a handful of

common bands

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Carrier Aggregation:

Utilize Disparate Spectrum Assets

Opportunities Ahead AWS

Thank You

WWW.4GAMERICAS.ORG

Chris Pearson President, 4G Americas