More and more 4G LTE Routers and 4G LTE modems are available in the market; many users would expect faster speed on 4G networks than that from 3G networks. However, due to far from the cell tower deployed by the network providers, the 4G/LTE signal coverage is very weak. Before the network providers do something to change the situation, users can connect an external 4G antenna to the wireless device to improve the signal so as to speed up the data transmission. And it’s better to use a high gain outdoor antenna rather than indoor 4G antenna.
To select a 4G external antenna, you need check how many antenna connectors there is on your device and the connector type. For example, if you are using Huawei E5186 4G LTE Router, open the cover on the back, you will find the connector for external 4G antenna. The connector type is SMA-female. In the 4G data transmission, two connectors are for the application MIMO technology. So you’d better choose an LTE Antenna with two connectors. To connect to the SMA-female, the right connector at the cable end of the antenna is SMA-male.
One more thing to consider is how long the distance between the router and the location where to install the antenna. The distance determines the length of the antenna extend cable. For example, if your Huawei E5186 router is near the window and you will install the outdoor LTE antenna just outside the window less than 10 meters. So you can select the extend cable of 10 meters. Somebody may suppose the longer the cable, the better to use. However, consider the longer of the cable, the gain would lose more. So the antenna cable is better in short. If your device is far from the installation point, you’d better select to use high-quality material in the cable so as to reduce the gain loss. The good news is that the extend cable for the outdoor LTE antenna could be customized on www.4gltemall.com. So you don’t need worry about the cable. Below are recommended Outdoor LTE External antenna to use with 4G LTE Gadgets:
Technical Specifications:
* Frequency Range: 698-806MHZ/824-894mhz/ 925-960mhz/1710-1885MHZ/1920-1980MHZ/2110-2170MHZ/2500-2690MHZ
* Gain: 24dbi
* Polarization Type: Vertical
* Radiation: Omni directional
* VSWR:≤1.5
* Impedance: 50Ω
* Max Power: 50w
* Connector Type: customization (The extend cable can be with SMA, TS-9, CRC or other connectors.)
* Cable Type: RG58 (best) 100% cooper
* Cable Length: for customization
* Dimensions: 9.85x 18.5x 1.2inches
* Weight: 2.58 Pound
See compatible 4G LTE devices and buy this high gain antenna here:
https://www.4gltemall.com/4g-high-gain-lte-panel-flat-outdoor-antenna.html
Technical Specifications:
* Frequency Range: 698-806MHZ/824-894mhz/ 925-960mhz/1710-1885MHZ/1920-1980MHZ/2110-2170MHZ/2500-2690MHZ
* Gain: 18dbi
* Polarization Type:Vertical
* Radiation: Omni
* VSWR: ≤1.5
* Impedance: 50Ω
* Max Power: 50w
* Connector Type: options (SMA, TS-9, CRC-9 connectors)
* Cable Type: RG58(best)100% cooper
* Cable Length: customization
* Color: White(default), Black
* Dimensions: 8.27x 8.27x 1 inches
* Weight: 1.32 Pound
See compatible 4G LTE devices and buy this high gain antenna here: https://www.4gltemall.com/high-gain-flat-panel-4g-outdoor-antenna.html
Technical Specifications:
* Frequency Range: 698-806MHZ/824-894mhz/ 925-960mhz/1710-1885MHZ/1920-1980MHZ/2110-2170MHZ/2500-2690MHZ
* VSWR: ≤ 2.5
* Gain: 28dBi
* Polarization Type: Vertical
* Radiation: Directional
* Input Power: 50W
* Input Impedance: 50 Ohms
* Connector Type: SMA/TS-9/CRC-9
* Connector Quantity: one
* Cable Type: RG58 (best) 100% cooper
* Cable Length: 1.5m (more options for extend cable available.)
* Dimensions: 22.8x 2.7 x 0.8inches * Weight: 0.42 Pound
See compatible 4G LTE devices and buy this high gain antenna here: https://www.4gltemall.com/28dbi-high-gain-4g-outdoor-yagi-directional-antenna.html
Technical specifications:
* Antenna type: LPDA
* Frequency Range (MHz): 698-960/1710-2700 MHz
* Bandwidth: 262/990 MHz
* Gain: 15 dBi
* beam width: H：90°/70° V：60°/55°
* VSWR: ≤1.5
* Input Impedance: 50Ω
* Polarization: Vertical or Horizontal
* Front to Back Ratio: 18dB
* Max, power: 50W
* Connector Qty: 1
* Connector Type on Antenna: SMA-Male/TS-9/CRC-9
* Cable: 10 meters/15 meters/20 meters (RG58)
* Radome material: protected ABS
* Lightning Protection: DC ground
* Working Temperature: -40～60℃
* Rated Wind Velocity: 60m/s
* Color: white
* Mounting way: hold in the pole
* Pole diameter: ￠35-50
* Dimension (mm): 410*215*65mm
* Antenna weight: 750g
* Package content: - 1 x LPDA Antenna - Extend cable - Accessories to mount the antenna
See compatible 4G LTE devices and buy this high gain antenna here: https://www.4gltemall.com/wide-band-log-periodic-yagi-lte-outdoor-antenna.html
