Band 29
A radio frequency band within the Lower 700 MHz band, near 720 MHz.
Unlike most bands used for phone service, band 29 is an unpaired band. A paired band has two sections, one for communication in each direction (tower-to-phone and phone-to-tower).
Band 29 is currently owned by AT&T and used for LTE service. Since it is unpaired spectrum, AT&T has deployed it in a downlink-only configuration. That means it only provides one-way (tower-to-phone) communication, providing faster download speeds when used in conjunction with other bands, such as band 12/17. This use of multiple bands simultaneously is known as Carrier Aggregation.
See: Carrier Aggregation
Last updated Feb 7, 2017 by Rich Brome
Editor in Chief Rich became fascinated with cell phones in 1999, creating mobile web sites for phones with tiny black-and-white displays and obsessing over new phone models. Realizing a need for better info about phones, he started Phone Scoop in 2001, and has been helming the site ever since. Rich has spent two decades researching and covering every detail of the phone industry, traveling the world to tour factories, interview CEOs, and get every last spec and photo Phone Scoop readers have come to expect. As an industry veteran, Rich is a respected voice on phone technology of the past, present, and future.
