Frequency plan and regulations by country

This document is only a summary of radio regulations, and the appropriate frequency plans that should be used by TheThingsNetworks in the respective countries. This is in no way an official document and the user is still obliged to find, study and adhere to his own country’s regulations. Some countries also expect you to register your gateway, or obtain a license. In that case you are using a “free band”, not a “license free band”. In some countries it is also necessary that the gateway is certified (CE, FCC, …) if you allow other people to also communicate via it.

For discussions about the frequency plans in different countries, see the posts on the forum tagged with Country/Frequency-Plan.

Map of frequency plans

A

Country Frequency Plan Regulatory document
Afghanistan
Albania EU863-870
EU433
CEPT Rec. 70-03
Algeria CONDITIONS D’UTILISATION DES EQUIPEMENTS D’IDENTIFICATION PAR RADIOFREQUENCES – RFID
Andorra EU863-870
EU433
CEPT Rec. 70-03
Angola EU863-870
EU433
CRASA follows CEPT Rec. 70-03
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina US902-928
Armenia EN 302 208
Australia AU915-928
Austria EU863-870
EU433
CEPT Rec. 70-03
Azerbaijan unknown, no CEPT EN 302 208, CEPT Rec. 70-03

B

Country Frequency Plan Regulatory document
Bahamas
Bahrain EU863-870
EU433
Kingdom Of Bahrain National Frequency Plan
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belarus unknown, limited CEPT CEPT Rec. 70-03
Belgium EU863-870
EU433
CEPT Rec. 70-03
Belize
Benin
Bhutan
Bolivia US902-928
Bosnia and Herzegovina EU863-870
EU433
CEPT Rec. 70-03
Botswana EU863-870
EU433
CRASA follows CEPT Rec. 70-03
Brazil US902-928 National Telecommunications Agency (ANATEL) Resolution No. 506, from July 1, 2008, Article 40 VI
Brunei AS923-925 (“AS2”)
Bulgaria EU863-870
EU433
CEPT Rec. 70-03
Burkina Faso
Burundi

C

Country Frequency Plan Regulatory document
Cabo Verde
Cambodia AS923-925 (“AS2”)
Cameroon
Canada US902-928
Central African Republic (CAR)
Chad
Chile US902-928
China CN470-510
CN779-787
Colombia US902-928
Comoros
Democratic Republic of the Congo EU863-870
EU433
CRASA follows CEPT Rec. 70-03
Republic of the Congo
Costa Rica US902-928
Cote d’Ivoire
Croatia EU863-870
EU433
CEPT Rec. 70-03
Cuba
Curaçao Ministeriële regeling vrijstelling telecommunicatiemachtiging 2015
Cyprus EU863-870
EU433
CEPT Rec. 70-03
Czech Republic EU863-870
EU433
CEPT Rec. 70-03

D

Country Frequency Plan Regulatory document
Denmark EU863-870
EU433
CEPT Rec. 70-03
Djibouti
Dominica
Dominican Republic US902-928

E

Country Frequency Plan Regulatory document
Ecuador US902-928
Egypt
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Estonia EU863-870
EU433
CEPT Rec. 70-03
Ethiopia

F

Country Frequency Plan Regulatory document
Fiji
Finland EU863-870
EU433
CEPT Rec. 70-03
France EU863-870
EU433
CEPT Rec. 70-03

G

Country Frequency Plan Regulatory document
Gabon
Gambia
Georgia unknown, limited CEPT CEPT Rec. 70-03
Germany EU863-870
EU433
Non-specific Short Range Devices (SRD) regulations, CEPT Rec. 70-03
Ghana
Greece EU863-870
EU433
Radio frequency regulations, 433MHz SRD regulations, 868MHz SRD regulations, CEPT Rec. 70-03
Grenada
Guatemala
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana US902-928

H

Country Frequency Plan Regulatory document
Haiti
Honduras
Hong Kong (different than China) AS923-925 (“AS2”)
Hungary EU863-870
EU433
CEPT Rec. 70-03

I

Country Frequency Plan Regulatory document
Iceland EU863-870
EU433
CEPT Rec. 70-03
India IN865-867 Use of low power wireless equipments in the frequency band 865-867MHz for RFID
Indonesia AS923-925 (“AS2”)
Iran EN 302 208
Iraq
Ireland EU863-870
EU433
CEPT Rec. 70-03
Israel EN 302 208
Italy EU863-870
EU433
CEPT Rec. 70-03

J

Country Frequency Plan Regulatory document
Jamaica
Japan AS920-923 (“AS1”) ARIB STD-T108
Jordan

K

Country Frequency Plan Regulatory document
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kiribati
Kosovo
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan

L

Country Frequency Plan Regulatory document
Laos AS923-925 (“AS2”)
Latvia EU863-870
EU433
CEPT Rec. 70-03
Lebanon
Lesotho EU863-870
EU433
CRASA follows CEPT Rec. 70-03, Radio Spectrum Management Guidelines and Procedures 2014
Liberia
Libya
Liechtenstein EU863-870
EU433
CEPT Rec. 70-03
Lithuania EU863-870
EU433
CEPT Rec. 70-03
Luxembourg EU863-870
EU433
CEPT Rec. 70-03

