User Equipment (UE) categories 3GPP Release 8 defines five LTE user equipment categories depending on maximum peak data rate and MIMO capabilities support. With 3GPP Release 10, which is referred to as LTE Advanced, three new categories have been introduced.2 3GPP3GPP releaserelease UserUser equipmentequipment categorycategory MaximumMaximum L1L1 dataratedatarate downlinkdownlink MaximumMaximum numbernumber ofof DLDL MIMOMIMO layerslayers MaximumMaximum L1L1 dataratedatarate uplinkuplink Release 8Category 110.3 Mbit/s15.2 Mbit/s Release 8Category 251.0 Mbit/s225.5 Mbit/s Release 8Category 3102.0 Mbit/s251.0 Mbit/s Release 8Category 4150.8 Mbit/s251.0 Mbit/s Release 8Category 5299.6 Mbit/s475.4 Mbit/s Release 10Category 6301.5 Mbit/s2 or 451.0 Mbit/s Release 10Category 7301.5 Mbit/s2 or 4102.0 Mbit/s Release 10Category 82,998.6 Mbit/s81,497.8 Mbit/s 1 / 17 Frequency bands and channel bandwidthsedit E-UTRAE-UTRA operatingoperating bandband UplinkUplink (UL)(UL) BSBS receivereceive UEUE transmittransmit (MHz)(MHz) DownlinkDownlink (DL)(DL) BSBS transmittransmit UEUE receivereceive (MHz)(MHz) DuplexDuplex modemode ChannelChannel bandwidthsbandwidths (MHz)(MHz) CommonCommon namename FrequencyFrequency bandband (MHz)(MHz) DuplexDuplex spacingspacing (MHz)(MHz) 11,920 1,9802,110 2,170FDD5, 10, 15, 20IMT2,100190 21,850 1,9101,9301,990FDD 1.4,3,5,10, 15, 20 PCS1,90080 31,710 1,7851,805 1,880FDD 1.4, 3, 5, 10, 15, 20 DCS1,80095 41,710 1,7552,110 2,155FDD 1.4, 3, 5, 10, 15, 20 AWS-11,700400 5824 849869 894FDD1.4, 3, 5, 10CLR85045 6830 840875 885FDD5, 10 UMTS 800 (not applicable, replaced by band 19) 85045 72,500 2,5702,620 2,690FDD5, 10, 15, 20IMT-E2,600120 2 / 17 E-UTRAE-UTRA operatingoperating bandband UplinkUplink (UL)(UL) BSBS receivereceive UEUE transmittransmit (MHz)(MHz) DownlinkDownlink (DL)(DL) BSBS transmittransmit UEUE receivereceive (MHz)(MHz) DuplexDuplex modemode ChannelChannel bandwidthsbandwidths (MHz)(MHz) CommonCommon namename FrequencyFrequency bandband (MHz)(MHz) DuplexDuplex spacingspacing (MHz)(MHz) 8880915925 960FDD1.4, 3, 5, 10E-GSM90045 91,749.9-1,784.91,844.9-1,879.9FDD5, 10, 15, 20 UMTS 1700 / Japan DCS (subset of band 3) 1,80095 101,710 1,7702,1102,170FDD5, 10, 15, 20 Extended AWS (superset of band 4) 1,700400 11 1,427.9 1,447.9 1,475.91,495.9FDD5, 10Lower PDC1,50048 12699 716729 746FDD1.4, 3, 5, 10 Lower SMH blocks A/B/C 70030 13777 787746 756FDD5, 10Upper SMH block C70031 14788 798758 768FDD5, 10Upper SMH block D70030 3 / 17 E-UTRAE-UTRA operatingoperating bandband UplinkUplink (UL)(UL) BSBS receivereceive UEUE transmittransmit (MHz)(MHz) DownlinkDownlink (DL)(DL) BSBS transmittransmit UEUE receivereceive (MHz)(MHz) DuplexDuplex modemode ChannelChannel bandwidthsbandwidths (MHz)(MHz) CommonCommon namename FrequencyFrequency bandband (MHz)(MHz) DuplexDuplex spacingspacing (MHz)(MHz) 151,900 1,9202,600 2,620FDD5, 10Reserved700 162,010 2,0252,585 2,600FDD5, 10, 15Reserved575 17704 716734 746FDD5, 10 Lower SMH blocks B/C (subset of band 12) 70030 18815 830860 875FDD5, 10, 15Japan lower 80085045 19830 845875 890FDD5, 10, 15 Japan upper 800 (superset of band 6) 85045 20832 862791 821FDD5, 10, 15, 20EU Digital Dividend80041 21 1,447.9 1,462.9 1,495.9-1,510.9FDD5, 10, 15Upper PDC1,50048 223,410 3,4903,510 3,590FDD5, 10, 15, 203,500100 4 / 17 E-UTRAE-UTRA operatingoperating bandband UplinkUplink (UL)(UL) BSBS receivereceive UEUE transmittransmit (MHz)(MHz) DownlinkDownlink (DL)(DL) BSBS transmittransmit UEUE receivereceive (MHz)(MHz) DuplexDuplex modemode ChannelChannel bandwidthsbandwidths (MHz)(MHz) CommonCommon namename FrequencyFrequency bandband (MHz)(MHz) DuplexDuplex spacingspacing (MHz)(MHz) 232,000 2,0202,180 2,200FDD1.4, 3, 5, 10 S-Band (a/k/a AWS-4) 2,000180 24 1,626.5 1,660.5 1,525 1,559FDD5, 10L-Band1,600101.5 251,850 1,9151,930- 1,995FDD 1.4, 3, 5, 10, 15, 20 Extended PCS (superset of band 2) 1,90080 26814 849859 894FDD1.4,3,5,10, 15 Extended CLR (superset of bands 5, 6, 18 and 19) 85045 27807 824852 869FDD 1.4, 3, 5, 10, 15 SMR85045 28703 748758 803FDD5, 10, 15, 20APAC70055 29n/a716 728FDD5, 10 Lower SMH blocks D/E (additional DL via Carrier Aggregation) 700n/a 5 / 17 E-UTRAE-UTRA operatingoperating bandband UplinkUplink (UL)(UL) BSBS receivereceive UEUE transmittransmit (MHz)(MHz) DownlinkDownlink (DL)(DL) BSBS transmittransmit UEUE receivereceive (MHz)(MHz) DuplexDuplex modemode ChannelChannel bandwidthsbandwidths (MHz)(MHz) CommonCommon namename FrequencyFrequency bandband (MHz)(MHz) DuplexDuplex spacingspacing (MHz)(MHz) 302,305 2,3152,350 2,360FDD5, 10WCS blocks A/B2,30045 31452.5 457.5462.5 467.5FDD45010 not assigned 1,915 1,9201,995 2,000FDDAWS-21,90080 not assigned 1,755 1,7802,155 2,180FDDAWS-31,700400 331,900 1,920TDD5, 10, 15, 20IMT2,100 342,010 2,025TDD5, 10, 15IMT2,100 351,850 1,910TDD 1.4, 3, 5, 10, 15, 20 PCS (Uplink)1,900 361,930 1,990TDD 1.4, 3, 5, 10, 15, 20 PCS (Downlink)1,900 6 / 17 E-UTRAE-UTRA operatingoperating bandband Uplin