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B5 · 850 Cellular

Checked 2026-09-30

B5 is a 3GPP LTE (4G) band (850 Cellular), FDD duplex, uplink 824–849 MHz and downlink 869–894 MHz. The whole band sits below 1 GHz, so it is a coverage layer: it travels far and gets through walls, deciding rural and indoor signal. Of the 155 networks we check, 12 use it (United States, South Korea, China, Canada, Brazil, India, Australia, Malaysia).12

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Specification

TypeLTE (4G)
DuplexFDD
Uplink824–849 MHz
Downlink869–894 MHz
Channel bandwidth1.4, 3, 5, 10 MHz
LayerCoverage layer (whole band below 1 GHz)
Related bandscontained in B26; contains B6, B19; same frequencies as 5G NR band n5

Who uses it

OperatorCountryCheck
VodafoneAustralia✔ cross-checked
VivoBrazil✔ cross-checked
TIMBrazil✔ cross-checked
BellCanada✔ cross-checked
TELUSCanada✔ cross-checked
China TelecomChina✔ cross-checked
JioIndia✔ cross-checked
SK TelecomSouth Korea✔ cross-checked
LG U+South Korea✔ cross-checked
Unifi MobileMalaysia✔ cross-checked
AT&TUnited States✔ cross-checked
VerizonUnited States✔ cross-checked
ClaroBrazilsingle source (not scored)
RogersCanadasingle source (not scored)
ClaroChilesingle source (not scored)
ClaroColombiasingle source (not scored)
MovistarColombiasingle source (not scored)
XLSMARTIndonesiasingle source (not scored)
PelephoneIsraelsingle source (not scored)
AirtelIndiasingle source (not scored)
AT&TMexicosingle source (not scored)
SmartPhilippinessingle source (not scored)
T-MobileUnited Statessingle source (not scored)

What it means for IoT devices

MF833V, Dongle 400, F40 support B5.

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 B5 (30)

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