Frequently Asked Question - What are the GSM Carrier Frequencies?

What are the GSM Carrier Frequencies?

Since the GSM network standard was first released, the total number of carrier frequency ranges that GSM networks are deployed has expanded today. Although most 2G GSM networks operate in the 900 or 1800 MHz frequency bands, the 850 and 1900 MHz bands are used when the 900 or 1800 MHz frequency bands are already allocated to other use such as in the United States and Canada. In some countries, the 400 and 450 MHz frequency bands are used since they were previously allocated for 1G cellular systems. As a comparison, the majority of 3G networks deployed in Europe are designed to operate in the 2100 MHz frequency band.

No matter what frequency is being used by the GSM network operator, the active one is divided into timeslots for individual cell phone use. As a result, 16 half-rate speech channels or eight full-rate can be used per radio frequency. These timeslots are then collected within a single TDMA frame and the channel data rate for eight channels is 270.833 kbit/second with a frame duration of 4.615 ms. The GSM standard also limits the transmission power out of a handset to 2 watts for GSM frequency bands 850 and 900 MHz and one watt in the 1800 or 1900 MHz bands.

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GSM

Global System for Mobile Communications. A European standard for digital cellular phones that has now been widely adopted throughout the world.

ISO

International Organization for Standardization: an international body that produces the worldwide industrial and commercial "ISO" standards.

OTA

Over The Air. A method of distributing applications and new software updates which are already in use.

BER

Bit Error Rate. A measure of received signal quality, the proportion of received bits which is decoded erroneously.

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NDS

Network Domain Security. A security architecture for network domain Internet Protocol (IP) based control planes, which is applied to NDS/IP-networks (i.e. 3GPP and fixed broadband networks) to provide security in the Core Network (CN). See 3GPP TS33.210.

RAN

Radio Access Network. A RAN consists of the ground-based infrastructure required for delivery of communication between UEs and the Core Network (CN). In LTE, the RAN consists of one or more base stations (i.e. eNodeBs). Examples of other RANs are UMTS, TD-SCDMA, GSM, CDMA2000 and WiMAX.

RAT

Radio Access Technology. The RAT is the type of radio technology used in a Radio Access Network (RAN) to access the Core Network (CN), e.g. UMTS, GSM, CDMA2000, WiMAX.

3G

(Third Generation) The broadband telecommunications systems that combine high speed voice, data and multimedia.

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DM

Device Management: Management of mobile phone configuration, updates and other managed objects of mobile devices over the entire life-cycle as defined by OMA DM. DM is also used generically to describe all methods and activities associated with mobile device management.

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IM

Using text on a mobile handset to communicate in real time

OS

Operating System. Software that runs on computers and other smart devices and that manages the way they function.

SE

Secure Element. A secure and personalised physical component added to a system to manage users rights and to host secure apps. SE typically consist of a Silicon Chip, a secure Operating System, application software and a secure protocol to communicate to the device. SE can be a removable device (such as UICC or ÂµSD for mobile devices or MIM for M2M connected machines). SE can also be components inside the system.

HE

Home Environment. The HE of a subscriber is responsible for the overall pro- vision and control of the personal service environment to the subscriber.Â

HO

HandOver. HO is a procedure by which a mobile terminal changes serving cells (within the same frequency or on different frequencies or even on different Radio Access Technologies (RAT)). See 3GPP TS36.133.

LR

Location Registration. The process the UE undertakes to register its presence in a registration area when in Idle mode. As a result of LR, the Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) selected by the UE becomes the Registered PLMN. This can be done regularly or when entering a new tracking area. See 3GPP TS36.304 Section 4.1.

UE

User Equipment. The mobile unit which allows a user to access network services, connecting to the UTRAN or E-UTRAN via the radio interface. A UE can be subdivided into a Universal Integrated Circuit Card (UICC) and a Mo- bile Equipment (ME). See 3GPP TS21.905 Section 3.

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