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Monitoring cellular networks in Russia

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Monitoring tools for various devices

Network Signal Guru application for Qualcomm Android smartphones (root-rights are required)
Samsung Smartphones and Phones
  • *#0011# (netmonitor)
  • *#2683662# (Samsung Galaxy service menu, on new models and firmware does not work)
    Video review of the service menu(HD Voice activation in 2G, band selection, linking to a specific BS sector, switching of LTE categories and 3G releases)
  • Hidden menu for forced range selection : you need to install an application for login QuickShortcutMaker and drive in the search hidden network setting (not available on Android 9+)
    hidden menu
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Apple iPhone Smartphones
*3001#12345#*
Nokia / Microsoft Lumia Smartphones on Windows Mobile
##3282#
Android smartphones
*#*#4636#*#*
If the code does not work, you can try, for example, the application4G LTE Switcherwhich should open the same menu.
But, in general, not all smartphones give out information on carriers and frequencies in this menu.
Android smartphones on the Mediatek chipset (MTK)
*#*#3646633#*#*
Or use the applicationMTK Engineering Mode
Netmonitor application for all Android smartphones
Link to the app in GooglePlay
If Netmonitor does not display the carrier you are using, there is anothera way that indirectly allows you to define a 4G range. This method is relevant for the Moscow region. ThanksAndrey34 aka AndR:) x @ .
CellMapper application for all Android smartphones
Nokia Symbian 9.x Smartphones
applicationFieldTest v.1.0for Symbian 9.x


Frequencies and operators

By region
Regions
Moscow region
Used ranges
GSM frequencies
Mts :
GSM900 - 12 MHz /4.8 (used for UMTS) + 5.2 + 2 /
GSM1800 - 24.8 MHz continuous spectrum (part used for LTE)
Beeline :
GSM900 - 10 MHz continuous spectrum (5 or 10 used for UMTS)
GSM1800 - 20.2 MHz continuous spectrum (part used for LTE)
Megaphone :
GSM900 - 13 MHz / 10 (5 used for UMTS) + 3 /
GSM1800 - 30 MHz continuous spectrum (part used for LTE)
UMTS frequencies
Mts :
UMTS900 - 4.8 MHz
UMTS2100 - 15 MHz
Beeline :
UMTS900 - 5 MHz (10 MHz in Novogireevo, Perovo)
UMTS2100 - 15 MHz
Megaphone :
UMTS900 - 5 MHz
UMTS2100 - 15 MHz
Tele 2 :
UMTS2100 - 15 MHz
LTE frequencies
Mts :
/ 256QAM and 4x4 support possible /
Band7 - 10 MHz
Band20 - 7.5 MHz (5 MHz used); metro meets 15 MHz (Spectrum Sharing with Megaphone)
Band38 - 25 MHz (20 MHz used)
Band3 - used 5, 10, 15 and 20 MHz
Beeline :
/ 256QAM and 4x4 support possible /
Band7 - 10 MHz
Band20 - 7.5 MHz (5 MHz used)
Band3 - used 5, 10 and 15 MHz
Band1 - 15 MHz (in the Novogireevo, Perovo areas)
Megaphone :
/ 256QAM and 4x4 support possible /
Band7 - 40 MHz
Band20 - 7.5 MHz (5 MHz used); metro meets 15 MHz (Spectrum Sharing with MTS)
Band38 - 25 MHz (20 MHz used)
Band3 - used 10, 15 and 20 MHz
Yota uses all ranges of megaphone
Tele 2 :
/ 256QAM support possible /
Band7 - 10 MHz
Band20 - 7.5 MHz (5 MHz used)
Skylink (Tele2) :
Band31 - 4.4 MHz (3 MHz used)
Types of aggregation (LTE-Advanced)
Mts :
CA_3_7 / 20 + 10 or 15 + 10 or 10 + 10 / (main)
CA_3_20 / 20 + 5 or 15 + 5 or 10 + 5 / (found in the metro and MO)
CA_7_20 / 10 + 5 / (found in MO)
CA_3_7_20 / 15 + 10 + 5 or 20 + 10 + 5 /
CA_3_38 / 20 + 20 /
CA_3_7_38 / 20 + 10 + 20 /
Beeline :
CA_7_20 / 10 + 5 / (in Moscow and Moscow Region)
CA_3_7 / 5 + 10 or 10 + 10 / (in MO)
CA_3_20 / 5 + 5 or 10 + 5 / (found in MO and Metro)
CA_3_7_20 / 5 + 10 + 5 or 10 + 10 + 5 or 15 + 10 + 5 / (in Moscow and Moscow Region)
CA_1_3_7 / 15 + 15 + 10 / (in the areas of Novogireevo, Perovo)
CA_1_3_20 / 15 + 15 + 5 / (in the areas of Novogireevo, Perovo)
CA_1_3_7_20 / 15 + 15 + 10 + 5 / (in the areas of Novogireevo, Perovo)
Megaphone (and Yota ):
CA_7_7 / 20 + 20 /
CA_3_7 / 15 + 20 or 20 + 20 /
CA_3_7_7 / 15 + 20 + 20 or 20 + 20 + 20 /
CA_3_7_20 / 20 + 20 + 5 /
CA_7_20 / 20 + 5 /
CA_3_20 / 20 + 5 or 10 + 5 or 20 + 15 (in the metro) /
Tele 2 :
CA_7_20 / 10 + 5 /
The distribution of frequencies in graphical form as of 2016
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Used 2G / 3G / 4G carriers

