diff --git a/esphome/components/modem/text_sensor/__init__.py b/esphome/components/modem/text_sensor/__init__.py
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+++ b/esphome/components/modem/text_sensor/__init__.py
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+import esphome.codegen as cg
+from esphome.components import text_sensor
+from esphome.components.modem import final_validate_platform
+import esphome.config_validation as cv
+from esphome.const import CONF_ID, DEVICE_CLASS_EMPTY
+
+CODEOWNERS = ["@oarcher"]
+
+AUTO_LOAD = []
+
+DEPENDENCIES = ["modem"]
+
+# MULTI_CONF = True
+IS_PLATFORM_COMPONENT = True
+
+CONF_NETWORK_TYPE = "network_type"
+
+modem_text_sensor_ns = cg.esphome_ns.namespace("modem_text_sensor")
+ModemTextSensorComponent = modem_text_sensor_ns.class_(
+    "ModemTextSensor", cg.PollingComponent
+)
+
+
+CONFIG_SCHEMA = cv.All(
+    cv.Schema(
+        {
+            cv.GenerateID(): cv.declare_id(ModemTextSensorComponent),
+            cv.Optional(CONF_NETWORK_TYPE): text_sensor.text_sensor_schema(
+                device_class=DEVICE_CLASS_EMPTY,
+            ),
+        }
+    ).extend(cv.polling_component_schema("60s"))
+)
+
+
+FINAL_VALIDATE_SCHEMA = final_validate_platform
+
+
+async def to_code(config):
+    var = cg.new_Pvariable(config[CONF_ID])
+    if network_type := config.get(CONF_NETWORK_TYPE, None):
+        network_type_text_sensor = await text_sensor.new_text_sensor(network_type)
+        cg.add(var.set_network_type_text_sensor(network_type_text_sensor))
+
+    await cg.register_component(var, config)
diff --git a/esphome/components/modem/text_sensor/modem_text_sensor.cpp b/esphome/components/modem/text_sensor/modem_text_sensor.cpp
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+++ b/esphome/components/modem/text_sensor/modem_text_sensor.cpp
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+#ifdef USE_ESP_IDF
+
+#include "esphome/core/defines.h"
+
+#ifdef USE_MODEM
+#ifdef USE_TEXT_SENSOR
+
+#include "modem_text_sensor.h"
+
+#include "esphome/core/log.h"
+#include "esphome/core/application.h"
+
+// #include "esphome/components/watchdog/watchdog.h"
+#include "esphome/components/modem/modem_component.h"
+
+#define ESPHL_ERROR_CHECK(err, message) \
+  if ((err) != ESP_OK) { \
+    ESP_LOGE(TAG, message ": (%d) %s", err, esp_err_to_name(err)); \
+    this->mark_failed(); \
+    return; \
+  }
+
+#define ESPMODEM_ERROR_CHECK(err, message) \
+  if ((err) != command_result::OK) { \
+    ESP_LOGE(TAG, message ": %s", command_result_to_string(err).c_str()); \
+  }
+
+namespace esphome {
+namespace modem_text_sensor {
+
+using namespace esp_modem;
+// using namespace esphome::modem;
+
+void ModemTextSensor::setup() { ESP_LOGI(TAG, "Setting up Modem Sensor..."); }
+
+void ModemTextSensor::update() {
+  ESP_LOGD(TAG, "Modem text_sensor update");
+  if (modem::global_modem_component->dce && modem::global_modem_component->modem_ready()) {
+    this->update_network_type_text_sensor_();
+  }
+}
+
+void ModemTextSensor::update_network_type_text_sensor_() {
+  if (modem::global_modem_component->modem_ready() && this->network_type_text_sensor_) {
+    int act;
+    std::string network_type = "Not available";
+    if (modem::global_modem_component->dce->get_network_system_mode(act) == command_result::OK) {
+      // Access Technology from AT+CNSMOD?
+      // see https://www.waveshare.com/w/upload/a/af/SIM7500_SIM7600_Series_AT_Command_Manual_V3.00.pdf, page 109
+      switch (act) {
+        case 0:
+          network_type = "No service";
+          break;
+        case 1:
+          network_type = "GSM";
+          break;
+        case 2:
+          network_type = "GPRS";
+          break;
+        case 3:
+          network_type = "EGPRS (EDGE)";
+          break;
+        case 4:
+          network_type = "WCDMA";
+          break;
+        case 5:
+          network_type = "HSDPA only (WCDMA)";
+          break;
+        case 6:
+          network_type = "HSUPA only (WCDMA)";
+          break;
+        case 7:
+          network_type = "HSPA (HSDPA and HSUPA, WCDMA)";
+          break;
+        case 8:
+          network_type = "LTE";
+          break;
+        case 9:
+          network_type = "TDS-CDMA";
+          break;
+        case 10:
+          network_type = "TDS-HSDPA only";
+          break;
+        case 11:
+          network_type = "TDS-HSUPA only";
+          break;
+        case 12:
+          network_type = "TDS-HSPA (HSDPA and HSUPA)";
+          break;
+        case 13:
+          network_type = "CDMA";
+          break;
+        case 14:
+          network_type = "EVDO";
+          break;
+        case 15:
+          network_type = "HYBRID (CDMA and EVDO)";
+          break;
+        case 16:
+          network_type = "1XLTE (CDMA and LTE)";
+          break;
+        case 23:
+          network_type = "EHRPD";
+          break;
+        case 24:
+          network_type = "HYBRID (CDMA and EHRPD)";
+          break;
+        default:
+          network_type = "Unknown";
+      }
+    }
+    this->network_type_text_sensor_->publish_state(network_type);
+  }
+}
+
+}  // namespace modem_text_sensor
+}  // namespace esphome
+
+#endif  // USE_MODEM
+#endif  // USE_TEXT_SENSOR
+#endif  // USE_ESP_IDF
diff --git a/esphome/components/modem/text_sensor/modem_text_sensor.h b/esphome/components/modem/text_sensor/modem_text_sensor.h
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+++ b/esphome/components/modem/text_sensor/modem_text_sensor.h
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+#pragma once
+#ifdef USE_ESP_IDF
+
+#include "esphome/core/defines.h"
+
+#ifdef USE_MODEM
+#ifdef USE_TEXT_SENSOR
+
+#include "esphome/core/component.h"
+#include "esphome/components/modem/modem_component.h"
+#include "esphome/components/text_sensor/text_sensor.h"
+
+namespace esphome {
+namespace modem_text_sensor {
+
+static const char *const TAG = "modem_text_sensor";
+
+class ModemTextSensor : public PollingComponent {
+ public:
+  void set_network_type_text_sensor(text_sensor::TextSensor *network_type_text_sensor) {
+    this->network_type_text_sensor_ = network_type_text_sensor;
+  }
+  // ========== INTERNAL METHODS ==========
+  // (In most use cases you won't need these)
+
+  float get_setup_priority() const override { return setup_priority::AFTER_WIFI; }
+  void setup() override;
+  void update() override;
+  void dump_config() override {}
+
+ protected:
+  text_sensor::TextSensor *network_type_text_sensor_{nullptr};
+  void update_network_type_text_sensor_();
+};
+
+}  // namespace modem_text_sensor
+}  // namespace esphome
+
+#endif  // USE_MODEM
+#endif  // USE_TEXT_SENSOR
+#endif  // USE_ESP_IDF