# 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. 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.

## 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, 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) |
| 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 | 1500 | L-band (EU) | | — | 1452 – 1496 | — | 6617 – 6813 additional 6837, 6862, 6887, 6912, 6937, 6962, 6987, 7012 | — |
* ↑ Band 32 is restricted to UTRA operation when dual band is configured (e.g., DB-DC-HSDPA or dual band 4C-HSDPA).
* ↑ Supplemental Downlink

## Deployments by region (UMTS-FDD)

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 | Central and South America | Caribbean | Europe | Africa | Asia | Oceania |
| 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 2 3 ITU Region 2
* 1 2 ITU Region 1
* 1 2 ITU Region 3

## UMTS-TDD frequency bands and channel bandwidths

UMTS-TDD technology is standardized for usage in the following bands:
| 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 |