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

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

The US has three nationwide networks — AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile — and each leans on different 4G bands: AT&T on B2/B4/B5/B12/B17, Verizon on B13 (700 MHz), T-Mobile on B2/B12/B66/B71. 2G and 3G are gone; the last to close was T-Mobile’s 2G, on 3 August 2026. AT&T and T-Mobile run 5G SA and RedCap nationwide. For IoT devices: pick the operator first, then match its main bands. Without B13 a device is of little use on Verizon; without B71, T-Mobile’s rural coverage suffers. US operators usually also require device certification.

📋 What certification you need in United States →

Check your module in the US

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
AT&TB2 B4 B5 B12 B17 B30 B66 B14 B291312n5 n77 n260 n2 n6623Live (2025-10)5Commercial (2025-07)5Commercial8Shut down (2025-Q1)9Switched off (2017)10Switched off (2022)11
VerizonB13 B2 B4 B5 B66 B48 B4613123n77 n261 n260 n5 n2 n6623Deployed, still expanding6Rolling out, no nationwide launch announced4Commercial8Commercial8Switched off (CDMA, 2022-12-31)11Switched off (CDMA, 2022-12-31)11
T-MobileT-Mobile USB2 B4 B12 B66 B71 B41 B5 B251312n71 n41 n25 n258 n260 n261 n77 n66 n223Live (2020)4Commercial7Commercial8Commercial8Switched off (2026-08-03)12Switched off (2022-07-01)10

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)
B71n71B12B17B13B14B5n5B2B25n2n25B4B66n66B30B41n41n77B48n258n261n260
Bands each network uses
AT&T
Verizon
T-Mobile
What our dongles support
MF833V
Dongle 400
F40

Popular modules in the US

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

ModuleAT&TVerizonT-Mobile
Huawei E5576-320MiFi · Cat 4 · Pocket Wi-Fi · Europe, Asia and Africa version1415✘ Not usable 0%✘ Not usable 0%◐ Limited 6%
Huawei E5577-320MiFi · Cat 4 · Pocket Wi-Fi with display · Europe, Asia and Middle East version1617✘ Not usable 0%✘ Not usable 0%◐ Limited 13%
TP-Link M7350MiFi · Cat 4 · Pocket Wi-Fi · Europe and Asia-Pacific version1819✘ Not usable 0%✘ Not usable 0%✘ Not usable 0%
TP-Link M7450MiFi · Cat 6 · Pocket Wi-Fi · European version2018✘ Not usable 0%✘ Not usable 0%◐ Limited 13%
Quectel RM520N-GL5G Sub-6 · global2122✔ Good 100% 5G✔ Good 100% 5G✔ Good 100% 5G
Quectel EG912U-GLCat 1 bis · global2324✔ Good 90%✔ Good 88%◐ Limited 75%
Quectel BG77LTE-M / NB-IoT · global2526✔ Good 90%✔ Good 88%✔ Good 88%
Quectel BG770A-GLLTE-M / NB-IoT · global2728✔ Good 90%✔ Good 88%✔ Good 63%
Quectel EG25-GCat 4 · global2930✔ Good 85%✔ Good 81%◐ Limited 69%
SIMCom SIM7600G-HCat 4 · global3132✔ Good 90%✔ Good 88%◐ Limited 75%
Quectel BG95-M3LTE-M / NB-IoT · global3334✔ Good 90%✔ Good 88%✔ Good 88%
Quectel EG915U-EUCat 1 bis · EMEA, Australia, New Zealand, Brazil3536◐ Limited 20%◐ Limited 25%◐ Limited 0%
u-blox SARA-R510M8SLTE-M / NB-IoT · global3738✔ Good 90%✔ Good 88%✔ Good 88%
Nordic nRF9160LTE-M / NB-IoT · global3940✔ Good 90%✔ Good 88%✔ Good 63%
Quectel EC25-ECat 4 · EMEA4142◐ Limited 20%◐ Limited 25%◐ Limited 13%
Quectel EC200U-EUCat 1 bis · EMEA4344◐ Limited 20%◐ Limited 25%◐ Limited 13%
SIMCom A7670ECat 1 · EMEA and parts of Asia4546◐ Limited 20%◐ Limited 25%◐ Limited 0%
SIMCom SIM7080GLTE-M / NB-IoT · global4748✔ Good 90%✔ Good 88%✔ Good 88%
Quectel BG96LTE-M / NB-IoT · global4950✔ Good 85%✔ Good 81%✔ Good 56%
Quectel EG21-GCat 1 · global5152✔ Good 85%✔ Good 81%◐ Limited 69%
u-blox LARA-R6001DCat 1 · global5354✔ Good 85%✔ Good 81%◐ Limited 69%
Telit ME910C1-WWLTE-M / NB-IoT · global5556✔ Good 85%✔ Good 81%✔ Good 56%
Quectel RG255C-GL5G RedCap · global5758✔ Good 100% 5G✔ Good 100%✔ Good 100% 5G
Teltonika TRB140 (0*****)DTU / Gateway · Cat 4 · DTU / industrial gateway · Europe, Middle East, Africa, Korea, Thailand596061✘ Not usable 0%✘ Not usable 0%◐ Limited 13%
Teltonika TRB140 (1*****)DTU / Gateway · Cat 4 · DTU / industrial gateway · South America, Australia, New Zealand6062◐ Limited 45%◐ Limited 56%◐ Limited 31%
Teltonika RUTX12 (0*****)Industrial router · Cat 6 · Dual-modem industrial router · Europe, Middle East, Africa, Australia, APAC, Brazil, Malaysia63◐ Limited 20%◐ Limited 25%◐ Limited 13%
Teltonika RUTX12 (1*****)Industrial router · Cat 6 · Dual-modem industrial router · North America63✔ Good 100%✔ Good 88%◐ Limited 63%
Teltonika FMC130-ME3Vehicle tracker · Cat 1 · Vehicle tracker · Europe and most of the world646566✘ Not usable 0%✘ Not usable 0%◐ Limited 13%
Teltonika FMC130-MCIB0Vehicle tracker · Cat 1 · Vehicle tracker · Latin America6465◐ Limited 45%◐ Limited 56%◐ Limited 31%
Quectel EC25-AFCat 4 · North America416768✔ Good 90%✔ Good 88%✔ Good 88%
Quectel EC25-EUXCat 4 · Europe (with B28)4167✘ Not usable 0%✘ Not usable 0%◐ Limited 13%
Quectel EC25-MXCat 4 · Mexico6967◐ Limited 50%◐ Limited 63%◐ Limited 38%
Quectel EC25-AUCat 4 · Australia, New Zealand, Latin America6967◐ Limited 45%◐ Limited 56%◐ Limited 31%
Huawei E3372h-320Dongle · Cat 4 · USB dongle · Europe, Asia-Pacific and most of the world7071✘ Not usable 0%✘ Not usable 0%✘ Not usable 0%
USR IOT USR-G771-EDTU · Cat 1 · RS232/RS485 DTU · Europe72✘ Not usable 0%✘ Not usable 0%✘ Not usable 0%
USR IOT USR-DR154-EDTU · Cat 1 · Lipstick-size RS485 DTU · international version7374◐ Limited 20%◐ Limited 25%◐ Limited 0%

