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B8 · 900 E-GSM

Checked 2026-09-30

B8 is a 3GPP LTE (4G) band (900 E-GSM), FDD duplex, uplink 880–915 MHz and downlink 925–960 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, 37 use it (United Kingdom, South Korea, China, Japan, Germany, Saudi Arabia, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, India, Singapore, Indonesia, Turkey, Spain, Australia, Thailand, Malaysia, Philippines, Hong Kong, China, Taiwan, China, Austria, Portugal, Sweden).12

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Specification

TypeLTE (4G)
DuplexFDD
Uplink880–915 MHz
Downlink925–960 MHz
Channel bandwidth1.4, 3, 5, 10 MHz
LayerCoverage layer (whole band below 1 GHz)
Related bandssame frequencies as 5G NR band n8

Who uses it

OperatorCountryCheck
DreiAustria✔ cross-checked
TelstraAustralia✔ cross-checked
China MobileChina✔ cross-checked
China UnicomChina✔ cross-checked
Deutsche TelekomGermany✔ cross-checked
VodafoneGermany✔ cross-checked
O2 TelefónicaGermany✔ cross-checked
MovistarSpain✔ cross-checked
VodafoneSpain✔ cross-checked
MasOrangeSpain✔ cross-checked
VodafoneUnited Kingdom✔ cross-checked
SmarToneHong Kong, China✔ cross-checked
TelkomselIndonesia✔ cross-checked
IndosatIndonesia✔ cross-checked
XLSMARTIndonesia✔ cross-checked
AirtelIndia✔ cross-checked
TIMItaly✔ cross-checked
VodafoneItaly✔ cross-checked
SoftBankJapan✔ cross-checked
KTSouth Korea✔ cross-checked
CelcomDigiMalaysia✔ cross-checked
OdidoNetherlands✔ cross-checked
GlobePhilippines✔ cross-checked
OrangePoland✔ cross-checked
T-MobilePoland✔ cross-checked
PlusPoland✔ cross-checked
VodafonePortugal✔ cross-checked
Zain KSASaudi Arabia✔ cross-checked
Tele2Sweden✔ cross-checked
TelenorSweden✔ cross-checked
SingtelSingapore✔ cross-checked
StarHubSingapore✔ cross-checked
SIMBASingapore✔ cross-checked
AISThailand✔ cross-checked
TrueThailand✔ cross-checked
TurkcellTurkey✔ cross-checked
Chunghwa TelecomTaiwan, China✔ cross-checked
ProximusBelgiumsingle source (not scored)
BASEBelgiumsingle source (not scored)
TelenorDenmarksingle source (not scored)
TeliaDenmarksingle source (not scored)
3 (Three)Denmarksingle source (not scored)
Free MobileFrancesingle source (not scored)
O2United Kingdomsingle source (not scored)
cslHong Kong, Chinasingle source (not scored)
3 (Three)Hong Kong, Chinasingle source (not scored)
China Mobile Hong KongHong Kong, Chinasingle source (not scored)
ViIndiasingle source (not scored)
IceNorwaysingle source (not scored)
One NZNew Zealandsingle source (not scored)
BitelPerusingle source (not scored)
PlayPolandsingle source (not scored)
MEOPortugalsingle source (not scored)
NOSPortugalsingle source (not scored)
DigiPortugalsingle source (not scored)
stcSaudi Arabiasingle source (not scored)
M1Singaporesingle source (not scored)
VodafoneTurkeysingle source (not scored)
Türk TelekomTurkeysingle source (not scored)
ViettelVietnamsingle source (not scored)
MTNSouth Africasingle source (not scored)

What it means for IoT devices

MF833V, Dongle 400, F40 support B8.

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

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