The most likely (but not 100%, so it's not announced yet) module to be put there is Cinterion PLS8. You can easily look up which frequencies it supports.
If they go with that module I will be very disappointed since it has basically 2015-era LTE support (in terms of both bands and speed). Here are the variants and the bands they support[1]:
> PLS8-E: LTE (20,8,3,7,1); 3G (8,3,1); 2G Dual Band
> PLS8-US: LTE (17,5,4,2); 3G (5,4,2); 2G Quad Band
> PLS8-J: LTE (1,3,19); 3G (1,19)
> PLS8-X: LTE (13,17,5,4,2); 3G (5,4,2); 2G Quad Band
I'm a T-Mobile US customer and while I could live with slower speeds the lack of band 12 support really has me questioning if I can justify spending $600 on this device. The lack of band 66 and 71 is forgivable since those are very new, but band 12 has been around since LTE was first deployed in the US (even if devices didn't start supporting it until late 2015).
Also note that the European variant of this module only supports dual-band GSM and no US UMTS or LTE bands so it will not work for roaming in the US. The US variants will at least support 2G roaming outside the US.
That one only supports LTE Cat. M1 which is only suitable for IoT devices. As the datasheet indicates max downlink speeds are 300 kbps and there is no 2G or 3G support.
> PLS8-E: LTE (20,8,3,7,1); 3G (8,3,1); 2G Dual Band
> PLS8-US: LTE (17,5,4,2); 3G (5,4,2); 2G Quad Band
> PLS8-J: LTE (1,3,19); 3G (1,19)
> PLS8-X: LTE (13,17,5,4,2); 3G (5,4,2); 2G Quad Band
> PLS8-V: LTE (13,4,2)
> LTE Cat. 3 (DL: max. 100 Mbps, UL: max. 50 Mbps, 2x2 DL MIMO)
I'm a T-Mobile US customer and while I could live with slower speeds the lack of band 12 support really has me questioning if I can justify spending $600 on this device. The lack of band 66 and 71 is forgivable since those are very new, but band 12 has been around since LTE was first deployed in the US (even if devices didn't start supporting it until late 2015).
Also note that the European variant of this module only supports dual-band GSM and no US UMTS or LTE bands so it will not work for roaming in the US. The US variants will at least support 2G roaming outside the US.
[1]: https://www.gemalto.com/brochures-site/download-site/Documen...