5G NR frequency bands


Frequency bands for 5G NR are being separated into two different frequency ranges. First there is Frequency Range 1 that 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. The other is Frequency Range 2 that includes frequency bands from 24.25 GHz to 52.6 GHz. Bands in this millimeter wave range have shorter range but higher available bandwidth than bands in the FR1.

Frequency bands and channel bandwidths

From the latest published version of the respective 3GPP technical standard, 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.

Frequency Range 1

Frequency Range 2

Bandƒ Common nameSubset of bandUplink / Downlink Channel bandwidths
LMDS – 29.5050, 100, 200, 400
K-band – 27.5050, 100, 200, 400
Ka-band – 40.0050, 100, 200, 400
Ka-bandn257 – 28.3550, 100, 200, 400
Bandƒ Common nameSubset of bandUplink / Downlink Channel bandwidths