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United Kingdom: 4G and 5G bands, and what works for IoT

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

The UK has four mobile networks: EE, O2, and VodafoneThree’s Vodafone and Three networks (merged on 31 May 2025 and still being integrated). The 4G coverage layer is B20 (800 MHz), used by all four; capacity comes mainly from B1, B3 and B7. 3G was switched off by March 2026, and 2G will close by 2033 at the latest. For IoT devices: B20 is a must, and there is no 3G fallback any more.

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Check your module in the UK

Results cover the 4 networks here; the home page checks every country at once.

Bands and status by network

Operator4G bands5G bands5G SARedCapLTE-MNB-IoT2G3G
EEBT GroupB3 B7 B20 B1 B38 B2812n78 n28 n1 n3 n72Live (2024)5Trials7Not in GSMA list9Not in GSMA list9By 203310Switched off (2024)10
O2Virgin Media O2B20 B1 B3 B40 B8 B38 B2812n78 n28 n1 n8 n382Live (2024-02)4Not launched8Not in GSMA list9Not in GSMA list9By 203310Switched off (2026-03)10
VodafoneVodafoneThreeB7 B20 B1 B8 B32 B38 B312n78 n1 n3 n7 n82Live (2023-06)3Not launched8Commercial9Commercial9By 203310Switched off (2024)10
ThreeVodafoneThreeB20 B1 B32 B3 B2812n78 n77 n28 n12Being integrated into VodafoneThree6Not launched8Not in GSMA list9Not in GSMA list9Never ran 2GSwitched off (2025-11-27)11

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)
B28n28B20B8n8B3n3B1n1B40B38n38B7n7n78n77
Bands each network uses
EE
O2
Vodafone
Three
What our dongles support
MF833V
Dongle 400
F40

