See below for 5G New Radio (5G NR) frequency bands available in various regions, data devices operating on those bands, and select antennas tuned to those frequency bands. |
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Sub-6 GHz FDD Frequency Bands: |
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NAM: North America; EMEA: Europe, Middle East, and Africa; APAC: Asia-Pacific; EU: Europe |
NR Band |
Frequency Band (MHz) |
Band Name |
Uplink (UL) (MHz) |
Downlink (DL) (MHz) |
Bandwidth DL/UL (MHz) |
Region |
Used by Operator |
Popular Antennas |
Sub-6 GHz (FDD) |
n1 |
2100 |
2100 |
1920 - 1980 |
2110 - 2170 |
60 |
Global |
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n2 |
1900 |
1900 PCS |
1850 - 1910 |
1930 - 1990 |
60 |
NAM |
AT&T, Verizon, C-Spire |
Best 5G NR N2 Antennas |
n3 |
1800 |
1800 |
1710 - 1785 |
1805 - 1880 |
75 |
Global |
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n5 |
850 |
850 |
824 - 849 |
869 - 894 |
25 |
NAM |
AT&T, Verizon |
Best 5G NR N5 Antennas |
n7 |
2600 |
2600 |
2500 - 2570 |
2620 - 2690 |
70 |
EMEA |
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n8 |
900 |
900 |
880 - 915 |
925 - 960 |
35 |
Global |
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n12 |
700 |
700a - Lower SMH blocks A/B/C |
699 - 716 |
729 - 746 |
17 |
NAM |
C-Spire |
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n14 |
700 |
Upper SMH |
788 - 798 |
758 - 768 |
10 |
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n18 |
850 |
Lower 800 (Japan) |
815 - 830 |
860 -875 |
15 |
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n20 |
800 |
EU Digital Dividend |
832 - 862 |
791 - 821 |
30 |
EMEA |
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n241 |
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1626.5 - 1660.5 |
1525 - 1559 |
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n25 |
1900 |
Extended PCS blocks A-G (superset of band 2) |
1850 - 1915 |
1930 - 1995 |
65 |
NAM |
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n26 |
850 |
Extended CLR |
814 -849 |
859 -894 |
35 |
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n28 |
700 |
700 APT |
703 - 748 |
758 - 803 |
45 |
APAC,EU |
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n29 |
700 |
DL 700 blocks D/E |
(No Uplink - Downlink Only) |
717 - 728 |
11 |
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n30 |
2300 |
WCS blocks A/B |
2305 - 23152 |
2350 - 2360 |
10 |
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n66 |
1700/2100 |
AWS-3 |
1710 - 1780 |
2110 - 2200 |
90/70 |
NAM |
Verizon, Bell Canada, Telus, Rodgers |
Best 5G NR N66 Antennas |
n70 |
1700/1900 |
AWS-4 |
1695 - 1710 |
1995 - 2020 |
25/15 |
NAM |
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n71 |
600 |
600 |
663 - 698 |
617 - 652 |
35 |
NAM |
T-Mobile, US Cellular, Rodgers, C-Spire, GCI |
Best 5G NR N71 Antennas |
n74 |
1500 |
Lower L-Band |
1427 - 1470 |
1475 - 1518 |
43 |
NAM |
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n75 |
1500 |
DL 1500+ |
(No Uplink - Downlink Only) |
1432 - 1517 |
85 |
NAM |
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n76 |
1500 |
DL 1500- |
(No Uplink - Downlink Only) |
1427 - 1432 |
5 |
NAM |
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n80 |
1800 |
UL 1800 |
1710 - 1785 |
(No Downlink - Uplink Only) |
75 |
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n81 |
900 |
UL 900 |
880 - 915 |
(No Downlink - Uplink Only) |
35 |
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n82 |
800 |
UL 800 |
832 - 862 |
(No Downlink - Uplink Only) |
30 |
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n83 |
700 |
UL 700 |
703 - 748 |
(No Downlink - Uplink Only) |
45 |
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n84 |
2000 |
UL 2000 |
1920 - 1980 |
(No Downlink - Uplink Only) |
60 |
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n86 |
1800 |
UL 1800- |
1710 - 1780 |
(No Downlink - Uplink Only) |
70 |
