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 delegates to the World Administrative Radio Conference (WARC-92) held in Málaga-Torremolinos, Spain between 3 February 1992 and 3 March 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

From Tables 5.0 "UTRA FDD frequency bands" of the latest published version of the 3GPP TS 25.101,[4] the following table lists the specified frequency bands of UMTS (FDD):

UTRA
band		 ƒ
(MHz)		 Common name Subset
of band		 Uplink
(MHz)		 Downlink
(MHz)		 UARFCN
UL channel number		 UARFCN
DL channel number		 Duplex
gap
(MHz) 		Notes
1 2100 IMT 1920 – 1980 2110 – 2170 9612 – 9888 10562 – 10838 190
2 1900 PCS 25 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
3 1800 DCS 1710 – 1785 1805 – 1880 937 – 1288 1162 – 1513 95
4 1700 AWS-1 10 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
5 850 CLR 26 824 – 849 869 – 894 4132 – 4233 additional 782, 787, 807, 812, 837, 862 4357 – 4458 additional 1007, 1012, 1032, 1037, 1062, 1087 45
6 800 UMTS 800 5, 26 830 – 840 875 – 885 4162 – 4188 additional 812, 837 4387 – 4413 additional 1037, 1062 45
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
8 900 E-GSM 880 – 915 925 – 960 2712 – 2863 2937 – 3088 45
9 1700 UMTS 1700 3 1749.9 – 1784.9 1844.9 – 1879.9 8762 – 8912 9237 – 9387 95
10 1700 Extended AWS 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
11 1500 Lower PDC 1427.9 – 1447.9 1475.9 – 1495.9 3487 – 3562 3712 – 3787 48
12 700 Lower SMH 699 – 716 729 – 746 3617 – 3678 additional 3707, 3732, 3737, 3762, 3767 3842 – 3903 additional 3932, 3957, 3962, 3987, 3992 30
13 700 Upper SMH 777 – 787 746 – 756 3792 – 3818 additional 3842, 3867 4017 – 4043 additional 4067, 4092 31
14 700 Upper SMH 788 – 798 758 – 768 3892 – 3918 additional 3942, 3967 4117 – 4143 additional 4167, 4192 30
15 Reserved
16 Reserved
17 Reserved
18 Reserved
19 800 Upper 800 (Japan) 26 830 – 845 875 – 890 312 – 363 additional 387, 412, 437 712 – 763 additional 787, 812, 837 45
20 800 Digital Dividend (EU) 832 – 862 791 – 821 4287 – 4413 4512 – 4638 41
21 1500 Upper PDC 1447.9 – 1462.9 1495.9 – 1510.9 462 – 512 862 – 912 48
22 3500 C-Band 3410 – 3490 3510 – 3590 4437 – 4813 4662 – 5038 100
23 Reserved
24 Reserved
25 1900 Extended PCS 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
26 850 Extended CLR 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
27 Reserved
28 Reserved
29 Reserved
30 Reserved
31 Reserved
32 [A 1][A 2] 1500 L-band (EU) — 1452 – 1496 — 6617 – 6813 additional 6837, 6862, 6887, 6912, 6937, 6962, 6987, 7012 —
  1. ^ Band 32 is restricted to UTRA operation when dual band is configured (e.g., DB-DC-HSDPA or dual band 4C-HSDPA).
  2. ^ Supplemental Downlink

Deployments by region (UMTS-FDD)

Further information: List of UMTS networks

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.
  • Networks on UMTS bands 2 and 4 are suitable for roaming in ITU Region 2 (Americas) only.
  • Networks on UMTS band 5 are suitable for roaming in ITU Regions 2 and 3 (single countries).
UTRA
band 		ƒ
(MHz) 		Common name North
America[B 1] 		Central and South America[B 1] Caribbean[B 1] Europe[B 2] Africa[B 2] Asia[B 3] Oceania[B 3]
01 2100 IMT No Aruba (SetarNV),
Uruguay (Ancel),
Brazil,
Costa Rica 		Cuba (ETECSA) Phase-out Yes Yes Phase-out
02 1900 PCS Yes Yes Yes No No No No
04 1700 AWS-1 Canada (Eastlink,
Vidéotron, Freedom)
Mexico (AT&T) 		Chile (WOM)
Colombia (WOM) 		— No No No No
05 850 CLR Yes Yes Yes No No Israel (Cellcom),
Thailand (CAT, True) 		Australia (Telstra),
New Zealand (Spark)
06 800 UMTS 800 No No No No No Japan (NTT docomo) No
08 900 E-GSM No Paraguay (VOX),
Venezuela (Digitel) 		Cuba (ETECSA),
Dominican Republic
(Orange) 		Yes Angola (Movicel),
Equatorial Guinea (Muni),
Ghana (MTN),
Sierra Leone (Africell),
Uganda (Aircel, MTN),
South Africa (MTN),
Tunisia (Ooredoo) 		China (Unicom),
Hong Kong (3, csl),
Israel (Partner),
Japan (Softbank),
Kyrgyzstan (Megacom, O!),
Malaysia (U Mobile),
Myanmar (Ooredoo),
Pakistan (Ufone),
Philippines (Globe, Smart),
Qatar (Ooredoo, Vodafone),
Singapore (Singtel) 		Australia (Optus, VHA),
New Zealand (2degrees, Vodafone)
09 1700 UMTS 1700 No No No No No Japan (NTT docomo, SoftBank) No
11 1500 Lower PDC No No No No No Japan (SoftBank) No
19 800 Upper 800 (Japan) No No No No No Japan (NTT docomo) No
  1. ^ a b c ITU Region 2
  2. ^ a b ITU Region 1
  3. ^ a b ITU Region 3

UMTS-TDD frequency bands and channel bandwidths

UMTS-TDD technology is standardized for usage in the following bands:[5]

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 S-Band 2300 – 2400 11504 – 11996
F DCS–IMT Gap 1880 – 1920 9404 – 9596

See also

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. 59 (IV). International Telecommunication Union: 173. 1992. Retrieved 2011-05-18.
  4. ^ "TS 25.101: User Equipment (UE) radio transmission and reception (FDD)" (17.0.0 ed.). 3GPP. 2022-04-04. Retrieved 2022-07-07.
  5. ^ "TS 25.102: User Equipment (UE) radio transmission and reception (TDD)" (17.0.0 ed.). 3GPP. 2022-04-04. Retrieved 2022-07-07.