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Frequency assignment is the authorisation to use a frequency channel under specified condition. The conditions will include location, power level, modulation and bandwidth. The assignment by central body such as the RA allows close co-ordination, permitting reasonable frequency re-use across the UK.

First Generation Frequency Bands:

890 - 905 Mhz mobile Tx .......................TACS 600 Channels
935 - 950 Mhz base Tx

890 - 915 Mhz mobile Tx .......................TACS 1000 Channels
935 - 960 Mhz base Tx

872 - 905 Mhz mobile Tx .......................E-TACS 1320 Channels
917 - 950 Mhz base Tx

Second Generation (GSM) Frequency Bands:

1710 - 1721.5 Mhz mobile Tx ..................Vodafone/Cellnet Shared equally
1805 - 1816.5 Mhz base Tx ....................(DCS 1800 PCN)

1721.5 - 1751.5 Mhz mobile Tx ...............One2One
1816.5 - 1846.5 Mhz base Tx .................(DCS 1800 PCN)

1751.5 - 1781.5 Mhz mobile Tx ...............Orange
1846.5 - 1876.5 Mhz base Tx .................(DCS 1800 PCN)

Third Generation (UMTS) Frequency Bands:

1920.3 - 1934.9 Mhz mobile Tx TIW ........(Hutchinson 3G) (3 x 5 Mhz bands)
2110.3 - 2124.9 Mhz base Tx .....................Frequency Division Duplex (FDD)
1915.0 - 1919.9 Mhz mobile/base Tx .......Time Division Duplex (TDD)

1934.9 - 1944.9 Mhz mobile Tx .................Cellnet (mmo2) (2 x 5 Mhz bands)
2124.9 - 2134.9 Mhz base Tx ....................FDD
1910.1 - 1915.0 Mhz mobile/base Tx .......TDD

1944.9 - 1959.7 Mhz mobile Tx .................Vodafone (3 x 5 Mhz bands)
2134.9 - 2149.7 Mhz base Tx ....................FDD only

1959.7- 1969.7 Mhz mobile Tx ..................One2One (2 x 5 Mhz bands)
2149.7 - 2159.7 Mhz base Tx ....................FDD
1900.3 - 1905.2 Mhz mobile/base Tx .......TDD

1969.7 - 1979.7 Mhz mobile Tx .................Orange (2 x 5 Mhz bands)
2159.7 - 2169.7 Mhz base Tx .....................FDD
1905.2 - 1910.1 Mhz mobile/base Tx .......TDD

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