GSM 900 / GSM 1800 MHz are used in most parts of the world: Europe, Asia, Australia, Middle East, Africa.
GSM 850 / GSM 1900 MHz are used in the United States, Canada, Mexico and most countries of S. America.
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GSM (Groupe Special Mobile) =
Global System for Mobile communications - most popular standard for mobile phones in the world. |
Regional Time Maps
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GSM Bands information by country *: |
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Country / Territory |
900 |
1800 |
1900 |
850 |
3G |
4G (testing LTE or WiMAX) |
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If you have further updates or can provide corrections- please send Email with credible Web referral source to verify your information. |
| Afghanistan |
900 |
1800 |
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| Albania |
900 |
1800 |
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| Algeria |
900 |
1800 |
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| American Samoa |
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1900 |
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| Andorra |
900 |
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| Angola |
900 |
1800 |
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| Anguilla |
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1900 |
850 | |
Antarctica :
Mawson and Casey Stations (Australia) |
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GSM BTS &
Altobridge Gateway Platform |
Antarctica :
Marambio Base (Argentina) |
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AMPS technology &
Entel Chile GSM tower on King George Island |
| Antigua and Barbuda |
900 |
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1900 |
850 |
| Argentina |
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1900 |
850 |
| Armenia |
900 |
1800 |
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3G 2100 |
| Aruba |
900 |
1800 |
1900 |
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3G 2100 |
| Australia |
900 |
1800 |
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3G 2100, 3G 850, 3G 900 |
4G Vividwireless in Perth (March 2010) |
| Austria |
900 |
1800 |
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3G 2100, 3G 850 |
| Azerbaijan |
900 |
1800 |
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3G 2100 |
| Bahamas |
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1900 |
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| Bahrain |
900 |
1800 |
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3G 2100, 3G 850 |
| Bangladesh |
900 |
1800 |
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| Barbados |
900 |
1800 |
1900 |
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| Belarus |
900 |
1800 |
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3G 2100 Life BY, 3G 2100 Velcom BY |
| Belgium |
900 |
1800 |
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3G 2100 |
| Belize |
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1900 |
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| Benin |
900 |
1800 |
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| Bermuda |
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1900 |
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| Bhutan |
900 |
1800 |
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| Bolivia |
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1900 |
850 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina |
900 |
1800 |
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| Botswana |
900 |
1800 |
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| Brazil |
900 |
1800 |
1900 |
850 |
3G 2100, 3G 850 |
| British Virgin Islands |
900 |
1800 |
1900 |
850 |
| Brunei Darussalam |
900 |
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3G 2100 |
| Bulgaria |
900 |
1800 |
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3G 2100 |
| Burkina Faso |
900 |
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| Burma (Myanmar) |
900 |
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| Burundi |
900 |
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| Cambodia |
900 |
1800 |
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3G 2100 |
| Cameroon |
900 |
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| Canada |
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1900 |
850 |
3G 850/2100, 3G 850/1900, 3G 1700 |
| Cape Verde |
900 |
1800 |
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| Cayman Islands |
900 |
1800 |
1900 |
850 |
| Central African Republic |
900 |
1800 |
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| Chad |
900 |
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| Chile |
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1900 |
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3G 1900 |
| China |
900 |
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3G 2100 |
| China, Hong Kong (SAR) |
900 |
1800 |
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3G 2100 |
| China, Macau (SAR) |
900 |
1800 |
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3G 2100 |
| Colombia |
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1900 |
850 |
3G 850 |
| Comoros |
900 |
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| Congo, Democratic Republic |
900 |
1800 |
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| Congo, Republic of the |
900 |
1800 |
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| Cook Islands |
900 |
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| Costa Rica |
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1800 |
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3G 850 |
| Cote d'Ivoire |
900 |
1800 |
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| Croatia |
900 |
1800 |
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3G 2100 |
| Cuba |
900 |
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| Cyprus |
900 |
1800 |
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3G 2100 |
| Czech Republic |
900 |
1800 |
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3G 2100 |
| Denmark |
900 |
1800 |
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3G 2100 |
| Djibouti |
900 |
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| Dominica |
900 |
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1900 |
850 |
| Dominican Republic |
900 |
1800 |
1900 |
850 |
3G 850 |
| East Timor (Timor-Leste) |
900 |
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| Ecuador |
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1900 |
850 |
3G 850 |
| Egypt |
900 |
1800 |
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3G 2100 |
| El Salvador |
900 |
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1900 |
850 |
3G 1900, 3G 850 |
| Equatorial Guinea |
900 |
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| Eritrea |
900 |
1800 |
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| Estonia |
900 |
1800 |
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3G 2100 |
| Ethiopia |
900 |
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| Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) |
900 |
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| Faroe Islands |
