FirstNet® MegaRange™

The highest-powered mobile routers available for critical communications.

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).

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  • 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 Band 14

Built for FirstNet MegaRange

FirstNet Trusted™ devices

Nextivity® SHIELD MegaFi (Mobile Kit)

Nextivity® SHIELD MegaFi (Mobile Kit)

Nextivity® SHIELD MegaFi (Mobile Kit)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
  • Includes Wi-Fi 5 Router & 5-Port Ethernet
  • Remote Cloud Management – No Monthly Fee
  • Includes Vehicle Battery Power Cable and Vehicular Antenna

MSRP: $1399

Nextivity® SHIELD MegaFi (Fixed Kit)

Nextivity® SHIELD MegaFi (Fixed Kit)

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
  • Includes Wi-Fi 5 Router & 5-Port Ethernet
  • Remote Cloud Management – No Monthly Fee
  • Includes AC Power Cable, Paddle Antennas and GPS Puck

MSRP: $1399

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

Benefits

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.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

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 Shield MegaFi Fixed, MegaFi Mobile, or MegaGo.

Nextivity Shield MegaFi Fixed, MegaFi Mobile, and MegaGo will also work on other bands.

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

Nextivity SHIELD MegaFi (Mobile and Fixed Kit) include a wireless router and external antennas.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. Nextivity SHIELD MegaFi (Mobile and Fixed Kit) and Nextivity SHIELD MegaGo are bundled with their own antennas.

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