LTE frequency bands
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Frequency bands and channel bandwidths
From Tables 5.5-1 "E-UTRA Operating Bands" and 5.6.1-1 "E-UTRA Channel Bandwidth" of 3GPP TS 36.101,[1][2] the following table lists the specified frequency bands of LTE and the channel bandwidths each band supports. Superseded bands are indicated by a grey background.
E-UTRA Band |
Duplex- Mode |
ƒ (MHz) |
Common name | Included in (subset of) Band |
Uplink (UL) BS receive UE transmit (MHz) |
Downlink (DL) BS transmit UE receive (MHz) |
Duplex spacing (MHz) |
Channel bandwidths (MHz) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | FDD | 2100 | IMT | 65 | 1920 – 1980 | 2110 – 2170 | 190 | 5, 10, 15, 20 |
2 | FDD | 1900 | PCS blocks A-F | 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 blocks A-F (AWS-1) | 66 | 1710 – 1755 | 2110 – 2155 | 400 | 1.4, 3, 5, 10, 15, 20 |
5 | FDD | 850 | CLR | 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 | E-GSM | 880 – 915 | 925 – 960 | 45 | 1.4, 3, 5, 10 | |
10 | FDD | 1700 | Extended AWS blocks A-I | 66 | 1710 – 1770 | 2110 – 2170 | 400 | 5, 10, 15, 20 |
11 | FDD | 1500 | Lower PDC | 1427.9 – 1447.9 | 1475.9 – 1495.9 | 48 | 5, 10 | |
12 | FDD | 700 | Lower SMH blocks A/B/C | 699 – 716 | 729 – 746 | 30 | 1.4, 3, 5, 10 | |
13 | FDD | 700 | Upper SMH block C | 777 – 787 | 746 – 756 | −31 | 5, 10 | |
14 | FDD | 700 | Upper SMH block D | 788 – 798 | 758 – 768 | −30 | 5, 10 | |
17 | FDD | 700 | Lower SMH blocks B/C | 12 | 704 – 716 | 734 – 746 | 30 | 5, 10 |
18 | FDD | 850 | Japan lower 800 | 26 | 815 – 830 | 860 – 875 | 45 | 5, 10, 15 |
19 | FDD | 850 | Japan upper 800 | 26 | 830 – 845 | 875 – 890 | 45 | 5, 10, 15 |
20 | FDD | 800 | EU Digital Dividend | 832 – 862 | 791 – 821 | −41 | 5, 10, 15, 20 | |
21 | FDD | 1500 | Upper PDC | 1447.9 – 1462.9 | 1495.9 – 1510.9 | 48 | 5, 10, 15 | |
22 | FDD | 3500 | 3410 – 3490 | 3510 – 3590 | 100 | 5, 10, 15, 20 | ||
24 | FDD | 1600 | L-Band (US) | 1626.5 – 1660.5 | 1525 – 1559 | −101.5 | 5, 10 | |
25 | FDD | 1900 | Extended PCS blocks A-G | 1850 – 1915 | 1930 – 1995 | 80 | 1.4, 3, 5, 10, 15, 20 | |
26 | FDD | 850 | Extended CLR | 814 – 849 | 859 – 894 | 45 | 1.4, 3, 5, 10, 15 | |
27 | FDD | 800 | SMR (adjacent to band 5) |
807 – 824 | 852 – 869 | 45 | 1.4, 3, 5, 10 | |
28 | FDD | 700 | APT | 703 – 748 | 758 – 803 | 55 | 3, 5, 10, 15, 20 | |
29 | FDD[A 1] | 700 | Lower SMH blocks D/E | N/A | 717 – 728 | N/A | 3, 5, 10 | |
30 | FDD | 2300 | WCS blocks A/B | 2305 – 2315 | 2350 – 2360 | 45 | 5, 10 | |
31 | FDD | 450 | 452.5 – 457.5 | 462.5 – 467.5 | 10 | 1.4, 3, 5 | ||
