diff --git a/modules/rhizo_base/manifests/init.pp b/modules/rhizo_base/manifests/init.pp
index 3cae5d7..2f43c4e 100644
--- a/modules/rhizo_base/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/modules/rhizo_base/manifests/init.pp
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ class rhizo_base {
   $network_name    = hiera('rhizo::network_name')
   $auth_policy     = hiera('rhizo::auth_policy')
   $lac             = hiera('rhizo::lac')
+  $gsm_band        = hiera('rhizo::gsm_band', "GSM850")
 
   #BTSs configuration
   $bts_type        = hiera('rhizo::bts_type')
diff --git a/modules/rhizo_base/manifests/openbsc.pp b/modules/rhizo_base/manifests/openbsc.pp
index 3370119..5e0c7f0 100644
--- a/modules/rhizo_base/manifests/openbsc.pp
+++ b/modules/rhizo_base/manifests/openbsc.pp
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ class rhizo_base::openbsc {
   $auth_policy     = $rhizo_base::auth_policy
   $lac             = $rhizo_base::lac
   $max_power_red   = $rhizo_base::max_power_red
+  $gsm_band        = $rhizo_base::gsm_band
   $arfcn_A         = $rhizo_base::arfcn_A
   $arfcn_B         = $rhizo_base::arfcn_B
   $arfcn_C         = $rhizo_base::arfcn_C
diff --git a/modules/rhizo_base/templates/osmo-nitb.cfg.erb b/modules/rhizo_base/templates/osmo-nitb.cfg.erb
index bb678a4..6073e1f 100644
--- a/modules/rhizo_base/templates/osmo-nitb.cfg.erb
+++ b/modules/rhizo_base/templates/osmo-nitb.cfg.erb
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ network
  bts 0
   type sysmobts
   description MasterBTS
-  band GSM850
+  band <%= @gsm_band %>
   cell_identity 0
   location_area_code <%= @lac %>
   base_station_id_code 63
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ network
 <% if @arfcn_B -%>
  bts 1
   type sysmobts
-  band GSM850
+  band <%= @gsm_band %>
   cell_identity 1
   location_area_code <%= @lac %>
   base_station_id_code 63