What is NR band?

5G is the fifth generation of wireless technology and NR stands for a new radio interface and radio access technology for cellular networks —a physical connection method for radio based communication. Other kinds of radio access technologies include Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and 4G LTE.

5G cellular, or 5G NR, supports two frequency ranges, FR1, from 410 MHz to 7125 MHz , and FR2 from 24.45 GHz to 52.6 GHz. The FR1 range, also referred to as “Sub-6,” generally overlaps LTE cellular frequencies.

FR1 (4.1 GHz to 7.125 GHz) band of frequencies are used for carrying most of the traditional cellular mobile communications traffic, while the FR2 (24.25 GHz to 52.6 GHz) band of frequencies are focused on short-range, high data rate capabilities.