UMTS frequency bands

The UMTS frequency bands are radio frequencies used by third generation (3G) wireless Universal Mobile Telecommunications System networks. They were allocated by delegate to the World Administrative Radio Conference (WARC-92) held in Málaga-Torremolinos, Spain between February 3, 1992 and March 3, 1992.^[1] Resolution 212 (Rev.WRC-97), adopted at the World Radiocommunication Conference held in Geneva, Switzerland in 1997, endorsed the bands specifically for the International Mobile Telecommunications-2000 (IMT-2000) specification by referring to S5.388, which states "The bands 1,885-2,025 MHz and 2,110-2,200 MHz are intended for use, on a worldwide basis, by administrations wishing to implement International Mobile Telecommunications 2000 (IMT-2000). Such use does not preclude the use of these bands by other services to which they are allocated. The bands should be made available for IMT-2000 in accordance with Resolution 212 (Rev. WRC-97)." To accommodate the reality that these initially defined bands were already in use in various regions of the world, the initial allocation has been amended multiple times to include other radio frequency bands.^[2][3]

UMTS-FDD Frequency bands and channel bandwidths

UMTS-FDD technology is standardized for usage in the following paired bands:

TS 25.101

UTRA band	ƒ (MHz)	Common name	Uplink frequencies UE transmit (MHz)	Downlink frequencies UE receive (MHz)	UARFCN UL channel number	UARFCN DL channel number	Duplex gap (MHz)	Center frequency range (MHz)	UARFCN equation (c = center freq. in MHz)
1	2100	IMT	1920 - 1980	2110 - 2170	9612 - 9888	10562 - 10838	190	2112.4 - 2167.6, increment = 0.2	5 * c
2	1900	PCS A-F	1850 - 1910	1930 - 1990	9262 - 9538 additional 12, 37, 62, 87, 112, 137, 162, 187, 212, 237, 262, 287	9662 - 9938 additional 412, 437, 462, 487, 512, 537, 562, 587, 612, 637, 662, 687	80	1932.4 - 1987.6, increment = 0.2 1932.5 - 1987.5, increment = 5	5 * c 5 * (c - 1850.1 MHz)
3	1800	DCS	1710 - 1785	1805 - 1880	937 - 1288	1162 - 1513	95	1807.4 - 1877.6, increment = 0.2	5 * (c - 1525 MHz)
4	1700	AWS A-F	1710 - 1755	2110 - 2155	1312 - 1513 additional 1662, 1687, 1712, 1737, 1762, 1787, 1812, 1837, 1862	1537 - 1738 additional 1887, 1912, 1937, 1962, 1987, 2012, 2037, 2062, 2087	400	2112.4 - 2152.6, increment = 0.2 2112.5 - 2152.5, increment = 5	5 * (c - 1805 MHz) 5 * (c - 1735.1 MHz)
5	850	CLR	824 - 849	869 - 894	4132 - 4233 additional 782, 787, 807, 812, 837, 862	4357 - 4458 additional 1007, 1012, 1032, 1037, 1062, 1087	45	871.4 - 891.6, increment = 0.2 871.5, 872.5, 876.5, 877.5, 882.5, 887.5	5 * c 5* (c - 670.1 MHz)
6	800		830 - 840	875 - 885	4162 - 4188 additional 812, 837	4387 - 4413 additional 1037, 1062	45	877.4 - 882.6, increment = 0.2 877.5, 882.5	5 * c 5 * (c - 670.1 MHz)
7	2600	IMT-E	2500 - 2570	2620 - 2690	2012 - 2338 additional 2362, 2387, 2412, 2437, 2462, 2487, 2512, 2537, 2562, 2587, 2612, 2637, 2662, 2687	2237 - 2563 additional 2587, 2612, 2637, 2662, 2687, 2712, 2737, 2762, 2787, 2812, 2837, 2862, 2887, 2912	120	2622.4 - 2687.6, increment = 0.2 2622.5 - 2687.5, increment = 5	5 * (c - 2100 MHz) 5 * (c - 2105.1 MHz)
