I thought it might be helpful to have a single thread that detailed the compatibility of the current selection of modems. I have also added the BroadMobi BM818-T1 for reference which is now officially being offered. If there is any news about different modems being offered I’ll try to keep this up to date.
The charts are sorted top to bottom by the number of sites using the different bands, hopefully showing roughly the level of importance for coverage. The most important bands are likely the top few of each sub section (GSM, WCDMA, LTE).
In Australia the order is based on the numbers from oztowers.com.au. For all other countries the order is based on an estimate of the cellmapper.net maps because I haven’t found a list of the number of sites for each band. If I have been unable to find any data showing coverage (mostly for 3G), I have then ordered them starting with the lowest frequency at the top because they usually provide better coverage.
AUSTRALIA
Telstra
PLS8-E PLS8-US BM818-E1 BM818-A1 BM818-T1 No. Sites
WCDMA (3G)
B5 850MHz * [ ] [x] [x] [x] [x] 7671
B1 2100MHz [x] [ ] [x] [ ] [x] 1518
LTE (4G)
B28 700MHz [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [x] 5041
B3 1800MHz [x] [ ] [x] [x] [x] 4295
B7 2600MHz [x] [ ] [x] [ ] [x] 987
B1 2100MHz [x] [ ] [x] [ ] [x] 108
B8 900MHz [x] [ ] [x] [ ] [x] 83
B40 2300MHz [ ] [ ] [x] [ ] [x] 3
B42 3500MHz [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] 2
* mandatory band
[x] indicates that the modem supports that band
Optus
PLS8-E PLS8-US BM818-E1 BM818-A1 BM818-T1 No. Sites
WCDMA (3G)
B8 900MHz * [x] [ ] [x] [ ] [x] 6555
B1 2100MHz [x] [ ] [x] [ ] [x] 5298
LTE (4G)
B28 700MHz [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [x] 5802
B3 1800MHz [x] [ ] [x] [x] [x] 4454
B7 2600MHz [x] [ ] [x] [ ] [x] 3050
B40 2300MHz [ ] [ ] [x] [ ] [x] 3017
B1 2100MHz [x] [ ] [x] [ ] [x] 1510
B8 900MHz [x] [ ] [x] [ ] [x] 59
B42 3500MHz [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] 1
* mandatory band
[x] indicates that the modem supports that band
Vodafone
PLS8-E PLS8-US BM818-E1 BM818-A1 BM818-T1 No. Sites
WCDMA (3G)
B8 900MHz * [x] [ ] [x] [ ] [x] 4638
B1 2100MHz [x] [ ] [x] [ ] [x] 4536
B5 850MHz [ ] [x] [x] [x] [x] 202
LTE (4G)
B5 850MHz [ ] [x] [x] [x] [x] 4553
B3 1800MHz [x] [ ] [x] [x] [x] 3696
B1 2100MHz [x] [ ] [x] [ ] [x] 2366
B8 900MHz [x] [ ] [x] [ ] [x] 661
B28 700MHz [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [x] 4
* mandatory band
[x] indicates that the modem supports that band
CANADA
Thank you to @StaleDefectivePotato for the great chart you can find here.
FRANCE
Thank you to @Torrone for the great chart you can find here.
GERMANY
Vodafone
PLS8-E PLS8-US BM818-E1 BM818-A1 BM818-T1
GSM (2G)
EGSM 900MHz [x] [x] [x] [ ] [x]
DCS 1800MHz [x] [x] [x] [ ] [x]
WCDMA (3G)
B1 2100MHz [x] [ ] [x] [ ] [x]
LTE (4G)