M

Country Frequency Plan Regulatory document
Macedonia (FYROM) EU863-870
EU433
CEPT Rec. 70-03
Madagascar EU863-870
EU433
CRASA follows CEPT Rec. 70-03
Malawi EU863-870
EU433
CRASA follows CEPT Rec. 70-03
Malaysia AS920-923 (“AS1”)
Maldives
Mali
Malta EU863-870
EU433
CEPT Rec. 70-03
Marshall Islands
Mauritania
Mauritius EU863-870
EU433
CRASA follows CEPT Rec. 70-03
Mexico US902-928
Micronesia
Moldova EU863-870
EU433
CEPT Rec. 70-03
Monaco
Mongolia
Montenegro EU863-870
EU433
CEPT Rec. 70-03
Morocco Decision ANRT/DG/Nº08/13 – 20th June 2013
Mozambique EU863-870
EU433
CRASA follows CEPT Rec. 70-03
Myanmar (Burma)

N

Country Frequency Plan Regulatory document
Namibia EU863-870
EU433
CRASA follows CEPT Rec. 70-03
Nauru
Nepal
Netherlands EU863-870
EU433
Regeling gebruik van frequentieruimte zonder vergunning en zonder meldingsplicht 2015, CEPT Rec. 70-03
New Zealand AU915-928 Radio Spectrum Management
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
North Korea
Norway unknown, limited CEPT CEPT Rec. 70-03

O

Country Frequency Plan Regulatory document
Oman EN 302 208

P

Country Frequency Plan Regulatory document
Pakistan
Palau
Palestine
Panama US902-928
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay US902-928
Peru US902-928
Philippines
Poland EU863-870
EU433
CEPT Rec. 70-03
Portugal EU863-870
EU433
CEPT Rec. 70-03
Puerto Rico US902-928

Q

Country Frequency Plan Regulatory document
Qatar

R

Country Frequency Plan Regulatory document
Romania EU863-870
EU433
CEPT Rec. 70-03
Russia EU863-870
EU433
CEPT Rec. 70-03, http://minsvyaz.ru/ru/documents/4039/, Appendix 10
Rwanda

S

Country Frequency Plan Regulatory document
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Samoa
San Marino
Sao Tome and Principe
Saudi Arabia EU863-870
EU433
National frequency plan in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Serbia EU863-870
EU433
CEPT Rec. 70-03
Seychelles EU863-870
EU433
CRASA follows CEPT Rec. 70-03
Sierra Leone
Singapore AS920-923 (“AS1”)
Slovakia EU863-870
EU433
CEPT Rec. 70-03
Slovenia EU863-870
EU433
CEPT Rec. 70-03
Solomon Islands
Somalia
South Africa EU863-870
EU433
CRASA follows CEPT Rec. 70-03, The Radio Frequency Spectrum Regulations 2015
South Korea KR920-923
South Sudan
Spain EU863-870
EU433
CEPT Rec. 70-03
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Suriname US902-928
Swaziland EU863-870
EU433
CRASA follows CEPT Rec. 70-03
Sweden EU433 (CEPT 868MHz not implemented) CEPT Rec. 70-03
Switzerland EU863-870
EU433
CEPT Rec. 70-03
Syria

T

Country Frequency Plan Regulatory document
Taiwan AS923-925 (“AS2”) LP0002 2016 or LP0002 2011, section 4, “Radio Frequency Identification, RFID”
Tajikistan
Tanzania EU863-870
EU433
CRASA follows CEPT Rec. 70-03
Thailand AS923-925 (“AS2”)
Timor-Leste
Togo
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia EN 302 208
Turkey EU863-870
EU433
CEPT Rec. 70-03
Turkmenistan
Tuvalu

U

Country Frequency Plan Regulatory document
Uganda
Ukraine unknown, limited CEPT CEPT Rec. 70-03
United Arab Emirates (UAE) EU863-870
EU433
EN 302 208, https://www.tra.gov.ae/assets/YXsb1a9i.pdf.aspx
United Kingdom (UK) EU863-870
EU433
Forum thread about requirements, CEPT Rec. 70-03
United States of America (USA) US902-928
Uruguay US902-928
Uzbekistan

V

Country Frequency Plan Regulatory document
Vanuatu
Vatican City (Holy See) EU863-870
EU433
Venezuela US902-928
Vietnam AS923-925 (“AS2”)

Y

Country Frequency Plan Regulatory document
Yemen

Z

Country Frequency Plan Regulatory document
Zambia EU863-870
EU433
CRASA follows CEPT Rec. 70-03
Zimbabwe EU863-870
EU433
CRASA follows CEPT Rec. 70-03

Country list source

CEPT/ERC Recommendation 70-03 relating to the use of short range devices (SRD)

ERC Recommendation

Already implemented in: Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Spain, Estonia, France, Finland, United Kingdom, Hungary, Netherlands, Croatia, Italy, Ireland, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Moldova, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Malta, Montenegro, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sweden(433), Serbia, Switzerland, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Turkey

Limited implementation: Belarus, Georgia(433), Greece, Norway, Russian Federation, Ukrain

Not implemented in: Azerbaijan, Georgia(868), Sweden(868)

Communications Regulators’ Association of Southern Africa (CRASA)

CRASA implemented CEPT Rec. 70-03

CRASA Harmonised Frequency Bands For SRD Applications

Countries

Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of Congo, Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, South Africa, Namibia, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

Even though there is an overlap between the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and CRASA, the Seychelles and Madagascar are not members of CRASA. They are however included in the SADC Frequency allocation plan: SADC Frequency Allocation Plan