Refarming of 800 MHz Spectrum

2. S. No.
Frequency
Band
Frequency Range
Available
System
Bandwidth
Remarks
1
700 MHz 703-748 MHz paired with 758-803
MHz
2 x 45 MHz All bands are
identified as
Technology
Neutral.
However, at
present only
1800 MHz
band and 900
MHz band has
been approved
by Regulator
for Technology
Neutral use.
2 800 MHz 824-834 MHz paired with 869-879
MHz
2 x 10 MHz
3 900 MHz 880-915 MHz paired with 925-960
MHz
2 x 35 MHz
4 1800 MHz
1710-1785 MHz paired with 2110-
2170 MHz 2 x 75 MHz
5 2100 MHz
1920-1980 MHz paired with 2110-
2170 MHz 2 x 60 MHz
6 2300 MHz 2300-2400 MHz 100 MHz
7 2600 MHz
2500-2570 MHz paired with 2620-
2690 MHz
2570-2620 MHz
2 x 70 MHz FDD
45 MHz TDD
8 3300 MHz 3300-3400 MHz 100 MHz
9 3400 MHz 3400-3600 MHz 200 MHz
10 3600 MHz 3600-3800 MHz 200 MHz

3. Frequency Band Acquired Bandwidth
(MHz)
Uplink (MHz) Downlink (MHz)
GSM 900 band 9.6 890-899.6 935-944.6
GSM 1800 band 10
1710-1717.5
1722.5-1725
1805-1812.5
1817.5-1820
LTE 1800 band 5 1717.5 -1722.5 1812.5-1817.5
UMTS 2100 band 10 1970-1980 2160-2170
CDMA 800 band 6 827-833 872-878
IMT 2300 band 30 2300-2330

4. Total bandwidth available in 800 Band is 9 MHz
 6 MHz allocated to Nepal Telecom
 3 MHz allocated to United Telecom
Bandwidth is limited in this band for each operator
which can be used for higher technology such as
LTE, so refarming is recommended

5. • Shutdown CDMA Networks and migrate the users to LTE.
• Re-allocation of 800 MHz and should be considered in conjunction
with APT700 MHz band as shown in Figure below.
• 806-821 paired with 847-862 MHz, a total of 2x15 MHz spectrum should
be assigned as Band 20 ( 4G LTE) also called DD800 band
• Existing CDMA allocations namely 824-833 MHz paired with 869-878
MHz,
a total of 2x9 MHz should be converted to Band 5 ( 4G LTE)