Does the Nordic nRF9160 work in North Macedonia?
✔ 1 network good? 1 to be confirmed
Mostly. Good on Makedonski Telekom; not confirmed on A1. The reasons are on each card.
- ✔ GoodNB-IoT live · B1 B3 B20 B28Evidence C · 2 sources
- ? To be confirmedLTE-M / NB-IoT not confirmed whyEvidence C · 2 sources
- B28
- B20
- B3
- B1
below 1 GHz (coverage) 1–2.7 GHz 3–7 GHz mmWave · dashed = the Nordic nRF9160 lacks it · • = a main band
A1 · We have no reliable source yet that A1 offers LTE-M or NB-IoT. Ask the operator, or test with its IoT SIM.
Same model, other markets (networks good): ✔ United States 3/3 · ◐ India 2/4 · ◐ Singapore 2/4 · ◐ Saudi Arabia 1/3 · ◐ United Kingdom 3/4 · ✔ New Zealand 3/3 · ◐ Japan 3/4 · ✔ South Korea 3/3 · ✔ Canada 3/3
Similar models here: Quectel BG77 · 1/2 good · Quectel BG770A-GL · 1/2 good · Quectel BG95-M3 · 1/2 good
All 172 countries for the Nordic nRF9160 → · North Macedonia: every network →
Sources for this answer (4) · evidence A = two or more sources, one official · B = one official source · C = industry and independent sources
- A nRF9160 SiP product page: LTE bands certified so far Nordic Semiconductor · 2 Oct 2026
- B Nordic nRF9160 SiP product highlight (bands) DigiKey · 2 Oct 2026
- C List of LTE networks in Europe (bands in use by operator) Wikipedia · 6 Oct 2026
- B On-air 4G carriers by operator: North Macedonia (carrier numbers observed, often with the licence record) Mast Database · mobile-spectrum-data (open data, LGPL-3.0) · 10 Oct 2026
Network by network
| Network | Verdict | Main bands | 4G bands (✓ supported · ½ partly · ✗ missing) | 5G | LTE-M · NB-IoT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Makedonski Telekom | ✔ Good 100% | — | B1✓ B3✓ B20✓ B28✓ | n1 | NB-IoT |
| A1 | ? To be confirmed 100% | — | B1✓ B3✓ B20✓ B28✓ | — | — |
Verdicts come from the Band Atlas engine on the open data (CC BY 4.0, GitHub). Networks change: confirm with the operator before you deploy. This page is not legal or certification advice.
