Common name | Frequency range | Wavelength range | Sources and methods of production | Example usage |
Low fequency radiation | < 10 kHz | > 30 km | acoustic transducers, LC and RC generators | electroacoustics, energy industry, telephony |
Radio waves | 10 kHz - 3 THz | 100 µm - 30 km | LC, RC generators, masers | radio, television, telecommunications, radiolocation, radioastronomy, medicine |
Infrared | 300 GHz - 395 THz | 759 nm - 1 mm | heated bodies, lasers, radiant lamps, the sun | telecommunications, medicine, heating, material processing, IR spectroscopy |
Visible range | 395 THz - 790 THz | 380 nm - 759 nm | mercury lamps, heated bodies, lasers, the sun, luminescence | telecommunications, photography, optics, quantitative analysis |
Ultraviolet (UV) | 790 THz - 30 PHz | 10 nm - 380 nm | lasers, mercury lamps, sun, gas discharge, quartz lamps | telecommunications, photography, optics, quantitative analysis |
X-ray | 30 PHz - 30 EHz | 10 pm - 10 nm | X-ray tube, decay of radioactive elements | telecommunications, photography, optics |
Gamma radiation | > 3 EHz | < 100 pm | cosmic rays, accelerators, X-ray tubes, decay of radioactive elements | medicine, defectoscopy, nuclear physics |
Common name | Frequency range | Wavelength range | Sources and methods of production | Example usage |
Radio waves (long) | 10 kHz - 300 kHz | 1 km - 30 km | LC, RC generators, masers | radio in ITU I region (Europa, Africa) |
Radio waves (medium) | 300 kHz - 3 MHz | 100 m - 1 km | LC, RC generators, masers | radio, non-directional radio beacons, DGPS reference stations, meteorological reports |
Radio waves (short) | 3 MHz - 30 MHz | 10 m - 100 m | LC, RC generators, masers | amateur radio (ham radio) |
Radio waves (ultra-short, VHF) | 30 MHz - 300 MHz | 10 dm - 10 m | LC, RC generators, masers | terrestrial television, radio broadcasting, pager network |
Radio waves (UHF) | 300 MHz - 3 GHz | 10 cm - 10 dm | LC, RC generators, masers | television, mobile telephony, Wi-Fi networks, bluetooth |
Micro-waves | 3 GHz - 3 THz | 100 µm - 10 cm | vacuum tubes, field-effect transistor (FET), tunnel diodes, Gunn diodes, IMPATT diodes | microwave radars, radar speed measurement, inter-satellite communication, microwave oven |
Color | Frequency range | Wavelength range |
Red | 389 THz - 491 THz | 611 nm - 771 nm |
Yellow | 517 THz - 535 THz | 561 nm - 580 nm |
Green | 535 THz - 612 THz | 490 nm - 561 nm |
Blue | 612 THz - 625 THz | 480 nm - 490 nm |
Violet | 652 THz - 789 THz | 380 nm - 460 nm |
Band symbol | Frequency range | Wavelength range |
L | 1 GHz - 2 GHz | 1 dm - 3 dm |
S | 2 GHz - 4 GHz | 8 cm - 1 dm |
C | 4 GHz - 8 GHz | 4 cm - 8 cm |
X | 8 GHz - 12 GHz | 3 cm - 4 cm |
Ku | 12 GHz - 18 GHz | 2 cm - 3 cm |
K | 18 GHz - 26 GHz | 1 cm - 2 cm |
