5G is the fifth generation cellular network technology, and operates in different frequency bands depending on the specific operator and region. Frequency bands for 5G NR are separated into two different frequency ranges.

• Frequency Range 1 (FR1) includes sub-6GHz frequency bands, some of which are bands traditionally used by previous standards, but has been extended to cover potential new spectrum offerings from 410 MHz to 7125 MHz.
• Frequency Range 2 (FR2) includes frequency bands from 24.25 GHz to 52.6 GHz. Bands in this millimeter wave (mmWave) range have shorter range but higher available bandwidth than bands in FR1

5G NR Frequency Bands: Frequency Range 1

Band	Duplex mode	ƒ (MHz)	Common name	Subset of band	Uplink (MHz)	Downlink (MHz)	Duplex spacing (MHz)	Channel bandwidths (MHz)
n1	FDD	2100	IMT	n65	1920 – 1980	2110 – 2170	190	5, 10, 15, 20
n2	FDD	1900	PCS	n25	1850 – 1910	1930 – 1990	80	5, 10, 15, 20
n3	FDD	1800	DCS		1710 – 1785	1805 – 1880	95	5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30
n5	FDD	850	CLR		824 – 849	869 – 894	45	5, 10, 15, 20
n7	FDD	2600	IMT‑E		2500 – 2570	2620 – 2690	120	5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 40, 50
n8	FDD	900	Extended GSM		880 – 915	925 – 960	45	5, 10, 15, 20
n12	FDD	700	Lower SMH		699 – 716	729 – 746	30	5, 10, 15
n14	FDD	700	Upper SMH		788 – 798	758 – 768	−30	5, 10
n18	FDD	850	Lower 800 (Japan)		815 – 830	860 – 875	45	5, 10, 15
n20	FDD	800	Digital Dividend (EU)		832 – 862	791 – 821	−41	5, 10, 15, 20
n25	FDD	1900	Extended PCS		1850 – 1915	1930 – 1995	80	5, 10, 15, 20
n28	FDD	700	APT		703 – 748	758 – 803	55	5, 10, 15, 20
n29	SDL	700	Lower SMH		N/A	717 – 728	N/A	5, 10
n30	FDD	2300	WCS		2305 – 2315	2350 – 2360	45	5, 10
n34	TDD	2100	IMT		2010 – 2025	N/A	N/A	5, 10, 15
n38	TDD	2600	IMT‑E		2570 – 2620	N/A	N/A	5, 10, 15, 20
n39	TDD	1900	DCS–IMT Gap		1880 – 1920	N/A	N/A	5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 40
n40	TDD	2300	S-Band		2300 – 2400	N/A	N/A	5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 40, 50, 60, 80
n41	TDD	2500	BRS	n90	2496 – 2690	N/A	N/A	10, 15, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 80, 90, 100
n48	TDD	3500	CBRS (US)		3550 – 3700	N/A	N/A	5, 10, 15, 20, 40, 50, 60, 80, 90, 100
n50	TDD	1500	L‑Band (EU)		1432 – 1517	N/A	N/A	5, 10, 15, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 80
n51	TDD	1500	L‑Band Extension (EU)		1427 – 1432	N/A	N/A	5
n65	FDD	2100	Extended IMT		1920 – 2010	2110 – 2200	190	5, 10, 15, 20
n66	FDD	1700	Extended AWS		1710 – 1780	2110 – 2200	400	5, 10, 15, 20, 40
n70	FDD	2000	AWS‑4		1695 – 1710	1995 – 2020	300	5, 10, 15, 20, 25
n71	FDD	600	Digital Dividend (US)		663 – 698	617 – 652	−46	5, 10, 15, 20
n74	FDD	1500	Lower L‑Band (US)		1427 – 1470	1475 – 1518	48	5, 10, 15, 20
n75	SDL	1500	L‑Band (EU)		N/A	1432 – 1517	N/A	5, 10, 15, 20
n76	SDL	1500	Extended L‑Band (EU)		N/A	1427 – 1432	N/A	5
n77	TDD	3700	C-Band		3300 – 4200	N/A	N/A	10, 15, 20, 40, 50, 60, 80, 90, 100
n78	TDD	3500	C-Band	n77	3300 – 3800	N/A	N/A	10, 15, 20, 40, 50, 60, 80, 90, 100
n79	TDD	4700	C-Band		4400 – 5000	N/A	N/A	40, 50, 60, 80, 100
n80	SUL	1800	DCS		1710 – 1785	N/A	N/A	5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30
n81	SUL	900	Extended GSM		880 – 915	N/A	N/A	5, 10, 15, 20
n82	SUL	800	Digital Dividend (EU)		832 – 862	N/A	N/A	5, 10, 15, 20
n83	SUL	700	APT		703 – 748	N/A	N/A	5, 10, 15, 20
n84	SUL	2100	IMT		1920 – 1980	N/A	N/A	5, 10, 15, 20
n86	SUL	1700	Extended AWS		1710 – 1780	N/A	N/A	5, 10, 15, 20, 40
n89	SUL	850	CLR		824 – 849	N/A	N/A	5, 10, 15, 20
n90	TDD	2500	BRS		2496 – 2690	N/A	N/A	10, 15, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 80, 90, 100

These bands Include Frequency division duplexing (FDD); time division duplexing (TDD); FDD supplemental downlink (SDL); FDD supplemental uplink (SUL)

Frequency Range 2 – Millimeter Wave (mmWave) bands

5G NR frequency bands: Frequency Range 2

Band	ƒ (GHz)	Common name	Subset of band	Uplink / Downlink (GHz)	Channel bandwidths (MHz)
n257	28	LMDS		26.50 – 29.50	50, 100, 200, 400
n258	26	K-band		24.25 – 27.50	50, 100, 200, 400
n260	39	Ka-band		37.00 – 40.00	50, 100, 200, 400
n261	28	Ka-band	n257	27.50 – 28.35	50, 100, 200, 400

These bands use Time division duplexing (TDD) mode

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