On February 17, Sharp announced the company's first mobile router for the 5th -generation mobile communication system "5G".It will be released in line with the start of 5G commercial services in the spring of 2020, and the price and specific release date are undecided.
The 5G mobile router announced this time is a rectangular rectangle of about 15 cm long and weighs 280g, which is larger than a general LTE mobile router.However, the potential is high, with three communication functions, 5G and wired LAN / Wi-Fi 6 / USB 3.0, all of which can be used simultaneously.
It supports both SUB6 bands of less than 6GHz and 28GHz bands (millimeter waves) out of 5G radio bands.There are three built -in mobile communication antennas, and it is expected to have an ultra -high -speed communication with a maximum of about 4Gbps in 5G communication and a maximum transmission of about 0.8Gbps.
The wired LAN port has a 2.5 gigabit -compatible wired LAN port called multi -gigabit.The wireless LAN standard is IEEE802.11a / B / G / N / AC / AX, which is characterized by supporting the latest Wi-Fi 6 (11ax).Up to 16 simultaneous connections can be connected.Security is WPS3 and stealth SSID.
A 2.4 -inch QVGA (320 x 240 dots) liquid crystal is prepared on the front of the main unit, so that the operation content and communication status can be understood.The body size is about 157 x 84 x 16.1mm.The battery capacity is about 4,000mAh.The company assumes that it will be used mainly for work, such as a small number of workspaces.
