The UMTS frequency bands are
radio frequencies used by
third generation (3G) wireless
Universal Mobile Telecommunications System
The Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) is a 3G mobile cellular system for networks based on the GSM standard. UMTS uses wideband code-division multiple access (W-CDMA) radio access technology to offer greater spectral efficiency ...
networks. They were allocated by delegates to the
World Administrative Radio Conference The World Administrative Radio Conference (WARC) was a 1979 technical conference of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) where delegates from member nations of the ITU met to revise or amend the entire international Radio Regulations, rad ...
(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):
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).
UMTS-TDD frequency bands and channel bandwidths
UMTS-TDD technology is standardized for usage in the following bands:
See also
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3GPP
The 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) is an umbrella term for a number of standards organizations which develop protocols for mobile telecommunications. Its best known work is the development and maintenance of:
* GSM and related 2G and ...
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List of UMTS networks
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Cellular frequencies
Cellular frequencies are the sets of frequency ranges within the ultra high frequency band that have been frequency assignment, assigned for cellular-compatible mobile devices, such as mobile phones, to connect to cellular networks.Guowang Miao, ...
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GSM frequency bands
GSM frequency bands or frequency ranges are the cellular frequencies designated by the International Telecommunication Union, ITU for the operation of GSM mobile phones and other mobile devices.
Frequency bands
GSM frequency usage around th ...
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LTE frequency bands
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5G NR frequency bands
Frequency bands for 5G New Radio (5G NR), which is the air interface or radio access technology of the 5G mobile networks, are separated into two different frequency ranges. First there is Frequency Range 1 (FR1), which includes sub-7 GHz f ...
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CDMA frequency bands
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Mobile network code
The ITU-T Recommendation E.212 defines mobile country codes (MCC) as well as mobile network codes (MNC).
The mobile country code consists of three decimal digits and the mobile network code consists of two or three decimal digits (for example: M ...
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Roaming
Roaming is a wireless
Wireless communication (or just wireless, when the context allows) is the transfer of information (''telecommunication'') between two or more points without the use of an electrical conductor, optical fiber or oth ...
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United States 2008 wireless spectrum auction
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White spaces (radio)
In telecommunications, white spaces refer to radio frequencies allocated to a broadcasting service but not used locally. National and international bodies assign frequencies for specific uses and, in most cases, license the rights to broadcast ...
References
External links
3GPP Specifications for group: R4- Frequencies info for UMTS (TS 25.101/102/104/105)
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