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n78 · 3500 C-Band
n78 is a 3GPP 5G NR band (3500 C-Band), TDD duplex, uplink 3300–3800 MHz and downlink 3300–3800 MHz. It is a capacity layer: wide and fast, with shorter reach than the low bands. Of the 155 networks we check, 50 use it (South Korea, China, Japan, Germany, France, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Israel, Canada, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Brazil, India, Spain, Australia, New Zealand, Philippines).12
Will your device work on n78?
Specification
| Type | 5G NR |
|---|---|
| Duplex | TDD |
| Uplink | 3300–3800 MHz |
| Downlink | 3300–3800 MHz |
| Channel bandwidth | 10–100 MHz |
| Layer | Capacity layer |
| Related bands | contained in n77; contains n48 |
Who uses it
| Operator | Country | Check |
|---|---|---|
| e& (Etisalat) | United Arab Emirates | ✔ cross-checked |
| du | United Arab Emirates | ✔ cross-checked |
| Telstra | Australia | ✔ cross-checked |
| Optus | Australia | ✔ cross-checked |
| Vodafone | Australia | ✔ cross-checked |
| Vivo | Brazil | ✔ cross-checked |
| Claro | Brazil | ✔ cross-checked |
| Rogers | Canada | ✔ cross-checked |
| Bell | Canada | ✔ cross-checked |
| TELUS | Canada | ✔ cross-checked |
| China Telecom | China | ✔ cross-checked |
| China Unicom | China | ✔ cross-checked |
| Deutsche Telekom | Germany | ✔ cross-checked |
| O2 Telefónica | Germany | ✔ cross-checked |
| Movistar | Spain | ✔ cross-checked |
| Vodafone | Spain | ✔ cross-checked |
| MasOrange | Spain | ✔ cross-checked |
| Orange | France | ✔ cross-checked |
| SFR | France | ✔ cross-checked |
| Bouygues Telecom | France | ✔ cross-checked |
| Free Mobile | France | ✔ cross-checked |
| Partner | Israel | ✔ cross-checked |
| HOT Mobile | Israel | ✔ cross-checked |
| Cellcom | Israel | ✔ cross-checked |
| Pelephone | Israel | ✔ cross-checked |
| Jio | India | ✔ cross-checked |
| Airtel | India | ✔ cross-checked |
| Vi | India | ✔ cross-checked |
| TIM | Italy | ✔ cross-checked |
| Vodafone | Italy | ✔ cross-checked |
| WindTre | Italy | ✔ cross-checked |
| Iliad | Italy | ✔ cross-checked |
| NTT docomo | Japan | ✔ cross-checked |
| SK Telecom | South Korea | ✔ cross-checked |
| KT | South Korea | ✔ cross-checked |
| LG U+ | South Korea | ✔ cross-checked |
| Ooredoo Kuwait | Kuwait | ✔ cross-checked |
| KPN | Netherlands | ✔ cross-checked |
| Vodafone | Netherlands | ✔ cross-checked |
| Spark | New Zealand | ✔ cross-checked |
| One NZ | New Zealand | ✔ cross-checked |
| 2degrees | New Zealand | ✔ cross-checked |
| Globe | Philippines | ✔ cross-checked |
| DITO | Philippines | ✔ cross-checked |
| Orange | Poland | ✔ cross-checked |
| T-Mobile | Poland | ✔ cross-checked |
| Play | Poland | ✔ cross-checked |
| Ooredoo Qatar | Qatar | ✔ cross-checked |
| Vodafone Qatar | Qatar | ✔ cross-checked |
| stc | Saudi Arabia | ✔ cross-checked |
| Movistar | Argentina | single source (not scored) |
| Proximus | Belgium | single source (not scored) |
| Orange | Belgium | single source (not scored) |
| TIM | Brazil | single source (not scored) |
| Salt | Switzerland | single source (not scored) |
| Entel | Chile | single source (not scored) |
| Movistar | Chile | single source (not scored) |
| Claro | Colombia | single source (not scored) |
| Movistar | Colombia | single source (not scored) |
| Tigo | Colombia | single source (not scored) |
| WOM | Colombia | single source (not scored) |
| Vodafone | Germany | single source (not scored) |
| EE | United Kingdom | single source (not scored) |
| O2 | United Kingdom | single source (not scored) |
| Vodafone | United Kingdom | single source (not scored) |
| Three | United Kingdom | single source (not scored) |
| BSNL | India | single source (not scored) |
| KDDI (au) | Japan | single source (not scored) |
| Zain Kuwait | Kuwait | single source (not scored) |
| stc Kuwait | Kuwait | single source (not scored) |
| Telcel | Mexico | single source (not scored) |
| Odido | Netherlands | single source (not scored) |
| Omantel | Oman | single source (not scored) |
| Ooredoo | Oman | single source (not scored) |
| Claro | Peru | single source (not scored) |
| Movistar | Peru | single source (not scored) |
| Entel | Peru | single source (not scored) |
| Bitel | Peru | single source (not scored) |
| Vodafone | Portugal | single source (not scored) |
| Mobily | Saudi Arabia | single source (not scored) |
| Zain KSA | Saudi Arabia | single source (not scored) |
| Singtel | Singapore | single source (not scored) |
| StarHub | Singapore | single source (not scored) |
| M1 | Singapore | single source (not scored) |
| Turkcell | Turkey | single source (not scored) |
| Vodafone | Turkey | single source (not scored) |
| Türk Telekom | Turkey | single source (not scored) |
| Viettel | Vietnam | single source (not scored) |
| VinaPhone | Vietnam | single source (not scored) |
What it means for IoT devices
- n78 adds capacity in South Korea, China, Japan, Germany, France, United Arab Emirates: it raises city speeds, but coverage comes from the low bands.
- This is a TDD band: FDD-only modules cannot use it.
F40 support n78.
Sources
- C 5G NR frequency bands (Rel-19) Wikipedia · 2026-09-30
- C 3GPP RF bands list iTecSpec · 2026-09-30
Devices that support n78 (3)
- F40 Hyper Nexus
- Quectel RG255C-GL
- Quectel RM520N-GL
