How the picker works
The picker combines three of our tools. Bands: each radio’s published LTE bands against the bands each operator uses, with the same rules as the LTE band checker. Apps: the apps the maker or a seller names, as in Which radios run my app?. Sealing: the IP code the maker states, read as in the IP rating decoder.
Features count only when the maker lists them: a radio whose page does not mention GPS is not shown when you ask for GPS, even if it has it. Of 354 radios, 274 publish an LTE band list.
Questions
How do I choose a PoC radio?
Start with the networks: the radio must have the LTE bands your mobile operator uses, including its low band for coverage indoors and outside cities. Then the app your team uses or plans to use, then the body: keypad or touchscreen, sealing, and whether you also need DMR or analog radio for places without signal.
Why does the picker say “weaker outside cities”?
The radio shares bands with the network but lacks the operator’s low band (below 1 GHz). Calls work in towns; in buildings and the countryside the signal is thinner than on a radio that has it.
Is the list a ranking?
No. Radios that fit are listed alphabetically, those that work on every network of the country first. We do not score radios or take money from makers.
Why are some radios missing?
A radio whose maker publishes no LTE band list cannot be checked against a network: 80 of the 354 radios in our database publish none. They appear when no country filter applies.
