O2 (the UK): bands and module compatibility

O2 in the UK: 7 LTE bands (7 confirmed), evidence A; of 40 popular models, 34 good, 4 limited, 2 no.

5G NRn78 n28 n1 n8 n38

LTE-M / NB-IoTLTE-M · NB-IoT

2G / 3G2G switch-off planned 2029 · 3G switched off 2026-03

LTE bands

Band	Downlink (MHz)	Layer	Status	Sources
B1	2110–2170	capacity	confirmed	A B C C
B3	1805–1880	capacity	confirmed	A B C C
B8	925–960	coverage	confirmed	A B C
B20	791–821	coverage	confirmed	A B C C
B28	758–803	coverage	confirmed	A B C
B38	2570–2620	capacity	confirmed	B C
B40	2300–2400	capacity	confirmed	A B C C

How each model fares on this network

Model	Verdict	Compatibility	Missing bands
Dongle 400	good	60%	B40 B38 B28 coverage	Verdict →
Huawei E3372h-320	good	80%	B40 B38	Verdict →
Huawei E5576-320	good	90%	B40	Verdict →
Huawei E5577-320	good	100%	—	Verdict →
JACS TD191-B	good	70%	B40 B28 coverage	Verdict →
MF833V	good	60%	B40 B38 B28 coverage	Verdict →
Nordic nRF9160	good	80%	B40 B38	Verdict →
Quectel BG77	good	80%	B40 B38	Verdict →
Quectel BG770A-GL	good	80%	B40 B38	Verdict →
Quectel BG95-M3	good	80%	B40 B38	Verdict →
Quectel BG96	good	80%	B40 B38	Verdict →
Quectel EC200U-EU	good	100%	—	Verdict →
Quectel EC25-E	good	80%	B28 coverage	Verdict →
Quectel EC25-EUX	good	100%	—	Verdict →
Quectel EG21-G	good	100%	—	Verdict →
Quectel EG25-G	good	100%	—	Verdict →
Quectel EG912U-GL	good	100%	—	Verdict →
Quectel EG915U-EU	good	80%	B40 B38	Verdict →
Quectel RG255C-GL	good	100%	—	Verdict →
Quectel RM520N-GL	good	100%	—	Verdict →
SIMCom A7670E	good	60%	B40 B38 B28 coverage	Verdict →
SIMCom SIM7080G	good	80%	B40 B38	Verdict →
SIMCom SIM7600G-H	good	100%	—	Verdict →
TP-Link M7350	good	60%	B40 B38 B28 coverage	Verdict →
TP-Link M7450	good	80%	B28 coverage	Verdict →
Telit ME910C1-WW	good	80%	B40 B38	Verdict →
Teltonika FMC130-MCIB0	good	90%	B38	Verdict →
Teltonika FMC130-ME3	good	100%	—	Verdict →
Teltonika RUTX12 (0*****)	good	100%	—	Verdict →
Teltonika TRB140 (0*****)	good	100%	—	Verdict →
USR IOT USR-DR154-E	good	80%	B40 B38	Verdict →
USR IOT USR-G771-E	good	80%	B40 B38	Verdict →
u-blox LARA-R6001D	good	100%	—	Verdict →
u-blox SARA-R510M8S	good	80%	B40 B38	Verdict →
F40	limited	80%	B20 coverage	Verdict →
Quectel EC25-AU	limited	70%	B20 coverage B38	Verdict →
Quectel EC25-MX	limited	20%	B20 coverage B1 B3 B40 B8 coverage B38	Verdict →
Teltonika TRB140 (1*****)	limited	70%	B20 coverage B38	Verdict →
Quectel EC25-AF	no	0%	B20 coverage B1 B3 B40 B8 coverage B38 B28 coverage	Verdict →
Teltonika RUTX12 (1*****)	no	0%	B20 coverage B1 B3 B40 B8 coverage B38 B28 coverage	Verdict →

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