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List of GSM cell phone frequencies by country
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Below is a country-by-country listing of GSM frequencies being by GSM cell phone providers. For any country where all cell phone carriers operate on a single GSM frequency (or single set of GSM frequencies), this chart lists that frequency or set of frequencies just once. For countries where GSM frequency usage varies from one carrier to another, multiple listings of GSM frequencies are shown. |
Country |
GSM Frequency Usage
(Multiple lines of frequencies indicate different sets of frequencies being used by different carriers.) |
Approx. number of GSM cell phone carriers using listed frequencies |
Afghanistan |
GSM 900 |
1 carrier |
GSM 900/1800 |
1 carrier |
Albania |
GSM 900 |
1 carrier |
GSM 900/1800 |
1 carrier |
Algeria |
GSM 900
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1 carrier |
GSM 900/1800 |
2 carriers |
Andorra |
GSM 900 |
1 carrier |
Angola |
GSM 900 |
1 carrier |
Antigua and Barbuda |
GSM 900 |
1 carrier |
GSM 1900 |
1 carrier |
Argentina |
GSM 1900 |
2 carriers |
Armenia |
GSM 900 |
1 carrier |
GSM 900/1800 |
1 carrier |
Aruba |
GSM 900 |
1 carrier |
GSM 900/1800 |
1 carrier |
GSM 1900 |
1 carrier |
Australia |
GSM 900/1800 |
3 carriers |
Austria |
GSM 900/1800 |
2 carriers |
GSM 1800 |
2 carriers |
Azerbaijan |
GSM 900 |
2 carriers |
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Bahamas |
GSM 1900 |
1 carrier |
Bahrain |
GSM 900 |
1 carrier |
GSM 900/1800 |
1 carrier |
Bangladesh |
GSM 900 |
3 carriers |
Barbados |
GSM 1900 |
1 carrier |
GSM 900/1900 |
1 carrier |
Belarus |
GSM 900/1800 |
2 carriers |
Belgium |
GSM 900/1800 |
2 carriers |
GSM 1800 |
1 carrier |
Belize |
GSM 1900 |
1 carrier |
Benin |
GSM 900 |
3 carriers |
Bermuda |
GSM 1900 |
2 carriers |
Bhutan |
GSM 900 |
1 carrier |
Bolivia |
GSM 1900 |
2 carriers |
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
GSM 900 |
3 carriers |
Botswana |
GSM 900 |
2 carriers |
Brazil |
GSM 900/1800 |
1 carrier |
GSM 1800 |
10 carriers |
British Virgin Islands |
GSM 900/1900 |
1 carrier |
Brunei |
GSM 900 |
1 carrier |
Bulgaria |
GSM 900/1800 |
1 carrier |
GSM 900 |
1 carrierr |
Burkina Faso |
GSM 900 |
2 carriers |
Burundi |
GSM 900 |
3 carriers |
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Cambodia |
GSM 900 |
2 carriers |
GSM 1800 |
1 carrier |
Cameroon |
GSM 900 |
2 carriers |
Canada |
GSM 850/1900 |
1 carrier |
GSM 1900 |
1 carrier |
Cape Verde |
GSM 900 |
1 carrier |
Cayman Islands |
GSM 850/1900 |
2 carriers |
Central African Republic |
GSM 900 |
2 carriers |
Chad |
GSM 900 |
1 carrier |
Chile |
GSM 1900 |
3 carriers |
China |
GSM 900 |
2 carriers |
Colombia |
GSM 850 |
2 carriers |
GSM 1900 |
1 carrier |
GSM 850/1900 |
1 carrier |
Congo, Republic of |
GSM 900 |
2 carriers |
Congo, Democratic Republic of |
GSM 900 |
1 carrier |
GSM 1800 |
1 carrier |
GSM 900/1800 |
2 carriers |
Cook Islands |
GSM 900 |
1 carrier |
Costa Rica |
GSM 1800 |
1 carrier |
Côte d'Ivoire |
