5G Link Budget Calculator

Calculate 5G NR Link Budget and maximum cell range based on 3GPP TR 38.901.

Carrier Frequency (MHz)

Channel Bandwidth (MHz)

Additional Margin (dB)

Body loss, shadow fading, interference margin, etc.

Base Station

Tx Power (dBm)

Cable Loss (dB)

Antenna Gain (dBi)

Antenna Height (m)

User Terminal

Tx Power (dBm)

Cable Loss (dB)

Antenna Gain (dBi)

Antenna Height (m)

Noise Figure (dB)

Required SINR (dB)

Thermal Noise (dBm)

-94.00

Rx Sensitivity (dBm)

-93.00

Estimated Cell Range

Maximum Allowable Path Loss: 154.0 dB

LOS NLOS

Scenario	Condition	Max Range
Free Space (FSPL)	LOS	341.53 km
Rural Macro (RMa)	LOS	> 10.00 km
Urban Macro (UMa)	LOS	> 5.00 km
Urban Micro (UMi)	LOS	> 5.00 km*
Rural Macro (RMa)	NLOS	3.24 km
Urban Micro (UMi)	NLOS	2.51 km*
Urban Macro (UMa)	NLOS	2.07 km
Indoor Hotspot (InH)	LOS	> 148 m
Indoor Hotspot (InH)	NLOS	> 148 m

* Frequency or antenna heights are outside the 3GPP TR 38.901 applicability range for this scenario. The result is an extrapolation, not a calibrated prediction.

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Updates

2026-07-05Initial Release.