Vladimir region
Used ranges

Voronezh region
Used ranges

Ivanovo region
Used ranges

Kemerovo region
Used ranges

Kostroma region
Used ranges

Lipetsk region
Used ranges

Nizhny Novgorod Region
Used ranges

Perm region
Used ranges

Republic of Adygea
Used ranges

The Republic of Mordovia
Used ranges

Republic of Tatarstan
Used ranges

Samara Region
Used ranges

St. Petersburg
Used ranges

Sverdlovsk region
Used ranges

Tambov Region
Used ranges

Tula region
Used ranges

Chelyabinsk region
Used ranges

All Russia
All Russia
UMTS Federal Licenses (except Crimea)
Mts : UMTS2100 (15 MHz) [1950-1965 / 2140-2155]
Beeline : UMTS2100 (15 MHz) [1965-1980 / 2155-2170]
Megaphone : UMTS2100 (15 MHz) [1935-1950 / 2125-2140]
Federal LTE licenses (except Crimea)
Mts : Band7 (10 MHz) [2540-2550 / 2660-2670], Band20 (7.5 MHz) [839.5-847 / 798.5-806], Band38 (25 MHz) [2595-2620]
Beeline : Band7 (10 MHz) [2550-2560 / 2670-2680], Band20 (7.5 MHz) [854.5-862 / 813.5-821]
Megaphone : Band7 (40 MHz) [2500-2540 / 2620-2660], Band20 (7.5 MHz) [847-854.5 / 806-813.5]
Tele 2 : Band7 (10 MHz) [2560-2570 / 2680-2690], Band20 (7.5 MHz) [832-839.5 / 791-798.5]
The distribution of GSM frequencies between operators by region
Distribution of GSM900 / 1800 frequency bands between operators by regions of the Russian Federation(as of 12/24/2018)
Distribution of GSM900 / 1800 frequency bands between operators by regions of the Russian Federation(according to CNews)
Distribution of GSM900 frequency bands between operators by regions of the Russian Federation (as of July 01, 2016):Attached filegsm900.pdf(70.38 KB)
The distribution of GSM1800 frequency bands between operators by regions of the Russian Federation (as of July 01, 2016):Attached filegsm1800.pdf(58.91 KB)
Distribution of GSM channels(relevance in question)

thankash16 and vladaha for provided sources.
The results of the auction for the Band38 range by region
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Useful materials

Useful materials
Table of smartphone capabilities in the networks of Russian operators
Interpretation of 3GPP Aggregation Combinations
ULCA combinations supported by Sony Xperia XZ Premium, XZ1, XZ1 Compact phones
Possible combinations of aggregation and their theoretical speed in the MTS network
Approximate bandwidth calculation using LTE signal quality parameters
Script to study the radio channel capabilities of devices based on MSM8998 / MDM9x5x or SDM845 / SDX20
What does the LTE subscriber category mean?
Implementing MIMO features in some smartphones
Existing and future 5G modems
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thankMikl1984 .
Educational program on 5G networks
A utility for calculating possible aggregation combinations on Qualcomm smartphones


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Post has been editedvvireless - Today, 01:46
Reason for editing: table of smartphone capabilities



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Typhoon13 @ 03/19/19, 15:01*
Do I understand correctly that the BS, in the screenshot, can work in 4x4 mode and only the terminal's capabilities limit the connection to 4x2 mode?

Yes exactly.
But on the "correct" terminal of such a signal quality may not be enough even to switch it to 4x4 mode, not to mention the actual use of more than two streams.

