Peplink is a mobile connectivity company most famous for its line of Pepwave mobile routers, but Peplink also offers a variety of antennas that are certified for use with its LTE router lineup.
Product Variations
In mid-2020 Peplink began to roll out a new line of "Puma" antennas targeted at mobile users, and the first to market was the Puma-401 - an omnidirectional antenna, with four integrated cellular antennas that support all sub-6GHz 5G frequencies for 4X4 MIMO reception, along with GPS. The Puma-401 looks nearly identical to the older ANT-107 offering from Peplink, which has now been discontinued. The key technical difference is that the ANT-107 did not have support for 600 MHz LTE Band 71.
Not long after the Puma-401 was released, the Puma-221 5-in-1 joined it. This 5G ready dome antenna offers 2x2 MIMO Cellular, dual-band (2.4 GHz & 5 GHz) Wi-Fi, and GPS.
The Puma-020 was introduced third. This antenna offers dual-band Wi-Fi with no cellular.
Puma-401
Specifications - Puma-401
- Models: PUMA-401
- # of Antennas: 4x Cellular, 1x GPS
- Direction: Omnidirectional
- Frequency Range: 617MHz - 6000MHz
- Impedance: 50ohm
- Cable Type & Length: 6' 7" (2 meters) of CFD-200 Coax for both cellular and GPS
- Connector: SMA Male, QMA Male, or N-Type Male
- Internal Ground Plane: Yes
- Dimensions: 5.12" diameter, 1.42" high (not including mounting spigot)
- Weight: 2.43 lbs with cables (1.46 lbs without cables)
- Mounting: spigot roof mount (43mm hole required) or pole/wall mount (pole adapter included)
- Outdoor Rated: Yes
- Frequency / Gain:
- 617-960 MHz: 0.3dBi
- 1710-2700 MHz: 5.1dBi
- 3400-4200 MHz: 5.8dBi
- 4900-6000 MHz: 7.0dBi:
- Specs Sheet
- Retail Price: $199 (available in black or white, with three different cable end options)
Puma-221
Specifications - Puma-221
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Peplink-221 Model: PUMA-221-S-B-6
- # of Antennas: 2x Cellular, 2xWi-Fi, 1x GPS
- Direction: Omnidirectional
- Frequency Range: 600MHz - 6000MHz
- Impedance: 50ohm
- Cable Type & Length & Connectors:
- Cellular: 2 x 2m (6.5') CFD200 (LMR200-equivalent) with SMA/Male
- WiFi: 2 x 2m (6.5') CFD200 (LMR200-equivalent) with RP-SMA/Male
- GPS: 1 x 2m (6.5') CFD200 (LMR200-equivalent) with SMA/Male
- Internal Ground Plane: Yes
- Dimensions: 5.12” OD x 1.42”
- Weight:
- Mounting:
- Mounting type: Panel, wall, pole
- Mounting hole: 1 11/16" / 43mm
- Max panel thickness: 19/32" / 15mm
- Outdoor Rated: IP-67
- Frequency / Gain:
- 1.2dBi: 617-960MHz (Cellular)
- 5.7dBi: 1710-2700MHz (Cellular)
- 5.6dBi: 3400-4200MHz (Cellular)
- 6.0dBi: 5000-6000MHz (Cellular)
- 4.8dBi: 2400-2500MHz (Wi-Fi)
- 7.4dBi: 5000-6000MHz (Wi-Fi)
- Specs Sheet
- Retail Price: $199 (available in black or white)
Puma-020
Specifications - Puma-020
- Model: PUMA-020
- # of Antennas: 2xWi-Fi
- Direction:
- Frequency Range: 2400-2500 MHz, 4900-6000 MHz
- Impedance:
- Cable Type & Length & Connectors:
- WiFi: 2 x 2m (6.5') CFD200 (LMR200-equivalent) with RP-SMA/Male
- Internal Ground Plane: Yes
- Dimensions: 5.12” OD x 1.42”
- Weight:
- Mounting:
- Mounting type: Panel, wall, pole
- Mounting hole: 1 11/16" / 43mm
- Max panel thickness: 19/32" / 15mm
- Outdoor Rated: IP-67
- Frequency / Gain:
- 6.2dBi: 2400-2500 MHz (Wi-Fi)
- 7.3dBi: 4900-6000 MHz (Wi-Fi)
- Specs Sheet
- Retail Price: $199 (available in black or white)
News, Videos, & Status
We received an evaluation Puma-401 courtesy of Peplink in July 2020, and have integrated it into our testing with our MAX Transit Duo and Balance 20X routers.
Members can track our first impressions as we test in this thread:
Puma 401 Video Overview
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