>No, they just require you to have an iPhone or LTE iPad. Then it's one click away without any dongles or wires.
Which is the same as an embedded modem. I know the US a third-world country when it comes to mobile networks, but why Apple assumes this is the case in other countries -- I don't get it.
They do expect you to stay within the Apple ecosystem, and it works surprisingly well if you can live with it. It severely limits choice - and won't work for everyone.