B20 800MHz [x] [ ] [x] [ ] [ ]
B3 1800MHz [x] [ ] [x] [x] [x]
B1 2100MHz [x] [ ] [x] [ ] [x]
B7 2600MHz [x] [ ] [x] [ ] [x]
B28 700MHz [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [x]
B32 1500MHz [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ]
B38 2600MHz [ ] [ ] [x] [ ] [x]
[x] indicates that the modem supports that band
O2
PLS8-E PLS8-US BM818-E1 BM818-A1 BM818-T1
GSM (2G)
EGSM 900MHz [x] [x] [x] [ ] [x]
DCS 1800MHz [x] [x] [x] [ ] [x]
WCDMA (3G)
B1 2100MHz [x] [ ] [x] [ ] [x]
LTE (4G)
B20 800MHz [x] [ ] [x] [ ] [ ]
B3 1800MHz [x] [ ] [x] [x] [x]
B1 2100MHz [x] [ ] [x] [ ] [x]
B7 2600MHz [x] [ ] [x] [ ] [x]
B28 700MHz [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [x]
[x] indicates that the modem supports that band
Telekom
PLS8-E PLS8-US BM818-E1 BM818-A1 BM818-T1
GSM (2G)
EGSM 900MHz [x] [x] [x] [ ] [x]
WCDMA (3G)
B1 2100MHz [x] [ ] [x] [ ] [x]
LTE (4G)
B20 800MHz [x] [ ] [x] [ ] [ ]
B3 1800MHz [x] [ ] [x] [x] [x]
B8 900MHz [x] [ ] [x] [ ] [x]
B7 2600MHz [x] [ ] [x] [ ] [x]
B28 700MHz [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [x]
B32 1500MHz [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ]
[x] indicates that the modem supports that band
ITALY
Wind Tre
PLS8-E PLS8-US BM818-E1 BM818-A1 BM818-T1
GSM (2G)
EGSM 900MHz [x] [x] [x] [ ] [x]
DCS 1800MHz [x] [x] [x] [ ] [x]
WCDMA (3G)
B8 900MHz [x] [ ] [x] [ ] [x]
B1 2100MHz [x] [ ] [x] [ ] [x]
LTE (4G)
B20 800MHz [x] [ ] [x] [ ] [ ]
B3 1800MHz [x] [ ] [x] [x] [x]
B7 2600MHz [x] [ ] [x] [ ] [x]
B1 2100MHz [x] [ ] [x] [ ] [x]
B38 2600MHz [ ] [ ] [x] [ ] [x]
[x] indicates that the modem supports that band
TIM
PLS8-E PLS8-US BM818-E1 BM818-A1 BM818-T1
GSM (2G)
EGSM 900MHz [x] [x] [x] [ ] [x]
DCS 1800MHz [x] [x] [x] [ ] [x]
WCDMA (3G)
B8 900MHz [x] [ ] [x] [ ] [x]
B1 2100MHz [x] [ ] [x] [ ] [x]
LTE (4G)
B20 800MHz [x] [ ] [x] [ ] [ ]
B3 1800MHz [x] [ ] [x] [x] [x]
B7 2600MHz [x] [ ] [x] [ ] [x]
B1 2100MHz [x] [ ] [x] [ ] [x]
B32 1500MHz [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ]
[x] indicates that the modem supports that band
Vodafone
PLS8-E PLS8-US BM818-E1 BM818-A1 BM818-T1
GSM (2G)
EGSM 900MHz [x] [x] [x] [ ] [x]
DCS 1800MHz [x] [x] [x] [ ] [x]
WCDMA (3G)
B8 900MHz [x] [ ] [x] [ ] [x]
B1 2100MHz [x] [ ] [x] [ ] [x]
LTE (4G)
B20 800MHz [x] [ ] [x] [ ] [ ]
B3 1800MHz [x] [ ] [x] [x] [x]
B1 2100MHz [x] [ ] [x] [ ] [x]
B7 2600MHz [x] [ ] [x] [ ] [x]
B32 1500MHz [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ]
[x] indicates that the modem supports that band
Iliad
PLS8-E PLS8-US BM818-E1 BM818-A1 BM818-T1
WCDMA (3G)
B1 2100MHz [x] [ ] [x] [ ] [x]
B8 900MHz [x] [ ] [x] [ ] [x]
LTE (4G)
B8 900MHz [x] [ ] [x] [ ] [x]
B3 1800MHz [x] [ ] [x] [x] [x]
B1 2100MHz [x] [ ] [x] [ ] [x]
B7 2600MHz [x] [ ] [x] [ ] [x]
[x] indicates that the modem supports that band
JAPAN
Thank you to @patrixl for the great charts you can find here.
