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1.98 GHz (1,980,000,000 Hz)

U.S. Federal Government Allocations

1850 – 2025 MHz

Footnotes

  • 5.351A   For the use of the bands 1 518-1 544 MHz, 1 545-1 559 MHz, 1 610-1 645.5 MHz, 1 646.5-1 660.5 MHz, 1 668-1 675 MHz, 1 980-2 010 MHz, 2 170-2 200 MHz, 2 483.5-2 520 MHz and 2 670-2 690 MHz by the mobile-satellite service, see Resolutions 212 (Rev.WRC 07)* and 225 (Rev.WRC 07)**. (WRC 07)

  • 5.388   The frequency 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 (IMT). Such use does not preclude the use of these frequency bands by other services to which they are allocated. The frequency bands should be made available for IMT in accordance with Resolution 212 (Rev.WRC 15)* (see also Resolution 223 (Rev.WRC 15)*). (WRC 15)

  • 5.389A   The use of the bands 1 980-2 010 MHz and 2 170-2 200 MHz by the mobile-satellite service is subject to coordination under No. 9.11A and to the provisions of Resolution 716 (Rev.WRC 2000)**. (WRC 07)

  • 5.389B   The use of the frequency band 1 980-1 990 MHz by the mobile-satellite service shall not cause harmful interference to or constrain the development of the fixed and mobile services in Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Ecuador, the United States, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay and Venezuela. (WRC-19)

  • 5.389F   In Algeria, Cape Verde, Egypt, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Mali, Syrian Arab Republic and Tunisia, the use of the frequency bands 1 980-2 010 MHz and 2 170-2 200 MHz by the mobile-satellite service shall neither cause harmful interference to the fixed and mobile services, nor hamper the development of those services prior to 1 January 2005, nor shall the former service request protection from the latter services. (WRC 19)

Wiki entries

Standard LTE Bands

Current Use
1930–1990 MHz LTE band 2 FDD downlink 1930–1995 MHz LTE band 25 FDD downlink 1930–1990 MHz LTE band 36 TDD
The following bands have been defined by 3GPP as standard LTE bands for Frequency Division Duplex (FDD, where mobile and base stations transmit in separate bands) and Time Division Duplex (TDD, where mobiles and bases transmit and receive on the same frequency). These bands are defined in 3GPP TS 36.101 (link below).

Note that bands 15 & 16 and 30-32 are not defined, and the FDD band 29 is used for downlink-only for carrier aggregation, so it has no corresponding uplink band.

Uplinks refer to the frequencies used for handsets and other user devices to transmit to the base station, and downlinks refer to frequencies used by base stations to transmit to the user devices.

Broadband Personal Communications Service (PCS)

Current Use
1975–1990 MHz PCS C block (base transmit)
The broadband PCS band was originally 1930-1990 MHz (base transmit) paired with 1850-1910 MHz (mobile transmit). The paired band was subdivided into six sub-bands, A-F.

The spectrum in the 1910-1930 MHz portion was dedicated to low-power unlicensed PCS applications. However, the 1910-1920 MHz portion has since been further divided into a "G block" portion at 1910-1915 MHz (paired with 1990-1995 MHz) that was given to Nextel in return for Nextel vacating some 800 MHz spectrum that caused interference to Public Safety; and a "H block" portion at 1915-1920 MHz (paired with 1995-2000 MHz) that comprises the Advanced Wireless Services-2 (AWS-2) block.

The block 1920-1930 MHz is reserved for Unlicensed PCS operation pursuant to Part 15 subpart D.