Quectel EG18-EA 4G LTE Cat18 LGA Module

Quectel EG18-EA is an LTE Cat 18 IoT modules in an LGA form factor measuring 39.5mm x 37mm x 2.8mm, which meets the 3GPP Release 12 standard. The EG18-NA is compatible with Quectel's Cat 6 and 12 modules EG06 and EG12, to enable ease of migration between different categories.

Delivering maximum downlink rates of 1.2Gbps and uplink rates of 150Mbps under LTE, Quectel EG18-EA supports a range of applications that require fast and reliable transmission of large amounts of data, and multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) technology meets demands for data rate and link reliability. A wide range of internet protocols, industry-standard interfaces and functionalities (such as USB serial drivers for Windows 7/8/8.1/10, and Linux) allow the module to serve a wide range of IoT applications with demanding data transmission requirements.

Quectel EG18-EA LTE Module Specifications：

* Product type: 4G LTE Module

* Category: LTE Cat18

* Target Market: EMEA/APAC/Brazil

* Chipset:

* Form factor: LGA

* Dimensions: 37.0 × 39.5 × 2.8mm

* Frequency Bands:

- LTE-FDD Bands: B1/B3/B5/B7/B8/B20/B28
- LTE-TDD Bands: B38/B40/B41
- WCDMA Bands: B1/B3/B5/B8

* GNSS (Optional): GPS/GLONASS/BeiDou (Compass)/Galileo/QZSS

* Weight: 8.2g

* Temperature range:
- -30°C ~ +75°C (Operation Temperature)
- -40°C ~ +85°C (Extended Temperature)

* Control via AT Commands: 3GPP TS27.007 and Quectel Enhanced AT Commands

* Data Transmission:
- LTE-FDD: Max. 1.2Gbps (DL)/ Max. 150Mbps (UL)
- LTE-TDD: Max. 545Mbps (DL)/ Max. 90.6Mbps (UL)
- DC-HSPA: Max. 42Mbps (DL)/ Max. 11.5Mbps (UL)
- WCDMA: Max. 384Kbps (DL)/ Max. 384Kbps (UL)

* Protocols: PPP*/TCP*/UDP*/FTP*/HTTP*/SSL*/HTTPS*/NTP*/PING*/MMS*/SMTPS*/FTPS*/SMTP*

* Interfaces:

- USB 2.0/ 3.0 × 1 (Master mode* and slave mode)
- PCM* x 1
- (U)SIM (1.8/3.0 V) x 2
- UART × 3
- SPI* (multiplexing BT UART interface) × 1
- I2C x 1
- ADC x 2
- PCIe × 1 (PCIe Gen 2, for Wi-Fi*/Ethernet* Functions)
- GPIO x 5
- SDIO x 1
- Antenna Tuner Control Interface x 2
- USB_BOOT x 1
- Antennas
× 1 (Main Antenna)
× 3 (Diversity Antennas)
× 1 (GNSS Antenna)

* Voice：
- Speech Codec Modes: AMR/AMR-WB
- Echo Arithmetic: Echo Cancellation/Noise Suppression
- VoLTE: CSFB and VoLTE (Voice over LTE) (Optional)

* Enhanced Features
- MIMO: 2 × 2, 4 × 2, 4 × 4, DL
- DFOTA: Delta Firmware over the Air
- DTMF: Dual-tone Multi-frequency
- Digital Audio and VoLTE (Voice over LTE) : optional
- Ethernet*/Wi-Fi* Function through PCIe Interface
- GNSS
- (U)SIM Card Detection

* Electrical Features
- Supply Voltage Range: 3.3V~4.3V, 3.8V Typ.
- Power Consumption
12 μA @ Power off
3.7 mA @ Sleep (LTEFDD PF = 64)
2.8 mA @ Sleep (LTEFDD PF = 128)
11.6 mA @ Idle (LTEFDD PF = 64)

* Software Features

- USB Driver: Windows 7/8/8.1/10, Linux 2.6 ~ 5.4, Android 4.x/5.x/6.x/7.x/9.x

- GNSS Driver: Android 4.x/5.x/6.x/7.x/8.x/9.x

- RIL Driver: Android 4.x/5.x/6.x/7.x/8.x/9.x/10.x

- NDIS Driver: Windows 7/ 8/ 8.1/10

- MBIM Driver: Windows 8/8.1/10, Linux 3.18 ~ 5.4

- GobiNet Driver: Linux 2.6–5.4

- QMI_WWAN Driver: Linux 3.4–5.4

* Regulatory
Global: GCF
Europe: CE
Australia & New Zealand: RCM

* Carrier
Australia: Telstra

* Applications: router, MiFi, home gateway, Set-top Box, PDA, tablet PCs etc...