Recently, 3GPP has freezes specification for 5G NR and TS 38.104 section 5.2 provides the list of bands in which NR (New Radio) can operate. As per 3GPP release 15 , these frequency bands are desingated for different frequency ranges (FR) and current specification (Release) defines them as FR1 and FR2. Below table shows the corresponding frequency range for each FR.
| Frequency Range Designation | Corresponding Frequency Range |
| FR1 | 450 MHz – 6000 MHz |
| FR2 | 24250 MHz – 52600 MHz |
NR Bands Classification
Apart from FR (frequency range) NR bands can be classified into three into categories
- Frequency Division Duplex Bands (FDD)
- Time Division Duplex Bands (TDD)
- Supplementary Bands (SUL) : Downlink Supplement Bands & Uplink Supplement Bands
NR has introduced a new notation for band which starts with “n” e.g. Band 20 is noted as n20 where in LTE it was termed as B20.
NR Operating Bands in FR1(450 MHz – 6000 MHz)
| NR FR1 Band | Band Alias | Uplink (UL) Operating Band BS Receive / UE Transmit FUL_low – FUL_high | Downlink (DL) Operating Band BS Transmit / UE Receive FDL_low – FDL_high | Bandwidth | Duplex Mode |
| n1 | 2100 | 1920 MHz – 1980 MHz | 2110 MHz – 2170 MHz | 60 MHz | FDD |
| n2 | 1900 PCS | 1850 MHz – 1910 MHz | 1930 MHz – 1990 MHz | 60 MHz | FDD |
| n3 | 1800 | 1710 MHz – 1785 MHz | 1805 MHz – 1880 MHz | 75 MHz | FDD |
| n5 | 850 | 824 MHz – 849 MHz | 869 MHz – 894 MHz | 25 MHz | FDD |
| n7 | 2600 | 2500 MHz – 2570 MHz | 2620 MHz – 2690 MHz | 70 MHz | FDD |
| n8 | 900 | 880 MHz – 915 MHz | 925 MHz – 960 MHz | 35 MHz | FDD |
| n20 | 800 | 832 MHz – 862 MHz | 791 MHz – 821 MHz | 30 MHz | FDD |
| n28 | 700 APT | 703 MHz – 748 MHz | 758 MHz – 803 MHz | 45 MHz | FDD |
| n38 | TD 2600 | 2570 MHz – 2620 MHz | 2570 MHz – 2620 MHz | 50 MHz | TDD |
| n41 | TD 2500 | 2496 MHz – 2690 MHz | 2496 MHz – 2690 MHz | 194 MHz | TDD |
| n50 | TD 1500+ | 1432 MHz – 1517 MHz | 1432 MHz – 1517 MHz | 85 MHz | TDD |
| n51 | TD 1500- | 1427 MHz – 1432 MHz | 1427 MHz – 1432 MHz | 5 MHz | TDD |
| n66 | AWS-3 | 1710 MHz – 1780 MHz | 2110 MHz – 2200 MHz | 70/90 MHz | FDD |
| n70 | AWS-4 | 1695 MHz – 1710 MHz | 1995 MHz – 2020 MHz | 15/25 MHz | FDD |
| n71 | 600 | 663 MHz – 698 MHz | 617 MHz – 652 MHz | 35 MHz | FDD |
| n74 | L-Band | 1427 MHz – 1470 MHz | 1475 MHz – 1518 MHz | 43 MHz | FDD |
| n75 | DL 1500+ | N/A | 1432 MHz – 1517 MHz | 85 MHz | SDL |
| n76 | DL 1500- | N/A | 1427 MHz – 1432 MHz | 5 MHz | SDL |
| n77 | TD 3700 | 3300 MHz – 4200 MHz | 3300 MHz – 4200 MHz | 900 MHz | TDD |
| n78 | TD 3500 | 3300 MHz – 3800 MHz | 3300 MHz – 3800 MHz | 500 MHz | TDD |
| n79 | TD 4500 | 4400 MHz – 5000 MHz | 4400 MHz – 5000 MHz | 600 MHz | TDD |
| n80 | UL 1800 | 1710 MHz – 1785 MHz | N/A | 75 MHz | SUL |
| n81 | UL 900 | 880 MHz – 915 MHz | N/A | 35 MHz | SUL |
| n82 | UL 800 | 832 MHz – 862 MHz | N/A | 30 MHz | SUL |
| n83 | UL 700 | 703 MHz – 748 MHz | N/A | 45 MHz | SUL |
| n84 | UL 2100 | 1920 MHz – 1980 MHz | N/A | 60 MHz | SUL |
NR Operating Bands in FR2
| NR FR2 Band | Band Alias | Uplink (UL) Operating Band BS Receive / UE Transmit FUL_low – FUL_high | Downlink (DL) Operating Band BS Transmit / UE Receive FDL_low – FDL_high | Bandwidth | Duplex Mode |
| n257 | 28 GHz | 26500 MHz – 29500 MHz | 26500 MHz – 29500 MHz | 3000 MHz | TDD |
| n258 | 26 GHz | 24250 MHz – 27500 MHz | 24250 MHz – 27500 MHz | 3250 MHz | TDD |
| n260 | 39 GHz | 37000 MHz – 40000 MHz | 37000 MHz – 40000 MHz | 3000 MHz | TDD |
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