B404X Showing LTE Cat-NB1 (NB-IoT) Connection

My B404X Boron is currently showing that it is connected to LTE Cat-NB1, or NB-IoT.

I know this as the sig.getAccessTechnology() comes back as 8.
This is in a country I was not expecting the B404X to connect at all.

Is Particle allowing for NB-IoT connections now on the B404X?

That should not be possible. Please DM me the DeviceID and I’ll check on the cellular side what’s going on. It’s likely incorrect information from the modem. NB-IoT is not enabled last I checked.

8 is LTE Cat M1. It's possible that M1 is available in some European (and other) countries, either because they turned it on quietly as a test, or because we don't have information that they've turned it on officially yet.

    NET_ACCESS_TECHNOLOGY_LTE_CAT_M1 = 8,
    NET_ACCESS_TECHNOLOGY_LTE_CAT_NB1 = 9,
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Sorry for the confusion. I referenced these two websites which listed that rat = 8 represented NB-IoT.

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