Frequency Bands Utilized by the Cellphone Operators in Iran (I.R. of)
The Communications Regulatory Authority (CRA) has assigned the frequency bands 900, 1 800, 2 100, 2 300, 2 600 MHz and portion of C-band (3 400 – 3 600 MHz) to public mobile network operators (MNOs) in a technology-neutral manner, according to the arrangements of the following Table. MNOs can utilize their own exclusively licensed frequency blocks within these frequency bands, depending on the type of their cellular mobile networks technology, including 2G, 3G, 4G or 5G. Furthermore, 3 600-3 800 MHz frequency band is going to be assigned to the MNOs via an auction.
Table 1-Frequency bands assigned for MNOs in Iran (I.R. of)
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Frequency Band
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Type of Arrangement
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FDD Paired Arrangement
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TDD Un-Paired Arrangement
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UP-Link range
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Down-Link range
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Range
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900 MHz
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880-915 MHz
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925-960 MHz
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-
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1800 MHz
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1710-1785 MHz
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1805-1880 MHz
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-
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2100 MHz
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1920-1980 MHz
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2110-2170 MHz
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-
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2300 MHz
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-
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-
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2300-2400 MHz
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2600 MHz
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2500-2570 MHz
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2620-2690 MHz
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2595-2615 MHz
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3500 MHz
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-
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-
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3400-3600 MHz
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3700 MHz*
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-
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-
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3600-3800 MHz
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* 3 600-3 800 MHz frequency band is going to be assigned to the MNOs via an auction.