FirstNet® MegaRange™

The highest-powered mobile routers available for critical communications.

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FirstNet® MegaRange™ improves connectivity and throughput of data services to our cellular towers using specialty devices. It can boost cellular transmission strength by up to 6x, so FirstNet subscribers can maintain critical connectivity throughout more of their areas of operation than ever before. FirstNet is the only network that affords public safety the ability to take advantage of the highest power available with Power Class 1 High Power User Equipment (HPUE).

  • Improved uplink throughput by up to 100%
  • Transmit at 1.25W - the strongest signal available in the US (other networks max out at 0.2W)
  • Significantly increase coverage in rural and dense urban areas
  • Increase building penetration – communicate deep inside concrete buildings, elevators, basements, and parking garages
  • Connect external devices, such as laptops and phones, to the FirstNet network using Ethernet or Wi-Fi
  • Exclusively available on FirstNet’s Band 14

These FirstNet Ready® devices are built for FirstNet MegaRange:

Nextivity® SHIELD MegaMobile AW12

For use in vehicles on land, over water, or wherever the mission takes you.

  • Band 14: 1.25W / All Other Bands: 0.2W
  • 1 x Gigabit Ethernet
  • Remote Cloud Management – No Monthly Fee
  • Includes Vehicle Battery Power Cable
  • Vehicular Antenna Sold Separately
  • MSRP: $999 + Antenna

Nextivity® SHIELD MegaFixed AW12

For fixed use in command center, office, remote site, PSAP, and IoT Applications.

  • Band 14: 1.25W / All Other Bands: 0.2W
  • 1 x Gigabit Ethernet
  • Remote Cloud Management – No Monthly Fee
  • Includes AC Power Cable
  • MSRP: $999 + Free Parsec MegaFixed Antenna

Nextivity® SHIELD MegaGo

A purpose-built portable case solution for FirstNet® MegaRange™ powered by the AW12 HPUE Modem.

  • Supports HPUE1 Power Class 1
  • Band 14: 1.25W / All Other Bands: 0.2W
  • 1 x Ethernet
  • Remote Cloud Management – No Monthly Fee
  • 12-Hour Rechargeable Battery•Integrated Wi-Fi hotspot
  • Integrated Parsec antennas
  • MSRP: $4999
Contact a FirstNet Specialist to request a quote

FirstNet MegaRange can improve coverage in a wide range of situations, such as:

  • Downtown district (densely urban)

    A metro fire department has stronger and more reliable connections in buildings, building shadows, and underground locations.

  • Regional hospital

    Patient monitoring equipment inside ambulances experience better cellular connectivity at the underground entrance of a large hospital’s emergency room and in underground parking lots.

  • Rural area

    Highway patrol vehicles encounter fewer connectivity dead spots while responding to incidents in remote areas.

FAQs

No, other carriers can only broadcast at a max of 0.2W. FirstNet MegaRange(1.25W) is an exclusive offering for Band 14.

Yes, HPUE is only available on the Nextivity MegaMobile, MegaFixed, and MegaGo.

HPUE only works on Band 14.  Nextivity MegaMobile, MegaFixed, and MegaGo will also work on other bands, however they will only broadcast in Power Class 3 (0.2W) on other bands.

Yes, including all 50 states, DC, PR, USVI, and territories.

Nextivity MegaMobile & MegaFixed are only modems. Some customers might also need an external antenna or wireless router.  Phones connected to these Wi-Fi routers can use Wi-Fi calling to take advantage of the extended range.

Only certain compatible antennas work with MegaRange.  Contact your FirstNet Sales Consultant for a list of certified antennas for MegaMobile for your vehicle. MegaFixed & MegaGo are bundled with their own antennas.

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