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, TS 36.104 and TS 36.106, the following table lists the specified frequency bands of LTE and the channel bandwidths each band supports. Band numbers can be written prefixed by a "b" as in "b66" for band 66.
| Band | Duplex mode |
ƒ (MHz) |
Common name |
Subset of band |
Uplink (MHz) |
Downlink (MHz) |
Duplex spacing (MHz) |
Channel bandwidths (MHz) |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FDD | 2100 | IMT | 65 | 1920 – 1980 | 2110 – 2170 | 190 | 5, 10, 15, 20 | |
| 2 | FDD | 1900 | PCS | 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 | 10, 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 | |
| 6 | FDD | 800 | UMTS 800 | 5, 19, 26 | 830 – 840 | 875 – 885 | 45 | 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 | ||
| 9 | FDD | 1800 | UMTS 1700 | 3 | 1749.9 – 1784.9 | 1844.9 – 1879.9 | 95 | 5, 10 | |
| 10 | FDD | 1700 | Extended AWS | 66 | 1710 – 1770 | 2110 – 2170 | 400 | 5, 10, 15, 20 | |
| 11 | FDD | 1500 | Lower PDC | 74 | 1427.9 – 1447.9 | 1475.9 – 1495.9 | 48 | 5, 10 | Japan |
| 12 | FDD | 700 | Lower SMH | 85 | 699 – 716 | 729 – 746 | 30 | 1.4, 3, 5, 10 | |
| 13 | FDD | 700 | Upper SMH | 777 – 787 | 746 – 756 | −31 | 5, 10 | ||
| 14 | FDD | 700 | Upper SMH | 788 – 798 | 758 – 768 | −30 | 5, 10 | ||
| 17 | FDD | 700 | Lower SMH | 12, 85 | 704 – 716 | 734 – 746 | 30 | 5, 10 | |
| 18 | FDD | 850 | Lower 800 | 26 | 815 – 830 | 860 – 875 | 45 | 5, 10, 15 | Japan |
| 19 | FDD | 850 | Upper 800 | 5, 26 | 830 – 845 | 875 – 890 | 45 | 5, 10, 15 | Japan |
| 20 | FDD | 800 | Digital Dividend | 832 – 862 | 791 – 821 | −41 | 5, 10, 15, 20 | EU | |
| 21 | FDD | 1500 | Upper PDC | 74 | 1447.9 – 1462.9 | 1495.9 – 1510.9 | 48 | 5, 10, 15 | Japan |
| 22 | FDD | 3500 | C-Band | 3410 – 3500 | 3510 – 3600 | 100 | 5, 10, 15, 20 | ||
| 23 | FDD | 2000 | AWS-4 | 2000 – 2020 | 2180 – 2200 | 180 | 1.4, 3, 5, 10, 15, 20 | ||
| 24 | FDD | 1600 | Upper L‑Band | 1626.5 – 1660.5 | 1525 – 1559 | −101.5 or −120.5 | 5, 10 | US | |
| 25 | FDD | 1900 | Extended PCS | 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 | ||
| 27 | FDD | 800 | SMR | 807 – 824 | 852 – 869 | 45 | 1.4, 3, 5, 10 | US | |
| 28 | FDD | 700 | APT | 703 – 748 | 758 – 803 | 55 | 3, 5, 10, 15, 20 | ||
| 29 | SDL | 700 | Lower SMH | 44 | N/a | 717 – 728 | N/a | 3, 5, 10 | |
| 30 | FDD | 2300 | WCS | 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 | 75 | N/a | 1452 – 1496 | N/a | 5, 10, 15, 20 | EU |
| 33 | TDD | 1900 | IMT | 39 | 1900 – 1920 | N/a | 5, 10, 15, 20 | ||
| 34 | TDD | 2000 | IMT | 2010 – 2025 | N/a | 5, 10, 15 | |||
| 35 | TDD | 1900 | PCS | 1850 – 1910 | N/a | 1.4, 3, 5, 10, 15, 20 | PCS Uplink | ||
| 36 | TDD | 1900 | PCS | 1930 – 1990 | N/a | 1.4, 3, 5, 10, 15, 20 | PCS Downlink | ||
| 37 | TDD | 1900 | PCS | 1910 – 1930 | N/a | 5, 10, 15, 20 | PCS Duplex Spacing | ||