NEW ZEALAND
Vodafone
PLS8-E PLS8-US BM818-E1 BM818-A1 BM818-T1
GSM (2G)
EGSM 900MHz [x] [x] [x] [ ] [x]
DCS 1800MHz [x] [x] [x] [ ] [x]
WCDMA (3G)
B8 900MHz [x] [ ] [x] [ ] [x]
B1 2100MHz [x] [ ] [x] [ ] [x]
LTE (4G)
B28 700MHz [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [x]
B3 1800MHz [x] [ ] [x] [x] [x]
B7 2600MHz [x] [ ] [x] [ ] [x]
[x] indicates that the modem supports that band
Spark
PLS8-E PLS8-US BM818-E1 BM818-A1 BM818-T1
WCDMA (3G)
B5 850MHz [ ] [x] [x] [x] [x]
B1 2100MHz [x] [ ] [x] [ ] [x]
LTE (4G)
B28 700MHz [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [x]
B3 1800MHz [x] [ ] [x] [x] [x]
B7 2600MHz [x] [ ] [x] [ ] [x]
B40 2300MHz [ ] [ ] [x] [ ] [x]
B5 850MHz [ ] [x] [x] [x] [x]
B1 2100MHz [x] [ ] [x] [ ] [x]
[x] indicates that the modem supports that band
2degrees
PLS8-E PLS8-US BM818-E1 BM818-A1 BM818-T1
WCDMA (3G)
B8 900MHz [x] [ ] [x] [ ] [x]
B1 2100MHz [x] [ ] [x] [ ] [x]
LTE (4G)
B3 1800MHz [x] [ ] [x] [x] [x]
B28 700MHz [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [x]
B8 900MHz [x] [ ] [x] [ ] [x]
[x] indicates that the modem supports that band
SWITZERLAND
Swisscom
PLS8-E PLS8-US BM818-E1 BM818-A1 BM818-T1
GSM (2G)
EGSM 900MHz [x] [x] [x] [ ] [x]
DCS 1800MHz [x] [x] [x] [ ] [x]
WCDMA (3G)
B8 900MHz [x] [ ] [x] [ ] [x]
B1 2100MHz [x] [ ] [x] [ ] [x]
LTE (4G)
B3 1800MHz [x] [ ] [x] [x] [x]
B20 800MHz [x] [ ] [x] [ ] [ ]
B1 2100MHz [x] [ ] [x] [ ] [x]
B7 2600MHz [x] [ ] [x] [ ] [x]
[x] indicates that the modem supports that band
Sunrise
PLS8-E PLS8-US BM818-E1 BM818-A1 BM818-T1
GSM (2G)
EGSM 900MHz [x] [x] [x] [ ] [x]
DCS 1800MHz [x] [x] [x] [ ] [x]
WCDMA (3G)
B8 900MHz [x] [ ] [x] [ ] [x]
B1 2100MHz [x] [ ] [x] [ ] [x]
LTE (4G)
B3 1800MHz [x] [ ] [x] [x] [x]
B20 800MHz [x] [ ] [x] [ ] [ ]
B7 2600MHz [x] [ ] [x] [ ] [x]
[x] indicates that the modem supports that band
Salt
PLS8-E PLS8-US BM818-E1 BM818-A1 BM818-T1
GSM (2G)
EGSM 900MHz [x] [x] [x] [ ] [x]
DCS 1800MHz [x] [x] [x] [ ] [x]
WCDMA (3G)
B8 900MHz [x] [ ] [x] [ ] [x]
B1 2100MHz [x] [ ] [x] [ ] [x]
LTE (4G)
B3 1800MHz [x] [ ] [x] [x] [x]
B20 800MHz [x] [ ] [x] [ ] [ ]
B1 2100MHz [x] [ ] [x] [ ] [x]
B7 2600MHz [x] [ ] [x] [ ] [x]
[x] indicates that the modem supports that band
UNITED KINGDOM
EE
PLS8-E PLS8-US BM818-E1 BM818-A1 BM818-T1
GSM (2G)
DCS 1800MHz [x] [x] [x] [ ] [x]
WCDMA (3G)
B1 2100MHz [x] [ ] [x] [ ] [x]
LTE (4G)
B3 1800MHz [x] [ ] [x] [x] [x]
B20 800MHz [x] [ ] [x] [ ] [ ]
B7 2600MHz [x] [ ] [x] [ ] [x]
B1 2100MHz [x] [ ] [x] [ ] [x]
[x] indicates that the modem supports that band
O2
PLS8-E PLS8-US BM818-E1 BM818-A1 BM818-T1
GSM (2G)
EGSM 900MHz [x] [x] [x] [ ] [x]
WCDMA (3G)
B8 900MHz [x] [ ] [x] [ ] [x]
B1 2100MHz [x] [ ] [x] [ ] [x]
LTE (4G)
B20 800MHz [x] [ ] [x] [ ] [ ]
B3 1800MHz [x] [ ] [x] [x] [x]
B1 2100MHz [x] [ ] [x] [ ] [x]
B40 2300MHz [ ] [ ] [x] [ ] [x]
B8 900MHz [x] [ ] [x] [ ] [x]
[x] indicates that the modem supports that band
Vodafone
PLS8-E PLS8-US BM818-E1 BM818-A1 BM818-T1
GSM (2G)
EGSM 900MHz [x] [x] [x] [ ] [x]
DCS 1800MHz [x] [x] [x] [ ] [x]
WCDMA (3G)
B8 900MHz [x] [ ] [x] [ ] [x]
B1 2100MHz [x] [ ] [x] [ ] [x]
LTE (4G)
B20 800MHz [x] [ ] [x] [ ] [ ]
B1 2100MHz [x] [ ] [x] [ ] [x]
B7 2600MHz [x] [ ] [x] [ ] [x]
B3 1800MHz [x] [ ] [x] [x] [x]
B38 2600MHz [ ] [ ] [x] [ ] [x]
B8 900MHz [x] [ ] [x] [ ] [x]
[x] indicates that the modem supports that band
3 Three
PLS8-E PLS8-US BM818-E1 BM818-A1 BM818-T1
WCDMA (3G)
B1 2100MHz [x] [ ] [x] [ ] [x]
LTE (4G)
B3 1800MHz [x] [ ] [x] [x] [x]
B20 800MHz [x] [ ] [x] [ ] [ ]
B1 2100MHz [x] [ ] [x] [ ] [x]
[x] indicates that the modem supports that band
UNITED STATES
Verizon
PLS8-E PLS8-US BM818-E1 BM818-A1 BM818-T1
CDMA
