LTE frequency bands

Long Term Evolution (LTE) telecommunications networks use several frequency bands with associated bandwidths.

Contents
Frequency bands and channel bandwidths
Deployments by region
See also
References
External links

Frequency bands and channel 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.
 Duplex Channel
Duplex ƒ Common Subset of Uplink[A 2] Downlink[A 3]
Band spacing bandwidths
mode[A 1] (MHz) name band (MHz) (MHz)
(MHz) (MHz)

1 FDD 2100 IMT 65 1920 – 1980 2110 – 2170 190 5, 10, 15, 20

2 FDD 1900 PCS[A 4] 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[A 4] 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
1427.9 – 1475.9 –
11 FDD 1500 Lower PDC 74 48 5, 10
1447.9 1495.9

12 FDD 700 Lower SMH[A 5] 85 698 – 716 728 – 746 30 1.4, 3, 5, 10

13 FDD 700 Upper SMH[A 6] 777 – 787 746 – 756 −31 5, 10

14 FDD 700 Upper SMH[A 7] 788 – 798 758 – 768 −30 5, 10

17 FDD 700 Lower SMH[A 8] 12, 85 704 – 716 734 – 746 30 5, 10

18 FDD 850 Lower 800 (Japan) 26 815 – 830 860 – 875 45 5, 10, 15
19 FDD 850 Upper 800 (Japan) 26 830 – 845 875 – 890 45 5, 10, 15
20 FDD 800 Digital Dividend (EU) 832 – 862 791 – 821 −41 5, 10, 15, 20
1447.9 – 1495.9 –
21 FDD 1500 Upper PDC 74 48 5, 10, 15
1462.9 1510.9
1626.5 –
24 FDD 1600 Upper L‑Band (US) 1525 – 1559 −101.5 5, 10
1660.5

25 FDD 1900 Extended PCS[A 9] 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[A 10] N/A 717 – 728 N/A 3, 5, 10

30 FDD 2300 WCS[A 11] 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 (EU) 75 N/A 1452 – 1496 N/A 5, 10, 15, 20
34 TDD 2000 IMT 2010 – 2025 N/A 5, 10, 15

37 TDD 1900 PCS[A 12] 1910 – 1930 N/A 5, 10, 15, 20

38 TDD 2600 IMT-E[A 12] 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 S-Band 2300 – 2400 N/A 5, 10, 15, 20
41 TDD 2500 BRS 2496 – 2690 N/A 5, 10, 15, 20
42 TDD 3500 CBRS (EU, Japan) 3400 – 3600 N/A 5, 10, 15, 20
43 TDD 3700 C-Band 3600 – 3800 N/A 5, 10, 15, 20
44 TDD 700 APT 703 – 803 N/A 3, 5, 10, 15, 20

46 TDD 5200 U-NII[A 13] 5150 – 5925 N/A 10, 20

47 TDD 5900 U-NII-4[A 14] 5855 – 5925 N/A 10, 20

48 TDD 3500 CBRS (US) 3550 – 3700 N/A 5, 10, 15, 20

49 TDD 3500 C-Band 48 3550 – 3700 N/A 10, 20
50 TDD 1500 L‑Band (EU) 1432 – 1517 N/A 3, 5, 10, 15, 20
51 TDD 1500 L‑Band Extension (EU) 1427 – 1432 N/A 3, 5
52 TDD 3300 C-Band 3300 – 3400 N/A 5, 10, 15, 20
53 TDD 2400 S-Band 2483.5 – 2495 N/A 1.4, 3, 5, 10
65 FDD 2100 Extended IMT 1920 – 2010 2110 – 2200 190 5, 10, 15, 20

66 FDD 1700 Extended AWS (AWS‑1–3)[A 15] 1710 – 1780 2110 – 2200[2] 400 1.4, 3, 5, 10, 15, 20

67 SDL 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 SDL 2600 IMT-E[A 12] N/A 2570 – 2620 N/A 5

 70 FDD 1700 Supplementary AWS (AWS‑2– 1695 – 1710 1995 – 2020 295 – 300[4] 5, 10, 15
4)[3]
71 FDD 600 Digital Dividend (US) 663 – 698 617 – 652 −46 5, 10, 15, 20
72 FDD 450 PMR (EU) 451 – 456 461 – 466 10 1.4, 3, 5
73 FDD 450 PMR (APT) 450 – 455 460 – 465 10 1.4, 3, 5
74 FDD 1500 Lower L‑Band (US) 1427 – 1470 1475 – 1518 48 1.4, 3, 5, 10, 15, 20
75 SDL 1500 L‑Band (EU) N/A 1432 – 1517 N/A 5, 10, 15, 20
76 SDL 1500 L‑Band Extension (EU) N/A 1427 – 1432 N/A 5

