B5 (850 MHz)

Deployment of LTE Band 5 is limited due to the usage of spectrum by existing 2G GSM and 3G UMTS3G UMTS: UMTS is an umbrella term for the third generation radio technologies developed by the 3GPP. UMTS specifies a complete network system, for which the radio access component, known as UTRAN, uses WCDMA technology to offer greater spectral efficiency and bandwidth to mobile network… networks, consequently the band is employed in fewer than 4% of all commercial LTE networks globally. Despite its limited adoption, greater than 31% of LTE compatible devices support B5 (850 MHz).