Wireless Devices

Wireless Spectrum (Frequency Bands)

Rfwel Wireless Device Research has provided this resource on popular worldwide frequency bands. Here, you'll find detailed specifications of each frequency band, and suitable antennas. This data serves as a valuable reference for professionals seeking insights into frequency allocation and antenna options.

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Band Band Name Frequency (MHz) Uplink (UL) or TDD Band or Range (MHz) Downlink (DL) (MHz) Bandwidth (DL/UL) Popular Antennas
13.56 MHz 13.56 MHz ISM 13.553 - 13.567 MHz 13.553 - 13.567 --Half Duplex-- Entire 14 kHz
27.12 MHz Citizens Band (CB) 27 MHz 26.957 - 27.283 --Half Duplex-- Entire 326 kHz
TVWS (US) Television White Space (U.S.) 54-698 MHz 54 - 6981 --TDD (No DL)-- TVWS (US) antennas
TVWS (ETSI) Television White Space (Europe) 470-790 MHz 470 - 7902 --TDD (No DL)-- TVWS (ETSI) antennas
136 - 174 MHz 136 - 174 MHz antennas
148 - 174 MHz 148 - 174 MHz antennas
403 - 470 MHz 403 - 470 MHz antennas
433 MHz 433 MHz 433.92 MHz 433.050 - 434.790 433 MHz antennas
700 MHz 700 MHz antennas
800 MHz 800 MHz
868 MHz 868 MHz ISM 868
900 MHz (Amateur) 33 cm Band 902 - 928 MHz 902 - 928 --Simplex-- Entire 26 MHz 900 MHz (Amateur) antennas
900 MHz 900 MHz ISM 902 - 928 MHz 902 - 928 --Flexible-- 26 MHz (available) 900 MHz antennas
1.9 GHz Unlicensed PCS band 1920 - 1930 MHz 1920 - 1930 --TDD (No DL)-- 10 MHz
2.4 GHz 2.4 GHz ISM 2.4 GHz 2400 - 2483.500 --TDD (No DL)-- 83.500 MHz 2.4 GHz antennas
CBRS Citizens Broadband Radio Service 3550 - 3700 MHz 3550 - 37003 --TDD (No DL)-- 150 MHz CBRS antennas
3.6 GHz 3.6 GHz 3600 3.6 GHz antennas
4.9 GHz (Public Safety) 4.9 GHz Public Safety 4.9 GHz 4940 - 4990 --TDD (No DL)-- 50 MHz 4.9 GHz (Public Safety) antennas
5 GHz 5 GHz U-NII-1 to U-NII-4 5 GHz 5150 - 58954 --TDD (No DL)-- 5 GHz antennas
5 GHz (UACS) 5GHz UAS CNPC Band 5030 - 5091 MHz 5030 - 5091 5 GHz (UACS) antennas
5 GHz (Amateur) 5 cm Band 5650 - 5925 MHz 5650 - 5925 --Simplex-- Entire 275 MHz 5 GHz (Amateur) antennas
5.9 GHz (C-V2X) ITS Band (C-V2X) 5895 - 5925 MHz 5895 - 5925 --TDD (No DL)-- 30 MHz 5.9 GHz (C-V2X) antennas
6 GHz 6 GHz UNII6 5925 - 7125 MHz 5925 - 71255 --TDD (No DL)-- 1.200 GHz 6 GHz antennas
6 GHz (Fixed Microwave) 6 GHz Licensed Microwave 5925 - 6875 MHz 5925 - 6875 --Variable UL/DL-- Split 950 MHz 6 GHz (Fixed Microwave) antennas
LTE Band 1 IMT 2100 1920 - 1980 2110 - 2170 60 MHz LTE Band 1 antennas
LTE Band 2 PCS blocks A-F (subset of band 25) 1900 1850 - 1910 1930 - 1990 60 MHz LTE Band 2 antennas
LTE Band 3 DCS 1800 1710 - 1785 1805 - 1880 75 MHz LTE Band 3 antennas
LTE Band 4 AWS blocks A-F (AWS-1) (subset of band 10) 1700 1710 - 1755 2110 - 2155 45 MHz LTE Band 4 antennas
