Ubiquiti PtP and PtMP Comparison Charts
Originally Posted: August 1st, 2021
Last Edited: August 22nd, 2021
Ubiquiti PtP and PtMP Comparison Charts
These charts compare all available Ubiquiti PtP and PtMP Radios.
They are available as Images, PDFs, CSVs, Excel, and Google Sheets on Google Drive.
For UniFi, see my UniFi Comparison Charts.
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For all of my other posts about Ubiquiti, see my Ubiquiti Guide.
Table of Contents
Tree Structure
- All PtP and PtMP Models
- All Current PtP and PtMP Models
- Discontinued
- PtP and CPE Radios
- AirMAX M
- AirMAX AC
- All 2.4 GHz
- All 5 GHz
- PtMP Base Stations
- AirMAX M
- AirMAX AC
- All 2.4 GHz
- All 5 GHz
- Grouped by Product Line
- AirFiber 5 GHz and Below
- AirFiber Above 5 GHZ
- 60 GHz and Wave
- LTU
- AirMAX AC with GPS Sync
- Alternative Frequencies
- Grouped by Model
- LiteBeam
- NanoStation
- NanoBeam
- PowerBeam
- Rocket
- Bullet
- GigaBeam
All PtP and PtMP Models
Current Models
All current Ubiquiti PtP and PtMP Models, as of August 2021.
Discontinued PtP and PtMP Models
All discontinued Ubiquiti PtP and PtMP Models, as of August 2021.
PtP and CPE Radios
All Ubiquiti PtP and CPE radios as of August 2021, grouped by generation and Frequency.
PtP/CPE - AirMAX M
All AirMAX M PtP and CPE models, as of August 2021. The AirMAX M models are older, and based on 802.11n-era technology. Some are discontinued, but a lot of them are still sold and supported. This chart shows all the currently sold models.
NanoStation M2 Loco
NanoStation M2
PowerBeam M2
LiteBeam M5 23
NanoStation M5 Loco
NanoStation M5
NanoBeam M5 16
PowerBeam M5
PowerBeam M5 ISO
PtP/CPE - AirMAX AC
All AirMAX AC PtP and CPE radios, as of August 2021. The AirMAX AC models are newer than the AirMAX M models, and they are based on 802.11ac-era technology.
Generally, the models that have “Gen2” in the name added a Wi-Fi MGMT radio, but otherwise are very similar to the models they replaced.
NanoBeam 2AC
PowerBeam 2AC
LiteBeam 5AC Gen2
LiteBeam 5AC LR
NanoStation 5AC Loco
NanoStation 5AC
NanoBeam 5AC Gen2
PowerBeam 5AC Gen2
PowerBeam 5AC ISO Gen2
IsoStation 5AC
PrismStation 5AC
PtP/CPE - All 2.4 GHz
All of the 2.4 GHz models of PtP and CPE radios, as of August 2021.
NanoStation M2 Loco
NanoStation M2
PowerBeam M2
NanoBeam 2AC
PowerBeam 2AC
PtP/CPE - All 5 GHz
All of the 5 GHz models of PtP and CPE radios, as of August 2021.
LiteBeam M5 23
NanoStation M5 Loco
NanoStation M5
NanoBeam M5 16
PowerBeam M5
PowerBeam M5 ISO
LiteBeam 5AC Gen2
LiteBeam 5AC LR
NanoStation 5AC Loco
NanoStation 5AC
NanoBeam 5AC Gen2
PowerBeam 5AC Gen2
PowerBeam 5AC ISO Gen2
IsoStation 5AC
PrismStation 5AC
PtMP Base Stations
All Ubiquiti PtMP base station radios, as of August 2021.
PtMP Base Stations - AirMAX M
All AirMAX M PtMP base stations, as of August 2021.
Rocket M5
Rocket M2
Bullet M2
PtMP Base Stations - AirMAX AC
All AirMAX AC PtMP base stations, as of August 2021.
Rocket 2AC Prism
Rocket 5AC Lite
Rocket 5AC Prism Gen2
LiteAP 120
LiteAP GPS
IsoStation 5AC
PrismStation 5AC
PtMP Base Stations - All 2.4 GHz
All 2.4 GHz PtMP base stations, as of August 2021.
Rocket M2
Bullet M2
Rocket 2AC Prism
PtMP Base Stations - All 5 GHz
All 5 GHz PtMP base stations, as of August 2021.
