Frequency bands for 5G New Radio (5G NR), which is the air interface or radio access technology of the 5G mobile networks, are separated into two different frequency ranges. First there is Frequency Range 1 (FR1),[1] which includes sub-7 GHz frequency bands, some of which are traditionally used by previous standards, but has been extended to cover potential new spectrum offerings from 410 MHz to 7125 MHz. The other is Frequency Range 2 (FR2),[2] which includes frequency bands from 24.25 GHz to 71.0 GHz. In November and December 2023, a third band, Frequency Range 3 (FR3),[3] covering frequencies from 7.125 GHz to 24.25 GHz, was proposed by the World Radio Conference; as of September 2024, this band has not been added to the official standard. Frequency bands are also available for non-terrestrial networks (NTN)[4] in both the sub-7 GHz and in the 17.3 GHz to 30 GHz ranges.
Frequency bands
editFrom the latest published version (Rel. 18) of the respective 3GPP technical standard (TS 38.101),[5] the following tables list the specified frequency bands and the channel bandwidths of the 5G NR standard.
Note that the NR bands are defined with prefix of "n". When the NR band is overlapping with the 4G LTE band, they share the same band number.
Frequency Range 1
edit| Legend | Supplemental Downlink (SDL) | Supplemental Uplink (SUL) |
|---|
| Band | Duplex mode[A 1] | ƒ (MHz) |
Common name[6] | Subset of band | Uplink[A 2] (MHz) |
Downlink[A 3] (MHz) |
Duplex spacing (MHz) |
Channel bandwidths[A 4] (MHz) |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n1 | FDD | 2100 | IMT | n65 | 1920 – 1980 | 2110 – 2170 | 190 | 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 40, 45, 50 | |
| n2 | FDD | 1900 | PCS | n25 | 1850 – 1910 | 1930 – 1990 | 80 | 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40 | |
| n3 | FDD | 1800 | DCS | 1710 – 1785 | 1805 – 1880 | 95 | 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50 | ||
| n5 | FDD | 850 | CLR | n26 | 824 – 849 | 869 – 894 | 45 | 5, 10, 15, 20, 25[B 1] | |
| n7 | FDD | 2600 | IMT‑E | 2500 – 2570 | 2620 – 2690 | 120 | 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 50 | ||
| n8 | FDD | 900 | Extended GSM | 880 – 915 | 925 – 960 | 45 | 5, 10, 15, 20, 25[B 1], 35[B 1] | ||
| n12 | FDD | 700 | Lower SMH | n85 | 699 – 716 | 729 – 746 | 30 | 5, 10, 15 | |
| n13 | FDD | 700 | Upper SMH | 777 – 787 | 746 – 756 | −31 | 5, 10 | ||
| n14 | FDD | 700 | Upper SMH | 788 – 798 | 758 – 768 | −30 | 5, 10 | ||
| n18 | FDD | 850 | Lower 800 | n26 | 815 – 830 | 860 – 875 | 45 | 5, 10, 15 | Japan |
| n20 | FDD | 800 | Digital Dividend | 832 – 862 | 791 – 821 | −41 | 5, 10, 15, 20 | EU | |
| n24 | FDD | 1600 | Upper L-band | 1626.5 – 1660.5[B 2] | 1525 – 1559[B 3] | −101.5 | 5, 10 | US | |
| n25 | FDD | 1900 | Extended PCS | 1850 – 1915 | 1930 – 1995 | 80 | 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45[B 1] | ||
| n26 | FDD | 850 | Extended CLR | 814 – 849 | 859 – 894 | 45 | 3, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25[B 4], 30[B 4] | ||
| n28 | FDD | 700 | APT | 703 – 748 | 758 – 803 | 55 | 3, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30 | ||
| n29 | SDL | 700 | Lower SMH | — | 717 – 728 | — | 5, 10 | ||
| n30 | FDD | 2300 | WCS | 2305 – 2315 | 2350 – 2360 | 45 | 5, 10 | ||
