5G FR1 vs FR2

5G FR1 (Frequency Range 1) consists of Sub-6 GHz frequency bands allocated to 5G . Ever since the introduction of GSM, there has been an increasing demand for additional frequency bands. GSM/UMTS mostly utilized 900 and 1800 MHz frequency bands while 4G LTE utilized frequencies of up to 6 GHz.1 Şub 2021

Frequency Range 2 (FR2) includes frequency bands from 24.25 GHz to 52.6 GHz . Bands in this millimeter wave range have shorter range but higher available bandwidth than bands in the FR1.

FR1 defines bands in the sub-6 GHz spectrum (although 7125 MHz is the maximum) and FR2 defines bands in the mmWave spectrum . Because of the higher carrier frequencies in FR2, it has a higher maximum bandwidth. Bandwidths include 5-100 MHz (FR1) and 50/100/200/400 MHz (FR2).