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.
data-sort-type="number" | Band | Duplex mode | data-sort-type="number" | ƒ (MHz) | Common name | Subset of band | data-sort-type="number" | Uplink (MHz) | data-sort-type="number" | Downlink (MHz) | data-sort-type="number" | Duplex spacing (MHz) | Channel bandwidths (MHz) | Notes |
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1 | FDD | 2100 | IMT | 65 | – 1980 | – 2170 | 190 | 5, 10, 15, 20 | ||||||
2 | FDD | 1900 | PCS | 25 | – 1910 | – 1990 | 80 | 1.4, 3, 5, 10, 15, 20 | ||||||
3 | FDD | 1800 | DCS | – 1785 | – 1880 | 95 | 1.4, 3, 5, 10, 15, 20 | |||||||
4 | FDD | 1700 | AWS‑1 | 10, 66 | – 1755 | – 2155 | 400 | 1.4, 3, 5, 10, 15, 20 | ||||||
5 | FDD | 850 | Cellular | 26 | – 849 | – 894 | 45 | 1.4, 3, 5, 10 | ||||||
7 | FDD | 2600 | IMT-E | – 2570 | – 2690 | 120 | 5, 10, 15, 20 | |||||||
8 | FDD | 900 | Extended GSM | – 915 | – 960 | 45 | 1.4, 3, 5, 10 | |||||||
11 | FDD | 1500 | Lower PDC | 74 | – 1447.9 | – 1495.9 | 48 | 5, 10 | Japan | |||||
12 | FDD | 700 | Lower SMH | 85 | – 716 | – 746 | 30 | 1.4, 3, 5, 10 | ||||||
13 | FDD | 700 | Upper SMH | – 787 | – 756 | −31 | 5, 10 | |||||||
14 | FDD | 700 | Upper SMH | – 798 | – 768 | −30 | 5, 10 | |||||||
17 | FDD | 700 | Lower SMH | 12, | – 716 | – 746 | 30 | 5, 10 | ||||||
18 | FDD | 850 | Lower 800 | 26 | – 830 | – 875 | 45 | 5, 10, 15 | Japan | |||||
19 | FDD | 850 | Upper 800 | 5, 26 | – 845 | – 890 | 45 | 5, 10, 15 | Japan | |||||
20 | FDD | 800 | Digital Dividend | – 862 | – 821 | −41 | 5, 10, 15, 20 | EU | ||||||
21 | FDD | 1500 | Upper PDC | 74 | – 1462.9 | – 1510.9 | 48 | 5, 10, 15 | Japan | |||||
24 | FDD | 1600 | Upper L‑Band | – 1660.5 | – 1559 | or −120.5 | 5, 10 | US | ||||||
25 | FDD | 1900 | Extended PCS | – 1915 | – 1995 | 80 | 1.4, 3, 5, 10, 15, 20 | |||||||
26 | FDD | 850 | Extended Cellular | – 849 | – 894 | 45 | 1.4, 3, 5, 10, 15 | |||||||
28 | FDD | 700 | APT | – 748 | – 803 | 55 | 3, 5, 10, 15, 20 | |||||||
29 | SDL | 700 | Lower SMH | 44 | – 728 | 3, 5, 10 | ||||||||
30 | FDD | 2300 | WCS | – 2315 | – 2360 | 45 | 5, 10 | |||||||
31 | FDD | 450 | NMT | – 457.5 | – 467.5 | 10 | 1.4, 3, 5 | |||||||
32 | SDL | 1500 | L‑Band | 75 | – 1496 | 5, 10, 15, 20 | EU | |||||||
34 | TDD | 2000 | IMT | – 2025 | 5, 10, 15 | |||||||||
37 | TDD | 1900 | PCS | – 1930 | 5, 10, 15, 20 | PCS Duplex Spacing | ||||||||
38 | TDD | 2600 | IMT-E | 41 | – 2620 | 5, 10, 15, 20 | IMT-E Duplex Spacing | |||||||
39 | TDD | 1900 | DCS–IMT Gap | – 1920 | 5, 10, 15, 20 | |||||||||
40 | TDD | 2300 | S-Band | – 2400 | 5, 10, 15, 20 | |||||||||
