This is an antenna recommended for consideration when a project requires antennas with a small form factor (e.g. digital signage, small enclosures, rack mounted, in-vehicle, etc).  The performance of these antennas is surprisingly good considering the size.  Although testing has shown they may slightly underperform compared to the antennas included with your Accelerated router, these smaller may provide the perfect balance between form factor and performance in your IoT application.

This is a hardened antenna designed to be mounted outdoors.  This is a MIMO antenna with two short “pig tail” connectors and the overall dimensions are 187 mm in height and 106 mm at the base.  Accelerated will typically provide this antenna with a kit including dual coax cables at 5M in length.  If you are using this antenna with an Accelerated PoE router (e.g. the 6300-CX LTE Router) we typically recommend you mount the Accelerated router on the inside and run the “short” 5M cables to the outside.  Meaning you save costs and eliminate attenuation (signal loss) by running Ethernet as far as possible and minimize the coax cable length. Accelerated testing of this antenna reveals performance gain.

This is an easy-to-use MIMO antenna.  It offers a low-profile form factor that accommodates simple mounting. This model is manufactured by Taoglas and showed solid RF performance in our testing.  The antenna has a square shape, sized at 164 mm x 164 mm x 36.5 mm.  The antenna cabling is built into the antenna, and typically reaches only one meter, but it can be built (sized) to order (lead time can take up to 8 weeks).  This antenna typically includes a stand that can be used instead of mounting.  The pricing above is based on 5M cables (~15 feet) and the antenna is rated for indoor and outdoor use.

This is an additional easy-to-use MIMO antenna with a low-profile form factor and simple mounting. This model is manufactured by Mobile Mark and showed solid RF performance in our testing.  With a square form factor of 146 mm x 146 mm x 18 mm, the antenna cabling is built into the antenna and can be sized to order (typically lead time from the manufacturer is 2 weeks).

This unique product (termed "the paddle extender") is designed to “move” the standard LTE router antennas to a more optimal spot to obtain better RF connectivity.  A typical use can may be where the router is installed in a metal enclosure or rack (think of a data center or digital signage enclosure).  The “paddle antennas” can be mounted to the top SMA connector, escaping the limitations of having to stay affixed to the device's chassis. Remote mounting is then simplified thanks to the paddle extender's magnetic base (diameter of 48mm [1.9 inches]).  The length of the cable 50cm (19.7 inches).