GSM 900 |
2 carriers |
Croatia |
GSM 900 |
2 carriers |
Cuba |
GSM 900 |
1 carrier |
Cyprus |
GSM 900/1800 |
2 carriers |
Czech Republic |
GSM 900/1800 |
3 carriers |
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Denmark |
GSM 900/1800 |
4 carriers |
Djibouti |
GSM 900 |
1 carrier |
Dominica |
GSM 900/1900 |
1 carrier |
Dominican Republic |
GSM 1800/1900 |
1 carrier |
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East Timor |
GSM 900 |
1 carrier |
Ecuador |
GSM 850 |
1 carrier |
Egypt |
GSM 900 |
2 carriers |
El Salvador |
GSM 850 |
1 carrier |
GSM 900 |
1 carrier |
GSM 1800 |
1 carrier |
Equatorial Guinea |
GSM 900 |
1 carrier |
Eritrea |
GSM 900 |
1 carrier |
Estonia |
GSM 900/1800 |
3 carriers |
Ethiopia |
GSM 900 |
1 carrier |
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Faroe Islands |
GSM 900 |
2 carriers |
Fiji |
GSM 900 |
1 carrier |
Finland |
GSM 900 |
1 carrier |
GSM 900/1800 |
3 carriers |
France |
GSM 900 |
1 carrier |
GSM 900/1800 |
2 carriers |
French Polynesia |
GSM 900 |
1 carrier |
French West Indies |
GSM 900 |
2 carriers |
GSM 900/1800 |
2 carriers |
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Gabon |
GSM 900 |
2 carriers |
Gambia |
GSM 900 |
2 carriers |
Georgia |
GSM 900/1800 |
2 carriers |
Germany |
GSM 900/1800 |
2 carriers |
GSM 1800 |
2 carriers |
Ghana |
GSM 900 |
3 carriers |
Gibraltar |
GSM 900 |
1 carrier |
Greece |
GSM 900/1800 |
1 carrier |
GSM 900 |
2 carriers |
GSM 1800 |
1 carrier |
Greenland |
GSM 900 |
1 carrier |
Grenada |
GSM 900/1800 |
1 carrier |
GSM 900/1900 |
1 carrier |
Guam |
GSM 850/1900 |
1 carrier |
GSM 1900 |
1 carrier |
Guatemala |
GSM 850 |
1 carrier |
GSM 1900 |
2 carriers |
Guernsey |
GSM 900 |
1 carrier |
GSM 1800 |
1 carrier |
Guinea |
GSM 900 |
3 carriers |
Guinea Bissau |
GSM 900 |
1 carrier |
Guyana |
GSM 900 |
2 carriers |
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Haiti |
GSM 850 |
1 carrier |
Holland |
GSM 900/1800 |
2 carriers |
GSM 1800 |
2 carriers |
Honduras |
GSM 850 |
1 carrier |
GSM 1900 |
1 carrier |
Hong Hong |
GSM 900/1800 |
3 carriers |
GSM 1800 |
3 carriers |
Hungary |
GSM 900/1800 |
3 carriers |
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Iceland |
GSM 900/1800 |
1 carrier |
GSM 900 |
1 carrier |
GSM 1800 |
1 carrier |
India |
GSM 900 |
5 carriers |
GSM 900/1800 |
3 carriers |
Indonesia |
GSM 900/1800 |
3 carriers |
GSM 1800 |
1 carrier |
Iran |
GSM 900 |
4 carriers |
Iraq |
GSM 900 |
5 carriers |
Ireland |
GSM 900/1800 |
3 carriers |
Isle of Man |
GSM 900 |
1 carrier |
Israel |
GSM 900 |
1 carrier |
GSM 900/1800 |
1 carrier |
Italy |
GSM 900/1800 |
3 carriers |
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Jamaica |
GSM 900/1800/1900 |
1 carrier |
Jersey |
GSM 900/1800 |
1 carrier |
Jordan |
GSM 900 |
2 carriers |
GSM 1800 |
1 carrier |
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Kazakhstan |
GSM 900 |
2 carriers |
Kenya |
GSM 900 |
2 carriers |
Kiribati |
GSM 900 |
1 carrier |
Korea, North |
GSM 900 |
1 carrier |
Kuwait |
GSM 900/1800 |
2 carriers |
Kyrgyzstan |