41 | TDD | 2500 | BRS | – 2690 | 5, 10, 15, 20 | US | ||||||||
42 | TDD | 3500 | CBRS | – 3600 | 5, 10, 15, 20 | EU, Japan | ||||||||
43 | TDD | 3700 | C-Band | – 3800 | 5, 10, 15, 20 | |||||||||
46 | TDD | 5200 | U-NII-1–4 | – 5925 | 10, 20 | LAA | ||||||||
47 | TDD | 5900 | U-NII-4 | 46 | – 5925 | 10, 20 | V2X | |||||||
48 | TDD | 3500 | CBRS | – 3700 | 5, 10, 15, 20 | US | ||||||||
50 | TDD | 1500 | L‑Band | 45 | – 1517 | 3, 5, 10, 15, 20 | EU | |||||||
51 | TDD | 1500 | L‑Band Extension | – 1432 | 3, 5 | EU | ||||||||
53 | TDD | 2400 | S-Band | – 2495 | 1.4, 3, 5, 10 | |||||||||
54 | TDD | 1600 | L-Band | – 1675 | 1.4, 3, 5 | |||||||||
65 | FDD | 2100 | Extended IMT | – 2010 | – 2200 | 190 | 1.4, 3, 5, 10, 15, 20 | |||||||
66 | FDD | 1700 | Extended AWS | – 1780 | – 2200 | 400 | 1.4, 3, 5, 10, 15, 20 | AWS‑1–3 | ||||||
67 | SDL | 700 | EU 700 | – 758 | 5, 10, 15, 20 | |||||||||
69 | SDL | 2600 | IMT-E | – 2620 | 5, 10, 15, 20 | IMT-E Duplex Spacing | ||||||||
70 | FDD | 1700 | Supplementary AWS | – 1710 | – 2020 | or 295 | 5, 10, 15, 20 | AWS‑2–4[2] | ||||||
71 | FDD | 600 | Digital Dividend | – 698 | – 652 | −46 | 5, 10, 15, 20 | US | ||||||
72 | FDD | 450 | PMR | – 456 | – 466 | 10 | 1.4, 3, 5 | EU | ||||||
73 | FDD | 450 | PMR | – 455 | – 465 | 10 | 1.4, 3, 5 | APT | ||||||
74 | FDD | 1500 | Lower L‑Band | – 1470 | – 1518 | 48 | 1.4, 3, 5, 10, 15, 20 | US | ||||||
75 | SDL | 1500 | L‑Band | – 1517 | 5, 10, 15, 20 | EU | ||||||||
76 | SDL | 1500 | L‑Band Extension | – 1432 | 5 | EU | ||||||||
85 | FDD | 700 | Extended Lower SMH | 12 | – 716 | – 746 | 30 | 5, 10 | ||||||
87 | FDD | 410 | PMR | – 415 | – 425 | 10 | 1.4, 3, 5 | APT | ||||||
88 | FDD | 410 | PMR | – 417 | – 427 | 10 | 1.4, 3, 5 | EU | ||||||
103 | FDD | 700 | Upper SMH | – 788 | – 758 | -30 | [3] | |||||||
106 | FDD | 900 | LMR | – 901 | – 940 | 39 | 1.4, 3 | US | ||||||
107 | SDO | 600 | UHF | 108 | – 652 | 6, 7, 8 | [4] | |||||||
108 | SDO | 500 | UHF | – 698 | 6, 7, 8 |
These bands were defined by the 3GPP, but have never been deployed commercially, supported by commercial devices or are no longer used.[1]
data-sort-type="number" | Band | Duplex mode | data-sort-type="number" | ƒ (MHz) | Common name | Subset of band | data-sort-type="number" | Uplink (MHz) | data-sort-type="number" | Downlink (MHz) | data-sort-type="number" | Duplex spacing (MHz) | Channel bandwidths (MHz) | Notes |
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6 | FDD | 800 | UMTS 800 | 5, 19, 26 | – 840 | – 885 | 45 | 5, 10 | ||||||
9 | FDD | 1800 | UMTS 1700 | 3 | – 1784.9 | – 1879.9 | 95 | 5, 10 | ||||||