And where is Tele2 so famously speaking? 15 MHz with 4x4 is a hint of serious business. :)

Post has been editedvvevvevve - 19.03.19, 15:53



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And where is Tele2 so famously speaking? 15 MHz with 4x4 is a hint of serious business. :)

In Chelyabinsk: D
During this winter, a mass switch began from TM3 to TM4 and from 2x2 to 4x4, 15 MHz for us a long time ago, I can’t check the modulation since 64QAM is the maximum of my phone

Post has been editedtyphoon13 - 19.03.19, 16:23



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And where is Tele2 so famously speaking? 15 MHz with 4x4 is a hint of serious business.
I remember, I saw a screen from a new bs on the Leningrad, but from which side, from the side of Svetly or Voykovsky? ...
The BS on Khoroshevskoe 76a p4 is also worth a close look.



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Larry_one @ 03/19/19 16:15*
BS on Khoroshevskoe 76a p4 also worth a close look

What to watch? You want to say that Tele2 somewhere in Moscow has 4x4?



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Dear, help find out the place where there is a BS: D
Today, apparently earned yesterday was not :)
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Hello, dear experts, 4g tele2 appeared today launched 1800 at 20mhz, how much maximum can you get at this frequency? Can anyone have such a practice of testing ??



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* Wasek_androidz 400 in theory



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* ovly , this is if with 256QAM and 4x4, hardly tele2 is capable of it



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* Wasek_androidz Where is happiness in T2 with 20 MHz?



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m_7 @ 03/19/2019, 17:45*
* Wasek_androidz Where is happiness in T2 with 20 MHz?

Krasnodar region



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* vvevvevve,
4x2 configuration - 4 streams for reception and 2 for transmission, or only 2 there and there, and 4 - as an opportunity to work, with the appropriate terminal?



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Typhoon13 @ 03/19/19, 20:07*
and 4 - how is it possible to work with the appropriate terminal?
Well, apparently yes, the BS can do 4x4, and the terminal uses only two)



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* Wasek_androidz , opana
need to check
In theory, on a conventional device with 64qam and 2x2 150 Mbit



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Typhoon13 @ 03/19/19, 20:07*
4x2 configuration - 4 streams for reception and 2 for transmission or only 2 there and there

In order not to be confused, it is better to pay attention to the name, “signature” for this value on the NSG screen - “Ant. ENB Tx / Dev. Rx”.
That is, 4x2 here "literally" means that at the BS, 4 antennas are currently used for transmitting this carrier, and 2 antennas are used for receiving it at the phone. All this information relates only to this direction of data transmission - the station transmits, the device receives, i.e. to the downlink.
The use of two or more streams on uplink has not yet been implemented in practice, and I have not heard of plans for such yet.

And the actual number of streams used for data transmission at the moment, NSG displays as a value of Rank. Naturally, also for downlink. For uplink, the number of threads is always 1, so there’s no point in displaying it.

In turn, the number of antennas that the terminal uses to receive the carrier is dynamically selected. Even if the terminal has 4x4 support for the selected range, the receive mode with 4 antennas is activated by a command from the station only when it can transmit data with more than 2 streams. the station does not support more than 2 streams at all, it is equipped with only 2 antennas. This situation is displayed in the NSG as "Ant. ENB Tx / Dev. Rx" = 2x4. In this case, two additional antennas are used in approximately the same mode as the second antenna in RX diversity mode in UMTS networks. Simultaneous reception of the same signal to two antennas, using appropriate mathematical processing, can theoretically improve its quality at the receiver input. In practice, however, the effect of such a decision is virtually invisible. The reason for this is the same, for which 4x4 on mobile terminals like a smartphone works inefficiently: the insufficient mutual distance between the antennas, determined by the dimensions of the case.

Posted 03/19/2019 20:45:

PRubinkk @ 03/19/19, 20:27*
on an ordinary device with 64qam

Well, in 2019, a phone without the support of 256QAM is no longer an “ordinary device”. It is, rather, a "cheap", "budget", "entry-level" apparatus ... or how is it used to call such devices?



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In practice, however, the effect of such a decision is virtually invisible.

Is there any effect from the 4x2 mode on the terminal that does not support 4x4? Or is there no difference compared to 2x2?



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* vvevvevve Well, I take into account the most popular devices in the category up to 24k
This is the Huawei, xiaomi, Samsung (Samsung can and support)



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so here people write checked write that 150 gives, here ssylhttp: //forums.kuban.ru...ossii-5602109-214.html

Post has been editedWasek_androidz - 19.03.19, 21:24



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* Wasek_androidz The test was most likely on a freshly installed BS, in real life you will not see more than 50 Mbps



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Bugaga1337 @ 03/19/19 9:30 PM*
Wasek_androidz, The test most likely was on a freshly installed BS, in real life you will not see more than 50 Mbps
Yes, I have a principle for the sake of interest, I have not seen more than 30 at my very mts, but I have enough for my eyes right now
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That would tele2 spread it to other regions: blush:


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