Peplink Pepwave MAX BR1 Mini
The small Peplink. One cellular modem, Wi-Fi WAN, and a licence path to SpeedFusion bonding when a second link arrives.
Tracked 2026-10-01. The retailer listing is the price you pay.
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What it contributes to the stream
This part alone, with every other slot assumed generous and a platform that allows the tier. Your build's real verdict is the lowest ceiling across all its slots, which is what the configurator computes. Conservative planning budgets, not measurements: methodology.
Our take on the Peplink Pepwave MAX BR1 Mini
The Peplink Pepwave MAX BR1 Mini is a cellular router with a built-in Cat-4 modem and two SIM slots, for streamers who want failover to a backup carrier. At a tracked $398.75 it sits at the top of its $389.99 to $398.75 range across three points from August 26 to October 1, 2026.
The modem tops out at 150Mbps down and 50Mbps up. It has three Gigabit ports and dual-band Wi-Fi 5. It takes power from 10V to 30V DC or from Ethernet power. The PepVPN peer count goes from 2 to 5 only with a subscription. It has 4.1 across just 6 retailer ratings.
- Two SIM slots for carrier failover
- Three Gigabit Ethernet ports
- Takes power from 10V to 30V DC
- Only 6 retailer ratings
- Modem tops out at 50Mbps upload
- 5 VPN peers need a paid subscription
Where it fits in a build
Your uplink on the move. An ethernet port lets you wire it straight to the encoder. See every connection pick
| Stream contribution | ~8 Mbps up |
| Type | LTE router, SpeedFusion-capable |
| Ethernet | 3x |
| Network | 4G LTE Cat4 |
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Peplink Pepwave MAX BR1 Mini
$398.75Tracked 2026-10-01
Buy links are affiliate links: we earn a commission at no extra cost to you. Prices are tracked estimates, not live prices. Full disclosure
We do not lab-test hardware. Ratings and review counts come from the retailer listing and are labelled as such; stream-quality figures are conservative planning budgets from our published model. Prices are tracked at build time, not live, and were last refreshed 2026-10-22. How the numbers are derived: methodology. How picks are chosen: editorial policy.