About This Device
The Cradlepoint 170801-000 is the standard charcoal cellular antenna across most of Cradlepoint's current enterprise portfolio: E300 and E3000 branch routers, AER2200, IBR1700, and IBR900 platforms, and the MC400 / 1200M-B modular modems. If you manage a mixed Cradlepoint estate, this is the single antenna SKU that covers the widest slice of it, which is precisely why it is the highest-volume spare in the line.
RF performance is matched to LTE and 5G sub-6 GHz cellular service: the element operates from 600 MHz - 6 GHz and terminates in a SMA connector. The 600 MHz - 6 GHz range spans every LTE and sub-6 GHz 5G band US carriers deploy, so one part number remains correct as sites migrate from LTE modems to 5G modules. It is also TAA compliant, keeping it eligible for federal and government-contract purchases.
Branch routers grow antenna counts fast - an E3000 with dual modems wants four cellular paddles before Wi-Fi is even considered. Buying this antenna as a stocked line item (rather than scavenging from decommissioned units) keeps installs consistent and lets you true-up sites that lost paddles to moves and remodels.
Cloud Care Networks stocks the Cradlepoint 170801-000 alongside the gateways and routers it supports, so IT and field-service teams can consolidate antennas, spares, and replacement hardware on a single order.