If you are looking for better band support across both 4G and 5G bands, I would look elsewhere. However, many of the top used ones are there, and that bodes well for general use. LTE: B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B12/B13/B14/B25/B29/ B30/B38/B41/B46/B48/B66/B71Ĭompare this to Peplink's soon to be available MAX BR1 Pro 5G or even the MAX Transit 5G, and there are a few bands missing both in the 5G and LTE/4G range.

For 5G, it sports an LTE CAT 20 radio which is 4x4 MIMO and 6X carrier aggregation. The Nighthawk 5G supports WiFi 6 and, of course, 5G. Even if you purchase it from AT&T, locked to their network, they still charge you $509.99, which isn't a big discount. 5G is definitely the newest technology, and with delays and shortages in the supply chain, I expect some things to increase in price, but at more than double the price, it's hard to understand where that increase comes from. Previous Nighthawk hotspots at full retail price were around the $299 price tag. This is probably my biggest concern with the product if you purchase it outright, and not through a carrier with a discount. It was only available from them at the time of purchase, but may be available elsewhere now. I purchased mine directly from Netgear at a cost of $699.99. There are currently two versions of the Nighthawk 5G in the US market at the time of this article - one that is unlocked, and one that is locked to AT&T.

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