GLOBAL GUIDE FOR

IOT FREQUENCY BANDS

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 GUIDE TO GLOBAL IOT
FREQUENCY BANDS

The cellular IoT protocols are deployed across more than 50 different
frequency bands globally with several variations between geographic
areas. Additionally, the low-power wide-area IoT protocols have been
specified to use a number of un-licensed ISM frequency bands.

This guide gives you a complete overview of the global frequency bands
including their geographic variants for ten popular IoT protocols.

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 NB-IOT FREQUENCY BANDS

GLOBAL Downlink MHz Uplink MHz

Band Center fq. Center fq. Duplex Mode
1 2140 1950 FDD
3 1842,5 1747,5 FDD
8 942,5 897,5 FDD
31 465 455 FDD

EMEA Downlink MHz Uplink MHz

Band Center fq. Center fq. Duplex Mode

NORTH AM. REGION Downlink MHz Uplink MHz 20 806 847 FDD

Band Center fq. Center fq. Duplex Mode 72 463,5 453,5 FDD

2 1960 1880 FDD

4 2132,5 1732,5 FDD
EU Downlink MHz Uplink MHz
5 881,5 836,5 FDD
Band Center fq. Center fq. Duplex Mode
12 737,5 707,5 FDD
28 780,5 725,5 FDD
13 751 782 FDD
14 763 793 FDD
17 740 710 FDD APAC Downlink MHz Uplink MHz
25 1962,5 1882,5 FDD Band Center fq. Center fq. Duplex Mode
26 876,5 831,5 FDD 28 780,5 725,5 FDD
66 2155 1745 FDD 73 462,5 452,5 FDD
70 2007,5 1702,5 FDD
71 634,5 680,5 FDD JAPAN Downlink MHz Uplink MHz
74 1496,5 1448,5 FDD Band Center fq. Center fq. Duplex Mode
85 737 707 FDD 11 1485,9 1437,9 FDD
18 867,5 822,5 FDD
19 882,5 837,5 FDD
21 1503,4 1455,4 FDD

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 LTE CAT M1 FREQUENCY BANDS

GLOBAL
Band Downlink MHz Uplink MHz Duplex Mode
1 2140 1950 FDD
3 1842,5 1747,5 FDD
8 942,5 897,5 FDD
31 465 455 FDD
41 2593 TDD TDD

NORTH AM. REGION EU

CHINA
Band Downlink MHz Uplink MHz Duplex Mode Band Downlink MHz Uplink MHz Duplex Mode
Band Downlink MHz Uplink MHz Duplex Mode
2 1960 1880 FDD 28 780,5 725,5 FDD
39 1900 TDD TDD
4 2132,5 1732,5 FDD
40 2350 TDD TDD
5 881,5 836,5 FDD
12 737,5 707,5 FDD
13 751 782 FDD
EMEA APAC
14 763 793 FDD
Band Center fq. Center fq. Duplex Mode Band Downlink MHz Uplink MHz Duplex Mode
25 1962,5 1882,5 FDD
7 2655 2535 FDD 73 462,5 452,5 FDD
26 876,5 831,5 FDD
20 806 847 FDD 28 780,5 725,5 FDD
27 860,5 815,5 FDD
72 463,5 453,5 FDD
66 2155 1745 FDD
71 634,5 680,5 FDD JAPAN

74 1496,5 1448,5 FDD Band Downlink MHz Uplink MHz Duplex Mode

85 737 707 FDD 11 1485,9 1437,9 FDD

85 737 707 FDD 18 867,5 822,5 FDD

19 882,5 837,5 FDD
21 1503,4 1455,4 FDD

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 LTE CAT 1 FREQUENCY BANDS

GLOBAL
Band Downlink MHz Uplink MHz Duplex Mode
1 2140 1950 FDD
3 1842,5 1747,5 FDD
8 942,5 897,5 FDD
31 465 455 FDD
41 2593 TDD TDD

NORTH AM. REGION EU

CHINA
Band Downlink MHz Uplink MHz Duplex Mode Band Downlink MHz Uplink MHz Duplex Mode
Band Downlink MHz Uplink MHz Duplex Mode
2 1960 1880 FDD 28 780,5 725,5 FDD
39 1900 TDD TDD
4 2132,5 1732,5 FDD
5 881,5 836,5 FDD
12 737,5 707,5 FDD
13 751 782 FDD
EMEA APAC
26 876,5 831,5 FDD
Band Center fq. Center fq. Duplex Mode Band Downlink MHz Uplink MHz Duplex Mode
66 2155 1745 FDD
7 2655 2535 FDD 28 780,5 725,5 FDD
20 806 847 FDD
72 463,5 453,5 FDD

JAPAN
Band Downlink MHz Uplink MHz Duplex Mode
18 867,5 822,5 FDD

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 EC-GSM IOT FREQUENCY BANDS

GLOBAL
Band Downlink MHz Uplink MHz
380 T-GSM 395 385

410 T-GSM 425 415

450 464 454
480 492,4 482,4
710 737,2 707,2
750 755,2 785,2
810 T-GSM 858,7 813,7

APAC & EMEA

CARIBBEAN, LATAM & NORTH AMERICA REGION
Band Downlink MHz Uplink MHz
Band Downlink MHz Uplink MHz
900 E 942,5 897,5
850 881,5 836,5
1900 PCS 1960 1880

ITU REGION 1 & 3

Band Downlink MHz Uplink MHz
900 P 947,5 902,5
ITU Region 1
Europe, Africa, the former Soviet Union, Mongolia, and the 900 R 940,5 895,5
Middle East west of the Persian Gulf, including Iraq 1800 DCS 1842,5 1747,5

ITU Region 2
Americas including Greenland, and some of the eastern Pacific
Islands

ITU Region 3
Most of non-Former Soviet Union (FSU) Asia East of and inclu-
ding Iran, and most of Oceania.

