Specifications

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1: Introduction
The Sierra Wireless MC7304 PCI Express Mini Card is a compact,
lightweight, wireless LTE- and UMTS-based modem.
The MC7304 provides LTE, DC-HSPA+, HSPA+, HSDPA, HSUPA,
WCDMA, GSM, GPRS, EDGE, and GNSS connectivity for
networking, and M2M applications over several radio frequency
bands. The device also supports 2G/3G roaming, subject to network
operator provisioning.
Supported RF bands
The modem, based on Qualcomm's MDM9215 baseband processor,
supports data operation on LTE, DC-HSPA+, HSPA+, EDGE, GPRS,
and GSM networks.
Physical features
• Small form factor—conforms to type F2 as specified in PCI
Express Mini Card Electromechanical Specification Revision 1.2.
Table 1-1: Supported RF bands
Technology Bands Notes Data rates
LTE
• Band 1 (2100 MHz)
• Band 3 (1800 MHz)
• Band 7 (2600 MHz)
• Band 8 (900 MHz)
• Band 20 (800 MHz)
MIMO support
Category 3
• Downlink:
100 Mbps (20 MHz bandwidth)
50 Mbps (10 MHz bandwidth)
• Uplink:
50 Mbps (20 MHz bandwidth)
25 Mbps (10 MHz bandwidth)
UMTS
(WCDMA)
HSDPA
HSUPA
HSPA+
DC-HSPA+
• Band 1 (2100 MHz)
• Band 2 (1900 MHz)
• Band 5 (850 MHz)
• Band 6 (800 MHz)
• Band 8 (900 MHz)
Diversity support
HSPA+ rates
· Downlink: Up to 42 Mbps
(category 24)
· Uplink: Up to 5.76 Mbps
(category 6)
GSM
GPRS
EDGE
• GSM 850 (850 MHz)
• EGSM 900 (900 MHz)
• DCS 1800 (1800 MHz)
• PCS 1900 (1900 MHz)
EDGE throughput up to 236 kbps
GNSS
• GPS: 1575.42 MHz
• GLONASS: 1602 MHz