32 | FDD[A 1] | 1500 | L-Band (EU) | N/A | 1452 – 1496 | N/A | 5, 10, 15, 20 | |
33 | TDD | 2100 | IMT | 39 | 1900 – 1920 | N/A | 5, 10, 15, 20 | |
34 | TDD | 2100 | IMT | 2010 – 2025 | N/A | 5, 10, 15 | ||
35 | TDD | 1900 | PCS (Uplink) | 1850 – 1910 | N/A | 1.4, 3, 5, 10, 15, 20 | ||
36 | TDD | 1900 | PCS (Downlink) | 1930 – 1990 | N/A | 1.4, 3, 5, 10, 15, 20 | ||
37 | TDD | 1900 | PCS (Duplex spacing) | 1910 – 1930 | N/A | 5, 10, 15, 20 | ||
38 | TDD | 2600 | IMT-E (Duplex Spacing) | 41 | 2570 – 2620 | N/A | 5, 10, 15, 20 | |
39 | TDD | 1900 | DCS-IMT gap | 1880 – 1920 | N/A | 5, 10, 15, 20 | ||
40 | TDD | 2300 | 2300 – 2400 | N/A | 5, 10, 15, 20 | |||
41 | TDD | 2500 | BRS / EBS | 2496 – 2690 | N/A | 5, 10, 15, 20 | ||
42 | TDD | 3500 | 3400 – 3600 | N/A | 5, 10, 15, 20 | |||
43 | TDD | 3700 | 3600 – 3800 | N/A | 5, 10, 15, 20 | |||
44 | TDD | 700 | APT | 703 – 803 | N/A | 3, 5, 10, 15, 20 | ||
45 | TDD | 1500 | L-Band (China) | 1447 – 1467 | N/A | 5, 10, 15, 20 | ||
46 | TDD | 5200 | U-NII | 5150 – 5925 | N/A | |||
47 | TDD | 5900 | U-NII-4 (V2X) | 5855 – 5925 | N/A | |||
48 | TDD | 3600 | CBRS | 3550 – 3700 | N/A | |||
65 | FDD | 2100 | Extended IMT | 1920 – 2010 | 2110 – 2200 | 190 | 5, 10, 15, 20 | |
66 | FDD | 1700 | Extended AWS blocks A-J (AWS-1/AWS-3) | 1710 – 1780 | 2110 – 2200[3] | 400 | 1.4, 3, 5, 10, 15, 20 | |
67 | FDD[A 1] | 700 | EU 700 | N/A | 738 – 758 | N/A | 5, 10, 15, 20 | |
68 | FDD | 700 | ME 700 | 698 – 728 | 753 – 783 | 55 | 5, 10, 15 | |
69 | FDD[A 1] | 2600 | IMT-E (Duplex spacing) | N/A | 2570 – 2620 | N/A | 5 | |
70 | FDD | 2000 | AWS-4 | 1695 – 1710 | 1995 – 2020 | 295 – 300[4] | 5, 10, 15 | |
71 | FDD | 600 | US Digital Dividend | 663 – 698 | 617 – 652 | −46 | 5, 10, 15, 20 | |
72 | FDD | 450 | PMR/PAMR Europe | 451 - 456 | 461 - 466 | 10 | 1.4, 3, 5 | |
E-UTRA Band |
Duplex- Mode |
ƒ (MHz) |
Common name | Included in (subset of) Band |
Uplink (UL) BS receive UE transmit (MHz) |
Downlink (DL) BS transmit UE receive (MHz) |
Duplex spacing (MHz) |
Channel bandwidths (MHz) |
Deployments by region
The following table shows the standardized LTE bands and their regional use. The main LTE bands are in bold print. Frequency bands for which future deployment and use is very unlikely are in italic print.
- Networks on LTE-bands 7, 28 (FDD-LTE) are suitable for global roaming in ITU Regions 1, 2 and 3.
- Networks on LTE-bands 1, 3 (FDD-LTE) are suitable for roaming in ITU Regions 1 and 3, Costa Rica and Brazil and partially in some Caribbean countries.
- Networks on LTE-band 20 (FDD-LTE) are suitable for roaming in ITU Region 1 only.
