Same question as well. It would have made a lot more sense if it had either WiFi or Gigabit Ethernet. But only USB-C seems strange. What sort of application was it intended for?
There are numerous routers with USB ports specifically so that they can be used with devices like these. So it can be used to service multiple devices.
My Synology RT2600ac lets me degrade the USB 3.0 port to 2.0 to reduce interference, esp. w/ 3G/4G dongles...but for a 5G device, feel like I'd be throwing the baby out with the bathwater.
At least an Ethernet option would've been nice, but I guess a female/male USB-C + a type-C Ethernet NIC wouldn't cost much.
Yes, basically those USB 4G Sticks... except this one is massive in size. And has battery built in. Normally we have battery for WiFi Hotpot so you can use it on the go, but this isn't really the size of on the go Router and does not have WiFi.
If it was really intended as a simple USB 5G Modem, I wonder why they had it this big. ( Or it could merely be the Photo making it look big )
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NICOXIS - Friday, March 8, 2019 - link
I don't really understand, this is a last mile deployment that would only be able to serve one device??ksec - Friday, March 8, 2019 - link
Same question as well. It would have made a lot more sense if it had either WiFi or Gigabit Ethernet. But only USB-C seems strange. What sort of application was it intended for?Ryan Smith - Friday, March 8, 2019 - link
There are numerous routers with USB ports specifically so that they can be used with devices like these. So it can be used to service multiple devices.ikjadoon - Friday, March 8, 2019 - link
But...not many 2.4GHz client devices. USB 3.0 interferes with 2.4GHz WiFi signals.https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/io/univers...
My Synology RT2600ac lets me degrade the USB 3.0 port to 2.0 to reduce interference, esp. w/ 3G/4G dongles...but for a 5G device, feel like I'd be throwing the baby out with the bathwater.
At least an Ethernet option would've been nice, but I guess a female/male USB-C + a type-C Ethernet NIC wouldn't cost much.
ksec - Saturday, March 9, 2019 - link
Yes, basically those USB 4G Sticks... except this one is massive in size. And has battery built in. Normally we have battery for WiFi Hotpot so you can use it on the go, but this isn't really the size of on the go Router and does not have WiFi.If it was really intended as a simple USB 5G Modem, I wonder why they had it this big. ( Or it could merely be the Photo making it look big )
Sttm - Monday, March 11, 2019 - link
Great point about the size, if you look at the usb-c port and picture your phone above it, it doesn't seem that big.Estyle - Saturday, July 20, 2019 - link
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