| 38 | TDD | 2600 | IMT-E | 41 | 2570 – 2620 | N/a | 5, 10, 15, 20 | IMT-E Duplex Spacing | |
| 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 | US | ||
| 42 | TDD | 3500 | CBRS | 3400 – 3600 | N/a | 5, 10, 15, 20 | EU, Japan | ||
| 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 | |||
| 45 | TDD | 1500 | L-Band | 50 | 1447 – 1467 | N/a | 5, 10, 15, 20 | ||
| 46 | TDD | 5200 | U-NII-1–4 | 5150 – 5925 | N/a | 10, 20 | LAA | ||
| 47 | TDD | 5900 | U-NII-4 | 46 | 5855 – 5925 | N/a | 10, 20 | V2X | |
| 48 | TDD | 3500 | CBRS | 3550 – 3700 | N/a | 5, 10, 15, 20 | US | ||
| 49 | TDD | 3500 | C-Band | 48 | 3550 – 3700 | N/a | 10, 20 | ||
| 50 | TDD | 1500 | L‑Band | 45 | 1432 – 1517 | N/a | 3, 5, 10, 15, 20 | EU | |
| 51 | TDD | 1500 | L‑Band Extension | 1427 – 1432 | N/a | 3, 5 | EU | ||
| 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 | |||
| 54 | TDD | 1600 | L-Band | 1670 – 1675 | N/a | 1.4, 3, 5 | |||
| 65 | FDD | 2100 | Extended IMT | 1920 – 2010 | 2110 – 2200 | 190 | 1.4, 3, 5, 10, 15, 20 | ||
| 66 | FDD | 1700 | Extended AWS | 1710 – 1780 | 2110 – 2200 | 400 | 1.4, 3, 5, 10, 15, 20 | AWS‑1–3 | |
| 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 | MEA | |
| 69 | SDL | 2600 | IMT-E | N/a | 2570 – 2620 | N/a | 5, 10, 15, 20 | IMT-E Duplex Spacing | |
| 70 | FDD | 1700 | Supplementary AWS | 1695 – 1710 | 1995 – 2020 | 300 or 295 | 5, 10, 15, 20 | AWS‑2–4 | |
| 71 | FDD | 600 | Digital Dividend | 663 – 698 | 617 – 652 | −46 | 5, 10, 15, 20 | US | |
| 72 | FDD | 450 | PMR | 451 – 456 | 461 – 466 | 10 | 1.4, 3, 5 | EU | |
| 73 | FDD | 450 | PMR | 450 – 455 | 460 – 465 | 10 | 1.4, 3, 5 | APT | |
| 74 | FDD | 1500 | Lower L‑Band | 1427 – 1470 | 1475 – 1518 | 48 | 1.4, 3, 5, 10, 15, 20 | US | |
| 75 | SDL | 1500 | L‑Band | N/a | 1432 – 1517 | N/a | 5, 10, 15, 20 | EU | |
| 76 | SDL | 1500 | L‑Band Extension | N/a | 1427 – 1432 | N/a | 5 | EU | |
| 85 | FDD | 700 | Extended Lower SMH | 12 | 698 – 716 | 728 – 746 | 30 | 5, 10 | |
| 87 | FDD | 410 | PMR | 410 – 415 | 420 – 425 | 10 | 1.4, 3, 5 | APT | |
| 88 | FDD | 410 | PMR | 412 – 417 | 422 – 427 | 10 | 1.4, 3, 5 | EU | |
| 103 | FDD | 700 | Upper SMH | 787 – 788 | 757 – 758 | -30 | |||
| 106 | FDD | 900 | LMR | 896 – 901 | 935 – 940 | 39 | 1.4, 3 | US | |
| 107 | SDO | 600 | UHF | 113 | N/a | 612 – 652 | N/a | 6, 7, 8 | |
| 108 | SDO | 500 | UHF | N/a | 470 – 698 | N/a | 6, 7, 8 | ||
| 111 | FDD | 1800 | pLTE | 1800 – 1810 | 1820 – 1830 | 20 | 1.4, 3, 5, 10 | Canada | |
| 112 | SDO | 500 | UHF | 108 | N/a | 470 – 608 | N/a | 6, 7, 8 | |
| 113 | SDO | 600 | UHF | 108 | N/a | 606 – 698 | N/a | 6, 7, 8 | |
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 36.102 and TS 36.108, the following table lists the specified frequency bands of LTE and the channel bandwidths each band supports for satellite access.
