Long-Term Evolution (LTE) telecommunications networks use several frequency bands with associated bandwidths.
From Tables 5.5-1 "E-UTRA Operating Bands" and 5.6.1-1 "E-UTRA Channel Bandwidth" of the latest published version of the 3GPP TS 36.101,[1] the following table lists the specified frequency bands of LTE and the channel bandwidths each band supports.
| Band | Duplex mode[A 1] |
ƒ (MHz) |
Common name |
Subset of band |
Uplink[A 2] (MHz) |
Downlink[A 3] (MHz) |
Duplex spacing (MHz) |
Channel bandwidths (MHz) |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FDD | 2100 | IMT | 65 | 1920 – 1980 | 2110 – 2170 | 190 | 5, 10, 15, 20 | |
| 2 | FDD | 1900 | PCS | 25 | 1850 – 1910 | 1930 – 1990 | 80 | 1.4, 3, 5, 10, 15, 20 | |
| 3 | FDD | 1800 | DCS | 1710 – 1785 | 1805 – 1880 | 95 | 1.4, 3, 5, 10, 15, 20 | ||
| 4 | FDD | 1700 | AWS‑1 | 10, 66 | 1710 – 1755 | 2110 – 2155 | 400 | 1.4, 3, 5, 10, 15, 20 | |
| 5 | FDD | 850 | Cellular | 26 | 824 – 849 | 869 – 894 | 45 | 1.4, 3, 5, 10 | |
| 7 | FDD | 2600 | IMT-E | 2500 – 2570 | 2620 – 2690 | 120 | 5, 10, 15, 20 | ||
| 8 | FDD | 900 | Extended GSM | 880 – 915 | 925 – 960 | 45 | 1.4, 3, 5, 10 | ||
| 11 | FDD | 1500 | Lower PDC | 74 | 1427.9 – 1447.9 | 1475.9 – 1495.9 | 48 | 5, 10 | Japan |
| 12 | FDD | 700 | Lower SMH | 85 | 699 – 716 | 729 – 746 | 30 | 1.4, 3, 5, 10 | |
| 13 | FDD | 700 | Upper SMH | 777 – 787 | 746 – 756 | −31 | 5, 10 | ||
| 14 | FDD | 700 | Upper SMH | 788 – 798 | 758 – 768 | −30 | 5, 10 | ||
| 17 | FDD | 700 | Lower SMH | 12, 85 | 704 – 716 | 734 – 746 | 30 | 5, 10 | |
| 18 | FDD | 850 | Lower 800 | 26 | 815 – 830 | 860 – 875 | 45 | 5, 10, 15 | Japan |
| 19 | FDD | 850 | Upper 800 | 5, 26 | 830 – 845 | 875 – 890 | 45 | 5, 10, 15 | Japan |
| 20 | FDD | 800 | Digital Dividend | 832 – 862 | 791 – 821 | −41 | 5, 10, 15, 20 | EU | |
| 21 | FDD | 1500 | Upper PDC | 74 | 1447.9 – 1462.9 | 1495.9 – 1510.9 | 48 | 5, 10, 15 | Japan |
| 24 | FDD | 1600 | Upper L‑Band | 1626.5 – 1660.5[B 1] | 1525 – 1559[B 2] | −101.5 or −120.5 | 5, 10 | US | |
| 25 | FDD | 1900 | Extended PCS | 1850 – 1915 | 1930 – 1995 | 80 | 1.4, 3, 5, 10, 15, 20 | ||
| 26 | FDD | 850 | Extended Cellular | 814 – 849 | 859 – 894 | 45 | 1.4, 3, 5, 10, 15 | ||
| 28 | FDD | 700 | APT | 703 – 748 | 758 – 803 | 55 | 3, 5, 10, 15, 20 | ||
| 29 | SDL | 700 | Lower SMH | 44 | — | 717 – 728 | — | 3, 5, 10 | |
| 30 | FDD | 2300 | WCS | 2305 – 2315 | 2350 – 2360 | 45 | 5, 10 | ||
| 31 | FDD | 450 | NMT | 452.5 – 457.5 | 462.5 – 467.5 | 10 | 1.4, 3, 5 | ||
| 32 | SDL | 1500 | L‑Band | 75 | — | 1452 – 1496 | — | 5, 10, 15, 20 | EU |
| 34 | TDD | 2000 | IMT | 2010 – 2025 | — | 5, 10, 15 | |||