8	900	E-GSM	880 - 915	925 - 960	2712 - 2863	2937 - 3088	45	927.4 - 957.6, increment = 0.2	5 * (c - 340 MHz)
9	1700		1749.9 - 1784.9	1844.9 - 1879.9	8762 - 8912	9237 - 9387	95	1847.4 - 1877.4, increment = 0.2	5 * c
10	1700	EAWS A-G	1710 - 1770	2110 - 2170	2887 - 3163 additional 3187, 3212, 3237, 3262, 3287, 3312, 3337, 3362, 3387, 3412, 3437, 3462	3112 - 3388 additional 3412, 3437, 3462, 3487, 3512, 3537, 3562, 3587, 3612, 3637, 3662, 3687	400	2112.4 - 2167.6, increment = 0.2 2112.5 - 2167.5, increment = 5	5 * (c - 1490 MHz) 5 * (c - 1430.1 MHz)
11	1500	LPDC	1427.9 - 1447.9	1475.9 - 1495.9	3487 - 3562	3712 - 3787	48	1478.4-1493.4, increment = 0.2	5 * (c - 736 MHz)
12	700	LSMH A/B/C	699 - 716	729 - 746	3617 - 3678 additional 3707, 3732, 3737, 3762, 3767	3842 - 3903 additional 3932, 3957, 3962, 3987, 3992	30	731.4-743.6, increment = 0.2 731.5, 736.5, 737.5, 742.5, 743.5	5 * (c + 37 MHz) 5 * (c + 54.9 MHz)
13	700	USMH C	777 - 787	746 - 756	3792 - 3818 additional 3842, 3867	4017 - 4043 additional 4067, 4092	31	748.4-753.6, increment = 0.2 748.5, 753.5	5 * (c + 55 MHz) 5 * (c + 64.9 MHz)
14	700	USMH D	788 - 798	758 - 768	3892 - 3918 additional 3942, 3967	4117 - 4143 additional 4167, 4192	30	760.4-765.6, increment = 0.2 760.5, 765.5	5 * (c + 63 MHz) 5 * (c + 72.9 MHz)
15		Reserved
16		Reserved
17		Reserved
18		Reserved
19	800		830 - 845	875 - 890	312 - 363 additional 387, 412, 437	712 - 763 additional 787, 812, 837	45	877.4-887.6, increment = 0.2 877.5, 882.5, 887.5	5 * (c - 735 MHz) 5 * (c - 720.1 MHz)
20	800	EUDD	832 - 862	791 - 821	4287 - 4413	4512 - 4638	41	793.4 - 818.6, increment = 0.2	5 * (c - 109 MHz)
21	1500	UPDC	1447.9 - 1462.9	1495.9 - 1510.9	462 - 512	862 - 912	48	1498.4-1508.4, increment = 0.2	5 * (c - 1326 MHz)
22	3500		3410 - 3490	3510 - 3590	4437 - 4813	4662 - 5038	100	3512.4-3587.6, increment = 0.2	5 * (c - 2580 MHz)
23		Reserved
24		Reserved
25	1900	EPCS A-G	1850 - 1915	1930 - 1995	4887 - 5188 additional 6067, 6092, 6117, 6142, 6167, 6192, 6217, 6242, 6267, 6292, 6317, 6342, 6367	5112 - 5413 additional 6292, 6317, 6342, 6367, 6392, 6417, 6442, 6467, 6492, 6517, 6542, 6567, 6592	80	1932.4-1992.6, increment = 0.2 1932.5-1992.5, increment = 5	5 * (c - 910 MHz) 5 * (c - 845.1 MHz)
26	850	ECLR	814 - 849	859 - 894	5537 - 5688 additional 5712, 5737, 5762, 5767, 5787, 5792, 5812, 5817, 5837, 5842, 5862	5762 - 5913 additional 5937, 5962, 5987, 5992, 6012, 6017, 6037, 6042, 6062, 6067, 6087	45	861.4-891.6, increment = 0.2 861.5, 866.5, 871.5, 872.5, 876.5, 877.5, 881.5, 882.5, 886.5, 887.5, 891.5	5 * (c + 291 MHz) 5 * (c + 325.9 MHz)
27		Reserved
28		Reserved
29		Reserved
30		Reserved
31		Reserved
32 [A 1]	1500	L-band	N/A	1452 - 1496	N/A	6617 - 6813 additional 6837, 6862, 6887, 6912, 6937, 6962, 6987, 7012	N/A	1454.4-1493.6, increment = 0.2 1454.5-1489.5, increment = 5	5 * (c - 131 MHz) 5 * (c - 87.1 MHz)

