Cuba: 4G and 5G bands, and what works for IoT
🔄 Latest change · · 📶 Bands: Cuba added with band-level checks: Cubacel (ETECSA). 4G bands come mostly from a single source (the Wikipedia list of LTE networks) for now, so treat the verdicts as provisional; second sources are being added. All changes →
⚠ The bands of this country’s networks come mostly from a single source (the Wikipedia list of LTE networks) for now, so treat these verdicts as provisional while we add second sources. Confirm with the operator before you deploy.
Cuba has 1 networks in this check: Cubacel (ETECSA). 4G bands: Cubacel (ETECSA) B1 B3 B8 B28. The most common 4G bands are B1, B3. The bands come mostly from a single source (the Wikipedia list of LTE networks) for now, so treat the verdicts as provisional.
- Band sources: the Wikipedia list of LTE networks (a single source; second sources are being added).1
- IoT: LTE-M and NB-IoT follow the GSMA list; 5G SA and RedCap are not checked yet.2
Check your module in Cuba
Results cover the 1 networks here; the home page checks every country at once.
Bands and status by network
| Operator | 4G bands | 5G bands | 5G SA | RedCap | LTE-M | NB-IoT | 2G | 3G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cubacel (ETECSA)ETECSA | B1 B3 B8 B281 | Not found | Not found | Not in GSMA list | Not in GSMA list | — | — |
B20 coverage layer (whole band below 1 GHz) B3 capacity layer B38 single source, shown but not scored Strip: where the network’s 4G bands sit on the frequency axis; the dashed line is 1 GHz.
Band by band
One row per network and one column per band, from low to high frequency; the last three rows show what our dongles support. To test another module, paste its bands on the home page.
| B28 | B8 | B3 | B1 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bands each network uses | ||||
| Cubacel (ETECSA) | ||||
| What our dongles support | ||||
| MF833V | ||||
| Dongle 400 | ||||
| F40 | ||||
Popular modules in Cuba
How popular third-party modules rate on each network in Cuba. Bands come from each maker’s specification and are scored the same way; they are listed to help you look things up, not as a recommendation. To test another module, type its model or paste its bands on the home page.
| Module | Cubacel (ETECSA) |
|---|---|
| Huawei E5576-320MiFi · Cat 4 · Pocket Wi-Fi · Europe, Asia and Africa version34 | ✔ Good 100% |
| Huawei E5577-320MiFi · Cat 4 · Pocket Wi-Fi with display · Europe, Asia and Middle East version56 | ✔ Good 100% |
| TP-Link M7350MiFi · Cat 4 · Pocket Wi-Fi · Europe and Asia-Pacific version78 | ✔ Good 67% |
| TP-Link M7450MiFi · Cat 6 · Pocket Wi-Fi · European version97 | ✔ Good 67% |
| Quectel RM520N-GL5G Sub-6 · global1011 | ✔ Good 100% |
| Quectel EG912U-GLCat 1 bis · global1213 | ✔ Good 100% |
| Quectel BG77LTE-M / NB-IoT · global1415 | ? To be confirmed 100% |
| Quectel BG770A-GLLTE-M / NB-IoT · global1617 | ? To be confirmed 100% |
| Quectel EG25-GCat 4 · global1819 | ✔ Good 100% |
| SIMCom SIM7600G-HCat 4 · global2021 | ✔ Good 100% |
| Quectel BG95-M3LTE-M / NB-IoT · global2223 | ? To be confirmed 100% |
| Quectel EG915U-EUCat 1 bis · EMEA, Australia, New Zealand, Brazil2425 | ✔ Good 100% |
| u-blox SARA-R510M8SLTE-M / NB-IoT · global2627 | ? To be confirmed 100% |
| Nordic nRF9160LTE-M / NB-IoT · global2829 | ? To be confirmed 100% |
| Quectel EC25-ECat 4 · EMEA3031 | ✔ Good 67% |
| Quectel EC200U-EUCat 1 bis · EMEA3233 | ✔ Good 100% |
| SIMCom A7670ECat 1 · EMEA and parts of Asia3435 | ✔ Good 67% |
| SIMCom SIM7080GLTE-M / NB-IoT · global3637 | ? To be confirmed 100% |
