5G Frequency Bands - 5G Networks

5G Frequency Bands are defined by the 3GPP:

NR frequency bands below 6 GHz 38.104 (Rel 15 Sept 2019)

Frequency Range 1

Band	Duplex mode	ƒ (MHz)	Common name	Subset of band	Uplink (MHz)	Downlink (MHz)	Duplex spacing (MHz)	Channel bandwidths (MHz)
n1	FDD	2100	IMT	n65	1920 – 1980	2110 – 2170	190	5, 10, 15, 20
n2	FDD	1900	PCS	n25	1850 – 1910	1930 – 1990	80	5, 10, 15, 20
n3	FDD	1800	DCS		1710 – 1785	1805 – 1880	95	5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30
n5	FDD	850	CLR		824 – 849	869 – 894	45	5, 10, 15, 20
n7	FDD	2600	IMT‑E		2500 – 2570	2620 – 2690	120	5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 40, 50
n8	FDD	900	Extended GSM		880 – 915	925 – 960	45	5, 10, 15, 20
n12	FDD	700	Lower SMH		699 – 716	729 – 746	30	5, 10, 15
n14	FDD	700	Upper SMH		788 – 798	758 – 768	−30	5, 10
n18	FDD	850	Lower 800 (Japan)		815 – 830	860 – 875	45	5, 10, 15
n20	FDD	800	Digital Dividend (EU)		832 – 862	791 – 821	−41	5, 10, 15, 20
n25	FDD	1900	Extended PCS		1850 – 1915	1930 – 1995	80	5, 10, 15, 20
n28	FDD	700	APT		703 – 748	758 – 803	55	5, 10, 15, 20
n29	SDL	700	Lower SMH		N/A	717 – 728	N/A	5, 10
n30	FDD	2300	WCS		2305 – 2315	2350 – 2360	45	5, 10
n34	TDD	2100	IMT		2010 – 2025	N/A	5, 10, 15
n38	TDD	2600	IMT‑E		2570 – 2620	N/A	5, 10, 15, 20
n39	TDD	1900	DCS–IMT Gap		1880 – 1920	N/A	5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 40
n40	TDD	2300	S-Band		2300 – 2400	N/A	5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 40, 50, 60, 80
n41	TDD	2500	BRS	n90	2496 – 2690	N/A	10, 15, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 80, 90, 100
n48	TDD	3500	CBRS (US)		3550 – 3700	N/A	5, 10, 15, 20, 40, 50, 60, 80, 90, 100
n50	TDD	1500	L‑Band		1432 – 1517	N/A	5, 10, 15, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 80
n51	TDD	1500	L‑Band Extension		1427 – 1432	N/A	5
n65	FDD	2100	Extended IMT		1920 – 2010	2110 – 2200	190	5, 10, 15, 20
n66	FDD	1700	Extended AWS		1710 – 1780	2110 – 2200^[6]	400	5, 10, 15, 20, 40
n70	FDD	2000	AWS‑4		1695 – 1710	1995 – 2020	300	5, 10, 15, 20, 25
n71	FDD	600	Digital Dividend (US)		663 – 698	617 – 652	−46	5, 10, 15, 20
n74	FDD	1500	Lower L‑Band (Japan)		1427 – 1470	1475 – 1518	48	5, 10, 15, 20
n75	SDL	1500	L‑Band		N/A	1432 – 1517	N/A	5, 10, 15, 20
n76	SDL	1500	Extended L‑Band		N/A	1427 – 1432	N/A	5
n77	TDD	3700	C-Band		3300 – 4200	N/A	10, 15, 20, 40, 50, 60, 80, 90, 100
n78	TDD	3500	C-Band	n77	3300 – 3800	N/A	10, 15, 20, 40, 50, 60, 80, 90, 100
n79	TDD	4700	C-Band		4400 – 5000	N/A	40, 50, 60, 80, 100
n80	SUL	1800	DCS		1710 – 1785	N/A	N/A	5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30
n81	SUL	900	Extended GSM		880 – 915	N/A	N/A	5, 10, 15, 20
n82	SUL	800	Digital Dividend (EU)		832 – 862	N/A	N/A	5, 10, 15, 20
n83	SUL	700	APT		703 – 748	N/A	N/A	5, 10, 15, 20
n84	SUL	2100	IMT		1920 – 1980	N/A	N/A	5, 10, 15, 20
n86	SUL	1700	Extended AWS^{[A 15]}		1710 – 1780	N/A	N/A	5, 10, 15, 20, 40
n89	SUL	850	CLR		824 – 849	N/A	N/A	5, 10, 15, 20
n90	TDD	2500	BRS		2496 – 2690	N/A	10, 15, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 80, 90, 100
Band	Duplex mode	ƒ (MHz)	Common name	Subset of band	Uplink (MHz)	Downlink (MHz)	Duplex spacing (MHz)	Channel bandwidth (MHz)

1. Supplemental Downlink only

NR frequency bands above 24 GHz

Frequency Range 2

Band	ƒ (GHz)	Common name	Subset of band	Uplink / Downlink (GHz)	Channel bandwidths (MHz)
n257	28	LMDS		26.50 – 29.50	50, 100, 200, 400
n258	26	K-band		24.25 – 27.50	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
Band	ƒ (GHz)	Common name	Subset of band	Uplink / Downlink (GHz)	Channel bandwidths (MHz)

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