BC0 800MHz [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [x]
BC1 1900MHz [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ]
LTE (4G)
B13 700MHz [ ] [ ] [ ] [x] [ ]
B4 1700MHz [ ] [x] [ ] [x] [x]
B66 1700MHz [ ] [ ] [ ] [x] [x]
B2 1900MHz [ ] [x] [x] [x] [x]
B5 850MHz [ ] [x] [x] [x] [x]
B26 850MHz [ ] [ ] [ ] [x] [ ]
B25 1900MHz [ ] [ ] [ ] [x] [ ]
[x] indicates that the modem supports that band
AT&T
PLS8-E PLS8-US BM818-E1 BM818-A1 BM818-T1
WCDMA (3G)
B5 850MHz [ ] [x] [x] [x] [x]
B2 1900MHz [ ] [x] [x] [x] [x]
LTE (4G)
B12 700MHz [ ] [ ] [ ] [x] [ ]
B2 1900MHz [ ] [x] [x] [x] [x]
B17 700MHz [ ] [x] [ ] [x] [ ]
B4 1700MHz [ ] [x] [ ] [x] [x]
B5 850MHz [ ] [x] [x] [x] [x]
B30 2300MHz [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ]
B66 1700MHz [ ] [ ] [ ] [x] [x]
B14 700MHz [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ]
[x] indicates that the modem supports that band
T-Mobile
PLS8-E PLS8-US BM818-E1 BM818-A1 BM818-T1
GSM (2G)
PCS 1900MHz [ ] [x] [x] [x] [x]
WCDMA (3G)
B4 1700MHz [ ] [x] [ ] [x] [x]
B2 1900MHz [ ] [x] [x] [x] [x]
LTE (4G)
B12 700MHz [ ] [ ] [ ] [x] [ ]
B2 1900MHz [ ] [x] [x] [x] [x]
B4 1700MHz [ ] [x] [ ] [x] [x]
B66 1700MHz [ ] [ ] [ ] [x] [x]
B71 600MHz [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ]
B5 850MHz [ ] [x] [x] [x] [x]
[x] indicates that the modem supports that band
Sprint
PLS8-E PLS8-US BM818-E1 BM818-A1 BM818-T1
CDMA
BC1 1900MHz [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ]
BC10 800MHz [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ]
LTE (4G)
B25 1900MHz [ ] [ ] [ ] [x] [ ]
B26 850MHz [ ] [ ] [ ] [x] [ ]
B41 2500MHz [ ] [ ] [x] [x] [x]
[x] indicates that the modem supports that band
U.S. Cellular
PLS8-E PLS8-US BM818-E1 BM818-A1 BM818-T1
CDMA
BC0 800MHz [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [x]
BC1 1900MHz [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ]
LTE (4G)
B12 700MHz [ ] [ ] [ ] [x] [ ]
B5 850MHz [ ] [x] [x] [x] [x]
[x] indicates that the modem supports that band
The information in the charts is from these pages
https://puri.sm/faq/supported-networks/
https://www.frequencycheck.com/
https://www.cellmapper.net/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_LTE_networks_in_Europe
Australia
https://oztowers.com.au/Bands
https://whirlpool.net.au/wiki/mobile_phone_frequencies
Germany
https://www.inside-digital.de/ratgeber/5g-lte-mobilfunk-frequenzen-deutschland-band-uebersicht
Italy
https://it.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/4G_in_Italia
New Zealand
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vodafone_New_Zealand
https://help.vodafone.co.nz/app/answers/detail/a_id/21804/~/vodafone-nz-mobile-network-frequencies
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spark_New_Zealand
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2degrees
United Kingdom
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EE_Limited
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/O2_(UK)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vodafone_UK
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3_(telecommunications)
United States
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verizon_Wireless
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AT%26T_Mobility
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T-Mobile_US
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sprint_Corporation
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Cellular
I’m intending this to be a thread to share information, so please contribute if you have any information on compatibility in your country. This is a work in progress so if you are aware of anything that needs correction I would really appreciate your help!