| 37 | TDD | 1900 | PCS | 1910 – 1930 | — | 5, 10, 15, 20 | PCS Duplex Spacing | ||
| 38 | TDD | 2600 | IMT-E | 41 | 2570 – 2620 | — | 5, 10, 15, 20 | IMT-E Duplex Spacing | |
| 39 | TDD | 1900 | DCS–IMT Gap | 1880 – 1920 | — | 5, 10, 15, 20 | |||
| 40 | TDD | 2300 | S-Band | 2300 – 2400 | — | 5, 10, 15, 20 | |||
| 41 | TDD | 2500 | BRS | 2496 – 2690 | — | 5, 10, 15, 20 | US | ||
| 42 | TDD | 3500 | CBRS | 3400 – 3600 | — | 5, 10, 15, 20 | EU, Japan | ||
| 43 | TDD | 3700 | C-Band | 3600 – 3800 | — | 5, 10, 15, 20 | |||
| 46 | TDD | 5200 | U-NII-1–4 | 5150 – 5925 | — | 10, 20 | LAA | ||
| 47 | TDD | 5900 | U-NII-4 | 46 | 5855 – 5925 | — | 10, 20 | V2X | |
| 48 | TDD | 3500 | CBRS | 3550 – 3700 | — | 5, 10, 15, 20 | US | ||
| 50 | TDD | 1500 | L‑Band | 45 | 1432 – 1517 | — | 3, 5, 10, 15, 20 | EU | |
| 51 | TDD | 1500 | L‑Band Extension | 1427 – 1432 | — | 3, 5 | EU | ||
| 53 | TDD | 2400 | S-Band | 2483.5 – 2495 | — | 1.4, 3, 5, 10 | |||
| 54 | TDD | 1600 | L-Band | 1670 – 1675 | — | 1.4, 3, 5 | |||
| 65 | FDD | 2100 | Extended IMT | 1920 – 2010 | 2110 – 2200 | 190 | 1.4, 3, 5, 10, 15, 20 | ||
| 66 | FDD | 1700 | Extended AWS | 1710 – 1780 | 2110 – 2200[B 3] | 400 | 1.4, 3, 5, 10, 15, 20 | AWS‑1–3 | |
| 67 | SDL | 700 | EU 700 | — | 738 – 758 | — | 5, 10, 15, 20 | ||
| 69 | SDL | 2600 | IMT-E | — | 2570 – 2620 | — | 5, 10, 15, 20 | IMT-E Duplex Spacing | |
| 70 | FDD | 1700 | Supplementary AWS | 1695 – 1710 | 1995 – 2020 | 300 or 295[B 4] | 5, 10, 15, 20[B 5] | AWS‑2–4[2] | |
| 71 | FDD | 600 | Digital Dividend | 663 – 698 | 617 – 652 | −46 | 5, 10, 15, 20 | US | |
| 72 | FDD | 450 | PMR | 451 – 456 | 461 – 466 | 10 | 1.4, 3, 5 | EU | |
| 73 | FDD | 450 | PMR | 450 – 455 | 460 – 465 | 10 | 1.4, 3, 5 | APT | |
| 74 | FDD | 1500 | Lower L‑Band | 1427 – 1470 | 1475 – 1518 | 48 | 1.4, 3, 5, 10, 15, 20 | US | |
| 75 | SDL | 1500 | L‑Band | — | 1432 – 1517 | — | 5, 10, 15, 20 | EU | |
| 76 | SDL | 1500 | L‑Band Extension | — | 1427 – 1432 | — | 5 | EU | |
| 85 | FDD | 700 | Extended Lower SMH | 12 | 698 – 716 | 728 – 746 | 30 | 5, 10 | |
| 87 | FDD | 410 | PMR | 410 – 415 | 420 – 425 | 10 | 1.4, 3, 5 | APT | |
| 88 | FDD | 410 | PMR | 412 – 417 | 422 – 427 | 10 | 1.4, 3, 5 | EU | |
| 103 | FDD | 700 | Upper SMH | 787 – 788 | 757 – 758 | -30 | [3] | ||
| 106 | FDD | 900 | LMR | 896 – 901 | 935 – 940 | 39 | 1.4, 3 | US | |
| 107 | SDO | 600 | UHF | 108 | — | 612 – 652 | — | 6, 7, 8 | [4] |
| 108 | SDO | 500 | UHF | — | 470 – 698 | — | 6, 7, 8 | [4] | |
- ^ Frequency-division duplexing (FDD); time-division duplexing (TDD); FDD supplemental downlink (SDL); standalone downlink only (SDO)
- ^ User Equipment transmit; Base Station receive
