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Why do you need the entire integrated setup to be outdoor-rated? That just adds tons of cost. If the antennas and modem need to be outside for signal strength reasons, so be it, but as much of your networking gear as possible should be indoors.

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Construction projects, festivals, etc. Bad cellular reception is more likely to be an issue far from other infrastructure.

It's LTE only, not 5G but this might be what you're looking for

https://store.ui.com/us/en/category/internet-solutions/colle...

There are plenty of outdoor plastic enclosures, mostly RF-transparent, that are intended to hold network equipment.

I would think if you are doing projects that big, you would in fact want dedicated devices instead of all-in-ones.

Those are just categories. For every major project or festival there’s a long tail of tiny projects on a shoestring budget out there.

There are brands specifically for those markets though. Complaining about Ubiquiti not making a product for that specific use case feels like complaining about a Honda Civic not being an offroad-capable Jeep.

“The UniFi 5G Max lineup was created with a clear goal in mind: deliver a sleek, versatile, and exceptionally powerful 5G internet experience that works effortlessly in any environment.”

If it’s fine if you want to build a golf cart, just don’t pretend it’s an ATV.

Put it in a wooden box with a generator outside of it and you are good to go.

That’s got its own set of issues, but more importantly would you call that working effortlessly?

You are going to have to be more specific. I don't consider 5G to WiFi effortless period.

Unless you count hiring someone to do it for you.

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