| Standard | Frequency | Max data rate | Spectrum sharing | Modulation | |
| 802.11 (Wi-Fi) | 802.11a |
5.15-5.825 GHz |
54 Mbps | OFDM | BPSK, QPSK, 16-QAM, 64-QAM |
| 802.11b |
2.4-2.5 GHz |
11 Mbps | DSSS | CCK | |
| 802.11g |
2.4-2.5 GHz |
54 Mbps | OFDM | BPSK, QPSK, CCK | |
| 802.11n |
2.4-2.5, 5.15-8.825 GHz |
248 Mbps | OFDM | 64-QAM | |
| 802.16 (WiMAX) | 802.16d |
Licensed: 2.5, 3.5 GHz Unlicensed: 5.2, 5.8 GHz |
70 Mbps | OFDM | BPSK, QPSK, 16-QAM, 64-QAM |
| 802.16e | Various: 2.3, 2.5, 3.3, 5 GHz | 70 Mbps | SOFDMA | BPSK, QPSK, 16-QAM, 64-QAM | |
| System | Band, MHz | Uplink, MHz | Downlink, MHz | Channel Number | Regions of Use |
| GSM 400 | 450 | 450.4 — 457.6 | 460.4 — 467.6 | 259 — 293 | Tanzania |
| GSM 400 | 480 | 478.8 — 486.0 | 488.8 — 496.0 | 306 — 340 | Tanzania |
| GSM 850 | 850 | 824.0 — 849.0 | 869.0 — 894.0 | 128 — 251 | USA, Canada, many other countries in the Americas. |
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GSM 900 (P-GSM) |
900 | 890.0 — 915.0 | 935.0 — 960.0 | 1 — 124 | Europe, Middle East, Africa, most of Asia, Brazil, Falklands, St Pierre & Miquelon, some Caribbian countries |
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GSM 900 (E-GSM) |
900 | 880.0 — 915.0 | 925.0 — 960.0 |
975 — 1023 (0, 1 — 124) |
Europe, Middle East, Africa, most of Asia |
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GSM R (R-GSM) |
900 | 876.0 — 915.0 | 921.0 — 960.0 |
955 — 973 (0, 1 — 124, 975 — 1023) |
Europe, Middle East, Africa, most of Asia |
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GSM 1800 (DCS 1800) |
1800 | 1710.0 — 1785.0 | 1805.0 — 1880.0 | 512 — 885 | Europe, Middle East, Africa, most of Asia, Brazil, Uruguay, some Caribbian countries |
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GSM 1900 (PCS 1900) |
1900 | 1850.0 — 1910.0 | 1930.0 — 1990.0 | 512 — 810 | USA, Canada, many other countries in the Americas. |
| OFDM | Orthogonal Frequency-Division Multiplexing |
| SOFDMA | Scalable Orthogonal Frequency-Division Multiple Access |
| BPSK | Binary Phase-Shift Keying |
| QPSK | Quadrature Phase-Shift Keying |
| QAM | Quadrature Amplitude Modulation |
| CCK | Complementary Code Keying |
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