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Telekom DE and travel eSIM in Germany

Telekom DE is one of the networks your eSIM may use in Germany. Here is who actually decides which network you get, and what to do with that.

Author: Porsch Kunnipat Siramanakul · Co-founderReviewed by: Bob Kanokphon ThongdeePublished: October 12, 2026Last updated: October 12, 2026
Telekom DE and travel eSIM in Germany

Quick answer

  • 3 of the 93 Germany plans we sell name Telekom DE as a reachable network, at 4G and 5G.
  • Telekom Deutschland runs LTE on B1, B3, B7, B8, B20, B28, B32, B40 and 5G on n78, n28; your phone needs at least one of them.
  • Travel plans connect by roaming, so no plan can promise one specific network.

Telekom DE in brief

Telekom uses the 3.6 GHz band for 5G in cities and 700 MHz for rural range, and reported about 92% of Germany's area covered by 5G as of April 2024.

We are not a reseller for this operator and we have not run our own field speed tests. The band and network details below come from the sources listed at the end of the page.
Telekom DE and travel eSIM in Germany

Telekom Deutschland's bands and technology

ItemTelekom Deutschland
LTE (4G)B1, B3, B7, B8, B20, B28, B32, B40
5G NRn78, n28
5G launchedLive
Network code (MCC-MNC)262-01

Checked against the sources on 2026-10-12. Only the bands a source confirmed are listed; the network may run others too.

An eSIM can only use Telekom Deutschland if your phone supports at least one band in this table. Before you fly, open your model's spec page on the maker's site and compare its LTE and 5G band lists.

Telekom Deutschland's coverage map

Telekom Deutschland publishes its own coverage map. Look up the street or district you will stay in rather than the country as a whole, because coverage in town and out of town differs a great deal. The map shows Telekom Deutschland's own network; a roaming plan may not get every technology it shows.

Who licenses Telekom Deutschland

Mobile networks in Germany are licensed, and their spectrum assigned, by the Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur) (BNetzA). The bands above are the ones it allocates. A problem with the local network's own service goes to the operator first; a problem with your eSIM plan comes to us.

Telekom DE and travel eSIM in Germany

The plans on our shelf that name Telekom DE

From the supplier record behind each package, 3 of the 93 plans we currently sell for Germany declare Telekom DE as a network the profile can reach, at 4G and 5G. The figure comes from the same catalogue that prices the plan pages, and it moves when the supplier revises the record.

A plan naming Telekom DE means the network sits in the list the profile may choose from. It does not mean your handset will stay on it. The priority order is the supplier's, and the signal where you stand decides.

Telekom Deutschland beside the other networks in Germany

NetworkLTE bands5G bands
Telekom DEB1, B3, B7, B8, B20, B28, B32, B40n78, n28
Vodafone DEB1, B3, B7, B8, B20, B28, B32, B40n3, n28, n78

A band shared across networks is one a single phone can use on all of them.

Why plans do not name a fixed network

Nearly every travel eSIM is a roaming product: the profile picks a network by an order the supplier sets, not by the buyer. If Telekom DE is weak where you are, try selecting Vodafone DE manually in the network settings, and keep data roaming on for the eSIM profile.

FAQ

Will my eSIM definitely connect to Telekom DE?+

3 of our plans name Telekom DE as reachable, but that is not a guarantee. Travel plans run over roaming agreements, so the network depends on the supplier behind the plan, your device and where you are.

Which bands does my phone need for Telekom Deutschland?+

At least one of these, LTE: B1, B3, B7, B8, B20, B28, B32, B40; 5G: n78, n28. Your phone's band list is on the maker's spec page for your model, under "Cellular" or "Network".

Does Telekom DE run 5G, and will my plan get it?+

Yes. Telekom Deutschland has run commercial 5G, on n78, n28. A travel plan only gets it when the plan permits 5G, your phone supports one of those bands, and you are inside 5G coverage. Miss any one and you fall back to 4G.

How do I see which network I am on?+

Check the carrier name at the top of the screen, or open the mobile-network settings and look at the operator list. If signal is poor, try selecting a network manually instead of automatic, but only one your plan actually supports.

Sources

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Porsch Kunnipat Siramanakul

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