Freedom Mobile

Freedom Mobile (previously known as Wind), is the fourth largest mobile carrier operating in Canada. The company was founded in 2008 as Wind Mobile and is operated by Shaw Communications (NYSE/TSX: SJR) after purchasing the carrier from Globalive in 2016.

The network is limited in size, providing 3G UMTS services over B4 (1700 MHz), and 4G LTE over B4 (1700 MHz) and B7 (2600 MHz). As a large country spectrum licences are not consistent across provinces, additional deployments of B66 (1700 MHz) and B13 (700 MHz) are reported. 4G data rates up to 275 Mbps are achievable over the network's LTE-A 2C 4X4 MIMO deployment. B13 (700 MHz) commercial implementation was confirmed October 2018.

3G UMTS Network Information

Details on UMTS network deployments are shown below. Data are often incomplete due to commercial nature. Consult dossier text for further details.

Launch Date

Status

Active

UMTS Band	Packet Data	Status
B4 (1700 MHz)	HSPA+	Active

4G LTE Network Information

Details on LTE network deployments are shown below. Data are often incomplete due to commercial nature. Consult dossier text for further details.

Evolution	LTE Advanced (LTE-A)	Status	Active
Max. MIMO	4x4 MIMO	Max. Modulation	64QAM
Carrier Aggregation	CA_4A-7A (B4+B7) CA_66B (B66+B66)	Features	VoLTE

LTE Band	Channel Width	Status
B4 (1700 MHz)	10 MHz	Active
B7 (2600 MHz)	5 MHz	Active
B13 (700 MHz)	No Data	Active
B66 (1700 MHz)	10 MHz	Active

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