Cellular Antenna and Bands (2024-06-02)

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There is an interesting antenna in my neighborhood and folks online have been working to identify the carriers with equipment at this facility (a Crown Castle tower located in San Jose, CA at 37°18’21.0"N 121°52’41.0"W)

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Equipment:

  • AT&T:
    • Quintel QD4616-7
    • Ericsson AIR 6449 B77D Rev B
    • CommScope JAHH-65A-R3B
  • Sprint:
    • KMW ET-X-WM-18-65-8P
    • KMW ET-X-TS-70-16-62-18-IR-RD
  • T-Mobile:
    • Ericsson AIR 6449 B41
    • RFS APXVAARR24_43-U-NA20
    • RFS APX16DWV-16DWVS
    • Ericsson AIR 32 B2a/B66Aa
  • Dish:
    • Cellmax 12044v

Bands

  • AT&T - B2/5/12/14/29/30/66/N2/5/77
  • Sprint - B25/26/41
  • T-Mobile - B2/5/12/41/66/N25/41/71
  • Dish - N29/66/70/71

Band Characteristics

With the help of ChatGPT we constructed this table for more context on each band:

Carrier Band Frequency Range (MHz) Characteristics Capacity (Mbps)
AT&T B2 1850-1910 / 1930-1990 Moderate range, good penetration 100-150
AT&T B5 824-849 / 869-894 Long range, good penetration 40-60
AT&T B12 699-716 / 729-746 Very long range, excellent penetration 20-40
AT&T B14 758-768 / 788-798 Very long range, excellent penetration 20-40
AT&T B29 717-728 Very long range, excellent penetration 20-40
AT&T B30 2305-2315 / 2350-2360 Short range, poor penetration 150-200
AT&T B66 1710-1780 / 2110-2180 Moderate range, good penetration 100-150
AT&T N2 1850-1910 / 1930-1990 Moderate range, good penetration 200-300
AT&T N5 824-849 / 869-894 Long range, good penetration 60-80
AT&T N77 3300-4200 Short range, poor penetration 500-1000
Sprint B25 1850-1915 / 1930-1995 Moderate range, good penetration 100-150
Sprint B26 814-849 / 859-894 Long range, good penetration 40-60
Sprint B41 2496-2690 Short range, poor penetration 150-200
T-Mobile B2 1850-1910 / 1930-1990 Moderate range, good penetration 100-150
T-Mobile B5 824-849 / 869-894 Long range, good penetration 40-60
T-Mobile B12 699-716 / 729-746 Very long range, excellent penetration 20-40
T-Mobile B41 2496-2690 Short range, poor penetration 150-200
T-Mobile B66 1710-1780 / 2110-2180 Moderate range, good penetration 100-150
T-Mobile N25 1850-1915 / 1930-1995 Moderate range, good penetration 200-300
T-Mobile N41 2496-2690 Short range, poor penetration 200-300
T-Mobile N71 617-652 / 663-698 Very long range, excellent penetration 60-80
Dish N29 717-728 Very long range, excellent penetration 20-40
Dish N66 1710-1780 / 2110-2180 Moderate range, good penetration 100-150
Dish N70 1995-2020 / 2110-2180 Short range, poor penetration 150-200
Dish N71 617-652 / 663-698 Very long range, excellent penetration 60-80

Prompts used;

I understand that the following cell operators operate on these respective bands. 
- AT&T - B2/5/12/14/29/30/66/N2/5/77
- Sprint - B25/26/41
- T-Mobile - B2/5/12/41/66/N25/41/71
- Dish - N29/66/70/71 

Can you, please, create a Markdown table where the first column is the Carrier name, the second column is each Band from the bullet points above, the third column is the exact begin/end frequency of the band for each carrier, and the fourth column is the characteristic of the band (does it easily propagate long distance, does it go through drywall, concrete, trees, does it need direct line of sight), and the fifth column should be the capacity in Megabits per second as expected per carrier specification.