Ericsson Cradlepoint R980
Small, versatile 5G router for advanced vehicle and IoT connectivity
Compact networking solution for vehicles and IoT
SASE options including zero trust security and SD-WAN
Robust network management features for centralized troubleshooting
Benefits
- Gain fast, reliable connectivity with 5G NR / Cat 19 LTE providing fast upload for video and data
- Prioritize access to public safety networks for reliable, secure connectivity
- Enable zero trust security and SD-WAN with 5G SASE
- Extend your deployment and enable customized solutions with powerful edge compute capabilities, including containers, connectors, SDKs, and API support
- Take advantage of 5G network slices to segment and isolate applications or devices, prioritize traffic, and have greater control over wireless network services.
- Change carriers over the air quickly and easily with built-in eSIM capability
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!
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.
- 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
- 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
