Data sheet

Ericsson Private 5G Compact Mobility Gateway

2025-10-23

Built around a converged 4G/5G cellular core, Ericsson Private 5G Compact has the flexibility to be deployed on the enterprise premises or in the cloud, thus enabling enterprises to maintain their data locally while still benefitting from the power of cloud-based configuration and policy management. With this inherent flexibility, the Ericsson Private 5G Compact Mobility Gateway enables secure access to enterprise data services from authenticated cellular endpoints.

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NetCloud Interoperability

Ericsson Private 5G Compact excels in network determinism, client mobility, and overall reliability, markedly outperforming Wi-Fi. The Ericsson Private 5G Compact Mobility Gateway ensures predictable network behavior with guaranteed bandwidth, essential for critical applications. Unlike Wi-Fi, where client devices determine handoffs, potentially leading to connectivity gaps, the mobility gateway manages client mobility seamlessly across multiple cellular access points (CAPs), ensuring devices maintain stable connections. This systemwide approach to managing connections enhances the reliability of the LAN, reducing downtime and maintaining consistent network performance.

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The Ericsson Private 5G Compact Mobility Gateway is a virtual machine image that is installed on either customer provided third-party hardware, according to the following system requirements.

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS (ALL CAPACITIES)KVMVMware
Software Version:Ubuntu 18.04ESXi 6.7 or later
Instance:N/AN/A
vCPUs:

8

Refer to hardware compatibility.

8

Refer to hardware compatibility.

Memory:16 GB16 GB
Minimum Disk Space:24 GB24 GB
vNICs:

4

Refer to DPDK Hardware Compatibility.

4

Refer to DPDK Hardware Compatibility.

Minimum NetCloud Private Network Release:7.22.1207.22.120
PERFORMANCE  
Concurrent Cellular Access Points:Up to 100Up to 100
Concurrent Cellular Clients:Up to 3,000Up to 3,000
Maximum Throughput (Subscription Options)†:
  • 500 Mbps
  • 2 Gbps
  • 5 Gbps
  • 500 Mbps
  • 2 Gbps
  • 5 Gbps
†Maximum throughput is bidirectional UDP traffic and assumes MTU 1,500-byte packets.

Ericsson Private 5G Compact is comprised of a mobility gateway, cellular access point(s), and NetCloud Private SIMs, which all have corresponding NetCloud Service plans. For a complete end-to-end management solution, Ericsson Cradlepoint routers and adapters should be added to the system. For details on Ericsson Private 5G Compact features, refer to the summary on the NetCloud Service webpage and the details in the NetCloud Service Features document. For more details on how to order Ericsson Private 5G Compact, refer to the following:

Step 1: Select Ericsson Private 5G Compact Mobility Gateway capacity for the entire solution.

STEPSCOMPONENTDESCRIPTION
1Mobility Gateway
  • 500 Mbps throughput
  • 2 Gbps throughput
  • 5 Gbps throughput

REGION

PACKAGE PLAN

DESCRIPTION†

PART NUMBER

US only:

Mobility Gateway

PROMO — 500 Mbps

 

PROMO — 2 Gbps

 

PROMO — 5 Gbps

NCPN-000x-MG500MBPS

 

NCPN-000x-MG2GBPS

 

NCPN-000x-MG5GBPS

Renewal — Mobility Gateway

500 Mbps — 1 year

NCPN-0001-MG500MBPS-R

x = 4 or 6 years

†PROMO SKUs (promotional SKUs) are available for a limited time and add an extra year to the standard 3- or 5-year NetCloud Service Plan. Starting 07/01/2024, new subscriptions revert to the standard 3- or 5-year NetCloud Service Plan. All renewals have a 1-year duration.

All Ericsson Private 5G Compact hardware and software are sold as part of an Ericsson NetCloud Service package, which includes:

  • Ericsson Enterprise Wireless Solutions Global Service & Support for the full subscription term.
  • Hardware limited lifetime warranty for as long as they have a subscription license to an active Ericsson NetCloud Service plan.

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