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Germany: 4G and 5G bands, and what works for IoT

3 networks · Checked 2026-09-30 · next check by 2026-12-31

Germany has three national networks: Deutsche Telekom, Vodafone and O2 Telefónica. Newcomer 1&1 has limited own coverage and roams nationally elsewhere, so it is not listed yet. The 4G coverage layer is B20 (800 MHz) on all three, and B8 (900 MHz) now carries 4G too; capacity comes from B1, B3 and B7. 3G ended in 2021, and 2G ends in 2028 (Telekom on 30 June, Vodafone in September, O2 in the second half). All three run commercial 5G SA, and Telekom and O2 have launched RedCap.

Replacing 2G in Europeall three German networks end 2G in 2028: timetable, affected devices, what to choose and supply →

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Results cover the 3 networks here; the home page checks every country at once.

Bands and status by network

Operator4G bands5G bands5G SARedCapLTE-MNB-IoT2G3G
Deutsche TelekomB1 B3 B8 B20 B28 B7 B321231314n1 n78 n3 n28114Live (2024-10-16)10Commercial11Commercial12Commercial12By 2028-06-305Switched off (2021-06-30)4
VodafoneVodafone GroupB1 B3 B7 B8 B20 B28 B32 B38123134n1 n3 n28 n781Live (2021-04)9Not launchedCommercial12Commercial12Planned for September 2028 (residual IoT network to end-2030)6Switched off (2021-06)8
O2 TelefónicaTelefónicaB1 B3 B8 B20 B28 B7123138n28 n78 n1 n319Live (2023-10-10)9Commercial11Commercial12Commercial12Planned for the second half of 20285Switched off (2021-12-30)8

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.

In use / supportedPartlyNot supportedSingle sourceCoverage layer (below 1 GHz)
B28n28B20B8B3n3B1n1B38B7n78
Bands each network uses
Deutsche Telekom
Vodafone
O2 Telefónica
What our dongles support
MF833V
Dongle 400
F40

Popular modules in Germany

How popular third-party modules rate on each network in Germany. 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.

