The ‘dongle’ itself is a small stick that you can plug into a USB port on your laptop or other ... as they use 3G, 4G, or 5G networks to provide internet connectivity for your device.
TCL’s Linkkey IK511 is about as big as a 4G dongle, which is something I’ve used in the past. It’ll connect to your laptop via USB-C, drawing power from the computer. That’s right ...