The Ericsson Cradlepoint R980 is a ruggedized 5G router built for mobile, in-vehicle and IoT deployments where equipment has to cope with temperature extremes, vibration, dust and hazardous locations. This part number, TC03-R980-5GD-A, pairs the R980 hardware with a 3-year Ericsson NetCloud Ruggedized IoT Essentials plan. The plan includes NetCloud Manager cloud management and software updates for the full term, 24x7 support, and a limited lifetime warranty that stays in force while the subscription is active. The SKU is designated Global and covers the U.S., Canada, the European Union, the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand. The embedded 3GPP Release 16 modem supports 5G NR low- and mid-band in both standalone and non-standalone modes across 600 MHz to 6 GHz, with LTE Advanced Pro Category 19 fallback and 4x4 MIMO. Peak rates reach 3.4 Gbps downlink and 550 Mbps uplink on NSA. The router supports up to four network-slicing instances. Two 4FF SIM slots sit alongside MFF2 eSIM hardware that holds up to eight carrier profiles. The modem carries AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon certifications, along with FirstNet Trusted, T-Mobile T-Priority and Verizon Frontline public safety certifications. It also supports CBRS Band 48 for private cellular networks. On the local side, the R980 provides two Gigabit Ethernet ports that switch between LAN and WAN, plus dual-band 2x2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi 6 that works as an access point, a wireless client or Wi-Fi as WAN. A screw-lock USB 2.0 port and an active GNSS receiver (GPS, Galileo, GLONASS, BeiDou) are also built in. A dual-core ARMv8 CPU runs Docker containers at the edge. Rated stateful firewall throughput is 940 Mbps. The housing is rated IP64 and certified Class I Div 2, E-Mark, SAE J1455, NFPA 130 and MIL-STD-810H shock and vibration. The router runs on 9–36 VDC with ignition sensing. Antennas and an AC power supply are not included.