List of UMTS networks
The following is a list of mobile telecommunications networks using third-generation Universal Mobile Telecommunications System technology. This list does not aim to cover all networks, but instead focuses on networks deployed on frequencies other than 2100 MHz which is commonly deployed around the globe and on Multiband deployments.
General information
- For technical details on UMTS and a list of its designated operating frequencies, bands, and their common names, see UMTS frequency bands.
- Networks on the global UMTS-bands 1 and 8 are suitable for global roaming in ITU Regions 1, 2 and 3.
- Networks on UMTS-bands 2 and 4 allow roaming in ITU Region 2 only.
Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA)
Americas
Caribbean
| Operator | Country | Frequency | Launch date | Notes |
| BTC | HSPA+ | |||
| Orange | HSPA+ | |||
| Orange | HSPA+ |
USA">United States">USA, [Unincorporated territories of [the United States|US Territories]] and [Canada]
| Operator | Country | Frequency | Band | Launch date | Notes |
| Bell | 850 / 1900 | 5 / 2 | / / | HSPA+ / DC-HSDPA | |
| Freedom Mobile | 1700 | 4 | AWS | ||
| Mobilicity | |||||
| Rogers | 850 / 1900 | 5 / 2 | / | HSPA+ | |
| SaskTel | 850 / 1900 | 5 / 2 | / | DC-HSDPA | |
| Telus | 850 / 1900 | 5 / 2 | / | DC-HSDPA | |
| Vidéotron | 1700 | 4 | / | DC-HSDPA | |
| DoCoMo | 850 | 5 | |||
| GTA | 850 | 5 | |||
| iConnect | 1900 | 2 | / | HSPA+ | |
| IT&E | 1900 | 2 | |||
| IT&E | 850 | 5 | |||
| Docomo Pacific | |||||
| AT&T | 850 / 1900 | 5 / 2 | |||
| Claro | 850 / 1900 | 5 / 2 | |||
| T-Mobile | 1700 | 4 | |||
| Alaska Communications | |||||
| AT&T | 850 / 1900 | 5 / 2 | |||
| BendBroadband | |||||
| Cincinnati Bell | |||||
| Pine Cellular | |||||
| T-Mobile | 1900 / 1700 | 2 / 4 | / | DC-HSDPA |
Latin America
Networks in Latin America are commonly deployed on 850 MHz and/or 1900 MHz unless denoted otherwise.| Operator | Country | Frequency | Band | Launch date | Notes |
| Algar Telecom | 2100 | 1 | |||
| Claro | 850 / 2100 | 5 / 1 | / | ||
| Nextel | 2100 | 1 | |||
| TIM | 850 / 900 / 2100 | 5 / 8 / 1 | / | ||
| Vivo | 850 / 2100 | 5 / 1 | |||
| Digicel | 900 | 8 | |||
| AT&T | 1900 / 1700 | 2 / 4 | B4: 5 MHz in use | ||
| ANTEL | 2100 | 1 | |||
| Digitel | 900 | 8 |
Asia & Oceania
Networks in Asia are commonly deployed on 2100 MHz unless denoted otherwise.Deployments in Japan
| Operator | Country | 2100 MHz Band 1 | 900 MHz Band 8 | 800 MHz Band 19 | 1500 MHz Band 11 Band 21 | 1700 MHz Band 9 | Launch date UMTS ≤ 7.2 Mbit/s | Launch date HSPA+ ≤ 21.6 Mbit/s | Launch date DC-HSPA ≤ 42.2 Mbit/s | Notes |
| NTT DoCoMo | N/A | – | – | First commercial UMTS network to be deployed. | ||||||
| SoftBank | N/A | – | – |
850 MHz (Band 5) / 900 MHz (Band 8) / 2100 MHz (Band 1) networks
| Operator | Country | 2100 MHz Band 1 | 900 MHz Band 8 | 850 MHz Band 5 | Launch date UMTS ≤ 7.2 Mbit/s | Launch date HSPA+ ≤ 21.6 Mbit/s | Launch date DC-HSPA ≤ 42.2 Mbit/s | Notes |
| Optus | N/A | |||||||
| Telstra | - | |||||||
| Vodafone | ||||||||
| Bhutan Telecom | HSPA | |||||||
| TashiCell | HSPA+ | |||||||
| China Unicom | N/A | DC-HSDPA | ||||||
| csl. | DC-HSDPA | |||||||
| SmarTone | HSPA+ | |||||||
| Indosat | N/A | DC-HSDPA | ||||||
| MegaCom | N/A | |||||||
| MPT | N/A | HSPA | ||||||
| Ooredoo | N/A | HSPA+ | ||||||
| Telenor | N/A | HSPA+ | ||||||
| 2degrees | N/A | |||||||
| Spark | N/A | |||||||
| Vodafone | N/A | |||||||
| Ufone | N/A | |||||||
| AIS | - | HSPA+ | ||||||
| DTAC | DC-HSDPA | |||||||
| MY | HSPA |