What are 5G routers?

5G routers use 5G technology to provide businesses with lightning-fast internet speeds and a reliable connection, when it makes no commercial or infrastructural sense to install a permanent business broadband connection.

It is a type of 5G mobile broadband, which uses a SIM card to connect devices to the internet, instead of fixed broadband connections.

What are the benefits of 5G routers for businesses?

• Greater accessibility — full fibre broadband isn’t available everywhere, so for those that fall outside of the fibre coverage map, it doesn’t have to mean slow internet. Anywhere that is covered by 5G can benefit from a 5G Wi-Fi’s speed.

• Superfast speeds — 5G routers use 5G internet, meaning they offer high speed connectivity that is up to ten times faster than 4G and comparable with fixed line broadband connections.

• Location flexibility — 5G routers will work anywhere with an electricity supply and within the 5G coverage map, meaning businesses can take connectivity with them, perfect for businesses on the go.

Which businesses could benefit from a 5G router?

5G routers are ideal for businesses that demand top-tier connectivity but don’t suit the fixed line broadband services available. For example:

• Retail — for temporary retail settings, like pop-up shops, 5G routers provide a reliable, instant internet connection to support payment systems and other digital tools. Pop-up retail sites offer small businesses the chance to enter the high street without the financial risk of a permanent venue.
  5G routers, which rely on mobile networks rather than fixed broad-band lines, provide a quick, simple way for pop-up shops to access tools and services that require an internet connection. As the routers are not tied to a physical location, they can be used throughout the duration of the pop-up, and easily moved elsewhere afterwards.
• Construction sites — For long-term construction projects, having internet access on site is essential. 5G routers provide a reliable internet solution that can be set up in an instant and moved as and when required, without requiring any other telecoms infrastructure.

  Construction workers are increasingly finding themselves in need of a faster, more reliable internet connection. Whether it’s accessing architectural plans or 3D CAD diagrams, the ability to share, edit and download large files is becoming more and more essential to the daily operation of sites. This need is exacerbated further in larger developments, where multiple teams across the site need to be able to communicate with one another.

  Internet access can also facilitate the implementation of IoT technologies, such as Building Information Modelling (BIM) and security, with remote CCTV monitoring and the ability to set up more sophisticated locking systems at gates and barriers.