900 |
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| Fiji |
900 |
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| Finland |
900 |
1800 |
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3G 2100 |
| France |
900 |
1800 |
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3G 2100 |
| French Polynesia |
900 |
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3G 2100 |
| French Guiana (French West Indies) |
900 |
1800 |
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| French West Indies |
900 |
1800 |
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| Gabon |
900 |
1800 |
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| Gambia |
900 |
1800 |
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| Gaza Strip / West Bank |
900 |
1800 |
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| Georgia |
900 |
1800 |
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3G 2100 |
| Germany |
900 |
1800 |
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3G 2100 |
| Ghana |
900 |
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| Gibraltar |
900 |
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3G 2100 |
| Greece |
900 |
1800 |
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3G 2100 |
| Greenland |
900 |
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| Grenada |
900 |
1800 |
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850 |
| Guadeloupe (French West Indies) |
900 |
1800 |
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| Guam |
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1900 |
850 |
| Guatemala |
900 |
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1900 |
850 |
| Guernsey |
900 |
1800 |
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850 |
3G 2100 |
| Guinea |
900 |
1800 |
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| Guinea-Bissau |
900 |
1800 |
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| Guyana |
900 |
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| Haiti |
900 |
1800 |
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850 |
| Holy See (Vatican City) |
900 |
1800 |
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3G 2100 |
| Honduras |
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1900 |
850 |
3G 1900 |
| Hong Kong |
900 |
1800 |
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3G 2100 |
| Hungary |
900 |
1800 |
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3G 2100 |
| Iceland |
900 |
1800 |
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3G 2100 |
| India |
900 |
1800 |
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3G 2100 BSNL / MTNL ? |
| Indonesia |
900 |
1800 |
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3G 2100 |
| Iran |
900 |
1800 |
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planned 3G 900/2100 by Tamin Telecom |
| Iraq |
900 |
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| Ireland |
900 |
1800 |
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3G 2100 |
| Isle of Man |
900 |
1800 |
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3G 2100 |
| Israel |
900 |
1800 |
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3G 2100 |
| Italy |
900 |
1800 |
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3G 2100 |
| Jamaica |
900 |
1800 |
1900 |
850 |
| Japan |
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3G 1700/2100 |
UQ Communications 4G WiMax; NTT DoCoMo; |
| Jersey |
900 |
1800 |
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3G 2100 |
| Jordan |
900 |
1800 |
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| Kazakhstan |
900 |
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| Kenya |
900 |
1800 |
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| Kiribati |
900 |
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| Korea, North |
900 |
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| Korea, South |
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3G 2100 |
SK Telecom / Bell Laboratories |
| Kuwait |
900 |
1800 |
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3G 2100 |
| Kyrgyzstan |
900 |
1800 |
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| Laos |
900 |
1800 |
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| Latvia |
900 |
1800 |
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3G 2100 |
| Lebanon |
900 |
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| Lesotho |
900 |
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| Liberia |
900 |
1800 |
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| Libya |
900 |
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| Liechtenstein |
900 |
1800 |
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3G 2100 |
| Lithuania |
900 |
1800 |
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3G 2100 |
| Luxemburg |
900 |
1800 |
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3G 2100 |
| Macau (SAR) |
900 |
1800 |
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3G 2100 |
| Macedonia |
900 |
1800 |
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3G 2100, 3G 1900 |
| Madagascar |
900 |
1800 |
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| Malawi |
900 |
1800 |
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| Malaysia |
900 |
1800 |
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3G 2100 |
| Maldives |
900 |
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3G 2100 |
| Mali |
900 |
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| Malta |
900 |
1800 |
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| Martinique (French West Indies) |
900 |
1800 |
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| Mauritania |
900 |
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| Mauritius |
900 |
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3G 2100 |
| Mayotte |
900 |
1800 |
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| Mexico |
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1900 |
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3G 850 |
| Micronesia |
900 |
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| Moldova |
900 |
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planned 3G 1900/2100 |
| Monaco |
900 |
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3G 2100 |
| Mongolia |
900 |
1800 |
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3G 2100 |
| Montenegro |
900 |
1800 |
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3G 2100 |
| Montserrat |
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850 |
| Morocco |
900 |
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| Mozambique |
900 |
1800 |
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3G 2100 |
| Myanmar (Burma) |
900 |
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| Namibia |
900 |
1800 |
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| Nauru |
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| Nepal |
900 |
1800 |
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| Netherlands |
900 |
1800 |
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3G 2100 |
| Netherlands Antilles |
900 |
1800 |
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| New Caledonia |
900 |
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| New Zealand |
900 |
1800 |