| n31 | FDD | 450 | NMT | 452.5 – 457.5 | 462.5 – 467.5 | 10 | 3, 5 | ||
| n34 | TDD | 2100 | IMT | 2010 – 2025 | — | 5, 10, 15 | |||
| n38 | TDD | 2600 | IMT‑E[B 5] | n41, n90 | 2570 – 2620 | — | 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 40 | ||
| n39 | TDD | 1900 | DCS–IMT Gap | 1880 – 1920 | — | 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40 | |||
| n40 | TDD | 2300 | S-Band | 2300 – 2400 | — | 5[B 6], 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100 | |||
| n41 | TDD | 2500 | BRS | 2496 – 2690 | — | 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100 | |||
| n46 | TDD | 5200 | U-NII-1–4 | 5150 – 5925 | — | 10[B 4], 20, 40, 60, 80, 100 | [B 7] | ||
| n47 | TDD | 5900 | U-NII-4 | 5855 – 5925 | — | 10, 20, 30, 40 | V2X | ||
| n48 | TDD | 3500 | CBRS | n77, n78 | 3550 – 3700 | — | 5[B 6], 10, 15, 20, 30, 40, 50[B 4], 60[B 4], 70[B 4], 80[B 4], 90[B 4], 100[B 4] | US | |
| n50 | TDD | 1500 | L‑Band | 1432 – 1517 | — | 5[B 6], 10, 15, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 80[B 1] | EU | ||
| n51 | TDD | 1500 | L‑Band Extension | 1427 – 1432 | — | 5 | EU | ||
| n53 | TDD | 2400 | S band | 2483.5 – 2495 | — | 5, 10 | |||
| n54 | TDD | 1600 | L-band | 1670 – 1675 | — | 5 | |||
| n65 | FDD | 2100 | Extended IMT | 1920 – 2010 | 2110 – 2200 | 190 | 5, 10, 15, 20, 50 | ||
| n66 | FDD | 1700 2100 |
Extended AWS | 1710 – 1780 | 2110 – 2200[B 8] | 400 | 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45 | [B 9] | |
| n67 | SDL | 700 | EU 700 | — | 738 – 758 | — | 5, 10, 15, 20 | ||
| n70 | FDD | 2000 | Supplementary AWS | 1695 – 1710 | 1995 – 2020 | 300 | 5, 10, 15, 20[B 1], 25[B 1] | [B 9] | |
| n71 | FDD | 600 | Digital Dividend | 663 – 698 | 617 – 652 | −46 | 5, 10, 15, 20, 25[B 1], 30[B 1], 35[B 1] | US[B 9] | |
| n72 | FDD | 450 | PMR | 451 – 456 | 461 – 466 | 10 | 3, 5 | EU | |
| n74 | FDD | 1500 | Lower L‑Band | 1427 – 1470 | 1475 – 1518 | 48 | 5, 10, 15, 20 | US | |
| n75 | SDL | 1500 | L‑Band | — | 1432 – 1517 | — | 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 40, 50 | EU | |
| n76 | SDL | 1500 | L‑Band Extension | — | 1427 – 1432 | — | 5 | EU | |
| n77 | TDD | 3700 | C-Band | 3300 – 4200 | — | 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100 | [7][8][9] | ||
| n78 | TDD | 3500 | C-Band | n77 | 3300 – 3800 | — | 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100 | [7][8][9] | |
| n79 | TDD | 4900 | C-Band | 4400 – 5000 | — | 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100 | [7][8][9] | ||
| n80 | SUL | 1800 | DCS | 1710 – 1785 | — | — | 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 40 | ||
| n81 | SUL | 900 | Extended GSM | 880 – 915 | — | — | 5, 10, 15, 20 | ||
| n82 | SUL | 800 | Digital Dividend | 832 – 862 | — | — | 5, 10, 15, 20 | EU | |
| n83 | SUL | 700 | APT | 703 – 748 | — | — | 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30 | ||
| n84 | SUL | 2100 | IMT | 1920 – 1980 | — | — | 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 40, 50 | ||
| n85 | FDD | 700 | Extended Lower SMH | 698 – 716 | 728 – 746 | 30 | 3, 5, 10, 15 | ||
| n86 | SUL | 1700 | Extended AWS | n80 | 1710 – 1780 | — | — | 5, 10, 15, 20, 40 | |
| n89 | SUL | 850 | CLR | 824 – 849 | — | — | 5, 10, 15, 20, | ||
