Table 6 A Summary of New Bands for 6G Wireless Networks and Beyond
Frequency range | Possible usage | Advantages | Drawbacks | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
3.1–3.3 GHz | CBRS | US National Spectrum Strategy candidate | Partial overlapping with US DoD radar | |
7.125–8.4 GHz (“golden band”) | Cellular | Favorable balance between propagation characteristics and coverage | Potential coexistence issue with 7.25–8.4 GHz satellite links | |
180 GHz (167–174.8 GHz) | Short-range “whisper radio” | 7.8 GHz available bandwidth | Limited propagation distance under wet air conditions | |
220 GHz (209–225 GHz) | Ultra-wideband fixed and mobile | 17 GHz contiguous bandwidth | Infrastructure and device readiness | |
280 GHz (275–296 GHz) | Ultra-wideband cellular | 21 GHz contiguous bandwidth, not allocated to specific services yet | Infrastructure and device readiness |
