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Cradlepoint W2005 vs SPARK K500A

	Cradlepoint W2005 BE01-20055GB-GN	SPARK K500A Katalyst-KAT-K500A
	Call for Availability	In Stock
Manufacturer	Ericsson Cradlepoint	Katalyst ↓
Price	$1,749.00	$499.00
Popularity	Extremely popular	Extremely popular
Connectivity↑
No. of Cellular Connectors	4	4
No. of WiFi Connectors	0	2
No. of GPS Connectors	0	0
Cellular Connector	N Female	SMA Female
WiFi Connector		RP-SMA Female
Modem↑
4G/LTE Support	Yes	Yes
5G Support	Yes	Yes
C-Band Support	Yes	Yes
FirstNet Support	Yes	No
APAC Support	No	No
mmWave Support	No	No
Networking↑
No. of LAN Ports	2	1
No. of WAN Ports	0	1
No. of Fiber (SFP) Ports	0	0
No. of Serial Ports	0	0
Ports Configurable as LAN/WAN	Yes	Yes
WiFi Support		WiFi 7
Cellular↑
No. of Embedded Modems	0	1
SIM Card Size	2FF	4FF
eSIM Support	No	No
Antennas Included	Yes	Yes
Modem Expansion Slot	No	No
Modem Replaceable	No	No
Antenna Frequency	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 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)	5G Low Band n5 (850Mhz) 5G Mid Band n77 (3700Mhz) 5G Low Band n2 (1900Mhz) 4G/LTE Band 12/13/17/29 (700mhz) 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
Features↑
FIPS Certified	No	No
Cloud Management Included	Yes	No
Bluetooth	No	No
Bonding Support	No	No
IP Passthrough	Yes	Yes
Size↑
Length (in)	11.8	6.1
Width (in)	12.72	3.74
Height (in)	3.11	1.93
Misc.↑
WAN Throughput Speed	2 Gbps	2.5 Gbps
Weight (lb)	10.12	1.68
Minimum Temperature (F)	-22	32
Maximum Temperature (F)	158	104
Material	Metal (IP67 rated)	PC + ABS Plastic
Power Input	802.3bt 90 W PoE Injector	DC5521, 12V/2.5A (5.5x2.1mm)
Country of Origin	Taiwan	China
Additional Info↑
Compatible Antennas	Show Compatible Antennas	Show Compatible Antennas
PDFs		SpecSheet-Spark(20622).pdf Katalyst Spark User Guide(20622).pdf
Latest YouTube Videos	Cradlepoint - How to Block Cellular Frequency Bands (aka Band Masking) Cradlepoint - How to Manually Switch SIM Card Connections Cradlepoint NetCloud OS - How to Configure Failover/ Failback Cradlepoint NetCloud OS - How to Determine Signal Strength & Band Info Cradlepoint NetCloud OS - How to Configure WAN Performance Traffic Steering Cradlepoint NetCloud OS - How to Configure Load Balancing Cradlepoint NetCloud OS - How to Configure a WAN port as a LAN port Cradlepoint NetCloud OS - How to Configure a Data Usage Monitor Cradlepoint NetCloud OS - How to Configure Port Forwarding Cradlepoint NetCloud OS - How to Manually Configure a Cellular APN
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5Gstore Summary	The Cradlepoint W2005 is a niche selection that 5Gstore sells. 100% of the customers that purchase keep this router. Based on customer traffic, the Cradlepoint W2005 extremely popular. The Cradlepoint W2005 has 0 internal modems. The Cradlepoint W2005 has less internal modems than the SPARK K500A so this may not be a fair comparison.	The SPARK K500A is a niche selection that 5Gstore sells. 81.82% of the customers that purchase keep this router. Based on customer traffic, the SPARK K500A extremely popular. The SPARK K500A has 1 internal modem. The SPARK K500A has more internal modems than the Cradlepoint W2005 so this may not be a fair comparison.

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