Rocket M5
Rocket 5AC Lite
Rocket 5AC Prism Gen2
LiteAP 120
LiteAP GPS
IsoStation 5AC
PrismStation 5AC
LTU Rocket
Grouped By Product Line
All Ubiquiti PtP and PtMP radios, grouped by product line.
AirFiber - 5 GHz and Below
All 5 GHz and below AirFiber models, as of August 2021. AirFiber models are best used for high bandwidth point to point backhaul links.
AirFiber 2X
AirFiber 3X
AirFiber 4X
AirFiber 5X
AirFiber 5XHD
AirFiber 5 Mid
AirFiber 5 High
AirFiber - Above 5 GHz
All AirFiber models above 5 GHz, as of August 2021. AirFiber models are best used for high bandwidth point to point backhaul links.
AirFiber 11
AirFiber 24
AirFiber 24HD
AirFiber 60
AirFiber 60 LR
AirFiber 60 HD
60 GHz and Wave
All 60 GHz and Wave models, as of August 2021. 60 GHz radios are good for short but very-high bandwidth PtP links. There is also a PtMP radio in early access.
AirFiber 60
AirFiber 60 LR
AirFiber 60 HD
60 GHz Wave AP
GigaBeam
GigaBeam Plus
GigaBeam LR
LTU
All Ubiquiti LTU models, as of August 2021. LTU radios use a proprietary modification of the 802.11 standard to improve performance. LTU radios are not compatible with other AirFiber, AirMAX, or other 802.11-based radios.
LTU Rocket
LTU Lite
LTU LR
LTU Pro
AirMAX AC With GPS Sync
All AirMAX AC radios with GPS sync, as of August 2021.
Rocket 2AC Prism
Rocket 5AC Prism
Rocket 5AC Prism Gen2
LiteAP GPS
PrismStation 5AC
Alternative Frequencies
All PtP and PtMP radios that use 3 GHz, 4.9 GHz, 11 GHz, or 24 GHz, as of August 2021. These frequencies may be licensed, unlicensed, or unavailable depending on what your local rules are. Consult the product pages and your local regulatory bodies rules for more information.
NanoStation M3/M365
NanoBridge M365
Rocket M3/M365
AirFiber 3X
AirFiber 4X
AirFiber 11
AirFiber 24
AirFiber 24HD
Grouped by Model
All Ubiquiti PtP and PtMP radios as of August 2021, grouped by model.
All LiteBeams
All LiteBeam models, as of August 2021. LiteBeams are good for a longer-distance PtP link, or as a distant CPE in an AirMAX PtMP network.
LiteBeam M5 23
LiteBeam 5AC 23
LiteBeam 5AC Gen2
LiteBeam 5AC LR
All NanoStations
All NanoStation models, as of August 2021. NanoStations are good for a short-distance PtP link, or as CPE in an AirMAX PtMP network.
NanoStation M2 Loco
NanoStation M5 Loco
NanoStation M2
NanoStation M365
NanoStation M5
NanoStation 5AC Loco
NanoStation 5AC
All NanoBeams
All NanoBeam models, as of August 2021. NanoBeams are good for a long-distance PtP link, or as CPE in an AirMAX PtMP network.
NanoBeam M2 13
NanoBeam M5 16
NanoBeam M5 19
NanoBeam 5AC 16
NanoBeam 5AC 19
NanoBeam 2AC
NanoBeam 5AC Gen2
All PowerBeams
All PowerBeam models, as of August 2021. PowerBeams are good for a long-distance PtP link, or as CPE in an AirMAX PtMP network.
PowerBeam M2
PowerBeam M5
PowerBeam M5 ISO
PowerBeam 2AC
PowerBeam 5AC
PowerBeam 5AC Gen2
PowerBeam 5AC ISO
PowerBeam 5AC ISO Gen2
All Rockets
All Rocket models, as of August 2021. Rockets are PtMP BaseStations, but can also be used as PtP links. Rockets have antenna connectors which allow you to pair them with various sector and horn antennas to match your use case.
Rocket M2
Rocket M5
Rocket 2AC Prism
Rocket 5AC Lite
Rocket 5AC Prism
Rocket 5AC Prism Gen2
All Bullets
All Bullet models, as of August 2021. Bullets are PtMP BaseStations, but can also be used as PtP links. Bullets have N-type antenna connectors, and are small and easily mounted to an appropriate antenna.
Bullet M2
Bullet M2
Bullet M2
All GigaBeams
All GigaBeam models, as of August 2021. GigaBeams are 60 GHz radios, which can be used as short-distance, but high-bandwidth PtP links.
GigaBeam
GigaBeam Plus
GigaBeam LR
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