- Networks on LTE-band 5 (FDD-LTE) are suitable for roaming in ITU Regions 2 and 3.
- Networks on LTE-bands 38, 40 (TDD-LTE) may allow global roaming in the future (ITU Regions 1, 2 and 3).
- Networks on LTE-band 8 (FDD-LTE) may allow global roaming in the future (ITU Regions 1, 2 and 3).
- Networks on LTE-bands 2 and 4 (FDD-LTE) are suitable for roaming in ITU Region 2 (Americas) only.
E-UTRA Band | Duplex- Mode |
ƒ (MHz) |
Common name | North America | Latin America | Europe | Asia | Africa | Oceania |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
01 | FDD | 2100 | IMT | No | (no deployments) | Yes | Yes | South Africa (Cell C, MTN, Vodacom) | Australia (Vodafone) |
02 | FDD | 1900 | PCS A-F | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No |
03 | FDD | 1800 | DCS | No | Aruba (SETAR), Brazil (Nextel, TIM, Claro, Vivo), Cayman Islands (Digicel Cayman), Costa Rica (Claro, Movistar), Dominican Republic (Orange), Venezuela (Digitel GSM) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
04 | FDD | 1700 | AWS A-F | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No |
05 | FDD | 850 | CLR | USA (AT&T, U.S. Cellular) | (no deployments) | No | Cambodia (SEATEL), India (Jio), Indonesia (Smartfren), Malaysia (Telekom Malaysia), Pakistan (Telenor), Philippines (Smart), South Korea (LG U+, SK Telecom) | Malawi (Access Communications) | Australia (Vodafone) |
07 | FDD | 2600 | IMT-E | Canada (Bell, Rogers, Telus) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Ghana (Surfline), Zambia (MTN, Zamtel) | Yes |
08 | FDD | 900 | E-GSM | No | Peru (Bitel) | Czech Republic (Vodafone (temporary)[5][6]), Netherlands (T-Mobile), Slovenia (Telekom Slovenije), Sweden (Net4Mobility), Germany (Telekom) | Yes | Nigeria (ntel), South Africa (Vodacom) | No |
11 | FDD | 1500 | LPDC | No | No | No | Japan (au, SoftBank) | No | No |
12 | FDD | 700 | LSMH A/B/C | Canada (Bell), Guam (iConnect, IT&E Overseas), Northern Marianna Islands (IT&E Overseas, USA (AT&T (via MFBI), T-Mobile, U.S. Cellular, Regional carriers) | No | No | No | No | Kiribati (TSKL) |
13 | FDD | 700 | USMH C | USA (Verizon), Canada (Bell, EastLink, Feenix, MTS, SaskTel, Telus, Vidéotron) | Bolivia (Entel), Puerto Rico (Open Mobile), Turks and Caicos Islands (C&W LIME) | No | No | No | No |
14 | FDD | 700 | USMH D | USA (FirstNet) (no deployments) |
No | No | No | No | No |
17 | FDD | 700 | LSMH B/C | Canada (Rogers), Guam (NTT DoCoMo), USA (AT&T) | Antigua & Barbuda (Digicel), Bahamas (BTC), Bolivia (Tigo), Cayman Islands (C&W LIME), Dominica (Digicel), Turks and Caicos Islands (Digicel), Puerto Rico (Claro) | No | No | No | No |
18 | FDD | 800 | No | No | No | Japan (au) | No | No | |
19 | FDD | 800 | No | No | No | Japan (NTT Docomo) | No | No | |
20 | FDD | 800 | EUDD | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Fiji (Digicel), French Polynesia (Viti[disambiguation needed]), New Caledonia (OPT) |
21 | FDD | 1500 | UPDC | No | No | No | Japan (NTT Docomo) | No | No |
24 | FDD | 1600 | L-Band | USA (Ligado Networks formerly LightSquared) (no deployments) |
No | No | No | No | No |
25 | FDD | 1900 | EPCS A-G | USA (Sprint) | (no deployments) | No | No | No | No |
26 | FDD | 850 | ECLR | USA (Sprint) | (no deployments) | (no deployments) | Japan (au) (via MFBI) | (no deployments) | (no deployments) |
