Huawei B535 - Need some help with external antenna.

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I currently use a Huawei B535 Router with Telkom LTE.

I'm moving soon and I'm trying to prepare to boost my router signal at my new place.

I know that there definitely is Telkom 4G available and I've used it without issues.
The specific area on the property where I'm moving to has poor signal however.

My router supports external antennas, but I don't have much experience with a setup like this.

From reading here and there I've seen people mention that Telkom uses the 2800Mhz frequency.

Am I able to connect to Telkom on the 1800Mhz frequency and if so, would this antenna work?:
scoop.co.za

MikroTik mANT LTE 5o 5dBi Omni Antenna | MTAO-LTE-5D-SQ

MikroTik's ANT-MLTE is a 5dBi LTE Omni Antenna operating on the 699 - 2690 MHz frequency range. The device housing is a flat design for easy mounting, but the antenna itself is omni directional and does not have to be accurately pointed.
scoop.co.za scoop.co.za

Also, what is the cable or type of cable that I should buy?

If I've left anything out, please let me know.
Thanks for your help :)
 
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|tera| said:
From reading here and there I've seen people mention that Telkom uses the 2800Mhz frequency.
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No, not 2800MHz! They use 2300MHz TDD (instead of FDD) for 4G/LTE.

|tera| said:
Am I able to connect to Telkom on the 1800Mhz frequency and if so, would this antenna work?
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Yes and yes, but Telkom uses 1800MHz only for 3G/HSPA deployments!

|tera| said:
Also, what is the cable or type of cable that I should buy?
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The cable is usually included with (and oftentimes attached to) the antenna. In this case it isn't because the antenna is specific to Mikrotik routerboards and not for your type of router that probably has only one connector for an external antenna, instead of two?

You should probably consider getting an antenna that includes Band 40 (that's 2300MHz), among other bands, so that you can amplify your connection to Telkom 4G/LTE towers or sites, unless you want to only make 3G/HSPA connections? (Yeah, nah, didn't think so. ;))

Poynting manufactures antennas locally, and Scoop stocks a number of their products.
 
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No, not 2800MHz! They use 2300MHz TDD (instead of FDD) for 4G/LTE.

Yes and yes, but Telkom uses 1800MHz only for 3G/HSPA deployments!

The cable is usually included with (and oftentimes attached to) the antenna. In this case it isn't because the antenna is specific to Mikrotik routerboards and not for your type of router that probably has only one connector for an external antenna, instead of two?

You should probably consider getting an antenna that includes Band 40 (that's 2300MHz), among other bands, so that you can amplify your connection to Telkom 4G/LTE towers or sites, unless you want to only make 3G/HSPA connections? (Yeah, nah, didn't think so. ;))

Poynting manufactures antennas locally, and Scoop stocks a number of their products.
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Hi @"D"

Thanks for your reply and guidance.

The router actually supports 2 antenna connections.
I will try to find one that includes what you explained.

If you do however know of one that could work with this setup, please let me know.

Thanks.
 
So I mailed Scoop about this, but they responded that they don't have an antenna with connections that would work with my router.

If anyone could help me with the right path to get this sorted, I'd appreciate it. :)
 
Distributors (that sell to the public) that come to mind are Poynting, DBG (Uniterm Direct), and Miro.

Some of them can crimp any particular connectors onto a cable. Others can sell you an adaptor to fit your router. And others can sell you an all-in-one antenna kit.
 
"D" said:
Distributors (that sell to the public) that come to mind are Poynting, DBG (Uniterm Direct), and Miro.

Some of them can crimp any particular connectors onto a cable. Others can sell you an adaptor to fit your router. And others can sell you an all-in-one antenna kit.
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Thanks.
I'll contact a few you mentioned and see if they can help.
I'm a bit of my depth regarding specs and what I would specifically need.
 
skyw4lk3r said:
I have this with my B525 and telkom... Works perfectly
www.geewiz.co.za

POYNTING Dual Polarised High Gain LTE Antenna (11 dbi) - w/10m cable - Huawei B315 B618 B525

Very high constant gain Futureproof wideband LTE antenna and Wi-Fi operational frequencies Backwards compatible with 3G and 2G technologies Two antennas in one enclosure for optimal LTE performance Increased connectivity stability
www.geewiz.co.za www.geewiz.co.za
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Fjorko said:
Poynting XPOL-6-10M
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I have a Huawei B535 though. Not a B525.
Will it work?
 
|tera| said:
I have a Huawei B535 though. Not a B525.
Will it work?
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"The Huawei B535 has 4 Gigabit Ethernet sockets and 2 SMA connectors for attaching an external antenna"

This poynting uses 2X SMA, so it will plug in directly to the router without a problem
 
skyw4lk3r said:
"The Huawei B535 has 4 Gigabit Ethernet sockets and 2 SMA connectors for attaching an external antenna"

This poynting uses 2X SMA, so it will plug in directly to the router without a problem
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Sweet. Thank you. I appreciate it.
That makes things much easier.
Appreciate the help from everyone :)
 
2300MHz is Band 40, so you're golden!

Hopefully your router supports Carrier Aggregation (CA) because then you could possibly increase your speeds.
 
"D" said:
2300MHz is Band 40, so you're golden!

Hopefully your router supports Carrier Aggregation (CA) because then you could possibly increase your speeds.
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Sweet. Thanks. I get about 65Mbps currently with 70% signal strength. So it's performing well. Thanks for your help again :)
 
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