On 21st December 2017, in Lisbon, the 3GPP TSG RAN Plenary Meeting successfully approved first implementable 5G NR specification. The completion of the first 5G NR standard enables the full-scale development of 5G NR for large-scale trials and commercial deployments as early as in 2019. This first specification was completed as part of 3GPP Release 15.

As per 3GPP release 15, the frequency bands for 5G NR have been designated and TS 38.104 section 5.2 provides the list of bands in which 5G NR can operate. The specification defines the frequency bands as FR1 and FR2.

FR1 and FR2 are the basic frequency band classifications for 5G-NR. These can be further classified into three bands -

• Frequency Division Duplex Bands (FDD)
• Time Division Duplex Bands (TDD)
• Supplementary Bands: Supplementary Downlink  Bands (SDL) & Supplementary Uplink Bands (SUL)

FR1 FDD (Frequency Division Duplex) Frequency Bands for 5G-New Radio

FR1 TDD (Time Division Duplex) Frequency Bands for 5G-New Radio

FR1 Supplementary Downlink  Bands (SDL) & Supplementary Uplink Bands (SUL)  for 5G-New Radio

5G NR Frequency Bands in FR2