Ka | 26 GHz - 40 GHz | 8 mm - 1 cm |
Z | 299.9 GHz - 300 GHz | 1 mm - 1 mm |
Band symbol | Frequency range | Wavelength range |
A | < 250 MHz | > 1 m |
B | 250 MHz - 500 MHz | 6 dm - 1 m |
C | 500 MHz - 1 GHz | 3 dm - 6 dm |
D | 1 GHz - 2 GHz | 1 dm - 3 dm |
E | 2 GHz - 3 GHz | 10 cm - 1 dm |
F | 3 GHz - 4 GHz | 8 cm - 10 cm |
G | 4 GHz - 6 GHz | 5 cm - 8 cm |
H | 6 GHz - 8 GHz | 4 cm - 5 cm |
I | 8 GHz - 10 GHz | 3 cm - 4 cm |
J | 10 GHz - 20 GHz | 2 cm - 3 cm |
K | 20 GHz - 40 GHz | 8 mm - 2 cm |
L | 40 GHz - 60 GHz | 5 mm - 8 mm |
M | 60 GHz - 100 GHz | 3 mm - 5 mm |
Network standard | Frequency range |
802.11b/g/n | 2.412 GHz - 2.484 GHz |
802.11y | 3.6575 GHz - 3.6925 GHz |
802.11j | 4.94 GHz - 4.99 GHz |
802.11a/h/j/n/ac/ax | 5.03 GHz - 4.99 GHz |
802.11p | 5.85 GHz - 5.925 GHz |
802.11ad/ay | 60 GHz - 60 GHz |
Frequency range | Example usage |
6.765 MHz - 6.795 MHz | FIXED SERVICE & Mobile service |
13.553 MHz - 13.567 MHz | FIXED & Mobile services except Aeronautical mobile (R) service |
26.957 MHz - 27.283 MHz | FIXED & MOBILE SERVICE except Aeronautical mobile service, CB Radio |
40.66 MHz - 40.7 MHz | Fixed, Mobile services & Earth exploration-satellite service |
433.05 MHz - 434.79 MHz | AMATEUR SERVICE & RADIOLOCATION SERVICE |
902 MHz - 928 MHz | FIXED, Mobile except aeronautical mobile & Radiolocation service; in Region 2 additional Amateur service |
2.4 GHz - 2.5 GHz | FIXED, MOBILE, RADIOLOCATION, Amateur & Amateur-satellite service |
5.725 GHz - 5.875 GHz | FIXED-SATELLITE, RADIOLOCATION, MOBILE, Amateur & Amateur-satellite service |
24 GHz - 24.25 GHz | AMATEUR, AMATEUR-SATELLITE, RADIOLOCATION & Earth exploration-satellite service (active) |
61 GHz - 61.5 GHz | FIXED, INTER-SATELLITE, MOBILE & RADIOLOCATION SERVICE |
122 GHz - 123 GHz | EARTH EXPLORATION-SATELLITE (passive), FIXED, INTER-SATELLITE, MOBILE, SPACE RESEARCH (passive) & Amateur service |
244 GHz - 246 GHz | RADIOLOCATION, RADIO ASTRONOMY, Amateur & Amateur-satellite service |
System | Frequency band | Uplink frequency [MHz] | Downlink frequency [MHz] | ARFC channels |
GSM 400 | GSM 450 Band | 450,4 - 457,7 | 460,4 - 467,6 | 259 - 293 |
GSM 400 | GSM 480 Band | 478,8 - 486,0 | 488,8 - 496,0 | 306 - 340 |
GSM 700 | GSM 750 Band | 747 - 762 | 777 - 792 | 438 - 511 |
GSM 850 | GSM 850 Band | 824 - 849 | 869 - 894 | 128 - 251 |
GSM 900 | Primary GSM 900 Band | 890 - 915 | 935 - 960 | 1 - 124 |
GSM 900 | Extended GSM 900 Band | 880 - 915 | 925 - 960 | 1 - 124 975 - 1023 |
GSM 1800 | DSC 1 800 Band | 1710 - 1785 | 1805 - 1880 | 512 - 885 |
GSM 1900 | PCS 1 900 Band | 1850 - 1910 | 1930 - 1990 | 512 - 810 |
R-GSM | Railways GSM 900 Band | 876 - 915 | 921 - 960 | 1 - 124 955 - 1023 |