85 FDD 700 Extended Lower SMH[A 5] 698 – 716 728 – 746 30 5, 10

87 FDD 410 PMR (APT) 410 – 415 420 – 425 10 1.4, 3, 5

88 FDD 410 PMR (EU) 412 – 417 422 – 427 10 1.4, 3, 5
Duplex Channel
Duplex ƒ Common Subset of Uplink[A 2] Downlink[A 3]
Band spacing bandwidths
mode[A 1] (MHz) name band (MHz) (MHz)
(MHz) (MHz)

1. Frequency division duplexing (FDD); time division duplexing (TDD); FDD supplemental downlink (SDL)
2. User Equipment transmit; Base Station receive
3. UE receive; BS transmit
4. Blocks A–F
5. Blocks A–C
6. Block C
7. Block D
8. Blocks B–C
9. Blocks A–G
10. Blocks D–E
11. Blocks A–B
12. Duplex Spacing
13. License Assisted Access
14. Cellular Vehicle-to-everything
15. Blocks A–J

Deployments by region
The 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.
 Duplex ƒ Common North Latin
Band Caribbean[B 2] Europe[B 3] Africa[B 3] Asia[B 4] Oceania[B 4]
Mode[B 1] (MHz) Name America[B 2] America[B 2]
South Africa
Brazil, (Cell C, MTN, Australia
01 FDD 2100 IMT No No Yes Yes
Costa Rica Vodacom), (Vodafone)
Namibia (MTC)

02 FDD 1900 PCS[B 5] Yes Yes Yes No No No No

Brazil,
Costa Rica,
French
03 FDD 1800 DCS No Partial Yes Yes Yes Yes
Guiana,
Suriname,
Venezuela

04 FDD 1700 AWS[B 5] Yes Yes Yes No No No No

Cambodia
(SEATEL),
India (Jio,
Airtel),
Indonesia
(Smartfren),
Malaysia
Barbados, (Telekom
Bermuda, Malaysia),
El Salvador, Malawi (Access Australia
05 FDD 850 CLR Yes Dominican No Pakistan
Guatemala Communications) (Vodafone)
Republic (Telenor),
(Altice) Philippines
(Smart),
South
Korea (LG
U+, SK
Telecom),
China(China
Telecom)
Guadeloupe,
Martinique, St.
Canada (Bell, New
Barthelemy, Ghana (Surfline),
Rogers, Telus, Zealand
07 FDD 2600 IMT-E Yes Saint Martin, Yes Zambia (MTN, Yes
Freedom (Vodafone,
Dominican Zamtel)
Mobile) Spark)
Republic
(Claro)
Nigeria (ntel), New
British Virgin
08 FDD 900 EGSM No Peru Yes South Africa Yes Zealand
Islands
(Vodacom) (2degrees)
Japan (au,
11 FDD 1500 LPDC No No No No No No
SoftBank)
Bolivia, Kiribati
12 FDD 700 LSMH[B 6] Yes Yes No No No
Belize (TSKL)
Bolivia,
13 FDD 700 USMH[B 7] Yes Yes No No No No
Belize
USA
14 FDD 700 USMH[B 8] No No No No No No
(FirstNet/AT&T)
Bolivia,
17 FDD 700 LSMH[B 9] Yes Yes No No No No
Belize
18 FDD 800 No No No No No Japan (au) No
Japan (NTT
19 FDD 800 No No No No No No
Docomo)
Fiji (Digicel),
French
Guadeloupe, Kazakhstan
Polynesia
20 FDD 800 EUDD No No Martinique, Yes Yes (Beeline,
(Vini), New
Haiti Kcell)
Caledonia
(OPT)
Japan (NTT
21 FDD 1500 UPDC No No No No No No
Docomo)
USA (T-
mobile),
25 FDD 1900 EPCS[B 10] No No No No No No
Canada (Ice
Wireless)
USA (T-
mobile), Japan
26 FDD 850 ECLR N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Canada (Ice (au)[B 11]
Wireless)
28 FDD 700 APT No Yes Trinidad and Finland Nigeria (Glo Yes Yes
Tobago (DNA), Mobile), Kenya
 Norway (Faiba 4G)
(ice),
France
(Bouygues,
Free
Mobile),
Germany
(Telefonica,
Vodafone)
USA (AT&T),
29 SDL 700 LSMH[B 12] Canada (Bell, No No No No No No
Telus)
USA (AT&T),
30 FDD 2300 WCS[B 13] Canada (Telus, No No No No No No
Xplornet)
Denmark
(Net1),
Finland
Armenia
(Ukko
(Beeline),
Mobile),
Indonesia
31 FDD 450 NMT No N/A N/A Norway N/A N/A
(Net1),
(ice),
Philippines
Russia
(Net1)
(Skylink),
Sweden
(Net1)
Italy (TIM,
32 SDL 1500 L‑Band No N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Vodafone)
Malaysia
(Yes 4G),
Brazil, Dominican Namibia(TN Myanmar
38 TDD 2600 IMT-E No Yes N/A
Colombia Republic Mobile) (Ananda
4G+), Sri
Lanka (SLT)
China
39 TDD 1900 No No No No No (China No
Mobile)
Latvia
(LMT),
Lithuania
40 TDD 2300 No No No (MEZON), Zambia (Zamtel) Yes Yes
United
Kingdom
(O2)
China
(China
Mobile),
USA (C Spire,
Trinidad and Japan
T-mobile), Madagascar
41 TDD 2500 BRS No Tobago No (KDDI (UQ), No
Canada (Blueline)
(bmobile) SoftBank
(Xplornet)
(WCP)),
Philippines
(Globe)
Iran (MTN
Irancell,
Slovakia
Mobinnet),
Canada (Bell, (O2,
42 TDD 3500 C-Band No No No Japan (au, N/A
Xplornet) SWAN,
NTT
Slovanet)
Docomo,
SoftBank)
Slovakia
Iran MTN
43 TDD 3700 C-Band No No No (O2, No No
Irancell
SWAN)
44 TDD 700 APT No No No No No N/A No