GSM 900 |
1 carrier |
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Laos |
GSM 900 |
2 carriers |
GSM 900/1800 |
2 carriers |
Latvia |
GSM 900 |
1 carrier |
GSM 900/1800 |
1 carrier |
Lebanon |
GSM 900 |
2 carriers |
Lesotho |
GSM 900 |
2 carriers |
Liberia |
GSM 900 |
3 carriers |
GSM 900/1800 |
1 carrier |
Libya |
GSM 900 |
1 carrier |
Liechtenstein |
GSM 900 |
1 carrier |
GSM 1800 |
2 carriers |
GSM 900/1800 |
1 carrier |
Lithuania |
GSM 900 |
2 carriers |
GSM 900/1800 |
1 carrier |
Luxembourg |
GSM 900/1800 |
2 carriers |
GSM 1800 |
1 carrier |
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Macau |
GSM 900/1800 |
3 carriers |
Macedonia (formerly Yugoslavia) |
GSM 900 |
2 carriers |
Madagascar |
GSM 900 |
2 carriers |
Malawi |
GSM 900 |
2 carriers |
Malaysia |
GSM 900/1800 |
2 carriers |
GSM 1800 |
1 carrier |
Maldives |
GSM 900 |
2 carriers |
Mali |
GSM 900 |
2 carriers |
Malta |
GSM 900 |
1 carrier |
GSM 1800 |
1 carrier |
Mauritania |
GSM 900 |
2 carriers |
Mauritius |
GSM 900 |
2 carriers |
Mexico |
GSM 1900 |
2 carriers |
Micronesia |
GSM 900 |
1 carrier |
Moldova |
GSM 900 |
2 carriers |
Monaco |
GSM 900 |
1 carrier |
Mongolia |
GSM 900 |
1 carrier |
Montserrat |
GSM 850 |
1 carrier |
Morocco |
GSM 900 |
2 carriers |
Mozambique |
GSM 900/1800 |
1 carrier |
Myanmar |
GSM 900 |
1 carrier |
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Namibia |
GSM 900/1800 |
1 carrier |
Nepal |
GSM 900 |
1 carrier |
Netherlands |
GSM 900/1800 |
2 carriers |
GSM 1800 |
2 carriers |
Netherlands Antilles |
GSM 900/1800 |
2 carriers |
GSM 900 |
2 carriers |
New Caledonia |
GSM 900 |
1 carrier |
New Zealand |
GSM 900 |
1 carrier |
Nicaragua |
GSM 1900 |
1 carrier |
Niger |
GSM 900 |
3 carriers |
Nigeria |
GSM 900/1800 |
4 carriers |
Northern Mariana Islands |
GSM 1900 |
1 carrier |
Norway |
GSM 900/1800 |
2 carriers |
GSM 1800 |
2 carriers |
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Oman |
GSM 900 |
2 carriers |
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Pakistan |
GSM 900 |
2 carriers |
GSM 900/1800 |
3 carriers |
Palestinian Territory |
GSM 900 |
1 carrier |
Panama |
GSM 850 |
2 carriers |
Papua New Guinea |
GSM 900 |
1 carrier |
Paraguay |
GSM 1900 |
2 carriers |
GSM 850 |
1 carrier |
GSM 1900/850 |
1 carrier |
Peru |
GSM 1900 |
1 carrier |
Philippines |
GSM 900/1800 |
2 carriers |
GSM 900 |
1 carrier |
GSM 1800 |
1 carrier |
Poland |
GSM 900/1800 |
3 carriers |
Portugal |
GSM 900/1800 |
3 carriers |
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Qatar |
GSM 900/1800 |
1 carrier |
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Reunion |
GSM 900/1800 |
1 carrier |
GSM 900 |
1 carrier |
Romania |
GSM 900/1800 |
1 carrier |
GSM 900 |
1 carrier |
GSM 1800 |
1 carrier |
Russia |
GSM 900 |
9 carriers |
GSM 1800 |
7 carriers |
GSM 900/1800 |
12 carriers |
Rwanda |
GSM 900 |
1 carrier |
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São Tomé and Príncipe |
GSM 900 |
1 carrier |
Saudi Arabia |
GSM 900 |
2 carriers |
Senegal |
GSM 900 |
2 carriers |
Serbia |
GSM 900/1800 |
