Ericsson unveils in-vehicle 5G router

Ericsson has launched the Ericsson Cradlepoint R2400 and extensible RC1250 modem, designed for vehicles and mobile field teams.

Compatible with public safety networks and new network slicing services, the R2400 leverages the latest in 5G standalone Release 17 technology to support new capabilities across public safety, mass transit, and private fleet networks.

It claims an "industry-first" in a Dual‑SIM /Dual Standby (DSDS) on a single modem, enabling carrier switchover roughly 10× faster than previous approaches, according to the company, and keeping voice, video and data flowing during critical missions and transit routes.

Real‑Time Kinematics (RTK) combined with dead‑reckoning improves positioning from 1–3 meters to ~1 cm, enabling lane‑level vehicle identification and precise real-time tracking of personnel, assets, and drones.

Support for up to five simultaneous cellular plus multiple low‑Earth‑orbit (LEO) satellite connections intends to maximise throughput and availability, even in rural or low‑coverage areas, while an embedded 4x4 software-defined Wi‑Fi 7 access point delivers approximately 2-4× faster Wi‑Fi speeds for passenger and operational communications across mass transit and public safety, according to Ericsson.

Key improvements over prior generations of products include 2.5x more on‑device compute to support local AI inferencing, computer vision and enhanced performance for containerised applications, as well as 2x more throughput to support NetCloud SASE’s zero-trust security and SD-WAN services to provide WAN network across fleets, sites, and critical assets.

Extensible architecture allows organisations to add or upgrade 5G modems as carrier technology evolves, without replacing the router, and in addition to providing centralised visibility to every vehicle and its location, NetCloud offers the "industry’s first" agentic AI virtual expert optimised for enterprise 5G networking.

Pankaj Malhotra, head of product and engineering at Ericsson Enterprise Wireless Solutions said mobile connectivity is becoming a core operational platform for public safety, transit, and fleet organisations.

"The R2400 is designed to keep vehicles connected and mission-ready in environments where reliability and precision are non-negotiable," he said.

"With centimeter-level RTK, lightning-fast Dual SIM failover, and significantly more edge compute, it supports the real-time intelligence these teams increasingly rely on.”

The Ericsson Cradlepoint R2400 router and RC1250 captive modem accessory will be available in Q2 2026.