4G FDD and TDD LTE Bands & Frequencies Australia

Australian Band Summary

2G bands:

900Mhz – Vodafone, Telstra & Optus
1800Mhz (Vodafone, Optus & Telstra all utilize this band for 4G instead)

3G bands:

850MHz (B5) – Vodafone, Telstra
900MHz (B8) – Vodafone, Optus –
2100MHz (B1) – Vodafone, Optus, Telstra

4G bands:

Australia is presently operating these LTE bands
2100Mhz – Vodafone, Optus (Tasmania), Telstra (a handful of sites)
1800Mhz – Vodafone, Optus, Telstra
900Mhz – Telstra (a minority of sites, employs spectrum formerly used by 2G)
2300Mhz – Optus (Brilliant wireless spectrum)
700Mhz – Optus, Telstra
850Mhz – Vodafone

Please note the 2300mhz mentioned above is just for Vivid and is just available in some of the Adelaide, Perth, Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Canberra metro areas. I.e. not in NBN fixed wireless areas.

2G

The 2G, 2nd generation phones, use either the CDMA codec or GSM codec. The CDMA in Australia (Orange, Telstra) was on the 850 MHz frequency which is now used for 3G. Majority of new phones come with quad-band GSM support. A quad band GSM phone supports 850, 900, 1800, and 1900MHz.

2G is an old technology and gives a fallback position when 4G and 3G coverage is not available.

Australian 2G bands:

900MHz – Optus, Vodafone & Telstra
1800MHz – Vodafone, Telstra & Optus (also used for 4G)
Telstra plan to turn off all 2G 900 by the end of 2016 to make the spectrum accessible for 4G.

3G

There are many 3G networks functioning in Australia. 3G frequencies are normally specified as HSDPA/UMTS or WCDMA codecs on the phone specifications.

Australian 3G bands:

850MHz (B5) – Telstra
900MHz (B8) – Vodafone, Optus – available in most of the metro areas on Optus, with both Vodafone and Optus re-farming the 2G-900 spectrum in local and rural areas
2100MHz (B1) – Vodafone, Optus, Telstra

4G

Australia is now operating these LTE bands (LTE band mask given in brackets):

2100MHz (B1) FDD (0000000000000001) – Optus (Darwin, Tasmania), Telstra (a few sites)
1800MHz (B3) FDD (0000000000000004) – Vodafone, Optus, Telstra
850MHz (B5) FDD (000000??????????) – Vodafone
2600MHz (B7) FDD (0000000000000040) – Telstra, Optus. (TPG own a license but haven’t proclaimed plans for it.)
900MHz (B8) FDD (0000000000000080) – Telstra (a few sites, utilizes spectrum formerly used by 2G)
700MHz (B28) FDD (0000000008000000) – Optus, Telstra. (Switched on initially in a couple of cities, should be widespread now)
2300MHz (B40) TDD (0000008000000000) – Optus (the Vivid wireless spectrum), NBN
3500MHz (B42) TDD (????????????????) – Optus, NBN (trials at this phase)

FDD LTE BANDS AND FREQUENCIES

LTE 
BAND
       UPLINK 
       (MHZ)
DOWNLINK 
(MHZ)
WIDTH of BAND 
(MHZ)
DUPLEX SPACING 
(MHZ)
BAND 
GAP
1 1920 - 1980 2110 - 2170 60 190 130
2 1985 - 1910 1930 - 1990 60 80 20
3 1710 - 1785 1805 - 1880 75 95 20
4 1710 - 1755 2110 - 2155 45 400 355
5 824 - 849 869 - 894 25 45 20
6 830 - 840 875 - 885 10 35 25
7 2500 - 2570 2620 - 2690 70 120 50
8 880 - 915 925 - 960 35 45 10
9 1749.9 - 1784.9 1844.9 - 1879.9 35 95 60
10 1710 - 1770 2110 - 2170 60 400 340
11 1427.9 - 1452.9 1475.9 - 1500.9 20 48 28
12 698 - 716 728 - 746 18 30 12
13 777 - 787 746 - 756 10 -31 41
14 788 - 798 758 - 768 10 -30 40
15 1900 - 1920 2600 - 2620 20 700 680
16 2010 - 2025 2585 - 2600 15 575 560
17 704 - 716 734 - 746 12 30 18
18 815 - 830 860 - 875 15 45 30
19 830 - 845 875 - 890 15 45 30
20 832 - 862 791 - 821 30 -41 71
21 1447.9 - 1462.9 1495.9 - 1510.9 15 48 33
22 3410 - 3500 3510 - 3600 90 100 10
23 2000 - 2020 2180 - 2200 20 180 160
24 1625.5 - 1660.5 1525 - 1559 34 -101.5 135.5
25 1850 - 1915 1930 - 1995 65 80 15
26 814 - 849 859 - 894 30 / 40 10
27 807 - 824 852 - 869 17 45 28
28 703 - 748 758 - 803 45 55 10
29 n/a 717 - 728 11
30 2305 - 2315 2350 - 2360 10 45 35
31 452.5 - 457.5 462.5 - 467.5 5 10 5

 

TDD LTE BANDS AND FREQUENCIES

LTE BAND
Number
ALLOCATION
(MHZ)
WIDTH OF BAND
(MHZ)
33

1900 - 1920

20
34

2010 - 2025

15
35

 1850 - 1910

60
36

 1930 - 1990

60
37

 1910 - 1930

20
38

 2570 - 2620

50
39

 1880 - 1920

40
40

 2300 - 2400

100
41

 2496 - 2690

194
42

 3400 - 3600

200
43

 3600 - 3800

200
44

 703 - 803

100