ARFC channels | System | Number of channels | GSM operator | Uplink frequency [MHz] | Downlink frequency [MHz] | Notes |
975 - 999 | EGSM 900 | 25 | P4 (Play) | 880,1 - 885,1 | 925,1 - 930,1 | GSM900, UMTS900 |
1000 -1023 | EGSM 900 | 25 | Aero2 | 885,1 - 890,1 | 930,1 - 935,1 | UMTS900 |
0 - 0 | EGSM 900 | 25 | Aero2 | 885,1 - 890,1 | 930,1 - 935,1 | UMTS900 |
1 - 14 | GSM 900 | 14 | Polkomtel (Plus) | 890,1 - 892,9 | 935,1 - 937,9 | GSM900 |
15 - 36 | GSM 900 | 22 | T-Mobile Polska (T-mobile) | 892,9 - 897,3 | 937,9 - 942,3 | GSM900 |
37 - 67 | GSM 900 | 31 | Polkomtel (Plus) | 897,3 - 903,5 | 942,3 - 948,5 | GSM900 |
68 - 90 | GSM 900 | 23 | T-Mobile Polska (T-mobile) | 903,5 - 908,1 | 948,5 - 953,1 | GSM900, UMTS900 (channels 79 - 90 within Networks!) |
91 - 124 | GSM 900 | 34 | Orange Polska (Orange) | 908,1 - 914,9 | 953,1 - 959,9 | GSM900, UMTS900 (channels 91 - 99 within Networks!) |
512 - 560 | GSM 1800 | 49 | CenterNet | 1710,1 - 1719,9 | 1805,1 - 1814,9 | LTE1800 / Mobyland |
561 - 561 | GSM 1800 | 1 | CenterNet/Mobyland | 1719,9 - 1720,1 | 1814,9 - 1815,1 | LTE1800 with CenterNet/Mobyland with the conspect of UKE |
562 - 610 | GSM 1800 | 49 | Mobyland | 1720,1 - 1729,9 | 1815,1 - 1824,9 | LTE1800 / CenterNet |
611 - 685 | GSM 1800 | 75 | P4 (Play) | 1729,9 - 1744,9 | 1824,9 - 1839,9 | - |
686 - 735 | GSM 1800 | 50 | T-Mobile Polska (T-mobile) | 1744,9 - 1754,9 | 1839,9 - 1849,9 | GSM1800 / Orange Polska |
736 - 747 | GSM 1800 | 12 | T-Mobile Polska (T-mobile) | 1754,9 - 1757,3 | 1849,9 - 1852,3 | GSM1800 |
748 - 748 | GSM 1800 | 1 | - | 1757,3 - 1757,5 | 1852,3 - 1852,5 | - |
749 - 760 | GSM 1800 | 12 | Polkomtel (Plus) | 1757,5 - 1759,9 | 1852,5 - 1854,9 | GSM1800 |
761 - 762 | GSM 1800 | 2 | - | 1759,9 - 1760,3 | 1854,9 - 1855,3 | - |
763 - 810 | GSM 1800 | 48 | Orange Polska (Orange) | 1760,3 - 1769,9 | 1855,3 - 1864,9 | GSM1800, LTE 1800(channels 772 - 846 within Networks!) |
811 - 811 | GSM 1800 | 1 | - | 1769,9 - 1770,1 | 1864,9 - 1865,1 | LTE 1800(channels 772 - 846 within Networks!) |
812 - 847 | GSM 1800 | 36 | T-Mobile Polska (T-mobile) | 1770,1 - 1777,3 | 1865,1 - 1872,3 | LTE 1800(channels 772 - 846 within Networks!) |
848 - 849 | GSM 1800 | 2 | - | 1777,3 - 1777,7 | 1872,3 - 1872,7 | - |
850 - 885 | GSM 1800 | 36 | Polkomtel (Plus) | 1777,7 - 1784,9 | 1872,7 - 1879,9 | GSM1800 |
LTE band [MHz] | Used in region(s) |
700 | North America |
800 | North America, Europe |
900 | Europe |
1700 | North America |
1800 | Europe, Asia, Australia |
1900 | North America |
2100 | North America, Europe |
2500 | South America |
2600 | Europe, Asia |
3400 | Europe |
3600 | Europe |
LTE band [MHz] | LTE operator |
800 | Play, Orange, T-Mobile, Midas |
1800 | Cyfrowy Polsat, Plus, Play, Orange, T-Mobile, Midas |
2100 | T-Mobile |
2600 | Plus, Play, Orange, T-Mobile |