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Nighthawk 5G Mobile Hotspot – World’s First Standards-Based Millimeter Wave Mobile 5G Device
The World’s First Millimeter Wave 5G Connection is here, thanks to AT&T! We’ve partnered up to deliver the Nighthawk 5G Mobile Hotspot, the first standards-based mobile 5G network device in th...
any other pictures, does this have ethernet port, what speed is it, 10 GbE, 5 GbE, 2.5 GbE?
Good question,
Realistically, though, Gigabit Ethernet is proabbly fast enought given that real world cellular speeds are always significantly lower than theoretical. Of course, these days 10Gbit NIC's are very inexpensive.
Bigger question is my mind is the Wifi on the hotspot. Since the current Nighthawks (Gen1 and Gen2) CANNOT use 5.8GHz 802.11ac AND LAA simultaneously, this is a huge issue for those of us who would rather not carry around a proper AP connected to the Nighthawk via Ethernet and AC power.
Nearly every Wifi device today, worth its salt, has 5Ghz capability. And the 40/80MHz bandwidth on the 5Ghz channel is essential to making use of Advanced LTE, LAA, and (eventually) 5G mmWAVE cellular.
I'd much rather see the 2.4Ghz radio be dropped in favor of two 5.8Ghz radios -- one for LAA and one for clients. Triband would be okay, too, but might use too much power.
Given the poor wireless range on the existing Nighthawks, and the propensity to reboot due to a limited power envelope when dual band Wifi is on -- not to mention the heat. It seems like power dissapation is a significant challenge.