New Name & Still Quality Products
This month, Cradlepoint became Ericsson Enterprise Wireless Solutions, a division of Ericsson. The Swedish telecom giant completed the purchase back in late 2020 to strengthen their leadership position in 5G solutions.
Ericsson Cradlepoint is now the product brand for Ericsson's routers and other endpoints, while Ericsson NetCloud is still the name of the cloud-based management platform. Although the name has changed the products and support appear to be only getting better.
Cradlepoint NASPO contract pricing is not affected by the name change and eligible agencies can still take advantage of the discounts until September 30, 2026.
Next-Gen Ericsson Cradlepoint R980 and S400
Ericsson also launched two new advanced routers with shipments starting next month.. The Cradlepoint R980 and S400 are designed to provide seamless, secure, and scalable connectivity for enabling AI across IoT devices and vehicle networks.
The R980 is a small, versatile 5G router for advanced vehicle and IoT connectivity. Designed for first responders, near-shore vessels, and school buses, the compact R980 looks to be the next-gen solution for organizations ready to leverage 5G’s full potential in their vehicle fleets. For additional specs and features check out the unboxing video.
The semi-rugged S400 enables secure connectivity for diverse IoT use cases, including light industrial, digital signage, and building controls. The S400 includes NetCloud SASE Secure Connect as a part of its subscription license. Secure Connect enables the deployment of a zero-trust network instantly, providing easy to deploy, comprehensive security for large-scale deployments such as IoT devices and vehicle networks. The S400 unboxing video provides addition info.
Cradlepoint Transitions to Ericsson