5G Band Name
Duplex Mode
Operating Band (MHz)
4400 to 5000 MHz
NR-ARFCN
693333 to 733333
Supported Channel Bandwidths
40 50 60 80 100 MHz
Overview
Late 2017 China announced their intention to use the 4.8 to 5 GHz for 5G services, along with studying 4.4 to 4.5 GHz band for future 5G applications. The 4.4 to 4.8 GHz band is also of strong interest to Japan, consequently 3GPP standardised n79 (4500 MHz) to harmonise requirements of China and Japan.
In April 2019 Japan completed its auction of the 4.5 GHz band, locking in the n79 band for national 5G deployments.
5G Channel Widths
The chart below shows 5G NR channel bandwidths for this frequency band. Data includes networks in Trial, Build-Out, and Active status.