5G NR frequency bands

5G New Radio (5G NR), which is the air interface or radio access technology of the 5G mobile networks, operate in two different frequency bands. Frequency Range 1 (FR1) originally includes sub-6 GHz frequency bands, some of which are traditionally used by previous standards, and has been extended to cover potential new spectrum offerings from 410 MHz to 7125 MHz. Frequency Range 2 (FR2) includes frequency bands from 24.25 GHz to 71.0 GHz.

In 2023, Frequency Range 3 (FR3), covering frequencies from 7.125 GHz to 24.25 GHz, was proposed by the World Radio Conference; as of September 2024, this band has not been added to the official standard. Frequency bands are also available for non-terrestrial networks (NTN) in both the sub-6 GHz and in the 17.3 GHz to 30 GHz ranges.

Frequency bands

From the latest published version (Rel. 19) of the respective 3GPP technical standard (TS 38 series),,,, the following tables list the specified frequency bands and the channel bandwidths of the 5G NR standard.

Note that the NR bands are defined with prefix of "n". When the NR band is overlapping with the 4G LTE band, they share the same band number.

Frequency Range 1

Legend Supplemental Downlink (SDL) Supplemental Uplink (SUL)

Band Duplex mode ƒ(MHz) Common name Subset of band Uplink(MHz) Downlink(MHz) Duplex spacing(MHz) Channel bandwidths(MHz) Notes FDD IMT n65 – 1980 – 2170 190 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 40, 45, 50 FDD PCS n25 – 1910 – 1990 80 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40 FDD DCS – 1785 – 1880 95 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50 FDD CLR n26 – 849 – 894 45 3, 5, 7, 10, 15, 20, 25 FDD IMT‑E – 2570 – 2690 120 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 50 FDD Extended GSM – 915 – 960 45 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 35 FDD Lower SMH n85 – 716 – 746 30 3, 5, 10, 15 FDD Upper SMH – 787 – 756 −31 5, 10 FDD Upper SMH – 798 – 768 −30 5, 10 FDD Lower 800 n26 – 830 – 875 45 5, 10, 15 Japan FDD Digital Dividend – 862 – 821 −41 5, 10, 15, 20 EU FDD Upper L-band – 1660.5 – 1559 −101.5 5, 10 US FDD Extended PCS – 1915 – 1995 80 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45 FDD 850 Extended CLR – 849 – 894 45 3, 5, 7, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30 FDD APT – 748 – 803 55 3, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30 SDL Lower SMH – 728 5, 10 FDD WCS – 2315 – 2360 45 5, 10 FDD NMT – 457.5 – 467.5 10 3, 5 TDD IMT – 2025 5, 10, 15 TDD IMT‑EDuplex Spacing n41, n90 – 2620 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 40 TDD DCS–IMT Gap – 1920 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40 TDD S-Band – 2400 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100 TDD BRS – 2690 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100 TDD U-NII-1–4 – 5925 10, 20, 40, 60, 80, 100 TDD U-NII-4 – 5925 10, 20, 30, 40 V2X TDD CBRS n77, n78 – 3700 5, 10, 15, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100US TDD L‑Band – 1517 5, 10, 15, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 80 EU TDD L‑Band Extension – 1432 5 EU TDD S band – 2495 5, 10 TDD L-band – 1675 5 FDD Extended IMT – 2010 – 2200 190 5, 10, 15, 20, 50 FDD 2100 Extended AWS – 1780 – 2200 400 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45 SDL EU 700 – 758 5, 10, 15, 20 FDD ME 700 – 728 – 783 55 5, 10, 15 MEA FDD Supplementary AWS – 1710 – 2020 300 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 FDD Digital Dividend – 698 – 652 −46 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35 US FDD 450 PMR – 456 – 466 10 3, 5 EU FDD Lower L‑Band – 1470 – 1518 48 5, 10, 15, 20 US SDL L‑Band – 1517 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 40, 50EU SDL L‑Band Extension – 1432 5EU TDD C-Band – 4200 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100 TDD C-Band n77 – 3800 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100 TDD C-Band – 5000 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100 SUL DCS – 1785 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 40 SUL Extended GSM – 915 5, 10, 15, 20 SUL Digital Dividend – 862 5, 10, 15, 20EU SUL APT – 748 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30 SUL IMT – 1980 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 40, 50 FDD Extended Lower SMH – 716 – 746 30 3, 5, 10, 15 SUL Extended AWS n80 – 1780 5, 10, 15, 20, 40 FDD PMR – 415 – 425 10 3, 5 FDD PMR – 417 – 427 10 3, 5 SUL CLR – 849 5, 10, 15, 20, TDD BRS – 2690 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100 FDD 1500 DDL-Band n20, n51 – 862 – 1432 – 595 5, 10 EU FDD 1500 DDL-Band n20, n50 – 862 – 1517 – 660 5, 10, 15, 20 EU FDD 1500 Extended GSML-Band n8, n51 – 915 – 1432 – 547 5, 10 EU FDD 1500 Extended GSML-Band n8, n50 – 915 – 1517 – 632 5, 10, 15, 20 EU SUL IMT – 2025 5, 10, 15 TDD U-NII-5–8 – 7125 20, 40, 60, 80, 100 SUL S-Band – 2400 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100 SUL DCS–IMT Gap – 1920 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40 SUL Upper L-band – 1660.5 5, 10US FDD GSM-R – 880 – 925 45 3, 5 EU TDD FRMCS n39 – 1910 5, 10 TDD U-NII-5 n96 – 6425 20, 40, 60, 80, 100 TDD U-NII-6–8 – 7125 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100 FDD Digital Dividend – 703 – 652 −51 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35 APT FDD LMRS – 901 – 940 39 3 US FDD 1500 APTL-Band – 733 – 1517 729 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 40, 50 EU FDD 1400 L-Band – 1395 – 1435 42 3

