You've got a site that needs to be online this fortnight, not next quarter. Wired internet timelines don't care about your opening date, and a dead WAN link on day one is a conversation you don't want with the principal or the landlord.
The Ericsson Cradlepoint E400 is a single box that solves that. Plug it in, and you're on 5G Stand-Alone immediately — no separate modem, no waiting for a technician to come back. It handles your WAN, SD-WAN policy, and security in one industrial-plastic unit that lives on a shelf or a counter.
Wi-Fi 7 tri-band coverage means your staff's laptops, the POS terminal, and the video-conference camera all talk at once without dropping. Five 2.5 GbE ports give you room to daisy-chain a switch, an AP, or a local server. Throughput tops out at 2.4 Gbps, which keeps 4K streams and large file transfers from stalling.
Dual-SIM is the detail that saves your week. One carrier loses signal in a storm? The other takes over. You never page the IT guy at 6:30am.
This bundle pairs the E400 hardware (embedded 5G modem) with a 3-year NetCloud subscription spanning both the Essentials and Advanced tiers. Three years of cloud management, policy updates, and visibility across your sites without a renewal conversation in year two.
Lease term is three years? This matches it neatly
| brand | Ericsson |
| model | Cradlepoint E400 |
| subscription_term | 3 years |
| subscription_tiers | Essentials + Advanced |
| wireless_standards | 5G NR Rel-17, Cat 20 LTE |
| wifi | 802.11be Wi-Fi 7, tri-band, tri-concurrent, 2x2x2 |
| ethernet_ports | 5 × 2.5 GbE |
| usb_ports | 1 × USB 2.0 Type-A |
| serial_ports | 0 |
| throughput | 2.4 Gbps |
| vpn_tunnels | 20 |
| cloud_management | Yes (NetCloud) |
| form_factor | Industrial plastic, not rack-mountable |
| poe | No |
| gnss | Passive |
| private_cellular | CBRS, 4G LTE, 5G |
| battery_option | Up to 8-hour backup |
| operating_temperature | 0–40 °C (with battery) / 0–45 °C (without) |
| certifications | PTCRB (US/Canada), GCF (global); AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon |
| dual_modem | Not embedded; add 5G adapter with captive modem |
