It’s because lower frequencies get reflected by atmospheric bands and cannot penetrate to get through to the satellite . … Therefore, mobile-to-base station (uplink) frequencies are lower than base station-to-mobile(downlink) frequencies.
Read moreHow is network frequency calculated?
Mathematically, Frequency = f = c/λ . The frequency is expressed in “per second” or “Hertz”, abbreviated as Hz. In real life networks, the frequency is expressed in Megahertz (MHz) or Gigahertz (GHz).
Read moreWhat is uplink and downlink frequency?
Uplink frequency is the frequency at which, the first earth station is communicating with satellite . The satellite transponder converts this signal into another frequency and sends it down to the second earth station. This frequency is called as Downlink frequency.
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