LTE-M and NB-IoT networks, by country and operator

Updated 4 November 2026

As of 4 November 2026, we track 187 mobile operators in 60 countries: 114 run a live LTE-M network, in 49 countries, and 114 a live NB-IoT network, in 56 countries. 2 NB-IoT networks have been switched off, and 137 statuses are still unclear. Each row of the table below gives its sources.

Most large markets have both technologies, but not on every operator. NB-IoT has been switched off by AT&T in the United States (2025) and by NTT Docomo in Japan (2020), and China Telecom and China Unicom never offered LTE-M. Before choosing a module, check the operators of each country where your devices will be.

Key takeaways

• Both are 4G technologies for IoT, standardised by 3GPP in Release 13: LTE-M for devices that move, NB-IoT for static sensors that send little data.
• Two NB-IoT networks have closed: AT&T stopped selling NB-IoT in November 2024 and its page now offers it only outside the United States; NTT Docomo closed its service on 31 March 2020.
• Coverage depends on the operator, not only the country: in France, Orange runs LTE-M and, in 2020, had invested in NB-IoT only in Belgium and Luxembourg; in Canada, Bell sells LTE-M and offers NB-IoT only in other countries.
• Roaming needs its own agreements: an IoT SIM uses LTE-M or NB-IoT abroad only where its provider has a partner for that technology.
• The data is free to reuse: download the full table as CSV.

LTE-M or NB-IoT

Where neither is available, LTE Cat-1bis works on any 4G network.

Networks by country and operator

“Live” means a source confirms a commercial network; the year is the launch year when a source gives it. “Not offered” needs a source that says so. † marks a row whose only sources are IoT vendors’ coverage lists: treat it as likely, not confirmed. “Unclear” means no usable source was found.

Europe

North America

Latin America

Asia-Pacific

Middle East

Africa

How we built this table

• Survey date: 4 November 2026, for the 187 operators of our 2G and 3G shutdown table. Each row of the CSV file gives its sources and their type.
• Source preference: the operator’s own page or press release first; then GSMA material and the trade press; IoT vendors’ coverage lists only when nothing better exists, and always marked.
• Checks: every cited page was fetched again on 4 November 2026, and for each row that is not “unclear”, at least one source names the technology. A launch years ago is not taken as proof that a network still runs.
• Known gaps: 137 statuses are still unclear, mostly in Latin America, North Africa and parts of Asia. We check this table again every month.

Related

• 2G and 3G shutdown dates, by country and operator
• Permanent roaming rules by country
• Cellular modules, model by model
• IoT SIM card