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LTE modems - Compatibility list?

Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2019 5:27 am
by Acryli
Hello

Is there somewhere a compatibility list of LTE modem (miniPCIe or M.2) that work with RouterOS???

I wanted to know if there were cards available that support speed greater than 150Mbps dl.

Thanks

Re: LTE modems - Compatibility list?

Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2019 5:48 am
by vecernik87
only compatibility list i know of is here: https://wiki.mikrotik.com/wiki/Manual:Peripherals
Unfortunately it does not state what speed can be achieved.

Re: LTE modems - Compatibility list?

Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2019 2:21 pm
by Acryli
Thank you for the link.

The Sierra Wireless MC7430 seems to be the only one in the list to be cat6 (300Mbps), but it needs hardware modifications (isolates pins).
And it is also expensive for a cat6 modem, I prefer to wait the support of the EM7565 (600Mbps) that isn't a lot more expensive, but I don't know if the support is planned in a near future.

Re: LTE modems - Compatibility list?

Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2019 8:35 pm
by Larsa
Not sure how many operators that will actually upgrade till Cat-12. 5G r15 will be release in April and initial test starts sometime this summer nearby where I live.

Re: LTE modems - Compatibility list?

Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2019 3:58 pm
by mkx
I guess many MNOs will upgrade as high as possible, many features are SW only. The main problem with reaching high Cat in tge network is lack of available spectrum ... not many MNOs can dedicate more than 50-60MHz of band width to LTE ... which translates to something about 600Mbps in DL. Anything more involves investments in infrastructure (e.g. beam-forming antennae or additional antennae and TRXes for MIMO4x4).