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3G 850, 3G 900/2100 |
| Nicaragua |
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1900 |
850 |
| Niger |
900 |
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| Nigeria |
900 |
1800 |
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| Niue |
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| Norfolk Island |
900 |
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| Northern Mariana Islands |
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1900 |
850 |
| Norway |
900 |
1800 |
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3G 2100 |
Samsung / TeliaSonera 4G in 2010 ? |
| Oman |
900 |
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| Pakistan |
900 |
1800 |
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| Palau |
900 |
1800 |
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| Panama |
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1900 |
850 |
| Papua New Guinea |
900 |
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| Paraguay |
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1900 |
850 |
| Peru |
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1900 |
850 |
| Philippines |
900 |
1800 |
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3G 2100 |
| Pitcairn Islands |
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| Poland |
900 |
1800 |
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3G 2100 |
| Portugal |
900 |
1800 |
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3G 2100 |
| Puerto Rico |
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1900 |
850 |
| Qatar |
900 |
1800 |
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3G 2100 |
| Reunion |
900 |
1800 |
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| Romania |
900 |
1800 |
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3G 2100 |
| Russia |
900 |
1800 |
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MegaFon 3G 2100; MTS 3G 2100; |
Russian WiMAX Yota/Samsung 4G Network ? |
| Rwanda |
900 |
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| Saint Helena |
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| Saint Kitts and Nevis |
900 |
1800 |
1900 |
850 |
| Saint Lucia |
900 |
1800 |
1900 |
850 |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon |
900 |
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| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
900 |
1800 |
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850 |
| Samoa |
900 |
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| San Marino |
900 |
1800 |
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| Sao Tome and Príncipe |
900 |
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| Saudi Arabia |
900 |
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3G 2100 |
| Senegal |
900 |
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| Serbia |
900 |
1800 |
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3G 2100 |
| Seychelles |
900 |
1800 |
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3G 2100 |
| Sierra Leone |
900 |
1800 |
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| Singapore |
900 |
1800 |
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3G 2100 |
| Slovakia |
900 |
1800 |
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3G 2100 |
| Slovenia |
900 |
1800 |
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3G 2100 |
| Solomon Islands |
900 |
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| Somalia |
900 |
1800 |
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| South Africa |
900 |
1800 |
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3G 2100 |
| South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands |
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| Spain |
900 |
1800 |
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3G 2100 |
| Sri Lanka |
900 |
1800 |
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3G 2100 |
| Sudan |
900 |
1800 |
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3G 2100 |
| Suriname |
900 |
1800 |
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| Swaziland |
900 |
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| Sweden |
900 |
1800 |
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3G 2100 |
Samsung / TeliaSonera 4G in 2010 ? |
| Switzerland |
900 |
1800 |
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3G 2100 |
| Syria |
900 |
1800 |
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| Taiwan |
900 |
1800 |
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3G 2100 |
Taiwan WiMax 4G Network ? |
| Tajikistan |
900 |
1800 |
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3G 2100 |
| Tanzania |
900 |
1800 |
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| Thailand |
900 |
1800 |
1900 |
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planned 3G 2100 |
| Timor-Leste (East Timor) |
900 |
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| Togo |
900 |
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| Tokelau |
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| Tonga |
900 |
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| Trinidad and Tobago |
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1800 |
1900 |
850 |
| Tunisia |
900 |
1800 |
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| Turkey |
900 |
1800 |
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| Turkmenistan |
900 |
1800 |
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| Turks and Caicos Islands |
900 |
1800 |
1900 |
850 |
| Tuvalu |
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| Uganda |
900 |
1800 |
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3G 2100 |
| Ukraine |
900 |
1800 |
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3G 2100 |
| United Arab Emirates |
900 |
1800 |
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3G 2100 |
| United Kingdom |
900 |
1800 |
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3G 2100 |
| U S A |
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1900 |
850 |
AT&T -3G 850/1900; Cordova Wireless- 3G 850; CTC Telcom - 3G 1700/2100; Stelera Wireless - 3G 1700/2100; BendBroadband - 3G 1700/2100 (Planned) |
Sprint Clearwire WiMAX; Verizon / iPhone 4G in 2010 ? |
| Uruguay |
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1800 |
1900 |
850 |
| Uzbekistan |
900 |
1800 |
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3G 2100 |
| Vanuatu |
900 |
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| Venezuela |
900 |
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850 |
| Vietnam |
900 |
1800 |
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| Virgin Islands (USA) |
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1900 |
850 |
| Wallis and Futuna |
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| West Bank / Gaza Strip |
900 |
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| Western Sahara |
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| Yemen |
900 |
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| Zambia |
900 |
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| Zimbabwe |
900 |
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Country / Territory |
900 |
1800 |
1900 |
850 |
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