| Quectel BG96LTE-M / NB-IoT · global3839 | ? To be confirmed 100% |
| Quectel EG21-GCat 1 · global4041 | ✔ Good 100% |
| u-blox LARA-R6001DCat 1 · global4243 | ✔ Good 100% |
| Telit ME910C1-WWLTE-M / NB-IoT · global4445 | ? To be confirmed 100% |
| Quectel RG255C-GL5G RedCap · global4647 | ✔ Good 100% |
| Teltonika TRB140 (0*****)DTU / Gateway · Cat 4 · DTU / industrial gateway · Europe, Middle East, Africa, Korea, Thailand484950 | ✔ Good 100% |
| Teltonika TRB140 (1*****)DTU / Gateway · Cat 4 · DTU / industrial gateway · South America, Australia, New Zealand4951 | ✔ Good 100% |
| Teltonika RUTX12 (0*****)Industrial router · Cat 6 · Dual-modem industrial router · Europe, Middle East, Africa, Australia, APAC, Brazil, Malaysia52 | ✔ Good 100% |
| Teltonika RUTX12 (1*****)Industrial router · Cat 6 · Dual-modem industrial router · North America52 | ✘ Not usable 0% |
| Teltonika FMC130-ME3Vehicle tracker · Cat 1 · Vehicle tracker · Europe and most of the world535455 | ✔ Good 100% |
| Teltonika FMC130-MCIB0Vehicle tracker · Cat 1 · Vehicle tracker · Latin America5354 | ✔ Good 100% |
| Quectel EC25-AFCat 4 · North America305657 | ✘ Not usable 0% |
| Quectel EC25-EUXCat 4 · Europe (with B28)3056 | ✔ Good 100% |
| Quectel EC25-MXCat 4 · Mexico5856 | ◐ Limited 33% |
| Quectel EC25-AUCat 4 · Australia, New Zealand, Latin America5856 | ✔ Good 100% |
| Huawei E3372h-320Dongle · Cat 4 · USB dongle · Europe, Asia-Pacific and most of the world5960 | ✔ Good 100% |
| USR IOT USR-G771-EDTU · Cat 1 · RS232/RS485 DTU · Europe61 | ✔ Good 100% |
| USR IOT USR-DR154-EDTU · Cat 1 · Lipstick-size RS485 DTU · international version6263 | ✔ Good 100% |
Huawei E5576-320:One of the most common travel pocket Wi-Fi units; no North American B2, B4, B12, B66 or B71, and no 2G.
TP-Link M7350:No B28: in countries that rely on 700 MHz for coverage (Australia, much of Latin America) the rural signal will be weak.
Quectel RM520N-GL:Full 5G (eMBB, NSA and SA), not RedCap; B29, B32 and n29, n75, n76 are downlink only.
Quectel BG77:LTE-M and NB-IoT are assessed together: B14, B26 and B27 are LTE-M only, B71 and B85 are NB-IoT only.
Quectel BG770A-GL:LTE-M and NB-IoT are assessed together: B26 and B27 are LTE-M only, B17 is NB-IoT only.
Quectel BG95-M3:LTE-M and NB-IoT are assessed together: its LTE-M also has B26 and B27, its NB-IoT also has B71.
u-blox SARA-R510M8S:LTE-M and NB-IoT are assessed together: B25 is LTE-M only, B66, B71 and B85 are NB-IoT only, and the “00” versions do not support NB-IoT.
Nordic nRF9160:Bands are those Nordic lists as certified so far; LTE-M and NB-IoT are assessed together.
Quectel EC25-E:The EC25-E has no B28; where B28 is needed (Australia, New Zealand, Israel and others), choose the EC25-EU or EC25-EUX from the same family.
Quectel EC200U-EU:In the same family, the EC200U-AU adds B2, B4 and B66, and the EC200U-CN is for China.
SIMCom A7670E:The A7670E has no B28 and no Americas bands; where they are needed, choose the A7670SA from the same family (B1/2/3/4/5/7/8/28/66).
SIMCom SIM7080G:LTE-M and NB-IoT are assessed together: B14 and B27 are LTE-M only, B71 is NB-IoT only, and the SIM7080G-M supports LTE-M only.
Quectel BG96:LTE-M and NB-IoT are assessed together: B39 is LTE-M only, B25 needs release R1.2 or later, and the BG96-M supports LTE-M only.
Quectel EG21-G:The same 4G bands as the EG25-G at Cat 1 speed (up to 10 Mbit/s), suited to low-data, cost-sensitive devices.
u-blox LARA-R6001D:The D version is data only; for North America, the LARA-R6401 in the same family adds B14, B66 and B71.