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1DL operation in this band is restricted to 1526 – 1536 MHz and UL operation is restricted to 1627.5 – 1637.5 MHz and 1646.5 – 1656.5 MHz. |
2Uplink transmission is not allowed at this band for UE with external vehicle-mounted antennas. |
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See below for sub-6GHz TDD 5G NR frequency bands: |
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NR Band |
Frequency Band (MHz) |
Band Name |
Uplink (UL)/ Downlink (DL) (MHz) |
Bandwidth DL/UL (MHz) |
Region |
Used by Operator |
Popular Antennas |
Sub-6 GHz (TDD) |
n34 |
2000 |
TD 2000 |
2010 - 2025 |
15 |
EMEA |
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n38 |
2600 |
TD 2600 |
2570 - 2620 |
50 |
EMEA |
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n39 |
1900 |
TD 1900+ |
1880 - 1920 |
40 |
China |
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n40 |
2300 |
TD 2300 |
2300 - 2400 |
100 |
China |
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n41 |
2500 |
TD 2500 |
2496 - 2690 |
194 |
Global |
T-Mobile |
Best 5G NR N41 Antennas |
n46 |
5200 |
TD 5200 |
5150 - 5925 |
775 |
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n471 |
5900 |
TD 5900 |
5855 - 5925 |
70 |
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n48 |
3500 |
CBRS |
3550 - 3700 |
150 |
NAM |
PAL, GAA |
Best 5G NR n48/ CBRS Antennas |
n50 |
1500 |
L-Band |
1432 - 1517 |
85 |
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n51 |
1500 |
TD 1500- |
1427 - 1432 |
5 |
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n53 |
2500 |
S Band |
2483.5 - 2495 |
11.5 |
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n77 |
3700 |
TD 3700 (C-Band) |
3300 - 42002 |
900 |
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AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, US Cellular |
Best 5G NR N77 Antennas |
n78 |
3500 |
TD 3500 |
3300 - 3800 |
500 |
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n79 |
4500 |
TD 4500 |
4400 - 5000 |
600 |
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n90 |
2500 |
MMDS |
2496 - 2690 |
194 |
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n96 |
6000 |
U-NII (License Assisted Access) |
5925 - 71253 |
1200 |
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1 Unlicensed band used for V2X service. There is no expected network deployment in this band. |
2 Restricted to 3700-3980 MHz in the US. |
3 This band is applicable in the USA only subject to FCC Report and Order FCC 20-51 |
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The data above is extracted from 3GPP TS 38.521-1 v17.8.0 (2023-04-19), Table 5.2-1 (NR operating bands in FR1). If you see a problem please contact us. |
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See below for millimeter-wave (mmWave) 5G NR frequency bands. |
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NR Band |
Frequency Band |
Band Name |
Uplink (UL)/ Downlink (DL) (MHz) |
Bandwidth DL/UL |
Region |
Used by Operator |
Popular Antennas |
mmWave (> 24 GHz)/ TDD |
n257 |
28 GHz |
28 GHz |
26500 - 29500 |
3 GHz |
Global |
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n258 |
26 GHz |
26 GHz |
24250 - 27500 |
3.25 GHz |
Global |
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n259 |
41 GHz |
41 GHz |
39500 - 43500 |
4 GHz |
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n260 |
39 GHz |
39 GHz |
37000 - 40000 |
3 GHz |
Global |
AT&T, T-Mobile |
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n261 |
28 GHz |
28 GHz (subset of band n257) |
27500 - 28350 |
850 MHz |
NAM |
T-Mobile, Verizon, C-Spire |
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The data above is extracted from 3GPP TS 38.101-1 v18.1.0 (2023-04-08), Table 5.2-1 (NR operating bands in FR2). If you see a problem please contact us. |
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For legal help on U.S. spectrum allocation (for any FCC radio service) or general wireless regulatory issues, reach out to our preferred wireless telecom law firm, Kama Thuo, PLLC. |
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