Popular modules in the UK

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

ModuleEEO2VodafoneThree
Huawei E5576-320MiFi · Cat 4 · Pocket Wi-Fi · Europe, Asia and Africa version1213✔ Good 100%✔ Good 80%✔ Good 100%✔ Good 100%
Huawei E5577-320MiFi · Cat 4 · Pocket Wi-Fi with display · Europe, Asia and Middle East version1415✔ Good 100%✔ Good 100%✔ Good 100%✔ Good 100%
TP-Link M7350MiFi · Cat 4 · Pocket Wi-Fi · Europe and Asia-Pacific version1617✔ Good 100%✔ Good 80%✔ Good 86%✔ Good 100%
TP-Link M7450MiFi · Cat 6 · Pocket Wi-Fi · European version1816✔ Good 100%✔ Good 100%✔ Good 100%✔ Good 100%
Quectel RM520N-GL5G Sub-6 · global1920✔ Good 100%✔ Good 100%✔ Good 100%✔ Good 100%
Quectel EG912U-GLCat 1 bis · global2122✔ Good 100%✔ Good 100%✔ Good 100%✔ Good 100%
Quectel BG77LTE-M / NB-IoT · global2324? To be confirmed 80%? To be confirmed 80%✔ Good 71%? To be confirmed 100%
Quectel BG770A-GLLTE-M / NB-IoT · global2526? To be confirmed 80%? To be confirmed 80%✔ Good 71%? To be confirmed 100%
Quectel EG25-GCat 4 · global2728✔ Good 100%✔ Good 100%✔ Good 100%✔ Good 100%
SIMCom SIM7600G-HCat 4 · global2930✔ Good 100%✔ Good 100%✔ Good 100%✔ Good 100%
Quectel BG95-M3LTE-M / NB-IoT · global3132? To be confirmed 80%? To be confirmed 80%✔ Good 71%? To be confirmed 100%
Quectel EG915U-EUCat 1 bis · EMEA, Australia, New Zealand, Brazil3334✔ Good 100%✔ Good 80%✔ Good 86%✔ Good 100%
u-blox SARA-R510M8SLTE-M / NB-IoT · global3536? To be confirmed 80%? To be confirmed 80%✔ Good 71%? To be confirmed 100%
Nordic nRF9160LTE-M / NB-IoT · global3738? To be confirmed 80%? To be confirmed 80%✔ Good 71%? To be confirmed 100%
Quectel EC25-ECat 4 · EMEA3940✔ Good 100%✔ Good 100%✔ Good 100%✔ Good 100%
Quectel EC200U-EUCat 1 bis · EMEA4142✔ Good 100%✔ Good 100%✔ Good 100%✔ Good 100%
SIMCom A7670ECat 1 · EMEA and parts of Asia4344✔ Good 100%✔ Good 80%✔ Good 86%✔ Good 100%
SIMCom SIM7080GLTE-M / NB-IoT · global4546? To be confirmed 80%? To be confirmed 80%✔ Good 71%? To be confirmed 100%
Quectel BG96LTE-M / NB-IoT · global4748? To be confirmed 80%? To be confirmed 80%✔ Good 71%? To be confirmed 100%
Quectel EG21-GCat 1 · global4950✔ Good 100%✔ Good 100%✔ Good 100%✔ Good 100%
u-blox LARA-R6001DCat 1 · global5152✔ Good 100%✔ Good 100%✔ Good 100%✔ Good 100%
Telit ME910C1-WWLTE-M / NB-IoT · global5354? To be confirmed 80%? To be confirmed 80%✔ Good 71%? To be confirmed 100%
Quectel RG255C-GL5G RedCap · global5556✔ Good 100%✔ Good 100%✔ Good 100%✔ Good 100%
Teltonika TRB140 (0*****)DTU / Gateway · Cat 4 · DTU / industrial gateway · Europe, Middle East, Africa, Korea, Thailand575859✔ Good 100%✔ Good 100%✔ Good 100%✔ Good 100%
Teltonika TRB140 (1*****)DTU / Gateway · Cat 4 · DTU / industrial gateway · South America, Australia, New Zealand5860◐ Limited 60%◐ Limited 60%◐ Limited 57%◐ Limited 33%
Teltonika RUTX12 (0*****)Industrial router · Cat 6 · Dual-modem industrial router · Europe, Middle East, Africa, Australia, APAC, Brazil, Malaysia61✔ Good 100%✔ Good 100%✔ Good 100%✔ Good 100%
Teltonika RUTX12 (1*****)Industrial router · Cat 6 · Dual-modem industrial router · North America61◐ Limited 20%✘ Not usable 0%◐ Limited 14%✘ Not usable 0%
Teltonika FMC130-ME3Vehicle tracker · Cat 1 · Vehicle tracker · Europe and most of the world626364✔ Good 100%✔ Good 100%✔ Good 100%✔ Good 100%
Teltonika FMC130-MCIB0Vehicle tracker · Cat 1 · Vehicle tracker · Latin America6263✔ Good 100%✔ Good 100%✔ Good 86%✔ Good 100%
Quectel EC25-AFCat 4 · North America396566✘ Not usable 0%✘ Not usable 0%✘ Not usable 0%✘ Not usable 0%
Quectel EC25-EUXCat 4 · Europe (with B28)3965✔ Good 100%✔ Good 100%✔ Good 100%✔ Good 100%
Quectel EC25-MXCat 4 · Mexico6765◐ Limited 20%◐ Limited 0%◐ Limited 14%◐ Limited 0%
Quectel EC25-AUCat 4 · Australia, New Zealand, Latin America6765◐ Limited 60%◐ Limited 60%◐ Limited 57%◐ Limited 33%
Huawei E3372h-320Dongle · Cat 4 · USB dongle · Europe, Asia-Pacific and most of the world6869✔ Good 100%✔ Good 80%✔ Good 86%✔ Good 100%
USR IOT USR-G771-EDTU · Cat 1 · RS232/RS485 DTU · Europe70✔ Good 100%✔ Good 80%✔ Good 86%✔ Good 100%
USR IOT USR-DR154-EDTU · Cat 1 · Lipstick-size RS485 DTU · international version7172✔ Good 100%✔ Good 80%✔ Good 86%✔ 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 the United Kingdom: picks by use case →

Hyper Nexus dongles in the UK

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

DongleEEO2VodafoneThreeRoaming SIM (best network)
MF833VCertification: Certified✔ Good 100%✔ Good 80%✔ Good 86%✔ Good 100%✔ Good EE
Dongle 400Certification: See the UK guide✔ Good 100%✔ Good 80%✔ Good 86%✔ Good 100%✔ Good EE
F40Certification: Arranged to match your shipments◐ Limited 40%5G ◐◐ Limited 60%5G ◐◐ Limited 57%5G ◐◐ Limited 33%5G ◐◐ Limited EE

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.73

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: We have not found a clear rule on long-term roaming for IoT devices here yet; confirm with the operator or your connectivity provider before deploying.

Questions

Which 4G bands must an IoT device support in the UK?

At least B20 (800 MHz), B3 (1800 MHz) and B1 (2100 MHz); add B7 (2600 MHz) for city capacity. B20 is the coverage layer on all four networks; without it, rural and indoor signal drops sharply.

Is there still 3G in the UK?

No. All four operators switched 3G off between 2024 and March 2026. 2G still runs but closes by 2033 at the latest, so 2G/3G-only devices should be replaced soon.

Are Vodafone and Three still two networks after the merger?

The merger completed on 31 May 2025. For now there are still two radio networks being integrated, so this page lists both.

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