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GSMfrequencybands
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GSMfrequencybandsorfrequencyrangesarethecellularfrequenciesdesignatedbytheITUfortheoperationof
GSMmobilephones.

Contents
1 Frequencybands
2 GSMfrequencyusagearoundtheworld
2.1 GSM900,EGSM/EGSM900andGSM1800
2.2 GSM850andGSM1900
2.3 FrequencymixingbetweenGSM900/1800andGSM850/1900
2.4 GSM450
3 Multibandandmultimodephones
4 Seealso
5 References
6 Externallinks

Frequencybands
Therearefourteenbandsdefinedin3GPPTS45.005,whichsucceeded3GPPTS05.05:[1]
GSMband (MHz)

Uplink(MHz) Downlink(MHz)
(MobiletoBase)

(BasetoMobile)

Channelnumber

Equivalent
LTEband

TGSM380

380

380.2389.8

390.2399.8

dynamic

TGSM410

410

410.2419.8

420.2429.8

dynamic

GSM450

450

450.6457.6

460.6467.6

259293

GSM480

480

479.0486.0

489.0496.0

306340

GSM710

710

698.2716.2

728.2746.2

dynamic

GSM750

750

777.2792.2

747.2762.2

438511

TGSM810

810

806.2821.2

851.2866.2

dynamic

27

GSM850

850

824.2849.2

869.2893.8

128251

PGSM900

900

890.0915.0

935.0960.0

1124

EGSM900

900

880.0915.0

925.0960.0

9751023,0124

RGSM900

900

876.0915.0

921.0960.0

9551023,0124

TGSM900

900

870.4876.0

915.4921.0

dynamic

DCS1800

1800

1710.21784.8 1805.21879.8

512885

PCS1900

1900

1850.21909.8 1930.21989.8

512810

31
12

bands2and5(shadedinblue)havebeendeployedinNARandCALA(NorthAmericanRegion[Canada
andtheUS],CaribbeanandLatinAmerica)
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bands3and8(shadedinyellow)havebeendeployedinEMEAandAPAC(Europe,theMiddleEastand
Africa,AsiaPacific)
allotherbandshavenotseenanycommercialdeployments
PGSM,StandardorPrimaryGSM900Band
EGSM,ExtendedGSM900Band(includesStandardGSM900band)
RGSM,RailwaysGSM900Band(includesStandardandExtendedGSM900band)
TGSM,TrunkingGSM

GSMfrequencyusagearoundtheworld
Adualband900/1800phoneisrequiredtobecompatiblewithmostnetworksapartfromdeploymentsinITU
Region2.

GSM900,EGSM/EGSM900andGSM1800
GSM900andGSM1800areusedinmostpartsoftheworld(ITURegions1and3):Africa,Europe,MiddleEast,
Asia(apartfromJapanandSouthKoreawhereGSMhasneverbeenintroduced)andOceania.
IncommonGSM900ismostwidelyused.FeweroperatorsuseGSM1800.MobileCommunicationServiceson
Aircraft(MCA)usesGSM1800.[2]
InsomecountriesGSM1800isalsoreferredtoas"DigitalCellularSystem"(DCS).

GSM850andGSM1900
GSM1900andGSM850areusedinmostofNorth,SouthandCentralAmerica(ITURegion2).InNorth
America,GSMoperatesontheprimarymobilecommunicationbands850MHzand1900MHz.InCanada,GSM
1900istheprimarybandusedinurbanareaswith850asabackup,andGSM850beingtheprimaryruralband.In
theUnitedStates,regulatoryrequirementsdeterminewhichareacanusewhichband.
ThetermCellularissometimesusedtodescribeGSMservicesinthe850MHzband,becausetheoriginalanalog
cellularmobilecommunicationsystemwasallocatedinthisspectrum.FurtherGSM850isalsosometimescalled
GSM800becausethisfrequencyrangewasknownasthe"800MHzband"(forsimplification)whenitwasfirst
allocatedforAMPSintheUnitedStatesin1983.InNorthAmericaGSM1900isalsoreferredtoasPersonal
CommunicationsService(PCS)likeanyothercellularsystemoperatingonthe"1900MHzband".

FrequencymixingbetweenGSM900/1800andGSM850/1900
SomecountriesinCentralandSouthAmericahaveallocatedspectruminthe900MHzand1800MHzbandsfor
GSMinadditiontothecommonGSMdeploymentsat850MHzand1900MHzforITURegion2(Americas).The
resulthereofisamixtureofusageintheAmericasthatrequirestravelerstoconfirmthatthephonestheyhaveare
compatiblewiththebandofthenetworksattheirdestinations.Frequencycompatibilityproblemscanbeavoided
throughtheuseofmultiband(tribandor,especially,quadband)phones.
ThefollowingcountriesaremixingGSM900/1800andGSM850/1900bands:[3]

