User
equipment
Category 		Max. L1
data rate
Downlink
(Mbit/s) 		Max. number
of DL MIMO
layers 		Max. L1
data rate
Uplink
(Mbit/s) 		3GPP Release
NB1 0.68 1 1.0 Rel 13
M1 1.0 1 1.0
0 1.0 1 1.0 Rel 12
1 10.3 1 5.2 Rel 8
2 51.0 2 25.5
3 102.0 2 51.0
4 150.8 2 51.0
5 299.6 4 75.4
6 301.5 2 or 4 51.0 Rel 10
7 301.5 2 or 4 102.0
8 2,998.6 8 1,497.8
9 452.2 2 or 4 51.0 Rel 11
10 452.2 2 or 4 102.0
11 603.0 2 or 4 51.0
12 603.0 2 or 4 102.0
13 391.7 2 or 4 150.8 Rel 12
14 391.7 8 9,585
15 750 2 or 4 226
16 979 2 or 4 n/a
17 25,065 8 n/a Rel 13
18 1,174 2 or 4 or 8 n/a
19 1,566 2 or 4 or 8 n/a