Frequency Range 2

Band ƒ(GHz) Common name Subset of band Uplink / Downlink(GHz) Channel bandwidths(MHz) Notes LMDS – 29.50 50, 100, 200, 400 K-band – 27.50 50, 100, 200, 400 V-band – 43.50 50, 100, 200, 400 Ka-band – 40.00 50, 100, 200, 400 Ka-band n257 – 28.35 50, 100, 200, 400 V-band – 48.20 50, 100, 200, 400 V-band – 71.00 100, 400, 800, 1600, 2000

Non-terrestrial Frequency Range 1

Band Duplex mode ƒ(MHz) Common name Uplink(MHz) Downlink(MHz) Duplex spacing(MHz) Channel bandwidths(MHz) Notes FDD S-band – 2010 – 2200 190 3, 5, 10, 15, 20 MSS FDD L-band (US) – 1660.5 – 1559 −101.5 3, 5, 10, 15, 20 MSS FDD S-band – 1626.5 – 2500 873.5 3, 5, 10, 15 MSS FDD L-band (US) – 1675 – 1525 −150 5 MSS FDD AWS-4 – 2020 – 2200 180 5, 10, 15, 20 MSS FDD L-band (US) – 1660.5 – 1559 5, 10, 15, 20 MSS FDD L-band (US) – 1675 – 1559 5, 10, 15, 20 FDD Ku-band – 14500 – 12750 10, 15, 20, 25, 35, 50, 70, 100 FDD Ku-band – 14000 – 12750 10, 15, 20, 25, 35, 50, 70, 100

Non-terrestrial Frequency Range 2

Band Duplex mode ƒ(GHz) Common name Uplink(GHz) Downlink(GHz) Channel bandwidths(MHz) Notes FDD Ka-band – 30.00 – 20.20 50, 100, 200, 400 EU FDD Ka-band – 30.00 – 20.20 50, 100, 200, 400 US FDD Ka-band – 28.35 – 20.20 50, 100, 200, 400 US FDD Ku-band – 14.50 – 12.75 50, 100, 200, 400 FDD Ku-band – 14.00 – 12.75 50, 100, 200, 400

5G NR frequency bands

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