Bite Latvia is a telecommunications company operating in Latvia. It is a subsidiary of the Lithuanian telecommunications conglomerate, Bitė Group. The company was established in Latvia in 2005, following the extension of Bitė Group's Partner Network Agreement with Vodafone to its Latvian service in 2006. Bitė Group is currently owned by Providence Equity Partners, an American global private equity firm, which acquired the group from Mid Europa Partners in 2016. Prior to this, Bitė Group was owned by TDC, a Danish telecommunications company, until 2007.
Alias
SIA Bite Mobile
Country
Latvia
Type
Mobile Network Operator
Bite 3G Network
3G Frequency Bands
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3G Network Events
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Launch of 3G Network
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Launch
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Bite 4G Network
Bite operates its NB-IoT network using the 800 MHz guard band and LTE-M within its existing B20 carrier. Its LTE-Advanced services are capable of up to 400 Mbps using 2CC CA.
4G Frequency Bands
| Network Frequency Band | Max. Channel Bandwidth | Status |
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20
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Active
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20
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Active
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10
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Active
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4G Network Events
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Launch of 4G Network
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Launch
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Bite 5G Network
In February 2019 Bite announced plans to build its 5G network in partnership with Huawei, later changing to Ericsson in 2022. The network was commercially launched in February 2023 using n28 (700 MHz).
5G Frequency Bands
| Network Frequency Band | Max. Channel Bandwidth | Status |
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10
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Active
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5G Network Events
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Launch of 5G Network
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Launch
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