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5G NR frequency bands

Frequency bands for 5G New Radio (5G NR), which is the air interface or radio access technology of the 5G mobile networks, are separated into two different frequency ranges. First there is Frequency Range 1 (FR1), which includes sub-6 GHz frequency bands, some of which are traditionally used by previous standards, but has been extended to cover potential new spectrum offerings from 410 MHz to 7125 MHz. The other is Frequency Range 2 (FR2), which includes frequency bands from 24.25 GHz to 71.0 GHz. In November and December 2023, a third band, Frequency Range 3 (FR3), covering frequencies from 7.125 GHz to 24.25 GHz, was proposed by the World Radio Conference; as of September 2024, this band has not been added to the official standard. Frequency bands are also available for non-terrestrial networks (NTN) in both the sub-6 GHz and in the 17.3 GHz to 30 GHz ranges.

From the latest published version (Rel. 19) of the respective 3GPP technical standard (TS 38 series),,,, the following tables list the specified frequency bands and the channel bandwidths of the 5G NR standard.

Note that the NR bands are defined with prefix of "n". When the NR band is overlapping with the 4G LTE band, they share the same band number.

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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
n259	41	V-band		39.50 – 43.50	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
n262	47	V-band		47.20 – 48.20	50, 100, 200, 400
n263	60	V-band		57.00 – 71.00	100, 400, 800, 1600, 2000

Band	Duplex mode	ƒ(MHz)	Common name	Uplink(MHz)	Downlink(MHz)	Duplex spacing(MHz)	Channel bandwidths(MHz)	Notes
n256	FDD	2100	S-band	1980 – 2010	2170 – 2200	190	3, 5, 10, 15, 20	MSS
n255	FDD	1600	L-band (US)	1626.5 – 1660.5	1525 – 1559	−101.5	3, 5, 10, 15, 20	MSS
n254	FDD	2400	S-band	1610 – 1626.5	2483.5 – 2500	873.5	3, 5, 10, 15	MSS
n253	FDD	1600	L-band (US)	1668 – 1675	1518 – 1525	−150	5	MSS
n252	FDD	2100	AWS-4	2000 – 2020	2180 – 2200	180	5, 10, 15, 20	MSS
n251	FDD	1600	L-band (US)	1626.5 – 1660.5	1518 – 1559		5, 10, 15, 20	MSS
n250	FDD	1600	L-band (US)	1668 – 1675	1518 – 1559		5, 10, 15, 20
n248	FDD	14000	Ku-band	14000 – 14500	10700 – 12750		10, 15, 20, 25, 35, 50, 70, 100
n247	FDD	14000	Ku-band	13750 – 14000	10700 – 12750		10, 15, 20, 25, 35, 50, 70, 100

Band	Duplex mode	ƒ(GHz)	Common name	Uplink(GHz)	Downlink(GHz)	Channel bandwidths(MHz)	Notes
n512	FDD	28	Ka-band	27.50 – 30.00	17.30 – 20.20	50, 100, 200, 400	EU
n511	FDD	28	Ka-band	28.35 – 30.00	17.30 – 20.20	50, 100, 200, 400	US
n510	FDD	28	Ka-band	27.50 – 28.35	17.30 – 20.20	50, 100, 200, 400	US
n509	FDD	14	Ku-band	14.00 – 14.50	10.70 – 12.75	50, 100, 200, 400
n508	FDD	14	Ku-band	13.75 – 14.00	10.70 – 12.75	50, 100, 200, 400

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