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Cradlepoint’s latest E300 Series 5G Enterprise Router and MC400 5G Modular Modem are both 5G wireless edge networking solutions that are ideal for FWA, small sites, and mobile use cases that enable a modern, agile, and connected enterprise.
This latest release enables customers worldwide to deploy smaller sites, pop-up deployments, IoT, and secondary 5G connections for applications such as public safety vehicles, and remote workers.
“Fixed wireless access is taking off in the enterprise as businesses strive to reinvent themselves in the era of 5G,” said Donna Johnson, SVP of Marketing at Cradlepoint. “Cradlepoint continues its leadership in 5G by delivering more ways for businesses of all sizes to leverage 5G for innovative use cases and maximise the value of FWA in their WANs.”
The Cradlepoint E300 5G router is ideal for primary and failover connectivity. It also supports the company’s recently announced NetCloud Exchange software for secure connectivity, SD-WAN, and Zero-Trust Networks Access.
The MC400 5G modular modem supports up to two carriers utilising two SIM cards. It allows customers to add or field-upgrade a second 5G modem to any Cradlepoint 5G-ready or optimised router. Key benefits include the ability to add a second 5G link for high-speed primary and failover connectivity. It is possible to combine 5G with dual-modem, dual-SIM, and multi-carrier functionality with Ethernet; and Wi-Fi as WAN. There is also the option to Auto-switch SIM cards between carriers upon reaching a data plan cap.
Cradlepoint’s E300 5G router and MC400 5G are controlled and managed by the Cradlepoint NetCloud platform, which also provides cellular intelligence, security, SD-WAN, remote troubleshooting, and analytics and insights solutions.
“Cradlepoint’s new 5G solutions expand Granite’s product portfolio and allows us to service our multi-location Wireless WAN customers with the power and speed of 5G,” said Dan McDuffie, GM Wireless at Granite. “Granite’s close alignment with Cradlepoint enables us to deliver a secure, cloud-managed national turnkey solution. The introduction of a dual modem 5G offerings helps Granite provide best-in-class connectivity to meet each of our customer’s unique business needs.”
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