Netgear has officially unveiled its new 5G mobile
hotspot at CES 2019 this week in the form of the Netgear Nighthawk 5G which is
compatible with the AT&T mobile network service and has been designed to
enable you to access the Internet at high speed while away from your home or
office.
The new Netgear Nighthawk 5G mobile hotspot is
equipped with a Qualcomm Snapdragon X50 5G modem. Netgear also explains that
the hardware is also equipped with standards-based millimeter-wave spectrum — a
higher frequency spectrum that can carry larger amounts of data at higher
speeds.
The 5G mobile hotspot will available exclusively on
AT&T’s mobile 5G network, which the company has started launching in major
cities across the United States. The AT&T 5G network is now live in parts
of 12 cities which include Atlanta, Charlotte, Dallas, Houston, Indianapolis,
Jacksonville, Louisville, Oklahoma City, New Orleans, Raleigh, San Antonio and
Waco.
The Netgear Nighthawk 5G mobile Hotspot is expected
to cost US$ 499 outright and US$ 70 per month for 15GB of data. AT&T will be
expanding its 5G mobile network to seven more cities throughout the United
States during the first half of 2019. Adding 5G connectivity to Las Vegas, Los
Angeles, Nashville, Orlando, San Diego, San Francisco and San Jose.
