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B3 · 1800 DCS

Checked 2026-09-30

B3 is a 3GPP LTE (4G) band (1800 DCS), FDD duplex, uplink 1710–1785 MHz and downlink 1805–1880 MHz. It is a capacity layer: wide and fast, with shorter reach than the low bands. Of the 155 networks we check, 114 use it (United Kingdom, South Korea, China, Japan, Germany, France, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Israel, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Brazil, India, Singapore, Indonesia, Turkey, Spain, Australia, New Zealand, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Philippines, South Africa, Oman, Bahrain, Hong Kong, China, Taiwan, China, Ireland, Belgium, Switzerland, Austria, Portugal, Sweden, Denmark, Norway).12

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Specification

TypeLTE (4G)
DuplexFDD
Uplink1710–1785 MHz
Downlink1805–1880 MHz
Channel bandwidth1.4, 3, 5, 10, 15, 20 MHz
LayerCapacity layer
Related bandscontains B9; same frequencies as 5G NR band n3

Who uses it

OperatorCountryCheck
e& (Etisalat)United Arab Emirates✔ cross-checked
duUnited Arab Emirates✔ cross-checked
A1Austria✔ cross-checked
MagentaAustria✔ cross-checked
DreiAustria✔ cross-checked
TelstraAustralia✔ cross-checked
OptusAustralia✔ cross-checked
VodafoneAustralia✔ cross-checked
ProximusBelgium✔ cross-checked
BASEBelgium✔ cross-checked
OrangeBelgium✔ cross-checked
BatelcoBahrain✔ cross-checked
ZainBahrain✔ cross-checked
stcBahrain✔ cross-checked
VivoBrazil✔ cross-checked
ClaroBrazil✔ cross-checked
TIMBrazil✔ cross-checked
SwisscomSwitzerland✔ cross-checked
SunriseSwitzerland✔ cross-checked
SaltSwitzerland✔ cross-checked
China MobileChina✔ cross-checked
China TelecomChina✔ cross-checked
China UnicomChina✔ cross-checked
Deutsche TelekomGermany✔ cross-checked
VodafoneGermany✔ cross-checked
O2 TelefónicaGermany✔ cross-checked
TelenorDenmark✔ cross-checked
TeliaDenmark✔ cross-checked
3 (Three)Denmark✔ cross-checked
MovistarSpain✔ cross-checked
VodafoneSpain✔ cross-checked
MasOrangeSpain✔ cross-checked
OrangeFrance✔ cross-checked
SFRFrance✔ cross-checked
Bouygues TelecomFrance✔ cross-checked
Free MobileFrance✔ cross-checked
EEUnited Kingdom✔ cross-checked
O2United Kingdom✔ cross-checked
cslHong Kong, China✔ cross-checked
SmarToneHong Kong, China✔ cross-checked
3 (Three)Hong Kong, China✔ cross-checked
China Mobile Hong KongHong Kong, China✔ cross-checked
TelkomselIndonesia✔ cross-checked
IndosatIndonesia✔ cross-checked
XLSMARTIndonesia✔ cross-checked
VodafoneIreland✔ cross-checked
ThreeIreland✔ cross-checked
EirIreland✔ cross-checked
PartnerIsrael✔ cross-checked
HOT MobileIsrael✔ cross-checked
CellcomIsrael✔ cross-checked
PelephoneIsrael✔ cross-checked
JioIndia✔ cross-checked
AirtelIndia✔ cross-checked
ViIndia✔ cross-checked
TIMItaly✔ cross-checked
VodafoneItaly✔ cross-checked
WindTreItaly✔ cross-checked
IliadItaly✔ cross-checked
NTT docomoJapan✔ cross-checked
KDDI (au)Japan✔ cross-checked
SoftBankJapan✔ cross-checked
Rakuten MobileJapan✔ cross-checked
SK TelecomSouth Korea✔ cross-checked
KTSouth Korea✔ cross-checked
Ooredoo KuwaitKuwait✔ cross-checked
Zain KuwaitKuwait✔ cross-checked
stc KuwaitKuwait✔ cross-checked
MaxisMalaysia✔ cross-checked
CelcomDigiMalaysia✔ cross-checked
U MobileMalaysia✔ cross-checked
KPNNetherlands✔ cross-checked
VodafoneNetherlands✔ cross-checked
OdidoNetherlands✔ cross-checked
TelenorNorway✔ cross-checked
TeliaNorway✔ cross-checked
IceNorway✔ cross-checked
SparkNew Zealand✔ cross-checked
One NZNew Zealand✔ cross-checked
2degreesNew Zealand✔ cross-checked
OmantelOman✔ cross-checked
OoredooOman✔ cross-checked
GlobePhilippines✔ cross-checked
OrangePoland✔ cross-checked
T-MobilePoland✔ cross-checked
PlayPoland✔ cross-checked
MEOPortugal✔ cross-checked
NOSPortugal✔ cross-checked
VodafonePortugal✔ cross-checked
DigiPortugal✔ cross-checked
Ooredoo QatarQatar✔ cross-checked
Vodafone QatarQatar✔ cross-checked
stcSaudi Arabia✔ cross-checked
MobilySaudi Arabia✔ cross-checked
Zain KSASaudi Arabia✔ cross-checked
TeliaSweden✔ cross-checked
Tele2Sweden✔ cross-checked
TelenorSweden✔ cross-checked
SingtelSingapore✔ cross-checked
StarHubSingapore✔ cross-checked
M1Singapore✔ cross-checked
AISThailand✔ cross-checked
TrueThailand✔ cross-checked
TurkcellTurkey✔ cross-checked
VodafoneTurkey✔ cross-checked
Türk TelekomTurkey✔ cross-checked
Chunghwa TelecomTaiwan, China✔ cross-checked
Taiwan MobileTaiwan, China✔ cross-checked
ViettelVietnam✔ cross-checked
VinaPhoneVietnam✔ cross-checked
MobiFoneVietnam✔ cross-checked
VodacomSouth Africa✔ cross-checked
MTNSouth Africa✔ cross-checked
RainSouth Africa✔ cross-checked
TDCDenmarksingle source (not scored)
VodafoneUnited Kingdomsingle source (not scored)
ThreeUnited Kingdomsingle source (not scored)
VodafoneOmansingle source (not scored)
SmartPhilippinessingle source (not scored)
PlusPolandsingle source (not scored)
FarEasToneTaiwan, Chinasingle source (not scored)
TelkomSouth Africasingle source (not scored)

What it means for IoT devices

MF833V, Dongle 400, F40 support B3.

Sources

  1. A TS 36.101 Rel-19, Table 5.5-1 E-UTRA operating bands 3GPP (via iTecSpec) · 2026-09-30
  2. C LTE frequency bands Wikipedia · 2026-09-30

Devices that support B3 (36)

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