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Antennas and signal
How to get a strong, stable mobile signal to your router: MIMO, omni-directional and directional antennas, cable loss, mounting and signal readings. The single biggest improvement most installations can make.
Products for Antennas and signal
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Fullband® MIMORAD Outdoor 4G/5G MIMO Antenna 6dBi Peak Gain with 2 x 5m cables with SMA Male Connectors
The Fullband MIMORAD is an outdoor 2x2 MIMO omni-directional 4G/5G antenna with 6 dBi peak gain, 2 x SMA male connectors and 2 x 5 m RG58 cables.
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Fullband GXS606 4G/5G Antenna - SiSO Outdoor Mount Antenna 5dBi Peak Gain - 2G/4G/5G LTE frequencies - 5m long cable with SMA/M
The Fullband GXS606 5m is an outdoor omni-directional 4G/5G antenna with 5 dBi peak gain, an SMA male connector and 5 m LL195 cable.
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FB4X4MIMO-5G Fullband® 4X4 MiMo 5G External Omni-Directional Antenna
The Fullband FB4X4MIMO-5G is an outdoor 4x4 MIMO omni-directional 4G/5G dome antenna with 6 dBi peak gain, 4 x SMA male connectors and 4 x 5 m LL195 cables.
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Fullband FB4GMAG7 - High Gain Mag Mount 4G Antenna 7dBi with 5m cable (SMA)
The Fullband FB4GMAG7 is an indoor high-gain magnetic-mount 4G antenna with 7 dBi peak gain, an SMA male connector and 5 m RG174 cable.
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Antenna Extension Cable - 10m long - RG58 - SMA Male to SMA Female
Antenna extension cable, 10 m of RG58 coax in black, SMA male to SMA female, for moving a 4G or 5G antenna further from the router.
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Antenna Extension Cable - 5m long - RG58 - SMA Male to SMA Female
Antenna extension cable, 5 m of RG58 coax in black, SMA male to SMA female, for moving a 4G or 5G antenna further from the router.
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Fullband® GXS606 4G/5G Antenna - Outdoor Mount Antenna 5dBi Peak Gain - Wideband Antenna covers 2G/3G/4G/5G LTE frequencies - 1m long cable with SMA/M
The Fullband GXS606 1m is an outdoor omni-directional 4G/5G antenna with 5 dBi peak gain, an SMA male connector and 1 m LL195 cable.
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Fullband FB4GDOME - Heavy Duty DOME MiMo Puck Screw Panel Mount 4G Antenna
The Fullband FB4GDOME is a heavy-duty 2x2 MIMO 4G dome antenna with 3 dBi peak gain, 2 x SMA male connectors and 2 x 3 m RG58 cables.
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TS9 to SMA Adaptor
TS9 plug to SMA socket Adapter.
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MIMODOME 4G Puck Antenna 2dBi Peak Gain (2x3m cables RG174 with SMA Male)
The Fullband MIMODOME is a low-profile 2x2 MIMO 4G dome antenna with 2 dBi peak gain, 2 x SMA male connectors and 2 x 3 m RG174 cables.
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B4BE-6-60-5SP Bracket Mounted 4G / 5G Antenna 5dBi Peak Gain - 5m cable
The Panorama B4BE-6-60-5SP is a bracket or hole mounted 4G/5G antenna with 5 dBi peak gain, an SMA male connector and 5 m cable.
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Most poor router performance is a signal problem, not a router problem. A router in a metal cabinet, a plant room or the back of a building can lose most of the available signal. Putting an antenna outside, higher up and pointed the right way often turns a slow, unreliable connection into a fast, stable one.
MIMO antennas carry two or four antenna elements in one housing, matching the two or four connectors on modern 4G and 5G routers. Omni-directional antennas receive from every direction and suit towns and vehicles. Directional antennas are aimed at one mast and reach further in rural areas. Every metre of coax cable loses signal, more so at 5G frequencies, so keep runs short or move the router outside instead.
Readings help: RSRP tells you signal strength and RSRQ or SINR tells you quality. Our signal analyser article explains how installers survey a site. Browse 5G antennas, 4G antennas and antenna cables, or the Fullband and Poynting hubs.
Talk to an M2M and IoT connectivity specialist. Not sure which technology fits your project? Tell us what you need to connect and where, and our UK team will recommend the router, antenna and SIM, with pre-sales advice, after-sales technical support and a range of configuration options.
Questions
Will an antenna make my router faster?
If the router currently has weak signal, usually yes, often dramatically. If it already has strong signal where it sits, an antenna adds little.
How long can the antenna cable be?
As short as possible. For 5G aim for 5 m or less; for 4G, 10 m is usually acceptable. For longer runs, an outdoor router fed by one Ethernet cable avoids the loss.
In the glossary: Antenna gain (dBi)Directional antennaMIMOOmni-directional antennaRSRPRSRQ and SINRSMA and TS9