Reno wireless cell sites leaderboard

As of 10/3/24 – recent changes highlighted below:

This chart will be regularly updated to show the Reno area wireless carrier’s number of active cell sites, sites under construction (U.C.) and sites in the planning or permitting process (P/P). The chart also includes small cell (SC) sites and outdoor distributed antennas systems. Numbers reflect sites serving the Truckee Meadows – Reno/Sparks city limits, and unincorporated areas in-between (such as Saddlehorn, Mogul and Sun Valley).

Wireless Carrier	Macros Active	Macros U.C.	Macros P/P	SC Active	SC U.C.	SC P/P
AT&T	60	0	1	15	0	3
Dish Wireless	45	0	0	0	0	0
T-Mobile	66	1	6	0	0	0
Verizon	84	0	0	5	0	12

Upgraded 5G+/UW/UC midband sites

Upgraded 5G midband macro sites with 5G+ (AT&T n77), Ultra Wideband “5GUW” (Verizon n77) or Ultra Capacity “5GUC” (T-Mobile n41). These sites have much more bandwidth enabling more simultaneous users and data speed availability of 1 Gbps or more. These sites also allow home internet Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) to be offered in the area.

Wireless Carrier	Active/U.C. vs Total Macros	P/P	Map
AT&T	24 / 60 (40%)	15	5G+
T-Mobile	50 / 66 (76%)	8
Verizon	58 / 84 (69%)	14	5GUW/CBRS

Download bandwidth by carrier in Washoe County

Carrier	Deployed Total Download Bandwidth (Low band FDD + mid band FDD + mid band TDD + 3 GHz TDD)*
AT&T	35+50+0+120=205 MHz
Dish	10+45+0+0=55 MHz
T-Mobile	25+55+200+0=280 MHz
Verizon	20+35+0+200=255 MHz

Data used for these tables is derived from on-location cell site observations, user reports and public records.