[secondcoming]

What's the benefit over a normal 5G router? I'd imagine SDR is somewhat power hungry, not ideal in the current energy climate in some countries.

I did try using a bog-standard 5G mobile phone as a dedicated hotspot, but there's quite a speed drop so I assume Android isn't optimised at all for this use-case, which is a shame since 5G routers are essentially stripped down mobile phones.

Huawei seem to dominate the 5G router space (I have one as they were the only ones supplying one at the time I needed one), Nokia have a 'Fast Mile' offering but it seems it's not for the end consumer. They're missing a trick here IMO.

I also would be very reluctant to use equipment from an MNO, epecially since they all seem to be onboard with TrustPid [0] for marketing purposes bullshit.

[0] https://www.trustpid.com/

[smarx007]

5G router is a UE (user equipment), this is a femtocell (a base station). UEs connect to base stations.

[tjohns]

You have the use case backwards. This device emulates a (private, short range) cell tower.