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 IOT ISM FREQUENCY BANDS

SigFox Frequency Bands (ISM)

Uplink Frequency Downlink Frequency Max Power, Sigfox Geographical range
(MHz) (MHz) recommended (dBm)

868,130 869,525 16 RC1 Europe, French Guiana, French Polynesia, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Mauritius, Mayotte, New Caledonia, Reunion,
Middle East and Africa: Iran, Kenya, Oman, South Africa, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates

902,200 905,200 24 RC2 Brazil, Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico, USA.

923,200 922,200 16 RC3 Japan

920,800 922,300 24 RC4 Latin America: Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Panama,
Peru, Uruguay. Australia, NZ, Hong Kong, APAC: Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand

923,300 922,300 14 RC5 South Korea

865,200 866,300 16 RC6 India

LoRa Frequency Bands (ISM)

Uplink (MHz) Downlink (MHz) Channel Bandwidth Uplink Channel Bandwidth Downlink (kHz) Geographical Area Applicatio
(kHz)

863 870 125/250 125 Europe

433 434 - - Europe

902 928 125/500 500 Region 2 - America, Greenland, eastern Pacific Islands
470 510 - - China
779 787 - - China
915 928 - - Australia, New Zealand
920 923 - - South Korea

920 925 - - Hong Kong

920 925 - - Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam
920 928 - - Japan
922 928 - - Taiwan
923 925 - - Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos
865 867 - - India

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 Wirepas Frequency Bands (ISM)
Frequency Low (MHz) Center Frequency Frequency High Bandwidth (MHz) Qty of Channels Geographical Area
(MHz) (MHz)

2400 2450 2500 100 79 Global

Bluetooth Low Energy Frequency Bands (ISM)

Frequency Low (MHz) Center Frequency Frequency High Bandwidth (MHz) Qty of Channels Geographical Area Application
(MHz) (MHz)

2400 2450 2500 100 79 Global Bluetooth 802.15.1

Google Thread Frequency Bands (ISM)

Frequency Low (MHz) Center Frequency Frequency High Bandwidth (MHz) Qty of Channels Geographical Area Application
(MHz) (MHz)

2400 2450 2500 100 16 Global Thread 802.15.4

902 915 928 26 30 Americas, Australia Thread 802.15.4
868 868,3 868,6 0,6 1 Europe Thread 802.15.4

ZigBee Frequency Bands (ISM)

Frequency Low (MHz) Center Frequency Frequency High Bandwidth (MHz) Qty of Channels Geographical Area Application
(MHz) (MHz)

2400 2450 2500 100 16 Global ZigBee 802.15.4

902 915 928 26 30 Americas, Australia ZigBee 802.15.4
868 868,3 868,6 0,6 1 Europe ZigBee 802.15.4

What are ISM Frequency Bands?

The Industrial, Scientific and Medical (ISM) radio bands are

portions of the radio spectrum reserved internationally for
industrial, scientific and medical purposes other than telecom-
munications. Examples of applications include radio-frequency
process heating, microwave ovens, and medical equipment.
Also many short-range, low power wireless IoT and M2M
protocols use ISM bands as well as cordless phones, Bluetooth
devices, NFC devices, baby monitors and WiFi may use the ISM
frequencies, although not considered ISM applications.

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 GLOBAL NB-IOT FREQUENCY BANDS

Brand Name Downlink (MHz) Bandwidth Uplink (MHz) Duplex Duplex Mode Geographical 3GPP Release Downlink (Earfcn) Uplink (Earfcn)
(UL/DL) spacing FDD/TDD Area
Low Middle High (MHz) Low Middle High (MHz) Low Middle High Low Middle High

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 GLOBAL LTE CAT M1 FREQUENCY BANDS

Brand Name Downlink (MHz) Bandwidth Uplink (MHz) Duplex Duplex Mode Geographical 3GPP Release Downlink (Earfcn) Uplink (Earfcn)
(UL/DL) spacing FDD/TDD Area
Low Middle High (MHz) Low Middle High (MHz) Low Middle High Low Middle High

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 GLOBAL LTE CAT 1 FREQUENCY BANDS

Brand Name Downlink (MHz) Bandwidth Uplink (MHz) Duplex Duplex Mode Geographical 3GPP Release Downlink (Earfcn) Uplink (Earfcn)
(UL/DL) spacing FDD/TDD Area
Low Middle High (MHz) Low Middle High (MHz) Low Middle High Low Middle High

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 GLOBAL EC-GSM IOT FREQUENCY BANDS

Brand Downlink (MHz) Bandwidth Uplink (MHz) Duplex Geographical Channel Number
(UL/DL) spacing Area
Low Middle High (MHz) Low Middle High (MHz) Arfcn

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