| Band | Duplex mode | ƒ (MHz) |
Common name | Uplink (MHz) |
Downlink (MHz) |
Duplex spacing (MHz) |
Channel bandwidths (MHz) |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 256 | FDD | 2100 | S-band | 1980 – 2010 | 2170 – 2200 | 190 | MSS | |
| 255 | FDD | 1600 | L-band (US) | 1626.5 – 1660.5 | 1525 – 1559 | −101.5 | MSS | |
| 254 | FDD | 2400 | S-band | 1610 – 1626.5 | 2483.5 – 2500 | 873.5 | MSS | |
| 253 | FDD | 1600 | L-band (US) | 1668 – 1675 | 1518 – 1525 | −150 | MSS | |
| 252 | FDD | 2100 | AWS-4 | 2000 – 2020 | 2180 – 2200 | 180 | MSS | |
| 249 | TDD | 1600 | L-band (US) | 1616 – 1626.5 | N/a | |||
| 246 | SDO | 1500 | L-band | N/a | 1467 – 1492 | N/a | ||
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 |
Central and South America | Caribbean | Europe | Africa | Asia | Oceania |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | FDD | 2100 | IMT | No | Brazil, Costa Rica | Cuba (ETECSA) | Yes | South Africa (Cell C, MTN, Vodacom), Namibia (MTC), Kenya (Airtel) | Yes | Australia (Vodafone), New Zealand (2degrees, Spark, One), French Polynesia (Vini, PMT-Vodafone) |
| 02 | FDD | 1900 | PCS | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| 03 | FDD | 1800 | DCS | No | Brazil, Costa Rica (Claro, Movistar), French Guiana, Suriname, Venezuela (Digitel GSM) | Aruba (SETAR), Cayman Islands, (Digicel), Cuba (ETECSA), Dominican Republic (Altice Dominicana) | Yes | Yes | Yes | French Polynesia (Vini, PMT-Vodafone), New Zealand (2degrees, Spark, One), New Caledonia (OPT) |
| 04 | FDD | 1700 | AWS | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| 05 | FDD | 850 | CLR | Yes | Argentina, Brazil, Guatemala (Tigo) | Barbados (FLOW), Bermuda, Dominican Republic (Altice) | No | 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) | Yes | Guadeloupe, Martinique, St. Barthelemy, Saint Martin, Dominican Republic (Claro) | Yes | Ghana (Surfline), Zambia (MTN, Zamtel) | Yes | Australia (Vodafone), New Zealand (Spark, One), French Polynesia (Vini, Viti, PMT-Vodafone) |
| 08 | FDD | 900 | E-GSM | No | Argentina, Brazil, Peru (Bitel) | British Virgin Islands, Cuba (ETECSA) | Yes | Nigeria (ntel), South Africa (Vodacom) | Yes | Australia (Vodafone), New Zealand (2degrees) |
| 11 | FDD | 1500 | LPDC | No | No | No | No | No | Japan (au, SoftBank) | No |
| 12 | FDD | 700 | LSMH | Canada (Bell, Rogers, Telus), USA (AT&T, T-Mobile, US Cellular) | Bolivia, Belize | Yes | No | No | No | Kiribati (TSKL) |
| 13 | FDD | 700 | USMH | Canada (Bell, Telus, Freedom Mobile), USA (Verizon) | Bolivia, Belize | Yes | No | No | Uzbekistan (Ucell) | No |
| 14 | FDD | 700 | USMH | USA (FirstNet/AT&T) | N/a | Barbados (Neptune) | No | No | No | No |
| 17 | FDD | 700 | LSMH | Canada (Bell, Telus), USA (AT&T) | Bolivia, Belize | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| 18 | FDD | 800 | L800 | No | No | No | No | No | Japan (au) | No |