USA (AT&T[5],
46 TDD 5200 LAA T-Mobile[6],
Verizon[7])
USA
48 TDD 3800 CBRS No No No No No No
(Verizon[8])
EAN
65 FDD 2100 EIMT No N/A N/A (T-Mobile, N/A N/A N/A
Inmarsat)

66 FDD 1700 EAWS[B 14] Yes N/A N/A No No No No

67 SDL 700 No No No N/A No No No

68 FDD 700 No No No No N/A N/A No
 69 SDL 2600 IMT-E No N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
70 FDD 2000 AWS‑4 N/A No No No No No No
71 FDD 600 USDD USA (T-Mobile) No No No No No No
72 FDD 450 PMR No No No N/A No No No
Duplex ƒ Common North Latin
Band Caribbean[B 2] Europe[B 3] Africa[B 3] Asia[B 4] Oceania[B 4]
Mode[B 1] (MHz) Name America[B 2] America[B 2]

1. Frequency division duplexing (FDD); time division duplexing (TDD)

2. ITU Region 2
3. ITU Region 1
4. ITU Region 3
5. Blocks A–F
6. Blocks A–C
7. Block C
8. Block D
9. Blocks B–C
10. Blocks A–G
11. Via Multi-Frequency Band Indicator (http://niviuk.free.fr/lte_mfbi.php) (MFBI)
12. Blocks D–E
13. Blocks A–B
14. Blocks A–J

See also
LTE
List of LTE networks
List of planned LTE networks
5G NR frequency bands
UMTS frequency bands

References
1. "TS 36.101: Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (E-UTRA); User Equipment (UE) radio transmission and reception" (http
s://portal.3gpp.org/desktopmodules/Specifications/SpecificationDetails.aspx?specificationId=2411) (16.5.0 ed.). 3GPP. 2020-04-
08. Retrieved 2020-07-04.
2. Downlink frequency range 2180 – 2200 MHz is restricted for use as intra-band Supplemental Downlink.
3. The Downlink is made up of the AWS-2 Block H downlink and the AWS-4 uplink and the Uplink, of the AWS-3 Blocks A1–B1.
4. 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.
5. "AT&T Debuts Commercial LTE Licensed Assisted Access (LTE-LAA) Technology in Indianapolis" (https://about.att.com/story/co
mmercial_lte_licensed_assisted_access_indianapolis.html). about.att.com. Retrieved 2019-11-20.
6. "T-Mobile seeing 5-10x increase in speeds thanks to LAA" (https://www.fiercewireless.com/wireless/t-mobile-seeing-5-10x-incre
ase-speeds-thanks-to-laa). FierceWireless. Retrieved 2019-11-20.
7. "Exclusive: Verizon starts nationwide LAA deployment" (https://www.rcrwireless.com/20170804/carriers/verizon-starts-nationwid
e-laa-deployment-tag4). RCR Wireless News. 2017-08-04. Retrieved 2019-11-20.
8. Alleven, Monica (2020-07-09). "Verizon's CBRS 3.5 GHz deployments on the rise – RootMetrics" (https://www.fiercewireless.co
m/operators/verizon-s-cbrs-3-5-ghz-deployments-rise-rootmetrics). FierceWireless. Retrieved 2020-07-09.

External links
EARFCN calculator and band reference (https://tools.valid8.com/#rf)
Wireless frequency bands and telecom protocols reference and tools (http://niviuk.free.fr/)

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