5G
Spark 5G network uses N78
Spark’s initial 5G deployment is ‘NSA’ (non-stand-alone). What this means is that a device first needs to connect to 4G before it can connect to 5G. This means that at minimum, a device must support both LTE 2100MHz (B1) and 5G (N78).
4G
Spark supports the following 4G/LTE operating frequencies
- Essential:
- LTE 2100MGz (B1)
- LTE 700MGz (B28)
- LTE 1800MGz (B3)
- Recommended:
- LTE 2300 MHz (B40)
- LTE 2600MHz (B7)
3G
Spark supports the following 3G operating frequencies
- 3G 850MHz (Band 5)
- 3G 2100 MHz (Band1)
Need to move to 4G or Cat-M1/NB-IoT?
Cat-M1
Spark supports Cat-M1 over the same 4G/LTE operating frequencies
- LTE 700MHz (Band 28)
- LTE 1800MHz (Band3)
NB-IoT
Spark supports Cat-M1 over the same 4G/LTE operating frequencies
- LTE 700MHz (Band 28)
- LTE 1800MHz (Band3)
2G
Spark does not operate a 2G/GSM network