The Ultimate Reference to Wireless Communication Frequency Bands – Part 3

DECT 2020 NR

Frequency band number	Frequency band
1	1880 MHz-1900 MHZ
2	1900 MHz-1920 MHz
3	2400 MHz-2483.5 MHz
4	902 MHz-928 MHZ
5	450 MHz – 470 MHz
6	698 MHz-806 MHZ
7	716 MHz- 728 MHz
8	1432 MHz – 1517 MHZ
9	1910 MHz- 1930 MHz
10	2010 MHz- 2025 MHz
11	2300 MHz-2400 MHz
12	2500 MHz-2620 MHz
13	3300 MHz- 3400 MHz
14	3400 MHz- 3600 MHz
15	3600 MHz- 3700 MHZ
16	4800 MHz- 4990 MHz
17	5725 MHz-5875 MHz
18	5150 MHz- 5350 MHz
19	5470 MHz-5725 MHZ

LPWAN

SIGFOX

Frequency band number	Center frequency
	Upward	Downlink
RC1	868.130 MHZ	868.525 MHz
RC2	902.200 MHz	905.200 MHZ
RC3	923.200 MHz	922.200 MHz
RC4	920.800 MHz	922.300 MHz
RC5	923.300 MHz	922.300 MHz
RC6	865.200 MHz	866.300 MHZ
RC7	868.800 MHz	869.100 MHZ

LoRaWAN

Europe	863 MHz-870 MHz
	433 MHz
North America	902 MHz- 928 MHz
Asia Pacific	923 MHz
China	779 MHz- 787 MHz
	470 MHz – 510 MHz
Australia	915 MHz- 928 MHz
South Korea	920 MHz- 923 MHz
India	865 MHz- 867 MHz
Russia	864 MHz-870 MHz

Satellite Navigation system

satellite navigation system	Signal	Frequency band
Beidou	B1-C	1575.42 MHz
	B1-1	1561.098 MHZ
	B2a	1176.45 MHZ
	B2b	1207.14 MHz
	B3-1	1268.52 MHZ
GPS	L1-C/A, L1C	1575.42 MHz
	L2,L2C	1227.60 MHz
	L5	1176.45 MHZ
Galileo	E1	1575.42 MHz
	E5a	1176.45 MHZ
	E5b	1207.14 MHZ
	E6	1278.75 MHZ
GLONASS	L1OF(FDMA)	1602 MHz + n x 0.5625 MHZ
	L1OC (CDMA)	1600.996 MHz
	L2OF (FDMA)	1246 MHz +nx0.4375 MHz
	L20C (CDMA)	1248.06 MHz
	L30C (CDMA)	1202.025 MHZ
QZSS	L1-C/A, L1C,L1-SAIF	1575.42 MHz
	L2C	1227.60 MHz
	L5	1176.45 MHZ
	L6 LEX	1278.75 MHz
NaVIC/IRNSS	L5	1176.45 MHz

Frequency allocation of China’s four major operators

China Mobile

Frequency band number	Uplink	Downlink	Bandwidth	Network standard
B8	889 MHz-904 MHz	934 MHz-949 MHz	15M	2G/4G
B3	1710 MHz-1735 MHz	1805 MHz-1830 MHz	25M	2G/4G
B34	2010 MHz-2025 MHz		15M	4G
B39	1885 MHz- 1915 MHz		30M	4G
B40	2320 MHz-2370 MHz		50M	4G
B41,n41	2515 MHz-2675 MHz		160M	5G/4G
n79	4800 MHz- 4900 MHZ		100M	5G

China Telecom

Frequency band number	Uplink	Downlink	Bandwidth	Network standard
B5,BC0	824 MHz-835 MHz	869 MHz-880 MHz	11M	3G/4G/5G
B3	1765 MHz – 1785 MHz	1860 MHz-1880 MHz	20M	4G
B1,n1	1920 MHz- 1940 MHz	2110 MHz-2130 MHz	20M	4G/5G (Co-built and shared with China Unicom 5G)
B40	2370 MHz- 2390 MHz		20M	4G
n78	3400 MHz-3500 MHz		100M	5G co-built and shared with China Unicom

China Unicom

Frequency band number	Uplink	Downlink	Bandwidth	Network standard
B8	904 MHz – 915 MHz	949 MHz- 960 MHz	11M	2G/3G/4G/5G
B3	1735 MHz-1765 MHz	1830 MHz-1860 MHz	30M	2G/4G
B1,n1	1940 MHz-1965 MHz	2130 MHz- 2155 MHz	25M	3G/4G/5G(Co-build and share 5G with China Telecom)
B40	3500 MHz-3600 MHz		20M	4G
n78	3500 MHz-3600 MHz		100M	5G (Co-build and share with China Telecom)

China Radio and Television

Frequency band number	Uplink	Downlink	Bandwidth	Network standard
n28	703 MHz- 733 MHz	758 MHz – 788 MHz	30M	5G (Co-build and share with mobile)
n79	4900 MHz-4960 MHz		6OM	5G

China Telecom, China Unicom, China Broadcasting Corporation

Frequency band number	Uplink	Downlink	Bandwidth	Network standard
n77	3300 MHz-3400 MHz		100M	5G (Shared by China Telecom, China Unicom and Radio and Television)

1) In November 2022, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology approved China Unicom to re-cultivate the 904-915/949-960MHz frequency band (900MHz frequency band) currently used for 2G/3G/4G systems for 5G systems.

2) In August 2023, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology approved China Telecom to re-cultivate the 800MHz frequency band currently used for 2G/3G/4G systems for 5G public mobile communication systems.

Looking for more background on wireless communication bands? You might also enjoy:

• Part 1 – The Ultimate Reference to Wireless Communication Frequency Bands
• Part 2 – The Ultimate Reference to Wireless Communication Frequency Bands