Telit ME910C1-WW:LTE-M and NB-IoT are assessed together; the newer ME910G1 family adds North American bands such as B25, B66 and B85, and its versions differ, so check before choosing.
Quectel RG255C-GL:The specification is a preliminary release; the module is certified on T-Mobile. 5G needs 5G SA with RedCap on the network; elsewhere it falls back to LTE Cat 4.
Teltonika TRB140 (0*****):Listed by the maker as B28A, the lower half of 700 MHz; the few operators using only the upper half of B28 may not work. For the Americas, choose another version.
Teltonika TRB140 (1*****):No B20 (the 800 MHz coverage layer in Europe): it works in European cities, but suburban and indoor coverage will be weaker; and no B12, B13, B66 or B71, so not for the United States.
Teltonika RUTX12 (0*****):The maker also lists B32 (1500 MHz), receive-only and only as a secondary carrier in aggregation, so it is not counted as a band that can carry a connection alone. Excludes Japan and China Mobile; no 2G.
Teltonika RUTX12 (1*****):The maker also lists B29 (700 MHz), receive-only and only as a secondary carrier, so it is not counted. No B71 (T-Mobile 600 MHz); no 2G.
Teltonika FMC130-ME3:Built on the MeiG SLM320-E2 module, LTE Cat 1 with 2G fallback; no 3G. For the Americas, choose the FMC130-MCIB0.
Teltonika FMC130-MCIB0:Built on the MeiG SLM320-LA module, LTE Cat 1 with 2G fallback; no 3G. No B12, B13, B66 or B71: not for the United States.
Quectel EC25-AF:The North American version for Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile, U.S. Cellular, Rogers and Telus; no B1, B3, B7 or B20, so not for Europe or Asia.
Quectel EC25-EUX:Adds B28 over the EC25-E (listed as B28A, the lower half of 700 MHz) but has no B5.
Quectel EC25-MX:Designed for Mexico: B4, B7 and B66 for Telcel, and B28, the only band Altán uses.
Quectel EC25-AU:The maker notes that B2 on the EC25-AU has no receive diversity, so performance drops in weak signal. No B20, B12 or B13: not for Europe or the United States.
Huawei E3372h-320:Per its GCF certification record: LTE B1, B3, B7, B8, B20 and B28, no TDD. Some listings quote the bands of the E3372h-153 (without B28), so check the suffix when buying.
USR IOT USR-G771-E:LTE Cat 1 for the mainstream European bands, with 2G fallback; no B5, so not for the Americas. The Chinese USR-G771 has different bands; do not mix them up.
USR IOT USR-DR154-E:LTE Cat 1, tiny and DIN-rail mountable; the Chinese USR-DR154 has only B1, B3, B5 and B8, so pick the -E version for deployments abroad.
Which IoT module to choose in Cuba: picks by use case →
Hyper Nexus dongles in Cuba
Scored with the method below; the 5G mark applies to the F40 (RedCap). To test another module, paste its band list.
| Dongle | Cubacel (ETECSA) | Roaming SIM (best network) |
|---|---|---|
| MF833VCertification: Arranged to match your shipments | ✔ Good 67% | ✔ Good Cubacel (ETECSA) |
| Dongle 400Certification: Arranged to match your shipments | ✔ Good 67% | ✔ Good Cubacel (ETECSA) |
| F40Certification: Arranged to match your shipments | ✔ Good 100%5G ✘ | ✔ Good Cubacel (ETECSA) |
Good: the main bands and the coverage layer are all supported. Limited: it connects, but some main or coverage bands are missing, so signal is weaker in some areas or indoors. Not usable: no band in common.
Certification details come from Hyper Nexus product data.64
Network access: long-term roaming
Many globally deployed IoT devices use multi-network roaming SIMs that can attach to several networks in a country, but some countries restrict long-term roaming by foreign SIMs. A local SIM roaming domestically is not affected.
No clear rule found: No information yet.
Questions
Which 4G bands does an IoT device need in Cuba?
On the current data, the most common are B1, B3; every operator’s bands are in the table below.
Will the MF833V work in Cuba?
On the current data, the MF833V across Cuba’s 1 networks: 1 good. Cubacel (ETECSA) good. Confirm with the operator before you deploy.
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