# The Things Outdoor Gateway - 868 Mhz

**URL:** <https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum/t/the-things-outdoor-gateway-868-mhz/57958>\
**Category:** Gateways\
**Tags:** gateways\
**Created:** [July 11, 2022, 9:18pm UTC](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum/t/the-things-outdoor-gateway-868-mhz/57958 "2022-07-11T21:18:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![dbouraima](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum/user_avatar/www.thethingsnetwork.org/dbouraima/32/35697_2.png) [@dbouraima](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum/u/dbouraima)\
**Post date:** [July 11, 2022, 9:18pm UTC](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum/t/the-things-outdoor-gateway-868-mhz/57958/1 "2022-07-11T21:18:05Z")

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Hi all,

I just want to know if TTN Outdoor Gateway , EU version can work in Africa ? specially in Benin (West Africa) ?

I have checked the regulatory about the frequency and it is ok . My concern is about th ability to connect to TTN Cluster Europe Server from Africa.

Thanks.

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**Author:** ![Jeff-UK](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum/user_avatar/www.thethingsnetwork.org/jeff-uk/32/35697_2.png) [@Jeff-UK](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum/u/Jeff-UK)\
**Post date:** [July 11, 2022, 10:18pm UTC](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum/t/the-things-outdoor-gateway-868-mhz/57958/2 "2022-07-11T22:18:12Z")

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If you can get a decent, stable internet connection, without '00’s ms latency from the GW location it should not be a problem

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**Author:** ![Johan\_Scheepers](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum/user_avatar/www.thethingsnetwork.org/johan_scheepers/32/46550_2.png) [@Johan\_Scheepers](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum/u/Johan_Scheepers)\
**Post date:** [July 12, 2022, 6:17am UTC](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum/t/the-things-outdoor-gateway-868-mhz/57958/3 "2022-07-12T06:17:35Z")

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> [@dbouraima](#):
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> My concern is about th ability to connect to TTN Cluster Europe Server from Africa

You certainly can connect from Africa to the EU cluster, 100’s of gateways down south and they all work to the EU cluster.

Big thing you need to ensure is low latency connection, you can use the links below to check. The TTN cluster is on the AWS - Ireland eu-west-1, if I recall correctly.

> **[AWS Ping Test (Latency) | Cloud Ping Test](https://cloudpingtest.com/aws)**
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> Test ping time for different AWS (Amazon Web Services) regions from your web browser

[https://ping.psa.fun/](https://ping.psa.fun/)

> **[AWS Cloud Ping - Latency & Response Speed Test](https://www.cloudping.cloud/aws)**
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> This online tool estimates the network latency from your browser to Amazon Web Services (AWS) EC2 data centers around the world.

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**Author:** ![dbouraima](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum/user_avatar/www.thethingsnetwork.org/dbouraima/32/35697_2.png) [@dbouraima](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum/u/dbouraima)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2022, 10:30am UTC](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum/t/the-things-outdoor-gateway-868-mhz/57958/4 "2022-07-19T10:30:21Z")

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thanks for your reply

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**Author:** ![dbouraima](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum/user_avatar/www.thethingsnetwork.org/dbouraima/32/35697_2.png) [@dbouraima](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum/u/dbouraima)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2022, 10:30am UTC](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum/t/the-things-outdoor-gateway-868-mhz/57958/5 "2022-07-19T10:30:45Z")

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thanks for your reply and the tips