Vodafone has been given extended spectrum, an additional 5MHz on top of its current 10MHz in 4G. This brings it to a total of 15MHz. These are 1.5x the airwaves that may carry 4G, leading to a maximum speed of 112.5Mbps (14062.5KB/s) in common user equipment, compared to its previous maximum speed of 75Mbps (9375KB/s). Not only the max speed shall be taken into account, 4G has more resources overall, leading to a ~1.5x increase in speed wherever. Refarm Image showing the refarmed channel. 3043 is used in multiple locations, rather than picking a random channel in the spectrum. Vodafone has been refarming long-range 2G (900MHz, PGSM, band 8) to 3G in more locations. This refers to 2G being replaced with 3G while losing some 2G, leaving 3/8 long-range 2G remaining. It is normally done on a case-by-case basis. The upsides are that: -There is 1.3̅x more 3G spectrum available. -3G is commonly more spectrally efficient, leading to extended capacity. -3G is commonly faster. -3G gains lon...
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