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 States: picks by use case →

Hyper Nexus dongles in the US

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

DongleAT&TVerizonT-MobileRoaming SIM (best network)
MF833VCertification: FCC · PTCRB; T-Mobile needs extra certification✔ Good 85%◐ Limited 56%◐ Limited 56%✔ Good AT&T
Dongle 400Certification: FCC✔ Good 85%◐ Limited 56%◐ Limited 56%✔ Good AT&T
F40Certification: Arranged to match your shipments◐ Limited 20%5G ✔ RedCap◐ Limited 25%5G ◐◐ Limited 13%5G ✔ RedCap✔ Good AT&T

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.

✔ In the field: in the US the MF833V runs largely on T-Mobile SIMs and roams onto other operators’ networks where T-Mobile coverage falls short, which keeps it covered.76

Certification details come from Hyper Nexus product data.75

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: No legal ban, but operators limit long-term roaming by foreign SIMs in their agreements. A US SIM (for example T-Mobile’s) roaming domestically onto other networks is not affected.777879

Questions

Which US operator suits my IoT device?

It depends on the device’s bands. B2/B4/B5/B12/B17 fits AT&T best; Verizon needs B13; T-Mobile needs B71 and B66 for full coverage. US operators also usually require device certification first.

Is there any 2G or 3G left in the US?

No. AT&T closed 2G in 2017 and 3G in 2022; Verizon closed CDMA on 31 December 2022; T-Mobile closed 3G in 2022 and 2G on 3 August 2026.

Which US operators run 5G RedCap?

AT&T announced nationwide RedCap in July 2025 and nationwide 5G SA in October 2025; T-Mobile has also launched RedCap; Verizon is still expanding 5G SA.

Sources

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  6. B AT&T, Verizon chase T-Mobile with nationwide 5G SA Urgent Communications · 2025
  7. B Viewpoint: 5G RedCap – accelerating the next phase of cellular IoT GSA · 2026-04
  8. B Mobile IoT network launches (Nov 2025) GSMA · 2025-11
  9. B AT&T to discontinue NB-IoT, but T-Mobile and Verizon keep the faith Light Reading · 2024-11-21
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