NB-IoT Frequency Bands: LTE-NB Deployment Guide

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This page covers NB-IoT Frequency Bands, also known as LTE-NB Frequency Bands. It refers to 3GPP Releases 13, 14, and 15 to list the NB-IoT frequency bands used globally for deploying LTE NB-IoT networks.

Introduction

3GPP has released specifications for a narrowband cellular IoT solution called LTE-NB or NB-IoT, which utilizes a 200 KHz bandwidth. It was introduced in Releases 13, 14, and 15.

NB-IoT is a Low Power Wide Area Network (LPWAN) technology. It mainly focuses on improving indoor coverage, reducing cost, extending battery life, and supporting a larger number of connected devices.

NB-IoT can be deployed in various modes: Standalone, In-Band, and Guard Band. The figure below illustrates these deployment scenarios.

LTE NB IoT Deployment Scenarios

There are three popular IoT technologies defined by 3GPP: EC-GSM, LTE-M, and LTE-NB (i.e., NB-IoT). The following table mentions countries where NB-IoT has been deployed.

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NB-IoT Frequency Bands as per 3GPP Rel.13, 14, 15

The following table lists the NB-IoT frequency bands according to 3GPP Releases 13, 14, and 15.

Reference

  • 3GPP 36.101 Rel.15

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