
	Cradlepoint R920 NA ^{TC03-0920-C7A-NN}	Cradlepoint R980 Global ^{TCA5-R980-5GD-A}
	Call for Availability	Call for Availability
Manufacturer	CradlePoint	CradlePoint ↓
Price	$1,163.00	$1,995.00
Popularity	Highly viewed	Frequently visited
Connectivity↑
No. of Cellular Connectors	2	4
No. of WiFi Connectors	2	2
No. of GPS Connectors	1	1
Cellular Connector	SMA Female	SMA Female
WiFi Connector	RP-SMA Female	RP-SMA Female
GPS Connector	SMA Female	SMA Female
Modem↑
4G/LTE Support	Yes	Yes
5G Support	No	Yes
C-Band Support	No	No
FirstNet Support	Yes	Yes
APAC Support	No	No
mmWave Support	No	No
Networking↑
No. of LAN Ports	1	1
No. of WAN Ports	1	1
No. of Fiber (SFP) Ports	0	0
No. of Serial Ports	0	0
Ports Configurable as LAN/WAN	Yes	Yes
USB Port	WAN	LAN/WAN
WiFi Support	WiFi 6	WiFi 6
Cellular↑
No. of Embedded Modems	1	1
SIM Card Size	4FF	4FF
Antennas Included	Yes	No
Modem Expansion Slot	Yes	Yes
Modem Replaceable	No	No
Antenna Frequency	4G/LTE Band 71 (600Mhz) 4G/LTE Band 12/13/17/29 (700mhz) 4G/LTE Band 14 (FirstNet) 4G/LTE Band 5/26 (850MHz) 4G/LTE Band 2/25 (1900MHz) 4G/LTE Band 4/66 (1700/2100MHz) 4G/LTE Band 41 (2500MHz) 4G/LTE Band 7 (2600MHz)	4G/LTE Band 71 (600Mhz) 5G Low Band n71 (600mhz) 5G Low Band n5 (850Mhz) 5G Mid Band n41 (2500Mhz) 5G Mid Band n77 (3700Mhz) 5G Low Band n2 (1900Mhz) 4G/LTE Band 12/13/17/29 (700mhz) 4G/LTE Band 14 (FirstNet) 4G/LTE Band 5/26 (850MHz) 4G/LTE Band 3 (1800MHz) 4G/LTE Band 2/25 (1900MHz) 4G/LTE Band 4/66 (1700/2100MHz) 4G/LTE Band 41 (2500MHz) 4G/LTE Band 7 (2600MHz)
Certified Carrier	AT&T T-Mobile UScellular Verizon FirstNet T-Mobile Connecting Heroes Verizon Frontline	AT&T T-Mobile UScellular Verizon FirstNet T-Mobile Connecting Heroes Verizon Frontline
Features↑
FIPS Certified	Yes	No
Cloud Management Included	Yes	Yes
Bluetooth	Yes	No
Bonding Support	No	No
IP Passthrough	Yes	Yes
Size↑
Length (in)	4.78	5.26
Width (in)	5.26	4.78
Height (in)	1.61	1.61
Misc.↑
WAN Throughput Speed	940 mbps	940 Mbps
Weight (lb)	1.5	1.52
Minimum Temperature (F)	-22	-22
Maximum Temperature (F)	158	167
Material	Ruggedized Metal	Ruggedized Metal IP64
Power Input	DC input steady state voltage range: 9–36 VDC	9-36 VDC
Country of Origin	Taiwan	Taiwan
Additional Info↑
Compatible Antennas	Show Compatible Antennas	Show Compatible Antennas
PDFs	IBR900 Mobile Router Quick Start Guide(14121).pdf ibr900-seriesruggedized-router-2024-02-19(14121).pdf r920-seriesruggedized-router-2024-(14121).pdf	r980-seriesruggedized-router-2024-09-13(16671).pdf
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5Gstore Summary	The R920 NA is a niche selection that 5Gstore sells. 100% of the customers that purchase keep this router. Based on customer traffic, the R920 NA highly viewed. The R920 NA has 1 internal modem. The R920 NA has same number of internal modems as the R980 Global so this is a good comparison.	The R980 Global is a niche selection that 5Gstore sells. 100% of the customers that purchase keep this router. Based on customer traffic, the R980 Global frequently visited. The R980 Global has 1 internal modem. The R980 Global has same number of internal modems as the R920 NA so this is a good comparison.

Cradlepoint R920 NA (TC03-0920-C7A-NN) vs Cradlepoint R980 Global (TCA5-R980-5GD-A)

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