- ^ User Equipment receive; Base Station transmit
- ^ Uplink restricted to 1627.5–1637.5 MHz and 1646.5–1656.5 MHz
- ^ Downlink restricted to 1526–1536 MHz
- ^ Downlink between 2180–2200 MHz restricted to intra-band Supplemental Downlink
- ^ Duplex spacing depends on whether the Uplink is paired with the lower or the upper part of the Downlink, with the remainder of the Downlink available for use as intra-band Supplemental Downlink
- ^ Carrier aggregation only
Obsolete frequency bands
editThese bands were defined by the 3GPP, but have never been deployed commercially, supported by commercial devices or are no longer used.[1]
| Band | Duplex mode[C 1] |
ƒ (MHz) |
Common name |
Subset of band |
Uplink[C 2] (MHz) |
Downlink[C 3] (MHz) |
Duplex spacing (MHz) |
Channel bandwidths (MHz) |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | FDD | 800 | UMTS 800 | 5, 19, 26 | 830 – 840 | 875 – 885 | 45 | 5, 10 | |
| 9 | FDD | 1800 | UMTS 1700 | 3 | 1749.9 – 1784.9 | 1844.9 – 1879.9 | 95 | 5, 10 | |
| 10 | FDD | 1700 | Extended AWS | 66 | 1710 – 1770 | 2110 – 2170 | 400 | 5, 10, 15, 20 | |
| 22 | FDD | 3500 | C-Band | 3410 – 3500 | 3510 – 3600 | 100 | 5, 10, 15, 20 | ||
| 23 | FDD | 2000 | AWS-4 | 2000 – 2020 | 2180 – 2200 | 180 | 1.4, 3, 5, 10, 15, 20 | ||
| 27 | FDD | 800 | SMR | 807 – 824 | 852 – 869 | 45 | 1.4, 3, 5, 10 | US | |
| 33 | TDD | 1900 | IMT | 39 | 1900 – 1920 | — | 5, 10, 15, 20 | ||
| 35 | TDD | 1900 | PCS | 1850 – 1910 | — | 1.4, 3, 5, 10, 15, 20 | PCS Uplink | ||
| 36 | TDD | 1900 | PCS | 1930 – 1990 | — | 1.4, 3, 5, 10, 15, 20 | PCS Downlink | ||
| 44 | TDD | 700 | APT | 703 – 803 | — | 3, 5, 10, 15, 20 | |||
| 45 | TDD | 1500 | L-Band | 50 | 1447 – 1467 | — | 5, 10, 15, 20 | ||
| 49 | TDD | 3500 | C-Band | 48 | 3550 – 3700 | — | 10, 20 | ||
| 52 | TDD | 3300 | C-Band | 3300 – 3400 | — | 5, 10, 15, 20 | |||
| 68 | FDD | 700 | ME 700 | 698 – 728 | 753 – 783 | 55 | 5, 10, 15 | MEA | |
| 252 | SDL | 5200 | U-NII-1 | — | 5150 – 5250 | — | 5, 10, 15, 20 | LTE-U | |
| 255 | SDL | 5800 | U-NII-3 | — | 5725 – 5850 | — | 5, 10, 15, 20 | LTE-U | |
- ^ Frequency-division duplexing (FDD); time-division duplexing (TDD); FDD supplemental downlink (SDL)
- ^ User Equipment transmit; Base Station receive
- ^ User Equipment receive; Base Station transmit
Deployments by region
editThe following table shows the standardized LTE bands and their regional use. The main LTE bands are in bold print. Not yet deployed are not available (N/A). Partial deployments varies from country to country and the details are available at List of LTE networks.
- Networks on LTE bands 7, 28 (LTE-FDD) are suitable for global roaming in ITU Regions 1, 2 and 3.