10 | FDD | 1700 | Extended AWS | 66 | – 1770 | – 2170 | 400 | 5, 10, 15, 20 | ||||||
22 | FDD | 3500 | C-Band | – 3500 | – 3600 | 100 | 5, 10, 15, 20 | |||||||
23 | FDD | 2000 | AWS-4 | – 2020 | – 2200 | 180 | 1.4, 3, 5, 10, 15, 20 | |||||||
27 | FDD | 800 | SMR | – 824 | – 869 | 45 | 1.4, 3, 5, 10 | US | ||||||
33 | TDD | 1900 | IMT | 39 | – 1920 | 5, 10, 15, 20 | ||||||||
35 | TDD | 1900 | PCS | – 1910 | 1.4, 3, 5, 10, 15, 20 | PCS Uplink | ||||||||
36 | TDD | 1900 | PCS | – 1990 | 1.4, 3, 5, 10, 15, 20 | PCS Downlink | ||||||||
44 | TDD | 700 | APT | – 803 | 3, 5, 10, 15, 20 | |||||||||
45 | TDD | 1500 | L-Band | 50 | – 1467 | 5, 10, 15, 20 | ||||||||
49 | TDD | 3500 | C-Band | 48 | – 3700 | 10, 20 | ||||||||
52 | TDD | 3300 | C-Band | – 3400 | 5, 10, 15, 20 | |||||||||
68 | FDD | 700 | ME 700 | – 728 | – 783 | 55 | 5, 10, 15 | MEA | ||||||
252 | SDL | 5200 | U-NII-1 | – 5250 | 5, 10, 15, 20 | LTE-U | ||||||||
255 | SDL | 5800 | U-NII-3 | – 5850 | 5, 10, 15, 20 | LTE-U |
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.
Band | Duplex Mode | ƒ (MHz) | Common Name | North America[5] | Central and South America | Caribbean | Europe[6] | Africa | Asia[7] | Oceania | |
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01 | FDD | 2100 | IMT | Brazil, Costa Rica | Cuba (ETECSA) | South Africa (Cell C, MTN, Vodacom), Namibia (MTC), Kenya (Airtel) | Australia (Vodafone), New Zealand (2degrees, Spark, Vodafone), French Polynesia (Vini, PMT-Vodafone) | ||||
02 | FDD | 1900 | PCS | ||||||||
03 | FDD | 1800 | DCS | Brazil, Costa Rica (Claro, Movistar), French Guiana, Suriname, Venezuela (Digitel GSM) | Aruba (SETAR), Cayman Islands, (Digicel), Cuba (ETECSA), Dominican Republic (Altice Dominicana) | French Polynesia (Vini, PMT-Vodafone), New Zealand (2degrees, Spark, Vodafone), New Caledonia (OPT) | |||||
04 | FDD | 1700 | AWS | ||||||||
05 | FDD | 850 | CLR | Argentina, Brazil, Guatemala (Tigo) | Barbados (FLOW), Bermuda, Dominican Republic (Altice) | 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) | Guadeloupe, Martinique, St. Barthelemy, Saint Martin, Dominican Republic (Claro) | Ghana (Surfline), Zambia (MTN, Zamtel) | Australia (Vodafone), New Zealand (Spark, Vodafone), French Polynesia (Vini, Viti, PMT-Vodafone) | ||||
08 | FDD | 900 | E-GSM | Argentina, Brazil, Peru (Bitel) | British Virgin Islands, Cuba (ETECSA) | Nigeria (ntel), South Africa (Vodacom) | Australia (Vodafone), New Zealand (2degrees) | ||||
11 | FDD | 1500 | LPDC | Japan (au, SoftBank) | |||||||
12 | FDD | 700 | LSMH | Canada (Bell, Rogers, Telus), USA (AT&T, T-Mobile, US Cellular) | Bolivia, Belize | Kiribati (TSKL) | |||||
