Ericsson Cradlepoint R980

Small, versatile 5G router for advanced vehicle and IoT connectivity

R980 product

Benefits

Ericsson NetCloud Manager dashboard

Manage connectivity and security from anywhere through Ericsson NetCloud Manager

Ericsson NetCloud Manager allows you to accomplish more, faster, and with fewer resources. It’s an intuitive, easy-to-use cloud management and orchestration platform designed to simplify the configuration, deployment, operation, and troubleshooting of far-flung wireless routers. With browser and mobile application access, Ericsson NetCloud Manager enables effective management — from anywhere!

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Hardware specs

Category
Mobile, IoT
Cloud management
Yes
Wireless connectivity
5G & Cat 19 LTE
5G status
5G Embedded
Form factor
Ruggedized Metal
Ethernet ports
2 GbE (LAN/WAN switchable)
Wi-Fi
Dual-band, dual-concurrent; 802.11ax (Wi-Fi 6)
Throughput
940 Mbps (Firewall)
VPN tunnel count
20
Special features
Container, SDK, Serial port with accessory cable
USB ports
1
Serial ports
Yes — with adapter
Dual-modem support
Yes — with captive modem
GNSS
Active
PoE
No
Bluetooth
No
Private cellular network
Yes – CBRS, 4G LTE, 5G
Public Safety Networks
FirstNet, T-Mobile Connecting Heroes, Verizon Frontline
Regions
North America, Latin America, Europe, Africa & Middle East, Asia-Pacific
Network operator standards
PTCRB (U.S.), GCF (global)
Subscription terms
1, 3 & 5 years
Operating temperature
-30 °C to 70 °C (-22 °F to 158 °F)

Software features

Software feature availability depends on the service plan selected. Learn more about the Ericsson NetCloud packages.

View NetCloud Ruggedized IoT Service features

View NetCloud Mobile Service features

  • Carrier data usage management and alerting
  • Carrier selection intelligence
  • Cellular health with live stats and diagnostics
  • Location services with serving cell tower
  • Advanced logic on failover and failback connections
  • Coverage map

  • Secure Connect for replacing legacy VPN/Private APNs with zero trust network
  • ZTNA for contractor secure remote access for managing IoT devices

  • Ericsson Private 5G
  • NetCloud Private Networks

  • Bulk configuration and software updates
  • Multi-layered dashboards and shareable reports
  • Network visualization and monitoring
  • User and license management
  • Zero-touch deployment
  • Application performance and quality of experience analytics
  • Live stats for cellular, wired, and Wi-Fi

  • In-Band Management for third-party LAN devices
  • Real-time diagnostics and alerts
  • Out-of-Band Management for third-party routers
  • Integrated 5G speed test with results history

  • SDK, API, and prebuilt third-party integrations
  • IoT ecosystem integration (Microsoft, AWS)
  • Edge compute (SDK or Docker containers)

  • Zone-based firewall
  • Dynamic routing and Wi-Fi as WAN
  • IDS/IPS and web filtering
  • Application-aware firewall

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