1. Band 32 is restricted to UTRA operation when dual band is configured (e.g., DB-DC-HSDPA or dual band 4C-HSDPA).

Deployments by region (UMTS-FDD)

The following table shows the standardized UMTS bands and their regional use. The main UMTS bands are in bold print.

• Networks on UMTS-bands 1 and 8 are suitable for global roaming in ITU Regions 1, 2 (some countries) and 3.

UTRA band	ƒ (MHz)	Common name	North America	Latin America	Europe	Asia	Africa	Oceania
01	2100	IMT	No	Aruba (SetarNV), Uruguay (Ancel), Brazil, Costa Rica	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
02	1900	PCS A-F	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No
04	1700	AWS A-F	USA & PR (T-Mobile) (Phase out),[4] Canada (Eastlink, Vidéotron, Wind)	Chile (WOM)	No	No	No	No
05	850	CLR	Yes	Yes	No	Hong Kong (SmarTone), Israel (Cellcom, Pelephone), Philippines (SMART), Thailand (DTAC, True)	No	Australia (Telstra, VHA), New Zealand (Spark)
06	800		No	No	No	replaced by band 19	No	No
08	900	E-GSM	No	Dominican Republic (Orange), Paraguay (VOX), Venezuela (Digitel)	Yes	Yes	South Africa (Cell C)	Australia (Optus, VHA), New Zealand (2degrees, Vodafone)
09	1700		No	No	No	Japan (SoftBank Mobile)	No	No
11	1500	LPDC	No	No	No	Japan (SoftBank Mobile)	No	No
19	800		No	No	No	Japan (NTT docomo)	No	No

UMTS-TDD Frequency bands and channel bandwidths

UMTS-TDD technology is standardized for usage in the following bands:

Operating band	Frequency band	Frequency (MHz)	UARFCN channel number
A (lower)	IMT	1900 - 1920	9504 - 9596
A (upper)	IMT	2010 - 2025	10054 - 10121
B (lower)	PCS	1850 - 1910	9254 - 9546
B (upper)	PCS	1930 - 1990	9654 - 9946
C	PCS (Duplex-Gap)	1910 - 1930	9554 - 9646
D	IMT-E	2570 - 2620	12854 - 13096
E		2300 - 2400	11504 - 11996
F		1880 - 1920	9404 - 9596

See also

• List of UMTS networks
• 3GPP
• Cellular frequencies
• GSM frequency bands
• E-UTRA#Frequency bands and channel bandwidths
• List of LTE networks
• Mobile network code
• Roaming
• United States 2008 wireless spectrum auction
• White spaces (radio)

References

1. "WARC-92: World Administrative Radio Conference for Dealing with Frequency Allocations in Certain Parts of the Spectrum (Málaga-Torremolinos, 1992)". 1992-03-03. Retrieved 2016-03-14.
2. http://www.3gpp.org/ftp/tsg_sa/TSG_SA/TSGS_08/Docs/PDF/SP-000257.pdf WARC-92 Frequencies for IMT-2000
3. "WARC-92 Concludes After Strenuous Negotiation" (PDF). Telecommunication Journal (International Telecommunications Union) 59 (IV): 173. 1992. Retrieved 2011-05-18.
4. "T-Mobile shifting 1700 MHz HSPA+ users to 1900 MHz band". TeleGeography. 2015-06-24. Retrieved 2016-02-16.

External links

• 3GPP Specifications for group: R4 - Frequencies info for UMTS (TS 25.101/102/104/105)