TIM Brasil Serviços e Participações S.A., more commonly known as TIM Brasil, is a telecommunications company operating in Brazil. It is a subsidiary of Telecom Italia Finance S.A. The company was established in 1995 and commenced its commercial operations in 1998. TIM Brasil has, since 2002, expanded its presence nationally, making it the first mobile phone operator to be present in all Brazilian states. The company provides services in mobile and fixed telephony, as well as data transmission and high-speed internet access. Its headquarters is located in Rio de Janeiro. The company is listed on the BM&F Bovespa in São Paulo and the NYSE in New York City.
Alias
TIM S.A.
Country
Brazil
Type
Mobile Network Operator
Ownership
TIM Group
TIM Logo

3G Network

The company operated conventional 900/1800 MHz 2G GSM services, along with 3G UMTS services over B1 (2100 MHz) and B5 (850 MHz) since April 2008. In 2014 TIM launched additional 3G services over the B8 (900 MHz) band to improve congestion in metropolitan areas.

Network Frequency Band Status
B1 (2100 MHz)
Active
B5 (850 MHz)
Active
Date Event Subtype
Launch of 3G Network
Launch

4G Network

TIM initially launched 4G LTE services over B7 (2600 MHz) in April 2013, adding B3 (1800 MHz) in January 2015. After 700 MHz spectrum auction in August 2014 where TIM secured a 10 MHz paired allotment of spectrum, the company launched 3C LTE-A services in June 2016 carrier aggregating B3, B7, with its new B28 (700 MHz) band.

Tests performed in conjunction with Ericsson in October 2015 demonstrated TIM's 3C LTE-A network was able to provide 260 Mbps peak DL data rates.

TIM Brasil completed the deployment of a national LTE Cat-NB1 (NB-IoT) service in June 2018.

4G Frequency Bands
Network Frequency Band Max. Channel Bandwidth Status Known EARFCNs
B3 (1800 MHz)
15
Active
1301, 1575
B7 (2600 MHz)
10
Active
2806
B28 (700 MHz)
10
Active
9410
Date Event Subtype
Launch of 4G Network
Launch

5G Network

TIM Brazil launched a DSS 5G network in December 2020 over its three LTE bands. The full 5G network would come in March 2022 using the n40 (2300 MHz) band. It quickly bolstered the network with the addition of n78 (3500 MHz) in July that same year.

Network Frequency Band Max. Channel Bandwidth Status
n3 (1800 MHz)
15
Active
n7 (2600 MHz)
10
Active
n28 (700 MHz)
10
Active
n40 (2300 MHz)
40
Active
n78 (3500 MHz)
100
Active
Date Event Subtype
Launch of 5G Network
Launch