Cradlepoint W2255 5G Adapter with 1-Year NetCloud Essentials and Advanced Plans

This Cradlepoint package (BEA1-W2255-5GF-NA-N, North America) combines the W2255 5G Wideband Adapter with a 1-year subscription covering both the NetCloud Branch 5G Adapter Essentials plan and the Advanced plan - the newest hardware paired with the fullest management stack. On the hardware side, the W2255 carries a sixth-generation 5G modem (5GF configuration), the successor to the 5GC silicon of the W1850 generation. It supports broader band coverage, better aggregation across 5G spectrum, and higher sustained throughput, with automatic LTE fallback where 5G thins. Like every W-series adapter, it attaches over Ethernet to the firewall, router, or SD-WAN appliance the branch already runs - the edge design, security stack, and operational muscle memory all stay intact. On the management side, the two tiers divide the work. Essentials delivers the operational baseline: zero-touch provisioning, centralized configuration and firmware management, monitoring, and alerting through the NetCloud console, plus Cradlepoint support and warranty for the term. The Advanced tier adds deeper cellular analytics and reporting, extended WAN visibility, and enhanced remote troubleshooting - the tools that turn a misbehaving 5G link into a console diagnosis rather than a site visit. As a 1-year bundle, this SKU is built for flagship evaluations: prove the current-generation platform and the Advanced tier together at representative sites, then standardize on the 3-year BEA3-W2255 for rollout economics. Prior-generation W1850 Advanced bundles remain available at lower price points where the newest modem is not required.