| MNO | 5G Band (MHz) | NB-IoT Band (MHz) | Cat M1 Band (MHz) | 4G LTE Band (MHz) | 3G-WCDMA Band (MHz) | 2G Band (MHz) |
| Optus (AU) | 40(2300) 78(3300) 258(24250) 1(2100) 3(1800) 7(2600) 8(900) 28(700) | 28(700) *** | 1(2100) 3(1800) 7(2600) 8(900) 28(700) 40(2300) 42(3400)* | 1(2100) **** 8(900) Sunset Sep.2024 | ||
| Telstra (AU) | 78(3300) 258(26000) 5(850) 7(2600) 28(700) | 3(1800)* 28(700) | 3(1800)* 7(2600)*^ 28(700) | 1(2100) 3(1800) 5(850) 7(2600) 8(900) 28(700) | 5(850) Sunset Jun.24 | |
| Vodafone (AU) Also known as: TPG | 1(2100) 3(1800) 5(850) 8(900) 28(700) 78(3300) 80(1710) 83(703) 84(1920) 258(24250) | 5(850)^^^ 8(900) 28(700)* | 1(2100) 3(1800) 5(850) 28(700) | 8(900) Sunset 15 Dec.2023 | ||
| 2Degrees (NZ) | 78(3300) | 3(1800) 8(900) 28(700) | 1(2100) 8(900) | |||
| Vodafone (NZ) rebranding to: one.nz | 78 (3400-3800) | 8(900) 28(700) | 3(1800) 28(700) | 1(2100) 3(1800) 7(2600) 8(900) 28(700) | 1(900)^^ 8(900) Sunset Aug.24 | 8(900) |
| Spark (NZ) | 7(2600) 78-(3300) (B1)** 40-(2300) | 28(700) | 3(1800) 28(700) | 1(2100) 3(1800) 7(2600) 28(700) 40(2300) | 1(2100) 5(850) Sunset “Late 25” |
the Primary (most important) bands above are in bold.
* not deployed yet
^ not mandatory
^^ shutdown planned Q4 2023
^^^will be main carrier by Q2 2023
** ENDC mode
*** New Optus service. As yet no coverage information online
**** Optus to remove this band in April 2022
For our Qualcomm platform LTE modems such as EC2x, EG2x, Ex06 etc, the command to enable Australian bands, is:
at+qcfg=”band”,D0,8008000055,0,1 // 4G:B1,3,5,7,28,40 3G:B1,5,8
- Notes:
- Vodafone Aus: LTE- B5 is main coverage layer – mandatory. B1, B3 are for capacity, B28 it’s minimal.
- Vodafone Aus: NB IoT moving from B8 to B5 before Q2,2024
- Telstra 5G: Currently mainly NSA mode is supported. SA mode is expected to be made live starting July 2022.
- Spark 5G: SA mode not planned until 2025.
3G Shutdown:
Telstra 3G shutdown June 2024
TPG (Vodafone) AU 3G shutdown 15 Dec 2023
Optus 3G shutdown September 2024
One NZ(Vodafone NZ) to shutdown in August 2024
Optus to remove 3G B1 (2100) in May 2022. Then there shall only be 3G on B8(900).
Spark 3G Shutdown Late 2025
Links to Coverage Information:
Telstra AU 5G,4G,3G, Telstra IoT,
Optus AU 5G, 4G, 3G,
Vodafone AU, 5G, 4G, 3G.,
One NZ(Vodafone NZ) 2G,3G,4G,5G, One NZ (Vodafone NZ) LPWAN,
Spark NZ,
2Degrees NZ
Mobilecoverageaustralia.com
New Zealand:
