Ubiquiti LiteBeam LBE-5AC-Gen2 — 5GHz 23dBi airMAX ac CPE

Fast internet shouldn’t stop where the cables end. The Ubiquiti LiteBeam LBE-5AC-Gen2 is the featherlight, budget-friendly wireless CPE that brings high-speed connectivity to the places fiber forgot — rural homes, remote cabins, outbuildings, and hard-to-reach sites. Lightweight enough to mount almost anywhere, powerful enough to span miles, and priced to make long-range wireless accessible to everyone, the LiteBeam AC Gen2 is how you close the distance without breaking the budget.

Long-Range Speed at a Disruptive Price

This is the CPE that earned its reputation by punching far above its weight. The LiteBeam AC is an ultra-lightweight airMAX ac CPE device with incredible range and disruptive pricing. It’s a 5GHz airMAX ac CPE for point-to-point and point-to-multipoint links up to 15+ km, delivering 23 dBi of directional gain and 450+ Mbps throughput.

What does that mean in the real world? Real users are seeing transformative results. One customer reported that a point-to-point link using LBE-5AC-Gen2 units across 2.6 km delivered link speeds between 250 and 300 Mbps — close to fibre speed and hugely better than the 30 Mbps available on VDSL — and performance held up even during heavy rain.

• 5GHz airMAX ac technology for high-throughput, stable wireless links
• 23 dBi directional antenna focused for long-distance reach
• 450+ Mbps real throughput for HD streaming, VoIP, gaming, and backhaul
• 15+ km range for PtP and PtMP deployments

A Focused Beam That Fights Interference

In areas crowded with competing signals, focus is everything. The LiteBeam 5AC Gen 2 directs RF energy in a tighter beamwidth, and with the focus in one direction it blocks or spatially filters out noise, improving noise immunity — especially important in an area crowded with other RF signals of the same or similar frequency.

The payoff is a 2×2 MIMO link that stays clean and reliable. The high-gain, directional 2×2 MIMO antenna provides 23 dBi of gain for long-distance connectivity and uses a directional antenna pattern for improved noise immunity.

Set Up in Minutes — From Your Phone

Gone are the days of fiddly, complicated wireless installs. The LiteBeam AC integrates a separate Wi-Fi radio for fast and easy setup using your mobile device, so you configure and align the unit right from the UISP/UMobile app. A directional antenna focuses the signal precisely, drastically reducing interference and increasing efficiency.

Aim It Right the First Time

• A two-mount system provides adjustment flexibility along both axes, and a built-in bubble level enables quick, easy alignment.
• The three-axis alignment design makes precise aiming simple, with separate azimuth and elevation adjustments
• airOS 8 provides powerful features including airMAX ac protocol support, real-time RF analytics, and a redesigned interface for enhanced usability

Lightweight Body, Rugged Backbone

Don’t let the feather weight fool you — this CPE is built for the outdoors. The unit weighs just 800 g without the mount (980 g with it) and ships with a 24V Gigabit PoE adapter, while its robust outdoor design survives winds up to 200 km/h. Better still, enhanced protection against power surges and a more robust mount with separate azimuth and elevation adjustments keep your link standing through storms and electrical events alike.

Smart engineering helps, too: Ubiquiti’s InnerFeed technology integrates the radio into the feedhorn of the antenna, eliminating the need for a cable and the signal losses that come with it.

Who Is the LiteBeam LBE-5AC-Gen2 For?

If you’re a rural homeowner chasing real broadband, a WISP extending affordable coverage, or anyone who needs a dependable long-distance link without enterprise pricing, this is your device. The LiteBeam AC Gen2 is a lightweight, low-cost solution for reliable long-distance point-to-point and point-to-multipoint connections.

One compatibility note: the LiteBeam AC Gen2 is fully compatible with other airMAX ac devices — including sector and dish antennas and other PtP/PtMP radios in the airMAX ac series — though compatibility with older 802.11n airMAX devices may be limited, so for best performance use devices within the same generation. For a simple bridge, run a LiteBeam AC Gen2 on each end of the link.

The Bottom Line

The Ubiquiti LiteBeam LBE-5AC-Gen2 proves you don’t need a big budget to get serious long-range speed. It’s light, it’s tough, it sets up from your phone in minutes, and it delivers near-fibre performance across kilometers of open air. Skip the expensive trenching. Skip the slow DSL. Beam fast internet exactly where you need it. Add the LiteBeam LBE-5AC-Gen2 to your cart today and connect the unconnectable.

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