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Radio spectrum allocations

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Examples: 88.5 MHz, 1350–1430 MHz, 2.4 GHz

45.499999999 GHz (45,499,999,999 Hz)

U.S. Non-Federal-Government Allocations

43.5 – 45.5 GHz

U.S. Federal Government Allocations

43.5 – 45.5 GHz

FIXED-SATELLITE (Earth-to-space)

MOBILE-SATELLITE (Earth-to-space)

G117

ITU Region 1 Allocations

43.5 – 47 GHz

MOBILE 5.553 5.553A

MOBILE-SATELLITE

RADIONAVIGATION

RADIONAVIGATION-SATELLITE

5.554

ITU Region 2 Allocations

43.5 – 47 GHz

MOBILE 5.553 5.553A

MOBILE-SATELLITE

RADIONAVIGATION

RADIONAVIGATION-SATELLITE

5.554

ITU Region 3 Allocations

43.5 – 47 GHz

MOBILE 5.553 5.553A

MOBILE-SATELLITE

RADIONAVIGATION

RADIONAVIGATION-SATELLITE

5.554

Footnotes

  • 5.553   In the bands 43.5-47 GHz and 66-71 GHz, stations in the land mobile service may be operated subject to not causing harmful interference to the space radiocommunication services to which these bands are allocated (see No. 5.43). (WRC 2000)

  • 5.553A   In Algeria, Angola, Bahrain, Belarus, Benin, Botswana, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Cabo Verde, Korea (Rep. of), Côte d’Ivoire, Croatia, United Arab Emirates, Estonia, Eswatini, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Greece, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Hungary, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lesotho, Latvia, Liberia, Lithuania, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Morocco, Mauritius, Mauritania, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Qatar, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Slovenia, Sudan, South Africa, Sweden, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Zambia and Zimbabwe, the frequency band 45.5-47 GHz is identified for use by administrations wishing to implement the terrestrial component of International Mobile Telecommunications (IMT), taking into account No. 5.553. With respect to the aeronautical mobile service and radionavigation service, the use of this frequency band for the implementation of IMT is subject to agreement obtained under No. 9.21 with concerned administrations and shall not cause harmful interference to, or claim protection from these services. This identification does not preclude the use of this frequency band by any application of the services to which it is allocated and does not establish priority in the Radio Regulations. Resolution 244 (WRC 19) applies. (WRC 19)

  • 5.554   In the bands 43.5-47 GHz, 66-71 GHz, 95-100 GHz, 123-130 GHz, 191.8-200 GHz and 252-265 GHz, satellite links connecting land stations at specified fixed points are also authorized when used in conjunction with the mobile-satellite service or the radionavigation-satellite service. (WRC 2000)

  • G117   In the bands 7.25-7.75 GHz, 7.9-8.4 GHz, 17.375-17.475 GHz, 17.6-21.2 GHz, 30-31 GHz, 33-36 GHz, 39.5-41 GHz, 43.5-45.5 GHz and 50.4-51.4 GHz, the Federal fixed-satellite and mobile-satellite services are limited to military systems.

Wiki entries

802.11/WLAN/Wi-Fi/WiGig

Current Use
42.39–46.71 GHz Wireless LANs (WiGig)
Wireless LANS utilize various channels in the 2.4, 5, and 6 GHz bands (multiple countries), and (in theory) the 3.6 GHz band (U.S. only). For a list of which channels are available in which regions, refer to the Wikipedia article.

Wi-Fi is a trademark permitted for devices that are based upon a published standard of the IEEE 802.11 committee and that have been certified by the Wi-Fi Alliance. Wi-Fi is presently incorporated in about three billion devices. Wireless cash registers were one of the earliest applications of what is now Wi-Fi.

Wi-Fi devices operate on an unlicensed basis, generally meaning they cannot cause interference to licensed services, and must accept any interference caused to them. Wi-Fi shares bands with other unlicensed or ISM devices, such as cordless phones at 2.4 and 5.8 GHz and microwave ovens at 2.4 GHz.

Some of the key patents related to Wi-Fi are credited (in the courts at least) to the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) in Australia, which has collected over $400 million in royalties and legal settlements over patent rights.

Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) Military Satellite System

Current Use
43.5–45.5 GHz AEHF uplink
The AEHF system consists of four geostationay satellites, and will provide advanced wideband communications capabilities for military applications. One satellite is presently in orbit.

Please refer to the Wikipedia article for detail on the AEHF system.