Our latest benchmark on the 410–430 MHz and 450–470 MHz bands in Europe shows that 14 European countries opened parts of these bands for commercial LTE or 5G networks. 11 countries have active licences. Another three countries opened parts of the bands for LTE or 5G in their frequency plans but currently have no active licence.
These bands are the lowest frequency bands currently supported by LTE and 5G. The low frequencies allow cheaper network roll-out. Operators need fewer base stations than in higher frequency bands. But with the smaller amount of spectrum available in lower bands, operators cannot offer the same speeds.
In many countries, the licensees are operators from the energy sector, not the national mobile network operators. The networks can be used to connect smart meters or to provide mission-critical connectivity also during electricity blackouts.
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