| n90 | TDD | 2500 | BRS | 2496 – 2690 | — | 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100 | [B 10] | ||
| n91 | FDD | 800 1500 |
DD L-Band |
n20, n51 | 832 – 862 | 1427 – 1432 | 570 – 595[B 11] | 5, 10[B 12] | EU[B 9] |
| n92 | FDD | 800 1500 |
DD L-Band |
n20, n50 | 832 – 862 | 1432 – 1517 | 600 – 660[B 11] | 5, 10, 15, 20 | EU[B 9] |
| n93 | FDD | 900 1500 |
Extended GSM L-Band |
n8, n51 | 880 – 915 | 1427 – 1432 | 527 – 547[B 11] | 5, 10[B 12] | EU[B 9] |
| n94 | FDD | 900 1500 |
Extended GSM L-Band |
n8, n50 | 880 – 915 | 1432 – 1517 | 532 – 632[B 11] | 5, 10, 15, 20 | EU[B 9] |
| n95 | SUL | 2100 | IMT | 2010 – 2025 | — | — | 5, 10, 15 | ||
| n96 | TDD | 6000 | U-NII-5–8 | 5925 – 7125 | — | 20, 40, 60, 80, 100 | [B 7] | ||
| n97 | SUL | 2300 | S-Band | 2300 – 2400 | — | — | 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100 | ||
| n98 | SUL | 1900 | DCS–IMT Gap | 1880 – 1920 | — | — | 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40 | ||
| n99 | SUL | 1600 | Upper L-band | 1626.5 – 1660.5[B 2] | — | — | 5, 10 | US | |
| n100 | FDD | 900 | GSM-R | 874.4 – 880 | 919.4 – 925 | 45 | 3, 5 | EU | |
| n101 | TDD | 1900 | FRMCS | n39 | 1900 – 1910 | — | 5, 10 | ||
| n102 | TDD | 6200 | U-NII-5 | n96 | 5925 – 6425 | — | 20, 40, 60, 80, 100 | [B 7] | |
| n104 | TDD | 6700 | U-NII-6–8 | 6425 – 7125 | — | 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100 | |||
| n105 | FDD | 600 | Digital Dividend | 663 – 703 | 612 – 652 | −51 | 5, 10, 15, 20, 25[B 1], 30[B 1], 35[B 1] | APT | |
| n106 | FDD | 900 | LMRS | 896 – 901 | 935 – 940 | 39 | 3 | US | |
| n109 | FDD | 700 1500 |
APT L-Band |
703 – 733 | 1432 – 1517 | 729 | 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 40[B 1], 50[B 1] | EU[B 9] | |
- ^ Frequency-division duplexing (FDD); time-division duplexing (TDD); FDD supplemental downlink (SDL); FDD supplemental uplink (SUL)
- ^ UE transmit; BS receive
- ^ UE receive; BS transmit
- ^ Supported channel bandwidths depend on the Subcarrier Spacing (SCS) in use
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Downlink only
- ^ a b Uplink restricted to 1627.5–1637.5 MHz and 1646.5–1656.5 MHz
- ^ Downlink restricted to 1526–1536 MHz
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Carrier aggregation and downlink only
- ^ Duplex Spacing
- ^ a b c Carrier aggregation or dual connectivity only
- ^ a b c 5G NR Unlicensed
- ^ Downlink between 2180–2200 MHz restricted to intra-band Supplemental Downlink
- ^ a b c d e f g h Supports asymmetrical bandwidth combinations
- ^ Technologically identical to n41 but requires UL rasterization to allow for DSS
- ^ a b c d Variable duplex operation is used such that the Downlink and Uplink frequency ranges are supported independently in any valid frequency range for the band
- ^ a b Uplink only
Frequency Range 2
edit| Band | ƒ (GHz) |
Common name | Subset of band | Uplink / Downlink[C 1] (GHz) |
Channel bandwidths[C 2] (MHz) |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n257 | 28 | LMDS | 26.50 – 29.50 | 50, 100, 200, 400 | ||
| n258 | 26 | K-band | 24.25 – 27.50 | 50, 100, 200, 400 | ||
| n259 | 41 | V-band | 39.50 – 43.50 | 50, 100, 200, 400 | ||
| n260 | 39 | Ka-band | 37.00 – 40.00 | 50, 100, 200, 400 | ||
| n261 | 28 | Ka-band | n257 | 27.50 – 28.35 | 50, 100, 200, 400 | |
