Product Brochure EN V6.5-20210427

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Quectel 5G NR Module Family
* Under development
Product RM500Q-GL RM502Q-GL RM500Q-AE RM502Q-AE
Form Factor M.2 M.2 M.2 M.2
Dimensions (mm) 52.0 × 30.0 × 2.3 52.0 × 30.0 × 2.3 52.0 × 30.0 × 2.3 52.0 × 30.0 × 2.3
5G Sub-6 GHz Sub-6 GHz Sub-6 GHz Sub-6 GHz
Frequency Bands (MHz)
5G NR: n1/n2/n3/n5/n7/n8/n12/n20/n25/n28/
n38/n40/n41/n48*/n66/n71/n77/n78/n79
LTE-FDD: B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/
B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/
B66/B71
LTE-TDD: B34/B38/39/B40/B41/B42/B43/B48;
LAA: B46
WCDMA: B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B6/B8/B19
5G NR: n1/n2/n3/n5/n7/n8/n12/n20/n25/n28/
n38/n40/n41/n48/n66/n71/n77/n78
LTE-FDD: B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/
B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/
B66/B71
LTE-TDD:B34/B38/39/B40/B41/B42/B43/B48;
LAA: B46
WCDMA: B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B6/B8/B19
5G NR: n1/n2/n3/n5/n7/n8/n12/n20/n25/n28/
n38/n40/n41/n48*/n66/n71/n77/n78/n79
LTE-FDD: B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12(B17)/B13/
B14/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/
B66/B71
LTE-TDD: B34/B38/39/B40/B41/B42/B43/B48
LAA: B46 (only support 2 × 2 MIMO)
WCDMA: B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B6/B8/B19
5G NR: n1/n2/n3/n5/n7/n8/n12/n20/n25/n28/
n38/n40/n41/n48*/n66/n71/n77/n78/n79
LTE-FDD: B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12(B17)/B13/
B14/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/
B66/B71
LTE-TDD:B34/B38/39/B40/B41/B42/B43/B48
LAA: B46
WCDMA: B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B6/B8/B19
Region Global (except for US) Global (except for US, China, JP) Global (except for China) Global (except for China)
Weight (approx.) g 9 9 8.7 8.7
Operating Temperature -30°C ~ +70°C -30°C ~ +70°C -30°C ~ +70°C -30°C ~ +70°C
Extended Temperature -40°C ~ +85°C -40°C ~ +85°C -40°C ~ +85°C -40°C ~ +85°C
Control via AT Commands
3GPP TS27.007 and Quectel Enhanced AT
Commands
3GPP TS27.007 and Quectel Enhanced AT
Commands
3GPP TS27.007 and Quectel Enhanced AT
Commands
3GPP TS27.007 and Quectel Enhanced AT
Commands
Data Transmission
1
5G
5G SA Sub-6: Max. 2.1Gbps (DL)/
Max. 900Mbps (UL)
5G NSA Sub-6: Max. 2.5Gbps (DL)/
Max. 650Mbps (UL)
5G SA Sub-6: Max. 4.2Gbps (DL)/
Max. 900Mbps (UL)
5G NSA Sub-6: Max. 5.0Gbps (DL)/
Max. 650Mbps (UL)
5G SA Sub-6: Max. 2.1Gbps (DL)/
Max. 450Mbps (UL)
5G NSA Sub-6: Max. 2.5Gbps (DL)/
Max. 650Mbps (UL)
5G SA Sub-6: Max. 4.2Gbps (DL)/
Max. 450Mbps (UL)
5G NSA Sub-6: Max. 5Gbps (DL)/
Max. 650Mbps (UL)
LTE
LTE-FDD: Max. 1Gbps (DL)/
Max. 200Mbps (UL)
LTE-FDD: Max. 2Gbps (DL)/
Max. 200Mbps (UL)
LTE-FDD: Max. 1Gbps (DL)/
Max. 200Mbps (UL)
LTE-FDD: Max. 2Gbps (DL)/
Max. 200Mbps (UL)
UMTS
WCDMA: Max. 42Mbps (DL)/
Max. 5.76Mbps (UL)
WCDMA: Max. 42Mbps (DL)/
Max. 5.76Mbps (UL)
WCDMA: Max. 42Mbps (DL)/
Max. 5.76Mbps (UL)
WCDMA: Max. 42Mbps (DL)/
Max. 5.76Mbps (UL)
SMS ● ● ● ●
