Frequency and technical information

The table below shows overall spectrum allocations for mobile and wireless broadband services.

You can also find links to the technical requirements, coordination procedures and supporting reference data to which licences refer and/or need to comply with.

Frequency range	Uplink (base receive)	Downlink (base transmit)	UK Interface Requirement(s)
700 MHz	703 – 733 MHz	738 – 758 MHz	IR 2107 (PDF, 209.3 KB)
700 MHz	703 – 733 MHz	758 – 788 MHz	IR 2107 (PDF, 209.3 KB)
800 MHz	832 – 862 MHz	791 – 821 MHz	IR 2090 (PDF, 104.1 KB), IR 2101 (PDF, 61.1 KB) and IR 2102 (PDF, 364.7 KB)
900 MHz	880 – 915 MHz	925 – 960 MHz	IR 2014 (PDF, 140.0 KB), IR 2019 (PDF, 140.2 KB), IR 2087 (PDF, 141.7 KB), IR 2102 (PDF, 364.7 KB) and IR 2109 (PDF, 240.6 KB)
1400 MHz	-	1452 – 1492 MHz	IR 2068 (PDF, 103.4 KB)
1800 MHz	1710 – 1781.7 MHz	1805 – 1876.7 MHz	IR 2014 (PDF, 140.0 KB), IR 2019 (PDF, 140.2 KB), IR 2087 (PDF, 141.7 KB), IR 2101 (PDF, 61.1 KB), IR 2102 (PDF, 364.7 KB) and IR 2109 (PDF, 240.6 KB)
Shared Access	1781.7 – 1785 MHz	1876.7 – 1880 MHz	IR 2103 (PDF, 226.3 KB) and IR 2104 (PDF, 228.2 KB)
2100 MHz	1920 – 1980 MHz	2110 – 2170 MHz	IR 2019 (PDF, 140.2 KB), IR 2092 (PDF, 235.0 KB) and IR 2102 (PDF, 364.7 KB)
2100 MHz	1899.9 – 1920 MHz		IR 2019 (PDF, 140.2 KB) and IR 2100 (PDF, 124.4 KB)
2300 MHz	2350 – 2390 MHz		IR 2098 (PDF, 115.7 KB)
Shared Access 2300 MHz	2390 – 2400 MHz		IR 2103 (PDF, 226.3 KB) and IR 2104 (PDF, 228.2 KB)
2600 MHz	2500 – 2570 MHz	2620 – 2690 MHz	IR 2072 (PDF, 276.1 KB) and IR 2102 (PDF, 364.7 KB)
2600 MHz	2570 – 2620 MHz		IR 2072 (PDF, 276.1 KB)
3.4 – 3.8 GHz	3410 – 3800 MHz		IR 2097 (PDF, 137.1 KB)
Shared Access 3.8 – 4.2 GHz	3800 – 4200 MHz		IR 2103 (PDF, 226.3 KB) and IR 2104 (PDF, 228.2 KB)
3.9 GHz	3925 – 4009 MHz		IR 2015 (PDF, 122.3 KB)
10 GHz	10.125 – 10.225 GHz		IR 2047 (PDF, 119.2 KB)
10 GHz	10.475 – 10.575 GHz		IR 2047 (PDF, 119.2 KB)
Shared Access 2.6 GHz	24.25 – 26.5 GHz		IR 2105 (PDF, 184.2 KB)
28 GHz	27.8285 – 28.4445 GHz		IR 2048 (PDF, 120.7 KB)
28 GHz	28.8365 – 29.4525 GHz		IR 2048 (PDF, 120.7 KB)
32 GHz	31.815 – 32.571 GHz		IR 2049 (PDF, 119.7 KB)
32 GHz	32.627 – 33.383 GHz		IR 2049 (PDF, 119.7 KB)
40 GHz	40.5 GHz – 43.5 GHz		IR 2067 (PDF, 100.8 KB)
Spectrum Access EHF	57 – 71 GHz		IR 2106 (PDF, 269.4 KB)
	116 – 122 GHz
	174.8 – 182 GHz
	185 – 190 GHz

Coordination documents

Mobile

International co-ordination MOUs

Memoranda of Understanding on frequency co-ordination