- Networks on LTE bands 1, 3 (LTE-FDD) are suitable for roaming in ITU Regions 1, 3 and partially Region 2 (e.g. Costa Rica, Venezuela, Brazil and some Caribbean countries or territories.
- Networks on LTE band 20 (LTE-FDD) are suitable for roaming in ITU Region 1 only.
- Networks on LTE band 5 (LTE-FDD) are suitable for roaming in ITU Regions 2 and 3.
- Networks on LTE bands 38, 40 (LTE-TDD) may allow global roaming in the future (ITU Regions 1, 2 and 3).
- Networks on LTE band 8 (LTE-FDD) may allow roaming suitable for roaming in ITU Regions 1, 3 and partially Region 2 (e.g. Peru, El Salvador, Brazil and some Caribbean countries or territories) in the future.
- Networks on LTE bands 2 and 4 (LTE-FDD) are suitable for roaming in ITU Region 2 (Americas) only.
| Band | Duplex Mode[D 1] |
ƒ (MHz) |
Common Name |
North America[D 2] |
Central and South America[D 2] | Caribbean[D 2] | Europe[D 3] | Africa[D 3] | Asia[D 4] | Oceania[D 4] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | FDD | 2100 | IMT | No | Brazil, Costa Rica | Cuba (ETECSA) | Yes | South Africa (Cell C, MTN, Vodacom), Namibia (MTC), Kenya (Airtel) | Yes | Australia (Vodafone), New Zealand (2degrees, Spark, Vodafone), French Polynesia (Vini, PMT-Vodafone) |
| 02 | FDD | 1900 | PCS | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| 03 | FDD | 1800 | DCS | No | Brazil, Costa Rica (Claro, Movistar), French Guiana, Suriname, Venezuela (Digitel GSM) | Aruba (SETAR), Cayman Islands, (Digicel), Cuba (ETECSA), Dominican Republic (Altice Dominicana) | Yes | Yes | Yes | French Polynesia (Vini, PMT-Vodafone), New Zealand (2degrees, Spark, Vodafone), New Caledonia (OPT) |
| 04 | FDD | 1700 | AWS | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| 05 | FDD | 850 | CLR | Yes | Argentina, Brazil, Guatemala (Tigo) | Barbados (FLOW), Bermuda, Dominican Republic (Altice) | No | Malawi (Access Communications) | Cambodia (SEATEL), India (Jio, Airtel), Indonesia (Smartfren), Malaysia (Telekom Malaysia), Pakistan (Telenor), Philippines (Smart), South Korea (LG U+, SK Telecom), China(China Telecom), Uzbekistan (Beeline UZ) | Australia (Vodafone) |
| 07 | FDD | 2600 | IMT-E | Canada (Bell, Rogers, Telus, Freedom Mobile), Mexico (AT&T, Telcel) | Yes | Guadeloupe, Martinique, St. Barthelemy, Saint Martin, Dominican Republic (Claro) | Yes | Ghana (Surfline), Zambia (MTN, Zamtel) | Yes | Australia (Vodafone), New Zealand (Spark, Vodafone), French Polynesia (Vini, Viti, PMT-Vodafone) |
| 08 | FDD | 900 | E-GSM | No | Argentina, Brazil, Peru (Bitel) | British Virgin Islands, Cuba (ETECSA) | Yes | Nigeria (ntel), South Africa (Vodacom) | Yes | Australia (Vodafone), New Zealand (2degrees) |
| 11 | FDD | 1500 | LPDC | No | No | No | No | No | Japan (au, SoftBank) | No |
| 12 | FDD | 700 | LSMH | Canada (Bell, Rogers, Telus), USA (AT&T, T-Mobile, US Cellular) | Bolivia, Belize | Yes | No | No | No | Kiribati (TSKL) |
| 13 | FDD | 700 | USMH | Canada (Bell, Telus), USA (Verizon) | Bolivia, Belize | Yes | No | No | Uzbekistan (Ucell) | No |
| 14 | FDD | 700 | USMH | USA (FirstNet/AT&T) | — | Barbados (Neptune) | No | No | No | No |
