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UK UMTS (3G) and GSM frequency allocations

1900 - 1900.3 MHz - Guard band

1900.3 - 1905.2 MHz  (4.9 MHz bandwidth) - Unmatched spectrum - licence D - T-Mobile
1905.2  - 1910.1 MHz  (4.9 MHz bandwidth) - Unmatched spectrum - licence E - Orange
1910.1 - 1915.0 MHz  (4.9 MHz bandwidth) - Unmatched spectrum - licence C - O2
1915.0 - 1919.9 MHz  (4.9 MHz bandwidth) - Unmatched spectrum - licence A - '3'

1919.9 - 1920.3 MHz - Guard band

1920.3 - 1934.9 MHz  (14.6 MHz bandwidth) - Matched spectrum (mobile transmit) - licence A - '3'
1934.9 - 1944.9 MHz  (10 MHz bandwidth) -    Matched spectrum (mobile transmit) - licence C - O2
1944.9 - 1959.7 MHz  (14.8 MHz bandwidth) - Matched spectrum (mobile transmit) - licence B - Vodafone
1959.7 - 1969.7 MHz  (10 MHz bandwidth) -   Matched spectrum (mobile transmit) - licence D - T-Mobile
1969.7 - 1979.7 MHz  (10 MHz bandwidth) -   Matched spectrum (mobile transmit) - licence E - Orange

2110 - 2110.3 MHz - Guard band

2110.3 - 2124.9 MHz  (14.6 MHz bandwidth) -  Matched spectrum (base station transmit) - licence A - '3'
2124.9 - 2134.9 MHz   (10 MHz bandwidth) -    Matched spectrum (base station transmit) - licence C - O2
2134.9 - 2149.7 MHz   (14.8 MHz bandwidth) - Matched spectrum (base station transmit) - licence B - Vodafone
2149.7 - 2159.7 MHz   ( 10 MHz bandwidth) -    Matched spectrum (base station transmit) - licence D - T-Mobile
2159.7 - 2169.7 MHz   (10 MHz bandwidth) -   Matched spectrum (base station transmit) - licence E - Orange

2169.7 - 2160 MHz - Guard band
 

This is a list of GSM frequency allocations sent in by email:

          
                        Mobile phone transmit   Base station transmit
Vodafone GSM 900:       890 - 894.6 MHz         935 - 939.6 MHz      
BT Cellnet GSM 900:     894.8 - 902 MHz         939.8 - 947 MHz
Vodafone GSM 900:       902 - 910 MHz           947 - 955 MHz   
BT Cellnet GSM 900:     910 - 915 MHz           955 - 960 MHz

Vodafone GSM 1800 &     
BT Cellnet GSM 1800:    1710 - 1721.5 MHz       1805 - 1816.5 MHz
T Mobile GSM 1800:      1721.5 - 1751.5 MHz     1816.5 - 1846.5 MHz  
Orange GSM 1800:        1751.5 - 1781.5 MHz     1846.5 - 1876.5 MHz

While there is no reason to doubt these figures, the webmaster cannot guarantee accuracy of this data!

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