Summary of QUECTEL RG500Q IS A 5G SUB-6 GHZ LGA MODULE OPTIMIZED SPECIALLY FOR IOT
The Quectel RG500Q series is a 5G Sub-6 GHz LGA module designed for IoT and M2M applications, supporting 3GPP Rel-15 technology with speeds up to 2.5 Gbps downlink and 900 Mbps uplink. It supports 5G NSA and SA modes, backward compatible with 4G/3G networks, and is pin-to-pin compatible with the Quectel LTE-A Cat 12 EG512R-EA module. The module includes Qualcomm IZat Gen9C Lite GNSS (GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS), multiple interfaces (USB, PCIe, UART), and broad OS driver support, enabling diverse IoT and M2M uses like routers, laptops, tablets, and surveillance.
Parts used in the Quectel RG500Q 5G Module Project:
- Quectel RG500Q-EA module
- Quectel RG500Q-NA module
- Qualcomm IZat Gen9C Lite GNSS receiver
- USB 2.0/3.0/3.1 interface
- PCIe 3.0 interface
- RGMII interface
- PCM interface
- UART interface
- DFOTA (Device Firmware Over-The-Air) support (optional)
- VoLTE capability (optional)
Quectel RG500Q is a series of 5G Sub-6 GHz LGA modules optimized specially for IoT and M2M applications. Adopting the 3GPP Rel-15 technology, it delivers maximum data rates up to 2.5 Gbps downlink and 900 Mbps uplink. It supports both 5G NSA and SA modes, Option 3x, 3a and Option 2 network architectures, which makes it backward compatible with 4G/3G network. It is pin-to-pin compatible with Quectel LTE-A Cat 12 EG512R-EA module. Meet customers’different application demands for high speed, large capacity, low latency, and high reliability etc.
RG500Q series contains two variants: RG500Q-EA and RG500Q-NA*. It supports Qualcomm® IZat™ location technology Gen9C Lite (GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo and QZSS). The integrated GNSS receiver greatly simplifies product design and provides quicker, more accurate and more dependable positioning capability.
A rich set of Internet protocols, industry-standard interfaces (USB 2.0/3.0/3.1, PCIe 3.0, RGMII, PCM, UART, etc.) and abundant functionalities (USB drivers for Windows 7/8/8.1/10, Linux and Android) extend the applicability of the module to a wide range of IoT and M2M applications such as a business router, home gateway, STB, industrial laptop, consumer laptop, industrial PDA, rugged tablet PC and video surveillance.
Key Benefits
- Optimized for IoT and M2M applications with LGA form factor supported.
- Worldwide 5G/4G/3G coverage.
- 5G NSA and SA modes supported.
- Multi-constellation GNSS receiver available for applications requiring fast and accurate fixes in any environment.
- Feature refinements: DFOTA* and VoLTE (optional).
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