Italy
Mobile networks and carriers in Italy use 2 GSM bands, 2 UMTS bands, 8 LTE bands, and 3 5G NR bands. Find out if your unlocked phone or mobile device will work in Italy. See the tables below for details.
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Check device compatibilityItaly's mobile network has undergone significant development over the years. In the early 1990s, Italy's first GSM system was introduced, utilizing switches supplied by FATME, a company that had been producing Ericsson products since the 1920s. This marked a major milestone in the country's transition to modern mobile telephony.
By the turn of the century, Italy had become one of Ericsson's largest European markets, driven by successful sales of mobile telephones. The introduction of the TACS mobile system in the late 1970s and the subsequent adoption of GSM technology further expanded mobile phone usage in the country.
In recent years, mobile data traffic has seen a substantial increase, with total global mobile data traffic reaching 588 exabytes in 2020, a 150-fold increase from 3.86 exabytes per year in 2010. Smartphones accounted for 95% of this mobile data traffic, with video content making up 66% of the data types. This growth has been driven by advancements in technology and the widespread adoption of mobile internet services, which began with the launch of the Nokia 9000 Communicator in 1996 and the i-mode service by NTT DoCoMo in Japan in 1999.
Carriers
| Name | # of frequency bands in use |
|---|---|
| 3 (Tre) | 11 |
| Iliad | 8 |
| Telecom Italia Mobile (TIM) | 11 |
| Vodafone | 11 |
| Wind | 11 |
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Frequencies in use
GSM
| Name | Interface |
|---|---|
| 900 MHz (E-GSM) | GSM |
| 1800 MHz (DCS) | GSM |
UMTS
| Name | Interface |
|---|---|
| B1 (2100 MHz) | UMTS |
| B8 (900 MHz GSM) | UMTS |
LTE
| Name | Interface |
|---|---|
| B1 (2100 MHz) | LTE |
| B3 (1800 MHz +) | LTE |
| B7 (2600 MHz) | LTE |
| B8 (900 MHz) | LTE |
| B20 (800 MHz DD) | LTE |
| B28 (700 MHz APT) | LTE |
| B32 (1500 MHz L-band) | LTE |
| B38 (TD 2600 MHz) | LTE |
5G NR
| Name | Interface |
|---|---|
| N28 (700 MHz) | 5G NR |
| N78 (3500 MHz) | 5G NR |
| N258 (mmWave 26 GHz) | 5G NR |
Latest updates
- 2024/08/09 - Carrier Wind updated.
- 2024/08/09 - Carrier Vodafone updated.
- 2024/08/09 - Carrier Telecom Italia Mobile (TIM) updated.
- 2024/08/09 - Carrier Iliad updated.
- 2024/08/09 - Carrier 3 (Tre) updated.
- 2024/08/04 - Carrier Iliad added to Italy.
- 2024/08/04 - Carrier 3 (Tre) updated.
- 2024/08/04 - Carrier Wind updated.
- 2024/08/04 - Carrier Vodafone updated.
- 2024/08/04 - Carrier Telecom Italia Mobile (TIM) updated.
