Chosing the right modem PLS8 vs BM818

Consider the updates to the page https://puri.sm/faq/supported-networks/ where they say they are considering two variants of BM818. For example, they are considering BM818-A1 which supports other bands not supported by the BM818 such as Band 13

    Gemalto PLS8 BroadMobi BM818
Standard Frequency/Band PLS8-E PLS8-US BM818-E1 BM818-A1
GSM/GPRS/EDGE GSM 850MHz X X X
EGSM 900MHz X X X
DCS 1800MHz X X X
PCS 1900MHz X X X
HSPA+/WCDMA B1 2100MHz X X
B2 1900MHz X X X
B3 1800MHz X
B4 1700MHz X X
B5 850MHz X X X
B8 900MHz X X
LTE-FDD B1 2100MHz X X
B2 1900MHz X X X
B3 1800MHz X X X
B4 1700MHz X X
B5 850MHz X X X
B7 2600MHz X X
B8 900MHz X X
B12 700MHz X
B13 700MHz X
B17 700MHz X X
B20 800MHz X X
B25 1900MHz X
B26 850MHz X
B66 1700MHz X
TDD-LTE B38 2600MHz X
B40 2300MHz X
B41 2500MHz X X
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