What is the meaning of GSM 850?

GSM 850 is simply GSM technology operating in the Cellular (850 MHz or “800”) frequency band . Both the technology and frequency band have been around for many years, but not until 2002 were they combined. In the U.S. prior to 2002, GSM technology only operated in the PCS (1900 MHz) frequency band.

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What frequency band is used by LTE?

LTE bands are discrete slabs of frequencies that are used for telecommunications. So, for example, LTE Band 1 is stated to have a frequency of 2100 MHz (megahertz), but it actually uses frequencies between 1920 and 1980 MHz to uplink data and frequencies between 2110 and 2170 MHz to downlink data .

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