Ericsson Unveils Cradlepoint R2400 In-Vehicle 5G Router with Industry-First Dual-SIM Failover and Edge AI

March 9, 2026

• Ericsson launches the Cradlepoint R2400, a new in-vehicle 5G router designed to deliver reliable, intelligent connectivity for public safety, mass transit and fleet operations
• With industry-first Dual SIM/Dual Standby, centimetre-level positioning, Wi-Fi 7, and built-in edge AI, the R2400 supports real-time, mission-critical applications such as live video, connected vehicles, and autonomous systems
• The modular platform is designed to keep vehicles connected in high-risk, high-mobility environments, while providing a practical way to scale performance and adopt new applications without replacing hardware

Ericsson is addressing the growing need for resilient, intelligent connectivity in mobile environments with the new Ericsson Cradlepoint R2400 and extensible RC1250 modem. Designed for vehicles and mobile field teams, this solution combines ultra-fast failover, precise location services, and powerful edge computing to help organizations operate safely, efficiently, and with confidence.

Whether it’s first responders coordinating life-saving missions, transit operators keeping passengers connected and on schedule, or private fleets optimizing routes and conducting predictive maintenance, the R2400 delivers the reliability and performance these sectors demand. 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.

Key highlights include:

• Fast carrier failover: Industry-first Dual‑SIM / Dual Standby (DSDS) on a single modem enables carrier switchover roughly 10× faster than previous approaches keeping voice, video, and data flowing during critical missions and transit routes.

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

• Multi-link resiliency: Support for up to five simultaneous cellular plus multiple low‑Earth‑orbit (LEO) satellite connections maximizes throughput and availability, even in rural or low‑coverage areas.

• High‑performance in‑vehicle Wi‑Fi: Embedded 4×4 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.

As first responders and mass-transit agencies adopt AI, real-time monitoring, and autonomous vehicles/drones, reliable, scalable in-vehicle connectivity is becoming critical. According to Verizon’s Frontline Study 2025, 46 per cent of first responders in the U.S. expect daily AI use within five years, and 48 per cent expect daily drone use. The National Academies Autonomous Transit Survey (2024) found that 84 per cent of U.S. transit agencies plan to use or evaluate autonomous buses within three to five years. Paired with the extensible RC1250 modem, the R2400 delivers pay-as-you-grow WAN capacity for applications such as live video streaming, while providing on-board local AI inferencing.

Key improvements over prior generations of products include:

• Expanded edge compute: 2.5x more on‑device compute to support local AI inferencing, computer vision, and to support enhanced performance for containerized applications—accelerating actionable insights on scene.

• Faster security processing: 2x more throughput to support NetCloud SASE’s zero-trust security and SD-WAN services to provide a highly secure and optimized WAN network across fleets, sites, and critical assets.

• Future‑proof modularity: Unique extensible architecture allows organizations to add or upgrade 5G modems as carrier technology evolves, without replacing the router.

• AI-assisted centralized management and orchestration: In addition to providing centralized visibility to every vehicle and its location, NetCloud offers the industry’s first agentic AI virtual expert optimized for enterprise 5G networking to help improve the productivity of lean IT teams. AIOps dashboards help pinpoint anomalies before impacting service.