| n262 | 47 | V-band | 47.20 – 48.20 | 50, 100, 200, 400 | ||
| n263 | 60 | V-band | 57.00 – 71.00 | 100, 400, 800, 1600, 2000 | [D 1] |
- ^ Time-division duplexing (TDD) mode
- ^ Supported channel bandwidths depend on the Subcarrier Spacing (SCS) in use
- ^ 5G NR Unlicensed
Non-terrestrial Frequency Range 1
edit| Band | Duplex mode[E 1] | ƒ (MHz) |
Common name | Uplink[E 2] (MHz) |
Downlink[E 3] (MHz) |
Duplex spacing (MHz) |
Channel bandwidths[E 4] (MHz) |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n254 | FDD | 2400 | S-band | 1610 – 1626.5 | 2483.5 – 2500 | 873.5 | 5, 10, 15 | MSS[10] |
| n255 | FDD | 1600 | Upper L-band | 1626.5 – 1660.5 | 1525 – 1559 | −101.5 | 5, 10, 15, 20 | MSS[10] |
| n256 | FDD | 2100 | S-band | 1980 – 2010 | 2170 – 2200 | 190 | 5, 10, 15, 20 | MSS[10] |
- ^ Frequency-division duplexing (FDD); time-division duplexing (TDD); FDD supplemental downlink (SDL); FDD supplemental uplink (SUL)
- ^ UE transmit; BS receive
- ^ UE receive; BS transmit
- ^ Supported channel bandwidths depend on the Subcarrier Spacing (SCS) in use
Non-terrestrial Frequency Range 2
edit| Band | Duplex mode[F 1] | ƒ (GHz) |
Common name | Uplink[F 2] (GHz) |
Downlink[F 3] (GHz) |
Channel bandwidths[F 4] (MHz) |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n510 | FDD | 28 | Ka-band | 27.50 – 28.35 | 17.30 – 20.20 | 50, 100, 200, 400 | US |
| n511 | FDD | 28 | Ka-band | 28.35 – 30.00 | 17.30 – 20.20 | 50, 100, 200, 400 | US |
| n512 | FDD | 28 | Ka-band | 27.50 – 30.00 | 17.30 – 20.20 | 50, 100, 200, 400 | EU |
- ^ Frequency-division duplexing (FDD); time-division duplexing (TDD); FDD supplemental downlink (SDL); FDD supplemental uplink (SUL)
- ^ UE transmit; BS receive
- ^ UE receive; BS transmit
- ^ Supported channel bandwidths depend on the Subcarrier Spacing (SCS) in use
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "TS 38.101-1: NR; User Equipment (UE) radio transmission and reception; Part 1: Range 1 Standalone". 3GPP (18.6.0 ed.). 2024-07-17. Retrieved 2024-08-05.
- ^ "TS 38.101-2: NR; User Equipment (UE) radio transmission and reception; Part 2: Range 2 Standalone". 3GPP (18.6.0 ed.). 2024-07-11. Retrieved 2024-08-05.
- ^ "Rohde & Schwarz enables Qualcomm to pioneer new frequency ranges for future 5G-Advanced and 6G networks" (Press release). Munich: Rohde & Schwarz. 2024-02-15. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
- ^ "TS 38.101-5: NR; User Equipment (UE) radio transmission and reception; Part 5: Satellite access Radio Frequency (RF) and performance requirements". 3GPP (18.6.0 ed.). 2024-07-11. Retrieved 2024-08-05.
- ^ "3GPP specification series: 38series". 3GPP. Retrieved 2019-02-22.
- ^ The Telecommunications Handbook: Engineering Guidelines for Fixed, Mobile and Satellite Systems - Table 13.1 FDD frequency bands. John Wiley & Sons. 2014-12-11. p. 437. ISBN 9781118678909. Retrieved 2022-07-10.
- ^ a b c "C-Band 5G: What is it and where is it available?". androidauthority.com/. 2022-01-25. Retrieved 2022-07-10.
- ^ a b c "AT&T Runs More Low-Band Tests in the US". Light Reading. 2019-07-30. Retrieved 2022-07-10.
- ^ a b c "C-Band National Spectrum Positions: October 2020". GSMA. 2020-10-01. Retrieved 2022-07-10.
- ^ a b c https://www.itu.int/newsarchive/wrc2000/presskit/PositionPaper_MSS_Inmarsat.html