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jbienz
Microsoft
MicrosoftPlease share your experience with tethered cellular
We've recently added a new docs page to include more information on connecting HoloLens to cellular networks. You can find it at https://aka.ms/HL5G. While hotspot / WiFi is sufficient for most use c...
Does anyone have update about the supported devices? I mean some USB Routers or something like this, I need something small to get attached to the HL2. Thank you guys!
- I have looked closely at 2 options - one is not yet in production, the other is the FN980 dan1-m mentioned earlier, but that one requires some work and more advanced knowledge.
No true 5G dongles are really available commercially yet in a USB form factor - your best bet is taking an M.2 and fitting it into an adapter. The SD X55 chipset is being widely in the US used so anything based off that has decent community support.
Power will likely be a big issue - I saw my HL drain about 17% in 10 minutes just keeping my dev kit for the FN980 powered. Haven't figured that out yet without building a custom PCB or adding on a splitter + battery pack.