Protocols TCP/UDP/FTP/HTTP/HTTPS/PING/SMS TCP/UDP/FTP/HTTP/HTTPS/PING/SMS TCP/UDP/FTP/HTTP/HTTPS/PING/SMS TCP/UDP/FTP/HTTP/HTTPS/PING/SMS
Interfaces
(U)SIM × 2, 1.8V/ 3.0V × 2, 1.8V/ 3.0V x 1, 1.8V/ 3.0V x 1, 1.8V/ 3.0V
USB 2.0/3.0/3.1 2.0/3.0/3.1 2.0/3.0/3.1 2.0/3.0/3.1
PCle PCIe Gen3 × 1 Lane PCIe Gen3 × 1 Lane PCIe Gen3 × 1 Lane PCIe Gen3 × 1 Lane
PCM x 1 x 1 x 1 x 1
GPIO ● ● ● ●
RESET_N ● ● ● ●
Antenna Main, Diversity and GNSS Main, Diversity and GNSS Main, Diversity and GNSS Main, Diversity and GNSS
Enhanced Features
MIMO DL: 4 × 4, UL: 2 × 2 DL: 4 × 4, UL: 2 × 2 DL: 4 × 4, UL: 2 × 2(Only N41) DL: 4 × 4, UL: 2 × 2(Only N41)
Digital Audio ● ● ● ●
VoLTE Optional Optional Optional Optional
DTMF Dual-tone Multi-frequency Dual-tone Multi-frequency Dual-tone Multi-frequency Dual-tone Multi-frequency
DFOTA Delta Firmware over the Air Delta Firmware over the Air Delta Firmware over the Air Delta Firmware over the Air
GNSS GPS/ GLONASS/ BeiDou/ Galileo GPS/ GLONASS/ BeiDou/ Galileo GPS/ GLONASS/ BeiDou/ Galileo GPS/ GLONASS/ BeiDou/ Galileo
(U)SIM Card Detection ● ● ● ●
Electrical Features
Supply Voltage Range 3.135~4.4V, 3.7V Typ. 3.135~4.4V, 3.7V Typ. 3.135~4.4V 3.7V Typ. 3.135~4.4V 3.7V Typ.
Power Consumption
70μA @Power off
5mA @Sleep, Typ.
39mA, USB 2.0 @Idle
64mA, USB 3.0 @Idle
72μA @Power off
6mA @Sleep, Typ.
42mA, USB 2.0 @Idle
65mA, USB 3.0 @Idle
80μA @Power off
4.2mA @Sleep, Typ.
39mA, USB 2.0 @Idle
54.5mA, USB 3.0 @Idle
80μA @Power off
4.2mA @Sleep, Typ.
39mA, USB 2.0 @Idle
54.5mA, USB 3.0 @Idle
So ware Features
USB Serial Driver
Windows 7/8/8.1/10,
Linux 2.6~5.8,
Android 4.x/5.x/6.x/7.x/8.x/9.x/10
Windows 7/8/8.1/10,
Linux 2.6~5.8,
Android 4.x/5.x/6.x/7.x/8.x/9.x/10
Windows 7/8/8.1/10,
Linux 2.6~5.8,
Android 4.x/5.x/6.x/7.x/8.x/9.x/10
Windows 7/8/8.1/10,
Linux 2.6–5.8,
Android 4.x/5.x/6.x/7.x/8.x/9.x/10
GNSS Driver Android 4.x/5.x/6.x/7.x/8.x/9.x/10 Android 4.x/5.x/6.x/7.x/8.x/9.x/10 Android 4.x/5.x/6.x/7.x/8.x/9.x/10 Android 4.x/5.x/6.x/7.x/8.x/9.x/10
RIL Driver Android 4.x/5.x/6.x/7.x/8.x/9.x/10 Android 4.x/5.x/6.x/7.x/8.x/9.x/10 Android 4.x/5.x/6.x/7.x/8.x/9.x/10 Android 4.x/5.x/6.x/7.x/8.x/9.x/10
NDIS Driver Windows 7/8/8.1/10 Windows 7/8/8.1/10 Windows 7/8/8.1/10 Windows 7/8/8.1/10
MBIM Driver Windows 10, Linux 3.18~5.8 Windows 10, Linux 3.18~5.8 Windows 10, Linux 3.18~5.8 Windows 10, Linux 3.18~5.8
Gobinet Driver Linux 2.6~5.8 Linux 2.6~5.8 Linux 2.6~5.8 Linux 2.6~5.8
QMI_WWAN Driver Linux 3.4~5.8 Linux 3.4~5.8 Linux 3.4~5.8 Linux 3.4~5.8
PCIe Driver
Windows 10,
Linux 3.10~5.8,
Android 4.x/5.x/6.x/7.x/8.x/9.x/10
Windows 10,
Linux 3.10~5.8,
Android 4.x/5.x/6.x/7.x/8.x/9.x/10
Windows 10,
Linux 3.10~5.8,
Android 4.x/5.x/6.x/7.x/8.x/9.x/10
Windows 10,
Linux 3.10~5.8,
Android 4.x/5.x/6.x/7.x/8.x/9.x/10
Certifi cations CE/RCM/CCC/SRRC/NAL/KC/GCF CE/RCM/FCC*/IC/GCF*/PTCRB
CE/RCM/FCC/IC/GCF/PTCRB/T-mobile*/AT&T*/
Verizon*/Telstra*/JATE*/TELEC*
CE/RCM/FCC/IC/GCF/PTCRB/T-mobile*/AT&T*/
Verizon*/Telstra*/JATE*/TELEC*
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Note 1: means the data transmission is theoretical data rate and depends on network condition.