In today’s market all carriers are supported by one radio or another. Each carrier has licensed spectrum in which they alone provide service. Each different radio spectrum represents a different LTE/5G band. At this point in the cellular evolution most cellular devices support all carriers, especially for 5G. Slower radios based on Cat 7 and below support North America and a different radio supports the rest of the world.
The bands enabled by Ericsson Cradlepoint’s 5G radio, support all carriers worldwide. Following is a list of the bands.
Technology | |
|---|---|
LTE | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8,12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 34, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66, 71 |
5G 2x2 FR1 | n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n38, n40, n41, n48†, n66, n71, n78, n79 |
5G 2x2 FR2 | n257, n258, n260, n261 |
5G 4x4 FR1 | n1, n2, n3, n7, n25, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n77, n78, n79 |
†N48 will be supported in a future firmware release.
Every radio in use today goes through industry specific certification in the form of PTCRB for North America and GCF for the rest of the world. In addition, some carriers may require their own certification. For 5G, FR1 is frequency range 1, which includes frequencies below 6 GHz. FR2 is frequency range 2 and refers to mmWave bands n257, n258, n260, n261.