Cradlepoint R980 5G Ruggedized Router – Essential Plan, 3-Year NetCloud, 2× GbE, Dual SIM, Wi-Fi 6

Your fleet's connectivity can't keep up with your deadlines. The R980 slots into a vehicle cab, a remote site, or an IoT deployment and gives you 5G NR / Cat 19 LTE throughput up to 940 Mbps at the firewall. Small, ruggedized metal housing rated -30 °C to 75 °C. It lives in a truck or a shed without drama.

You get 2× GbE ports (LAN/WAN switchable), dual SIM with built-in eSIM for over-the-air carrier changes, dual-band Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) for local devices, active GNSS, and one USB port. Serial access via adapter. Edge compute support for containers, SDKs, and API workloads when you need to run logic locally.

The 3-year Ericsson NetCloud subscription is included. Zero-touch deployment, live stats across cellular, wired, and Wi-Fi, bulk config pushes, and 5G SASE with zero-trust security plus SD-WAN. Manage the whole fleet from one dashboard instead of a spreadsheet and a prayer. 20 VPN tunnels. No PoE. No Bluetooth. Dual-modem with captive modem.

Certified for AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon networks. PTCRB (US) and GCF (global). Public safety: FirstNet Trusted, T-Mobile Connecting Heroes, Verizon Frontline.

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• 5G NR / Cat 19 LTE with up to 940 Mbps firewall throughput; dual SIM + eSIM for over-the-air carrier switching
• 2× GbE LAN/WAN-switchable ports, dual-band Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax), active GNSS, 1× USB, serial via adapter
• 3-year Ericsson NetCloud: zero-touch deploy, live cellular/wired/Wi-Fi stats, bulk config, 5G SASE with zero-trust + SD-WAN
• Ruggedized metal housing rated -30 °C to 75 °C; edge compute for containers, SDKs, and APIs; 20 VPN tunnels
• AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon certified (PTCRB / GCF); FirstNet Trusted, Connecting Heroes, Verizon Frontline