Cradlepoint R980 5G Rugged Mobile Router with 3-Year NetCloud Mobile Essentials + Advanced (TAA)

The Ericsson Cradlepoint R980 is a ruggedized, secure router that brings 5G to vehicles, mobile teams and IoT sites. Part number TAA-MBA3-R980-5GD-A is the TAA-compliant ordering option for the U.S. Federal Government. It pairs the R980 router with Wi-Fi with a 3-year NetCloud Mobile Essentials + Advanced subscription. This is not a FIPS model. The package includes no AC power supply or antennas, so budget for vehicle power wiring and external cellular paddle antennas on the SMA connectors. The embedded modem covers 5G NR low- and mid-band from 600 MHz to 6 GHz on NSA and SA networks, with LTE Advanced Pro Category 19 fallback. It reaches up to 3.4 Gbps down on NSA and 2.4 Gbps on SA. It supports 5G network slicing with up to four DNN/PDN instances, two 4FF SIM slots and MFF2 eSIM hardware for up to eight carrier profiles. The modem carries AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon certifications. Its public safety certifications include FirstNet Trusted, T-Mobile T-Priority, Verizon Frontline Verified and Verizon Frontline Network Slice. The R980 measures 133.6 x 121.5 x 41 mm and weighs 601 g. It provides two LAN/WAN-switchable Gigabit Ethernet ports, 2x2 MU-MIMO dual-band Wi-Fi 6 and a screw-lock USB 2.0 port. It also includes active GNSS across GPS, Galileo, GLONASS and BeiDou. It handles 940 Mbps of stateful firewall and IPS throughput and runs Docker containerized applications on a dual-core 64-bit CPU. The IP64 metal housing operates from -30 °C to 70 °C and carries MIL-STD-810H, E-Mark, SAE J1455, NFPA 130 and Class I Div 2 certifications. The Essentials package includes NetCloud Manager management and software updates for the full term. It also provides 24x7 support and a limited lifetime warranty while the subscription is active. The Advanced plan adds further NetCloud capabilities.