5G for Absolute Beginners

Part 8: 5G Spectrum
ZAHID GHADIALY
APRIL 2020
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Importance of Frequency selection
Higher frequency Lower frequency means
means faster more number of users in a
decay given cell

2.1GHz 900MHz

Higher frequency gets Lower frequency gets

reflected from walls and attenuated from walls but
have poor penetration still penetrates

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 5G: Multiple Layers for multiple needs

Coverage Layer
Sub-1GHz

Capacity Layer
1GHz – 7.125GHz

High Throughput Layers

24.25GHz – 52.6GHz

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Most Popular 5G Frequency Bands

26/28 GHz – most

popular band

3.5 GHz – most

popular band

700 MHz – most

popular band
5G Layer Diagram

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 Typical Operator Spectrum – 2G, 3G, 4G, 5G
FR1 – 410 MHz to 7.125 GHz FR2 – 24.25 GHz to 52.6 GHz

2G

3G

4G

5G

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 Further Study on this topic
• Radio Frequency, Band and Spectrum (link)
• 5G Spectrum (link)
• Bandwidth, Throughput, Latency & Jitter in mobile networks (link)
• 5G Technologies: Millimeter Waves Explained (link)
• Non millimeter Wave (mmWave) 5G (link)

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