13 | FDD | 700 | USMH | Canada (Bell, Telus), USA (Verizon) | Bolivia, Belize | Uzbekistan (Ucell) | |||||
14 | FDD | 700 | USMH | USA (FirstNet/AT&T) | Barbados (Neptune) | ||||||
17 | FDD | 700 | LSMH | Canada (Bell, Telus), USA (AT&T) | Bolivia, Belize | ||||||
18 | FDD | 800 | L800 | Japan (au) | |||||||
19 | FDD | 800 | U800 | Japan (NTT Docomo) | |||||||
20 | FDD | 800 | EUDD | Guadeloupe, Martinique, Haiti | Kazakhstan (Beeline, Kcell), Nepal (Nepal Telecom), Iran (HiWEB) | Fiji (Digicel), French Polynesia (Vini, PMT-Vodafone), New Caledonia (OPT) | |||||
21 | FDD | 1500 | UPDC | Japan (NTT Docomo) | |||||||
25 | FDD | 1900 | E-PCS | Canada(Rogers), USA (C Spire, T-Mobile) | |||||||
26 | FDD | 850 | E-CLR | USA (T-Mobile) | Japan (au, NTT Docomo) | ||||||
28 | FDD | 700 | APT | Mexico (Red Compartida) | Cuba, Dominican Republic, Trinidad and Tobago | Nigeria (Glo Mobile), Kenya (Faiba 4G) | |||||
29 | SDL | 700 | LSMH | USA (AT&T), Canada (Bell, Telus) | |||||||
30 | FDD | 2300 | WCS | USA (AT&T), Canada (Telus, Xplornet) | |||||||
31 | FDD | 450 | NMT | Denmark (Net1), Finland (Ukko Mobile), Norway (ice), Russia (Skylink), Sweden (Net1) | Armenia (Beeline), Indonesia (Net1), Philippines (Net1) | ||||||
32 | SDL | 1500 | L‑Band | Italy (TIM, Vodafone), UK (Vodafone, 3) | |||||||
38 | TDD | 2600 | IMT-E | Canada, Mexico (AT&T) | Brazil, Colombia | Dominican Republic | Namibia (TN Mobile) | Malaysia (Yes 4G), Myanmar (Ananda 4G+), Sri Lanka (SLT), Iran (HiWEB), Taiwan (Gt) | |||
39 | TDD | 1900 | DCS–IMT Gap | China (China Mobile) | |||||||
40 | TDD | 2300 | S-Band | Latvia (LMT), Lithuania (MEZON), United Kingdom (O2), Russia (Tele2) | Zambia (Zamtel) | ||||||
41 | TDD | 2500 | BRS | USA (C Spire, T-Mobile), Canada (Xplornet) | Jamaica (Digicel) Trinidad and Tobago (bmobile) | Madagascar (Blueline) | China (China Mobile), Japan (KDDI (UQ), SoftBank (WCP)), Philippines (Globe), India (Vodafone Idea) | ||||
42 | TDD | 3500 | C-Band | Canada (Bell, Xplornet) | Chile (Entel), Argentina (DirecTV), Colombia (Movistar) | Slovakia (O2,, Slovanet) | Iran (MTN Irancell, Mobinnet), Japan (au, NTT Docomo, SoftBank) | ||||
43 | TDD | 3700 | C-Band | Canada (Bell, Xplornet) | Argentina (DirecTV) | Slovakia (O2,) | Iran MTN Irancell | ||||
46 | TDD | 5200 | U-NII-1–4 | USA | United Kingdom (EE) | ||||||
48 | TDD | 3500 | CBRS | USA | |||||||
65 | FDD | 2100 | E-IMT | EAN (T-Mobile, Inmarsat) | |||||||
66 | FDD | 1700 | E-AWS | Argentina (Personal) | |||||||
71 | FDD | 600 | USDD | Canada (Telus, Rogers), USA (C Spire, T-Mobile) |