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factors such as the presence of multiple users in the cell, interference from neighboring
cells and less‐than‐ideal reception conditions. Details can be found in Sauter [3].
LTE networks are deployed in many different frequency bands depending on the
geographical location. Table 4.2 shows a selection of frequency bands defined in the
LTE specifications that are in active use today. The list of used bands is by no means
complete and new bands are frequently added. The band numbers shown in the table
are defined in 3GPP TS 36.101 [4].
In Europe, LTE networks were first deployed in 2009 in band 3 (1800 MHz) and band
7 (2600 MHz). Only a short while later, spectrum between 791 and 862 MHz in the

Table 4.2 Typical LTE frequency bands that are simultaneously supported by high‐end devices, sorted
by region.

Total bandwidth
Downlink Uplink (UL) Carrier bandwidth available in the
Band (DL) (MHz) (MHz) Duplex mode (MHz) typically used band

Europe
3 1805–1880 1710–1785 FDD 20 75
7 2620–2690 2500–2570 FDD 20 70
8 925–960 880–915 FDD 10 35
20 791–821 832–862 FDD 10 30
38 2570–2620 2570–2620 TDD 20 50
Japan
1 2110–2170 1920–1980 FDD 20 60
18 860–875 815–830 FDD 15 15
19 875–890 830–845 FDD 15 15
28 758–803 703–748 FDD 20 45
United States
2 1930–1990 1850–1910 FDD 10–20 60
4 2110–2155 1710–1755 FDD 10 45
5 869–894 824–849 FDD 10 25
12 729–746 699–716 FDD 15 15
13 746–756 777–787 FDD 10 10
17 734–746 704–716 FDD 10 10
25 1930–1995 1850–1915 FDD 10–20 55
26 859–894 814–849 FDD 10 35
27 852–869 807–824 FDD 10–15 15
China
38 2570–2620 2570–2620 TDD 10–20 50
39 1880–1920 1880–1920 TDD 20 40
40 2300–2400 2300–2400 TDD 20 100
41 2496–2690 2496–2690 TDD 20 90