ModuleDeutsche TelekomVodafoneO2 Telefónica
Huawei E5576-320MiFi · Cat 4 · Pocket Wi-Fi · Europe, Asia and Africa version1516✔ Good 100%✔ Good 100%✔ Good 100%
Huawei E5577-320MiFi · Cat 4 · Pocket Wi-Fi with display · Europe, Asia and Middle East version1718✔ Good 100%✔ Good 100%✔ Good 100%
TP-Link M7350MiFi · Cat 4 · Pocket Wi-Fi · Europe and Asia-Pacific version1920✔ Good 75%✔ Good 78%✔ Good 75%
TP-Link M7450MiFi · Cat 6 · Pocket Wi-Fi · European version2119✔ Good 75%✔ Good 78%✔ Good 75%
Quectel RM520N-GL5G Sub-6 · global2223✔ Good 100% 5G✔ Good 100%✔ Good 100% 5G
Quectel EG912U-GLCat 1 bis · global2425✔ Good 100%✔ Good 100%✔ Good 100%
Quectel BG77LTE-M / NB-IoT · global2627✔ Good 100%✔ Good 89%✔ Good 100%
Quectel BG770A-GLLTE-M / NB-IoT · global2829✔ Good 100%✔ Good 89%✔ Good 100%
Quectel EG25-GCat 4 · global3031✔ Good 100%✔ Good 100%✔ Good 100%
SIMCom SIM7600G-HCat 4 · global3233✔ Good 100%✔ Good 100%✔ Good 100%
Quectel BG95-M3LTE-M / NB-IoT · global3435✔ Good 100%✔ Good 89%✔ Good 100%
Quectel EG915U-EUCat 1 bis · EMEA, Australia, New Zealand, Brazil3637✔ Good 100%✔ Good 100%✔ Good 100%
u-blox SARA-R510M8SLTE-M / NB-IoT · global3839✔ Good 100%✔ Good 89%✔ Good 100%
Nordic nRF9160LTE-M / NB-IoT · global4041✔ Good 100%✔ Good 89%✔ Good 100%
Quectel EC25-ECat 4 · EMEA4243✔ Good 75%✔ Good 78%✔ Good 75%
Quectel EC200U-EUCat 1 bis · EMEA4445✔ Good 100%✔ Good 100%✔ Good 100%
SIMCom A7670ECat 1 · EMEA and parts of Asia4647✔ Good 75%✔ Good 78%✔ Good 75%
SIMCom SIM7080GLTE-M / NB-IoT · global4849✔ Good 100%✔ Good 89%✔ Good 100%
Quectel BG96LTE-M / NB-IoT · global5051✔ Good 100%✔ Good 89%✔ Good 100%
Quectel EG21-GCat 1 · global5253✔ Good 100%✔ Good 100%✔ Good 100%
u-blox LARA-R6001DCat 1 · global5455✔ Good 100%✔ Good 100%✔ Good 100%
Telit ME910C1-WWLTE-M / NB-IoT · global5657✔ Good 100%✔ Good 89%✔ Good 100%
Quectel RG255C-GL5G RedCap · global5859✔ Good 100% 5G✔ Good 100%✔ Good 100% 5G
Teltonika TRB140 (0*****)DTU / Gateway · Cat 4 · DTU / industrial gateway · Europe, Middle East, Africa, Korea, Thailand606162✔ Good 100%✔ Good 100%✔ Good 100%
Teltonika TRB140 (1*****)DTU / Gateway · Cat 4 · DTU / industrial gateway · South America, Australia, New Zealand6163✔ Good 75%✔ Good 78%✔ Good 75%
Teltonika RUTX12 (0*****)Industrial router · Cat 6 · Dual-modem industrial router · Europe, Middle East, Africa, Australia, APAC, Brazil, Malaysia64✔ Good 100%✔ Good 100%✔ Good 100%
Teltonika RUTX12 (1*****)Industrial router · Cat 6 · Dual-modem industrial router · North America64◐ Limited 0%◐ Limited 11%◐ Limited 0%
Teltonika FMC130-ME3Vehicle tracker · Cat 1 · Vehicle tracker · Europe and most of the world656667✔ Good 100%✔ Good 100%✔ Good 100%
Teltonika FMC130-MCIB0Vehicle tracker · Cat 1 · Vehicle tracker · Latin America6566✔ Good 100%✔ Good 100%✔ Good 100%
Quectel EC25-AFCat 4 · North America426869✘ Not usable 0%✘ Not usable 0%✘ Not usable 0%
Quectel EC25-EUXCat 4 · Europe (with B28)4268✔ Good 100%✔ Good 100%✔ Good 100%
Quectel EC25-MXCat 4 · Mexico7068◐ Limited 25%◐ Limited 33%◐ Limited 25%
Quectel EC25-AUCat 4 · Australia, New Zealand, Latin America7068✔ Good 75%✔ Good 78%✔ Good 75%
Huawei E3372h-320Dongle · Cat 4 · USB dongle · Europe, Asia-Pacific and most of the world7172✔ Good 100%✔ Good 100%✔ Good 100%
USR IOT USR-G771-EDTU · Cat 1 · RS232/RS485 DTU · Europe73✔ Good 100%✔ Good 100%✔ Good 100%
USR IOT USR-DR154-EDTU · Cat 1 · Lipstick-size RS485 DTU · international version7475✔ Good 100%✔ Good 100%✔ 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 Germany: picks by use case →

Hyper Nexus dongles in Germany

Scored with the method below; the 5G mark applies to the F40 (RedCap). To test another module, paste its band list.

DongleDeutsche TelekomVodafoneO2 TelefónicaRoaming SIM (best network)
MF833VCertification: CE✔ Good 75%✔ Good 78%✔ Good 75%✔ Good Deutsche Telekom
Dongle 400Certification: CE✔ Good 75%✔ Good 78%✔ Good 75%✔ Good Deutsche Telekom
F40Certification: Arranged to match shipments✔ Good 75%5G ✔ RedCap✔ Good 67%5G ◐✔ Good 75%5G ✔ RedCap✔ Good Deutsche Telekom

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.76

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 legal ban; it depends on the operators: EU rules do not ban it; long-term roaming depends on wholesale roaming agreements between operators. Agreements allowing it have grown in number, but some operators still refuse.7778

Questions

Which 4G bands must an IoT device support in Germany?

At least B20 (800 MHz), B3 (1800 MHz) and B1 (2100 MHz); B8 (900 MHz) and B7 (2600 MHz) help further. Without B20 there is little 4G in rural areas and indoors.

When does 2G end in Germany, and can devices still fall back to it?

All three switch 2G off in 2028: Telekom on 30 June, Vodafone in September (keeping a residual IoT network to end-2030) and O2 in the second half. New devices should not rely on 2G; lift phones, alarms and similar devices need 4G before 2028.

Which German operators offer 5G RedCap?

Telekom and Telefónica (O2) have launched RedCap (GSA, April 2026). All three run 5G SA.

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