iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C might support LTE in Russia

iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C will probably support LTE in Russia. According to Wikipedia new Apple smartphones are ready for Russian LTE network. Here is the list of frequencies used by cellular companies:

Частоты для использования на территории РФ

Yota

• LTE 2600 FDD, Band 7 (2500—2530 МГц / 2620—2650 МГц)

Megafon

• LTE 700 FDD, Band is unspecified by 3GPP (742,5-750 МГц / 783,5-791 МГц)
• LTE 800 FDD, Band 20 (847—854,5 МГц / 806—813,5 МГц)
• LTE 2600 FDD, Band 7 (2530—2540 МГц / 2650—2660 МГц)
• LTE 2600 TDD, Band 38 (2570—2595 МГц), лицензия выдана только на Москву и Московскую область

BeeLine

• LTE 700 FDD, Band is unspecified by 3GPP (735—742,5 МГц / 776—783,5 МГц)
• LTE 800 FDD, Band 20 (854,5-862 МГц / 813,5-821 МГц)
• LTE 2600 FDD, Band 7 (2550—2560 МГц / 2670—2680 МГц)

MTS

• LTE 700 FDD, Band is unspecified by 3GPP (720—727,5 MHz / 761—768,5 МГц)
• LTE 800 FDD, Band 20 (839,5-847 МГц / 798,5—806 МГц)
• LTE 2600 FDD, Band 7 (2540—2550 МГц / 2660—2670 МГц)
• LTE 2600 TDD, Band 38 (2595—2620 МГц), лицензия выдана только на Москву и Московскую область

Rostelekom

• LTE 700 FDD, Band is unspecified by 3GPP (727,5-735 МГц / 768,5-776 МГц)
• LTE 800 FDD, Band 20 (832—839,5 МГц / 791—798,5 МГц)
• LTE 2600 FDD, Band 7 (2560—2570 МГц / 2680—2690 МГц)

The key numbers here are FDD-LTE 7, 20 and TD-LTE 38.

According to official iPhone 5S spec model A1530 supports the following: UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1900, 2100 MHz); GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz); FDD-LTE (Bands 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20); TD-LTE (Bands 38, 39, 40).

iPhone 5C A1529 supports: UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1900, 2100 MHz); GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz); FDD-LTE (Bands 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20); TD-LTE (Bands 38, 39, 40).

So basically both models have everything needed to fully support LTE in Russia. The only concern we have is that official list of LTE supported countries does not have Russia yet.