With the development of LTE network and technology, many users are not satisfied with the wireless speed. They want faster speed. So the support of LTE advanced network is necessary to get higher LTE speed. The good news is that many network providers already upgraded their network to LTE advanced or advanced Pro with carrier aggregation and MIMO technologies. To fulfill higher speed on LTE-A networks, many network manufacturers were already presenting their mobile 4G routers to meet the requirements. Below are the recommended LTE Cat. 6 portable 4G router from famous equipment supplier:
Netgear Aircard 790s is the world’s first LTE cat.6 mobile router and it’s the first mobile 4G router with touchscreen. Below are the highlight features of Aircard 790s:
* Manufacturer: Netgear Wireless
* Support LTE frequency band 1/3/7/8/28 (700/900/1800/2100/2600 MHz)
* Chipset: Qualcomm - MDM9230 (Modem) - WTR3925 (RF) - QCA6174 (Wi-Fi)
* Connect up to 15 WiFi enabled devices on the go
* Supports Cat 6 LTE with carrier aggregation (up to 40 MHz)
* Capable of download speeds of up to 300mbps
* Future proof for the premium 700 MHz spectrum
* Removable lithium-ion (2930 mAh), Last up to 11 hours of active use
* Wi-Fi 802.11 ac/b/g/n, 2x2 MIMO, Dual-Band 2.4GH/5GHz
* 2.4” QVGA capacitive LCD touchscreen * SIM Type: 3FF Format (microSIM)
* Two external antenna connectors (TS-9 type)
Check more details about Netgear Aircard 790s: https://www.4gltemall.com/netgear-aircard-790s-4g-mobile-hotspot.html
* Manufacturer: Huawei
* Three variant models: E5786s-32a, E5786s-62a, E5786s-63a
* Support LTE frequency band 1/3/5/7/8/20/38 (E5786s-32a), band 1/3/8/28(E5786s-62a), band 1/3/7/8/28/40 (E5786s-63a)
* Chipset: HiSilicon LTE Cat6 chipset
* Connect up to 10 WiFi enabled devices simultaneously
* Supports Cat 6 LTE with carrier aggregation
* LTE download speeds of up to 300mbps, upload speed to 50mbps
* Non-removable lithium-ion (3000 mAh), maximum up to 10hours working time
* Wi-Fi 802.11 ac/b/g/n, 2x2 MIMO, Dual-Band 2.4GH/5GHz
* 2.4” QVGA capacitive LCD touchscreen
* SIM Type: 3FF Format (microSIM)
* Two external antenna connectors (TS-9 type)
Check more details about Huawei E5786: https://www.4gltemall.com/huawei-e5786-4g-lte-cat6-mobile-wifi.html
* Manufacturer: ZTE
* Support LTE frequency band B1/2/3/4/7/8/20/28/12&17
* Chipset: Qualcomm - MDM9230 (Modem)
* Connect up to 14 WiFi enabled devices simultaneously
* Supports Cat 6 LTE with carrier aggregation
* Capable of download speeds of up to 300mbps
* Future proof for the premium 700 MHz spectrum
* Non-removable lithium-ion (2300 mAh), Last up to 8 hours of active use
* Wi-Fi 802.11 ac/b/g/n, 2x2 MIMO, Dual-Band 2.4GH/5GHz
* 1.44” TFT screen * SIM Type: 3FF Format (microSIM)
* Two external antenna connectors (TS-9 type)
Check more details about ZTE MF970 UFi: https://www.4gltemall.com/zte-ufi-mf970-lte-cat6-mobile-wifi-hotspot.html
* Manufacturer: Alcatel One Touch
* Support LTE frequency band B1/3/7/8/20
* Chipset: Qualcomm - MDM9230 (Modem)
* Connect up to 32 WiFi enabled devices simultaneously
* Supports Cat 6 LTE with carrier aggregation
* LTE downlink speeds of up to 300mbps, uplink to 50mbps
* Removable lithium-ion (3600 mAh or 1800mAh), last up to 8 hours of active use or more
* Wi-Fi 802.11 ac/b/g/n, 2x2 MIMO, Dual-Band 2.4GH/5GHz
* 1.44” TFT screen
* SIM Type: 3FF Format (microSIM)
* No external antenna connector
Check more details about Alcatel Link Y900: https://www.4gltemall.com/alcatel-link-y900-4g-led-mobile-hotspot.html
* Manufacturer: Huawei
* Support LTE frequency band B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B20/B19/B38/B40/B41
* Chipset: HiSilicon LTE Cat6 chipset
* Connect up to 32 WiFi enabled devices simultaneously
* Supports Cat 6 LTE with carrier aggregation
* With one Ethernet Port for LAN (RJ45)
* LTE download speeds of up to 300mbps, upload speed to 50mbps
* Non-removable lithium-ion Large battery (6400mAh), maximum up to 20hours working time
* Wi-Fi 802.11 ac/b/g/n, 2x2 MIMO, Dual-Band 2.4GH/5GHz
* 0.96 inch OLED display
* SIM Type: 3FF Format (microSIM)
* No external antenna connector
Check more details about Huawei E5885(Portable 4G router with Ethernet port and Sim card slot & large battery): https://www.4gltemall.com/huawei-mobile-wifi-pro-2.html
From the specs of the mobile 4G routers, we can see each one has its own specialty. Huawei E5885 seems to be the most powerful with Ethernet port and large battery for mobile use. It’s the latest one available since 2017 but price is still at high range. Other models may not be the latest, but the price is budget. If you are looking for a portable 4G router with the support of LTE Category 6 and CA, the above mobile 4g routers are recommended.