Low-Band
In the context of cellular phones and networks, low-band radio frequencies are those that are below 2.4 GHz. Low-band frequencies can provide excellent coverage, but are not ideal for fast data speeds.
Low-band includes most frequency bands in use for cellular networks before 2019. Only in 2019 – 2022 did US cellular networks start adding higher frequencies in mid-band and high-band (AKA mmWave) radio frequencies, necessitating the new term low-band to distinguish frequency bands with very different coverage and data speed characteristics.
See: Mid-Band
See: mmWave
Last updated Jan 22, 2022 by Rich Brome
Editor in Chief Rich became fascinated with cell phones in 1999, creating mobile web sites for phones with tiny black-and-white displays and obsessing over new phone models. Realizing a need for better info about phones, he started Phone Scoop in 2001, and has been helming the site ever since. Rich has spent two decades researching and covering every detail of the phone industry, traveling the world to tour factories, interview CEOs, and get every last spec and photo Phone Scoop readers have come to expect. As an industry veteran, Rich is a respected voice on phone technology of the past, present, and future.