LTE Band 5 CLR (subset of band 26) 850 824 - 849 869 - 894 25 MHz LTE Band 5 antennas
LTE Band 6 UMTS only 850 830 - 840 875 - 885 LTE Band 6 antennas
LTE Band 7 IMT-E 2600 2500 - 2570 2620 - 2690 LTE Band 7 antennas
LTE Band 8 E-GSM 900 880 - 915 925 - 960 35 MHz LTE Band 8 antennas
LTE Band 9 Japan UMTS 1700 / Japan DCS (subset of band 3) 1800 1749.900 - 1784.900 1844.900 - 1879.900 LTE Band 9 antennas
LTE Band 10 Extended AWS blocks A-I (superset of band 4) 1700 1710 - 1770 2110 - 2170 60 MHz LTE Band 10 antennas
LTE Band 11 Lower PDC 1500 1427.900 - 1447.900 1475.900 - 1495.900 LTE Band 11 antennas
LTE Band 12 Lower SMH blocks A/B/C 700 699 - 716 729 - 746 17 MHz LTE Band 12 antennas
LTE Band 13 Upper SMH block C 700 777 - 787 746 - 756 10 MHz LTE Band 13 antennas
LTE Band 14 Upper SMH block D (for First Net - Public Safety) 700 788 - 798 758 - 768 10 MHz LTE Band 14 antennas
LTE Band 17 Lower SMH blocks B/C (subset of band 12) 700 704 - 716 734 - 746 12 MHz LTE Band 17 antennas
LTE Band 18 Japan lower 800 (subset of band 26) 850 815 - 830 860 - 875 LTE Band 18 antennas
LTE Band 19 Japan upper 800 (subset of band 26) 850 830 - 845 875 - 890 LTE Band 19 antennas
LTE Band 20 EU Digital Dividend 800 832 - 862 791 - 821 LTE Band 20 antennas
LTE Band 21 Upper PDC 1500 1447.900 - 1462.900 1495.900 - 1510.900 LTE Band 21 antennas
LTE Band 22 3500 3410 - 3490 3510 - 3590 LTE Band 22 antennas
LTE Band 23 S-Band (AWS-4) 2000 2000 - 2020 2180 - 2200 20 MHz LTE Band 23 antennas
LTE Band 24 L-Band (US) 1600 1626.500 - 1660.500 1525 - 1559 34 MHz LTE Band 24 antennas
LTE Band 25 Extended PCS blocks A-G (superset of band 2) 1900 1850 - 1915 1930 - 1995 65 MHz LTE Band 25 antennas
LTE Band 26 Extended CLR (superset of bands 5, 6, 18 and 19) 850 814 - 849 859 - 894 35 MHz LTE Band 26 antennas
LTE Band 27 SMR (adjacent to band 5) 850 807 - 824 852 - 869 17 MHz LTE Band 27 antennas
LTE Band 28 APT 700 703 - 748 758 - 803 LTE Band 28 antennas
Footnotes:
  1. TV Whitespace covers just the unused frequency bands between channels spanning this frequency band (UHF and VHF TV channels).

  2. TV Whitespace covers just the unused frequency bands between channels spanning this frequency band (UHF and VHF TV channels).

  3. Priority Access Licensees (PALs) 3.55-3.65 GHz; General Authorized Access (GAA) users 3.55-3.7 GHz.

  4. BW of 775 MHz for U-NII-1 to U-NII-4. U-NII-1=5.15-5.25 GHz; U-NII-2A=5.25-5.35 GHz; U-NII-2B=5.35-5.47 GHz; U-NII-2C=5.47-5.725 GHz; U-NII-3=5.725-5.85 GHz; U-NII-4 = 5.85 - 5.925 GHz (DSRC/ITS/C-V2X = 5.895-5.925 GHz).

  5. 1.2 GHz Bandwidth for U-NII-5 to U-NII-8. U-NII-5=5.925-6.425 GHz; U-NII-6=6.425-6.525 GHz; U-NII-7=6.525-6.875 GHz; U-NII-8=6.875-7.125 GHz.

  6. 47 CFR § 97.303 authorizes amateur radio operators to transmit at 5.65-5.725 GHz.