Want the best reception and fastest cellular we have? Want it now? Then CAT 18 routers are just the thing you need.
They are equipped with up to 4x4 MIMO and support a wider range of frequencies, ensuring the best signal reception.
If you need speed, our X-Series (MBX, EPX, SDX) supports up to 1.2Gbps download and 150Mbps upload per radio. With carrier aggregation, they can combine up to 5x frequencies for blazing fast downloads.
*US carrier: support T-Mobile and AT&T; Verizon pending (expected in Q1 2020).
Hi @fdmarine have you taken a look at the Transit Duo good option for CAT12 maritime applications feel free to contact me directly for pricing and recommended usage.
Hello @fdmarine,
There is a new Pepwave MBX HD2 with Cat-12 & Cat-18 chipsets available though your Certified Peplink Partner (as found on Peplink’s website). As mentioned by @sitloongs, please reach out to them directly for more details and pricing.
I did receive confirmation from my Peplink dealer, I believe it is the MAX-HD2-LTEA-WF-T
This model is apparently using 4 LTE antennas instead of 2 and I read somewhere about the connectors being very close to each other which makes connecting external Poynting antennas for instance quite difficult.
Hello @fdmarine,
If you are using the new Cat-18 chipsets on the X Series range (especially the MBX), then you can expect to have QMA connectors on your equipment instead of SMA connectors. You will also have four (4) antenna connections per modem.
With the choice of model, there is some regional dependency on these chipsets still (less so with the Cat-18). Please work with you local Peplink Partner to get the most suitable model for your requirements.
Do you know if the transit will have sma or qma sockets? I just ordered a transit cat 18 and Poynting antenna with sma connectors assuming it would be same as previous models. If QMA, can you recommend a low loss adapter or pigtail?
Hello @Neziak,
The MAX Transit with Cat-18 chipset is likely to still be SMA (though the Peplink team will have to confirm).
The MBX is a much more tightly packed module with its modems and the internal space does not support the SMA mounting with the newer chipsets, this is part of the reason for moving to QMA.
We have sourced the following patch leads (rather than adaptors) and each is PIM tested at 2.7Mhz
SMA to QMA ($84AU each plus shipping, MOQ 10)
QMA to SMA ($56AU each plus shipping, MOQ 20)
Lead time in AU is about 1 week, longer internationally. The company making these for us manufactures military and aircraft cabling, we went for quality over price. Your local Certified Peplink Partner can help you with something similar to these, if they are stuck, they will reach out to us for assistance.
What is the status of t-mobile and at&t certification?
(My reseller has “AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon, and Sprint certifications pending” on the order page.)
There was no checkbox as they had with other devices to acknowledge pending certification, so I’m thinking that may have been just old wording in their description. Went ahead and ordered one since it says AT&T and T-mobile are “compatible carriers” at https://www.peplink.com/products/max-transit/ Can’t wait to get it Friday and see what this new cat18 can do
