ATEL WB550 5G Indoor FWA Gateway with Omnidirectional Antenna

The ATEL WB550 is an indoor 5G fixed wireless access (FWA) gateway built for businesses that need dependable internet where fiber or cable is unavailable, delayed, or too expensive to trench. It terminates a 5G cellular connection indoors and hands off to your LAN over Ethernet, acting as the WAN edge for a branch office, retail location, clinic, or temporary site. The integrated omnidirectional antenna is the practical difference-maker for indoor installs: there is no dish to aim and no external antenna run to plan. Place the unit where signal is strongest, typically near an exterior wall or window, plug in power and Ethernet, and the gateway handles the rest. That makes the WB550 a good fit for IT teams standing up many sites quickly, and for managed service providers that need repeatable, low-skill installations. As a dedicated FWA gateway rather than a consumer hotspot, the WB550 is designed for always-on duty. Use it as primary internet at sites with no viable wired option, as an instant-on connection while you wait out a 60- to 90-day circuit install, or as a cellular backup path behind an existing router or SD-WAN appliance so card processing, VoIP, and cloud apps stay up during outages. The gateway ships ready for carrier SIM activation on compatible 5G service. Exact throughput depends on your carrier plan and local signal conditions, as with any fixed wireless deployment.