| 19 | FDD | 800 | U800 | No | No | No | No | No | Japan (NTT Docomo) | No |
| 20 | FDD | 800 | EUDD | No | No | Guadeloupe, Martinique, Haiti | Yes | Yes | Kazakhstan (Beeline, Kcell), Nepal (Nepal Telecom), Iran (HiWEB) | Fiji (Digicel), French Polynesia (Vini, PMT-Vodafone), New Caledonia (OPT) |
| 21 | FDD | 1500 | UPDC | No | No | No | No | No | Japan (NTT Docomo) | No |
| 25 | FDD | 1900 | E-PCS | Canada (Rogers), USA (C Spire, T-Mobile) |
N/a | N/a | No | No | No | No |
| 26 | FDD | 850 | E-CLR | USA (T-Mobile) | N/a | N/a | No | N/a | Japan (au, NTT Docomo) | Australia (Telstra) |
| 28 | FDD | 700 | APT | Mexico (Red Compartida) | Yes | Cuba, Dominican Republic, Trinidad and Tobago | Yes | Nigeria (Glo Mobile), Kenya (Faiba 4G) | Yes | Yes |
| 29 | SDL | 700 | LSMH | USA (AT&T), Canada (Bell, Telus) | N/a | N/a | No | No | No | No |
| 30 | FDD | 2300 | WCS | USA (AT&T), Canada (Telus, Xplornet) | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| 31 | FDD | 450 | NMT | No | N/a | No | Denmark (Net1), Finland (Ukko Mobile), Norway (ice), Russia (Skylink), Sweden (Net1) | N/a | Armenia (Beeline), Indonesia (Net1), Philippines (Net1) | N/a |
| 32 | SDL | 1500 | L‑Band | No | N/a | N/a | Italy (TIM, Vodafone), UK (VodafoneThree), Germany (Telekom), Latvia (LMT) | N/a | N/a | N/a |
| 38 | TDD | 2600 | IMT-E | Canada, Mexico (AT&T) | Brazil, Colombia | Dominican Republic | Yes | Namibia (TN Mobile) | Malaysia (Yes 4G), Myanmar (Ananda 4G+), Sri Lanka (SLT), Iran (HiWEB), Taiwan (Gt) | N/a |
| 39 | TDD | 1900 | DCS–IMT Gap | No | No | No | No | No | China (China Mobile) | No |
| 40 | TDD | 2300 | S-Band | No | N/a | N/a | Latvia (LMT), Lithuania (Bitė), United Kingdom (O2), Russia (t2), Ukraine (Kyivstar), Italy (Iliad Italia) | Zambia (Zamtel) | Yes | Yes |
| 41 | TDD | 2500 | BRS | USA (C Spire, T-Mobile), Canada (Xplornet) | N/a | Jamaica (Digicel) Trinidad and Tobago (bmobile) |
Russia (MTS) | Madagascar (Blueline) | China (China Mobile), Japan (KDDI (UQ), SoftBank (WCP)), Philippines (Globe), India (Vodafone Idea) | No |
| 42 | TDD | 3500 | C-Band | Canada (Bell, Xplornet) | Chile (Entel), Argentina (DirecTV), Colombia (Movistar) | N/a | Slovakia (O2, SWAN, Slovanet) | No | Iran (MTN Irancell, Mobinnet), Japan (au, NTT Docomo, SoftBank) | N/a |
| 43 | TDD | 3700 | C-Band | Canada (Bell, Xplornet) | Argentina (DirecTV) | N/a | Slovakia (O2, SWAN) | No | Iran MTN Irancell | No |
| 46 | TDD | 5200 | U-NII-1–4 | USA | N/a | N/a | United Kingdom (EE) | |||
| 48 | TDD | 3500 | CBRS | USA | N/a | N/a | No | No | No | No |
| 65 | FDD | 2100 | E-IMT | No | N/a | N/a | EAN (T-Mobile, Inmarsat) |
N/a | N/a | N/a |
| 66 | FDD | 1700 | E-AWS | Yes | Argentina (Personal) | N/a | No | No | No | No |
| 71 | FDD | 600 | USDD | Canada (Telus, Rogers), USA (C Spire, T-Mobile) |
N/a | N/a | No | No | No | No |