| 17 | FDD | 700 | LSMH | Canada (Bell, Telus), USA (AT&T) | Bolivia, Belize | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| 18 | FDD | 800 | L800 | No | No | No | No | No | Japan (au) | No |
| 19 | FDD | 800 | U800 | No | No | No | No | No | Japan (NTT Docomo) | No |
| 20 | FDD | 800 | EUDD | No | No | Guadeloupe, Martinique, Haiti | Yes | Yes | Kazakhstan (Beeline, Kcell), Nepal (Nepal Telecom), Iran (HiWEB) | Fiji (Digicel), French Polynesia (Vini, PMT-Vodafone), New Caledonia (OPT) |
| 21 | FDD | 1500 | UPDC | No | No | No | No | No | Japan (NTT Docomo) | No |
| 25 | FDD | 1900 | E-PCS | Canada(Rogers), USA (C Spire, T-Mobile) |
— | — | No | No | No | No |
| 26 | FDD | 850 | E-CLR | USA (T-Mobile) | — | — | — | — | Japan (au, NTT Docomo) | — |
| 28 | FDD | 700 | APT | Mexico (Red Compartida) | Yes | Cuba, Dominican Republic, Trinidad and Tobago | Yes | Nigeria (Glo Mobile), Kenya (Faiba 4G) | Yes | Yes |
| 29 | SDL | 700 | LSMH | USA (AT&T), Canada (Bell, Telus) | — | — | No | No | No | No |
| 30 | FDD | 2300 | WCS | USA (AT&T), Canada (Telus, Xplornet) | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| 31 | FDD | 450 | NMT | No | — | No | Denmark (Net1), Finland (Ukko Mobile), Norway (ice), Russia (Skylink), Sweden (Net1) | — | Armenia (Beeline), Indonesia (Net1), Philippines (Net1) | — |
| 32 | SDL | 1500 | L‑Band | No | — | — | Italy (TIM, Vodafone), UK (Vodafone, 3) | — | — | — |
| 38 | TDD | 2600 | IMT-E | Canada, Mexico (AT&T) | Brazil, Colombia | Dominican Republic | Yes | Namibia (TN Mobile) | Malaysia (Yes 4G), Myanmar (Ananda 4G+), Sri Lanka (SLT), Iran (HiWEB), Taiwan (Gt) | — |
| 39 | TDD | 1900 | DCS–IMT Gap | No | No | No | No | No | China (China Mobile) | No |
| 40 | TDD | 2300 | S-Band | No | — | — | Latvia (LMT), Lithuania (MEZON), United Kingdom (O2), Russia (Tele2) | Zambia (Zamtel) | Yes | Yes |
| 41 | TDD | 2500 | BRS | USA (C Spire, T-Mobile), Canada (Xplornet) | — | Jamaica (Digicel) Trinidad and Tobago (bmobile) |
No | Madagascar (Blueline) | China (China Mobile), Japan (KDDI (UQ), SoftBank (WCP)), Philippines (Globe), India (Vodafone Idea) | No |
| 42 | TDD | 3500 | C-Band | Canada (Bell, Xplornet) | Chile (Entel), Argentina (DirecTV), Colombia (Movistar) | — | Slovakia (O2, SWAN, Slovanet) | No | Iran (MTN Irancell, Mobinnet), Japan (au, NTT Docomo, SoftBank) | — |
| 43 | TDD | 3700 | C-Band | Canada (Bell, Xplornet) | Argentina (DirecTV) | — | Slovakia (O2, SWAN) | No | Iran MTN Irancell | No |
| 46 | TDD | 5200 | U-NII-1–4 | USA | — | — | United Kingdom (EE) | |||
| 48 | TDD | 3500 | CBRS | USA | — | — | No | No | No | No |
| 65 | FDD | 2100 | E-IMT | No | — | — | EAN (T-Mobile, Inmarsat) |
— | — | — |
| 66 | FDD | 1700 | E-AWS | Yes | Argentina (Personal) | — | No | No | No | No |
| 71 | FDD | 600 | USDD | Canada (Telus, Rogers), USA (C Spire, T-Mobile) |
— | — | No | No | No | No |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "TS 36.101: Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (E-UTRA); User Equipment (UE) radio transmission and reception". 3GPP (18.5.0 ed.). 2024-04-05. Retrieved 2024-04-16.
- ^ Downlink is made up of the PCS-H downlink block and the AWS-4 uplink blocks. The uplink is made up of the AWS-3 unpaired blocks.
- ^ Restricted to NB-IoT only
- ^ a b LTE based 5G terrestrial broadcast