2 carriers |
GSM 900 |
2 carriers |
Seychelles |
GSM 900 |
2 carriers |
GSM 850/900/1800 |
1 carrier |
Sierra Leone |
GSM 900 |
2 carriers |
Singapore |
GSM 900 |
2 carriers |
GSM 1800 |
1 carrier |
Slovakia |
GSM 900 |
1 carrier |
GSM 900/1800 |
1 carrier |
Slovenia |
GSM 900/1800 |
2 carriers |
GSM 1800 |
1 carrier |
Solomon Islands |
GSM 900 |
1 carrier |
Somalia |
GSM 900 |
3 carriers |
GSM 900/1800 |
1 carriers |
South Africa |
GSM 900 |
2 carriers |
GSM 1800 |
1 carrier |
Spain |
GSM 900/1800 |
2 carriers |
GSM 1800 |
1 carrier |
Sri Lanka |
GSM 900 |
3 carriers |
GSM 1800 |
1 carrier |
St. Kitts and Nevis |
GSM 850/1900 |
1 carrier |
St. Lucia |
GSM 900/1800/1900 |
1 carrier |
GSM 900/1900 |
1 carrier |
GSM 850 |
1 carrier |
St. Pierre and Miquelon |
GSM 900 |
1 carrier |
St. Vincent and the Grenadines |
GSM 900/1800 |
1 carrier |
GSM 900/1900 |
1 carrier |
GSM 850 |
1 carrier |
Sudan |
GSM 900/1800 |
1 carrier |
GSM 900 |
1 carrier |
Suriname |
GSM 900/1800 |
1 carrier |
Swaziland |
GSM 900 |
1 carrier |
Sweden |
GSM 900/1800 |
2 carriers |
GSM 900 |
2 carriers |
Switzerland |
GSM 900/1800 |
2 carriers |
GSM 1800 |
3 carriers |
Syria |
GSM 900/1800 |
2 carriers |
GSM 900 |
1 carrier |
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Tahiti |
GSM 900 |
1 carrier |
Taiwan |
GSM 900 |
1 carrier |
GSM 900/1800 |
2 carriers |
GSM 1800 |
2 carriers |
Tajikistan |
GSM 900 |
3 carriers |
GSM 900/1800 |
1 carriers |
Tanzania |
GSM 900/1800 |
2 carriers |
GSM 900 |
1 carrier |
GSM 900/1800/400 |
1 carrier |
Thailand |
GSM 1800 |
3 carriers |
GSM 900 |
1 carrier |
GSM 1900 |
1 carrier |
Togo |
GSM 900 |
2 carriers |
Tonga |
GSM 900 |
2 carriers |
Trinidad and Tobago |
GSM 1800 |
1 carrier |
Tunisia |
GSM 900 |
2 carriers |
Turkey |
GSM 900 |
2 carriers |
GSM 1800 |
1 carrier |
Turkmenistan |
GSM 900 |
1 carrier |
Turks and Caicos Islands |
GSM 850 |
1 carrier |
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Uganda |
GSM 900 |
3 carriers |
Ukraine |
GSM 900/1800 |
2 carriers |
GSM 1800 |
2 carriers |
GSM 900 |
1 carrier |
United Arab Emirates |
GSM 900 |
1 carrier |
United Kingdom |
GSM 900/1800 |
2 carriers |
GSM 1800 |
2 carriers |
United States |
GSM 1900 |
18 carriers |
GSM 850 |
14 carriers |
GSM 1900/850 |
4 carriers |
Uruguay |
GSM 1800 |
1 carrier |
Uzbekistan |
GSM 900/1800 |
2 carriers |
GSM 900 |
1 carrier |
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Vanuatu |
GSM 900 |
1 carrier |
Venezuela |
GSM 900 |
3 carriers |
Vietnam |
GSM 900 |
3 carriers |
GSM 900/1800 |
1 carrier |
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Yemen |
GSM 900 |
2 carriers |
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Zambia |
GSM 900 |
3 carriers |
Zimbabwe |
GSM 900 |
3 carriers |
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* While we endeavor to keep this chart as accurate and up-to-date as possible, no warranty or representation of any kind is made regarding the accuracy or completeness of the information provided in this list. |
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