₦airaland Forum

Globacom launched its mobile 4G service in Nigeria on the 700 MHz LTE band. Subscribers are not happy but Glo’s LTE band is not a bad thing. Mister Mo explains.

From Broadcast To Mobile Broadband

Before now, the 700 MHz spectrum was allocated to the broadcast industry. Some years ago, the IT world began to push for governments to make the 700 Mhz band available for mobile broadband instead. For example, the European Commission fixed a 2020 deadline for moving broadcasters out of the spectrum. A few countries like France and Germany have made the switch ahead of that deadline.

Outside of Europe, a number of other countries, for example Canada, have reclassified the spectrum from broadcast to mobile broadband.

Why Are 700 MHz LTE Band Smartphones Rare?

Because the 700 MHz band has only been recently been allocated to mobile broadband, it means that manufacturers are only just making smartphones that support the spectrum. Of course, this depends on the markets that the new spectrum has been deployed for use.

You may be wondering why not a lot of smartphones by Chinese brands support the spectrum. China’s authorities decided that the country’s 700MHz frequencies will not be available for reallocation before 2020. As such, there is little incentive for the vast majority of Chinese smartphone makers to equip their devices with 700 MHz LTE support. Only the brands with international operations in countries where 700 MHz networks exist have a motivation to do so.

Read more for the benefits of using 700 MHz LTE band

Post them all here

PLS. IS MY INFINIX NOTE 4 SUPPORT GLO 4G BAND?

Rafob:
PLS. IS MY INFINIX NOTE 4 SUPPORT GLO 4G BAND?

No

Very informative!

directonpc:
Very informative!

Thank you, guys!