Cellular IoT Frequency Bands

See below E-UTRA operating bands for UE category CAT1bis(LTE-CAT1bis), category M (LTE-M) and category NB (NB-IoT). Table data gathered from 36.101 V18.1.0 (2023-04-07).

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C-IoT Band	Uplink (UL) (MHz)	Downlink (DL) (MHz)	LTE Category Support			Popular Antennas
C-IoT Band	Uplink (UL) (MHz)	Downlink (DL) (MHz)	LTE CAT-1bis	LTE CAT-M	NB-IoT	Popular Antennas
FDD
1	1920- 1980	2110- 2170
2	1850- 1910	1930- 1990
3	1710- 1785	1805- 1880
4	1710- 1755	2110- 2155				Best LTE B4 Antennas
5	824- 849	869- 894				Best LTE B5 Antennas
7	2500- 2570	2620- 2690				Best LTE B7 Antennas
8	880- 915	925- 960
11	1427.9- 1447.9	1475.9- 1495.9
12	699- 716	729- 746				Best LTE B12 Antennas
13	777- 787	746- 756				Best LTE B13 Antennas
14	788- 798	758- 768				Best LTE B14 (First Net) Antennas
17	704- 716	734- 746				Best LTE B17 Antennas
18	815- 830	860- 875
19	830- 845	875- 890
20	832- 862	791- 821
21	1447.9- 1462.9	1495.9- 1510.9
25	1850- 1915	1930- 1995				Best LTE B25 Antennas
26	814- 849	859- 894				Best LTE B26 Antennas
27	807- 824	852- 869				Best LTE B27 Antennas
28	703- 748	758- 803
31	452.5- 457.5	462.5- 467.5
66	1710- 1780	2110- 2200				Best LTE B66 Antennas
70	1695 - 1710	1995 - 2020
71	663 - 698	617 - 652
72	451 - 456	461 - 466
73	450 - 455	460 - 465
74	1427 - 1470	1475 - 1518
85	698 - 716	728 - 746
87	410 - 415	420 - 425
88	412 - 417	422 - 427
103¹	787 - 788	757 - 758

1. This band is restricted to NB-IoT operation only.

C-IoT Band	Uplink (UL) (MHz)/ Downlink (DL) (MHz)	LTE Category Support			Popular Antennas
C-IoT Band	Uplink (UL) (MHz)/ Downlink (DL) (MHz)	LTE CAT-1bis	LTE CAT-M	NB-IoT	Popular Antennas
TDD
39	1920- 1980
40	1850- 1910
41	1850- 1910
42	3400 - 3600
43	3600 - 3800
48	3550 - 3700

Carrier	Cellular IoT Bands
AT&T	2, 4, 12
Verizon	2, 4, 5, 13, 66

*Category NB systems operate in HD-FDD (Half-Duplex Frequency Division Duplex) duplex mode (UE device transmits in one frequency band and receives in another frequency band, but it cannot transmit and receive simultaneously).

*The difference between LTE-Cat1 and LTE.Cat1.bis is that LTE-CAT1 BIS operates using a single antenna while offering the same level of data rate, reliability, and latency. LTE Cat1, requires an IoT device to have 2 antennas. LTE Cat1 BIS IoT devices are therefore smaller and more cost effective.

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