27 | FDD | 800 | SMR | (no deployments) | (no deployments) | No | (no deployments) | (no deployments) | (no deployments) |
28 | FDD | 700 | APT | No | Yes | France (Free Mobile) | Yes | Nigeria (Glo Mobile) | Yes |
29 | FDD | 700 | LSMH D/E | USA (AT&T) | No | No | No | No | No |
30 | FDD | 2300 | WCS A/B | USA (AT&T) | No | No | No | No | No |
31 | FDD | 450 | No | (no deployments) | Denmark (Net1), Finland (Ukko Mobile), Norway (ice.net), Russia (Skylink), Sweden (Net1) | Armenia (Beeline) | (no deployments) | (no deployments) | |
32 | FDD | 1500 | L-Band | No | (no deployments) | Italy (TIM) | (no deployments) | (no deployments) | |
37 | TDD | 1900 | PCS | (no deployments) | (no deployments) | No | No | No | No |
38 | TDD | 2600 | IMT-E | No | No | Yes | China (China Mobile), Malaysia (Yes 4G), Sri Lanka (SLT) | No | No |
39 | TDD | 1900 | No | No | No | China (China Mobile) | No | No | |
40 | TDD | 2300 | No | No | Lithuania (SC Lithuanian Radio and Television Centre (MEZON)) | China (China Mobile, China Telecom, China Unicom), India (Airtel, Jio, Idea), Indonesia (Bolt, Smartfren), Malaysia (Yes 4G), Sri Lanka (Dialog, Lanka Bell) |
No | Australia (Optus) | |
41 | TDD | 2500 | BRS/EBS | USA (Sprint) | No | No | China (China Mobile, China Telecom, China Unicom), Japan (KDDI (UQ), SoftBank (WCP)), Philippines (Globe) | No | No |
42 | TDD | 3500 | No | No | No | Iran (MTN Irancell, Mobinnet), Japan (au, NTT Docomo, SoftBank) | No | No | |
43 | TDD | 3700 | No | No | No | No | No | No | |
44 | TDD | 700 | APT | No | No | No | No | No | No |
45 | TDD | 1500 | No | No | No | No | No | No | |
65 | FDD | 2100 | E-IMT | No | (no deployments) | EAN in deployment (T-Mobile, Inmarsat) |
(no deployments) | (no deployments) | (no deployments) |
66 | FDD | 1700 | EAWS A-J | Canada (Freedom Mobile) | (no deployments) | No | No | No | |
67 | FDD | 700 | No | No | (no deployments) | No | No | No | |
68 | FDD | 700 | No | No | No | (no deployments) | (no deployments) | No | |
69 | FDD | 2600 | IMT-E | No | (no deployments) | (no deployments) | (no deployments) | (no deployments) | (no deployments) |
70 | FDD | 2000 | AWS-4 | USA (DISH) (no deployments) |
No | No | No | No | No |
71 | FDD | 600 | USDD | USA (T-Mobile) | No | No | No | No | No |
72 | FDD | 450 | PMR/PAMR | No | No | (no deployments) | No | No | No |
E-UTRA Band | Duplex- Mode |
ƒ (MHz) |
Common name | North America | Latin America | Europe | Asia | Africa | Oceania |
See also
References
- ^ ETSI TS 136.101 V13.3.0 (2016-05) - LTE; Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (E-UTRA); User Equipment (UE) radio transmission and reception (3GPP TS 36.101 version 13.3.0 Release 13)
- ^ ETSI TS 136 101 V14.3.0 (2017-04) - LTE; Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (E-UTRA); User Equipment (UE) radio transmission and reception (3GPP TS 36.101 version 14.3.0 Release 14)
- ^ Downlink frequency range 2180 – 2200 MHz is restricted for use as 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.
- ^ "Vodafone CR sets out stall to blanket over 50% of country with 3G/LTE by 1Q14". TeleGeography. 2013-11-06. Retrieved 2013-12-12.
- ^ "Vodafone's Czech unit extends LTE-900 coverage". TeleGeography. 2013-12-12. Retrieved 2013-12-12.