Relay R1
Cellular.
For your Mac.
How would Relay connect my MacBook to cellular?
R1 is designed to connect your MacBook to cellular service through USB-C, using macOS’s built-in wired networking. Your Mac supplies power, so there is no separate battery to charge. Compatibility and performance validation are still pending.
Copy updated . Design and validation remain provisional.
In development.
This device has not been authorized as required by the rules of the Federal Communications Commission. This device is not, and may not be, offered for sale or lease, or sold or leased, until authorization is obtained.
Design visualization. Finishes are provisional.
One port.
Two jobs.
USB-C carries power and data. Your Mac powers R1, so there’s no separate battery to charge.
The details.
Current design specifications. Validation pending.
Built-in networking.
Designed to use your Mac’s built-in wired networking. No required driver or app. An optional companion app is in development.
Setup and support- Intended compatibility
- USB-C MacBooks, 2018 onward. macOS 12+. Validation pending.
- Connectivity
- 5G RedCap, sub-6 GHz, with LTE fallback.
- Interface
- USB-C. USB 2.0 data. CDC-ECM networking.
- Power
- USB bus-powered; no battery.
- Cellular service
- Through our data partner. Coverage to be announced.
- Construction
- Factory-sealed polymer enclosure.