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Country

GSM850

GSM1900

GSM900

GSM1800

AntiguaandBarbuda

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Aruba,BonaireandCuracao

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Barbados

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Brazil

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

BritishVirginIslands

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

CaymanIslands

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

CostaRica

Yes

No

No

Yes

Dominica

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

DominicanRepublic

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

ElSalvador

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Grenada

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Guatemala

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Haiti

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Jamaica

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

SaintKittsandNevis

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

SaintLucia

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

SaintVincentandtheGrenadines

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

TrinidadandTobago

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

TurksandCaicosIslands

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Uruguay

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Venezuela

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

GSM450
AnotherlesscommonGSMversionisGSM450.[4]Itusesthesamebandas,andcancoexistwith,oldanalog
NMTsystems.NMTisafirstgeneration(1G)mobilephonesystemwhichwasprimarilyusedinNordiccountries,
Benelux,AlpineCountries,EasternEuropeandRussiapriortotheintroductionofGSM.TheGSMAssociation
claimsoneofitsaround680operatormembershasalicensetooperateaGSM450networkinTanzania.However,
currentlyallactivepublicoperatorsinTanzaniauseGSM900/1800MHz.Therearenopubliclyadvertised
handsetsforGSM450available.
VeryfewNMT450networkremaininoperation.Overall,wherethe450MHzNMTbandhasbeenlicensed,the
originalanaloguenetworkhasbeenclosed,andsometimesreplacedbyCDMA.SomeoftheCDMAnetworks
havesinceupgradedfromCDMAtoLTE(LTEband31).

Multibandandmultimodephones
Today,mosttelephonessupportmultiplebandsasusedindifferentcountriestofacilitateroaming.Theseare
typicallyreferredtoasmultibandphones.DualbandphonescancoverGSMnetworksinpairssuchas900and
1800MHzfrequencies(Europe,Asia,AustraliaandBrazil)or850and1900(NorthAmericaandBrazil).
Europeantribandphonestypicallycoverthe900,1800and1900bandsgivinggoodcoverageinEuropeand
allowinglimiteduseinNorthAmerica,whileNorthAmericantribandphonesutilize850,1800and1900for
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widespreadNorthAmericanservicebutlimitedworldwideuse.Anewadditionhasbeenthequadbandphone,
alsoknownasaWorldPhone,[5]supportingatleastallfourmajorGSMbands,allowingforglobaluse(excluding
nonGSMcountriessuchasJapanorSouthKorea).
TherearealsomultimodephoneswhichcanoperateonGSMaswellasonothermobilephonesystemsusing
othertechnicalstandardsorproprietarytechnologies.Oftenthesephonesusemultiplefrequencybandsaswell.For
example,oneversionoftheNokia6340iGAITphonesoldinNorthAmericacanoperateonGSM1900,GSM850
andlegacyTDMA1900,TDMA800,andAMPS800,makingitbothmultimodeandmultiband.Asamore
recentexampletheAppleiPhone5andiPhone4SsupportquadbandGSMat850/900/1800/1900MHz,quad
bandUMTS/HSDPA/HSUPAat850/900/1900/2100MHz,anddualbandCDMAEVDORev.Anat
800/1900MHz,foratotalof'six'differentfrequencies(thoughatmostfourinasinglemode).Thisallowsthe
samehandsettobesoldforAT&TMobility,Verizon,andSprintintheU.S.aswellasabroadrangeofGSM
carriersworldwidesuchasVodafone,OrangeandTMobile(ExcludingUS),manyofwhomofferofficial
unlocking.

Seealso
3GPP
Cellularfrequencies
ODGPS
Roaming
UMTSfrequencybands
UnitedStates2008wirelessspectrumauction

References
1.3GPPTS05.05version8.20.0Release1999Pages9and10
2.EUROPAPRESSRELEASESPressreleaseCommissionDecisionsonMobileCommunicationServicesonAircraft
FrequentlyAskedQuestions(http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/08/220&format=HTML
&aged=1&language=EN&guiLanguage=en).Europa.eu.Retrievedon20130918.
3."GSMBandsinformationbycountry".WorldTimeZone.com.20160116.Retrieved20160206.
4.Ericsson,NokiaEye450MHzGSMtechnology(http://www.cdrinfo.com/Sections/News/Print.aspx?NewsId=15254)
5."InternationalCellPhones".Cellhire.Retrieved3September2013.

Externallinks
LDpost.comHistoryofGSMandMore(http://www.ldpost.com/telecomarticles/HistoryofGSMandMo
re.html)GSMhistory,technology,bands,multibandphones
3GPPSpecificationdetailTS05.05(http://www.3gpp.org/ftp/Specs/htmlinfo/0505.htm)Specification
3GPPTS05.05RadioTransmissionandReception
3GPPSpecificationdetailTS45.005(http://www.3gpp.org/ftp/Specs/htmlinfo/45005.htm)Specification
3GPPTS45.005RadioTransmissionandReception
3GPPSpecificationsforgroup:R4(http://www.3gpp.org/ftp/Specs/htmlinfo/TSGWGR4.htm)
FrequenciesinfoforUMTS(TS25.101/102/104/105)
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