Cradlepoint TAA-170900-011 W4005-5GB Outdoor High-Band 5G Captive Modem

The Cradlepoint TAA-170900-011 delivers the highest-throughput tier of Cradlepoint's captive modem lineup: the W4005-5GB outdoor high-band 5G accessory, rated to 7.5 Gbps and configured for North American networks. High-band (millimeter-wave) 5G offers extraordinary capacity but travels poorly through walls and glass—which is exactly why this unit mounts outdoors, on a rooftop, mast, or exterior wall, where it can see the carrier's high-band radio cleanly, then feeds the connection to a supported Cradlepoint router inside.

The captive modem architecture splits the radio from the router. The modem goes where signal physics demand; the router stays in the equipment room where power, switching, and staff are. The pairing behaves as one system managed through NetCloud, so operations teams administer the site the same way they manage every other Cradlepoint deployment.

With 7.5 Gbps of rated modem capacity, this accessory targets sites treating 5G as a genuine wired-line alternative: branch offices in high-band coverage zones, temporary facilities needing fiber-class bandwidth without construction timelines, and redundancy designs where the wireless path must match the primary circuit's capacity. The TAA part number satisfies Trade Agreements Act procurement rules for federal and public-sector buyers. Listed shipping weight is 25 pounds, reflecting the outdoor-rated assembly. Confirm high-band 5G coverage at your address with your carrier, and verify router compatibility and mounting requirements in Cradlepoint's documentation before ordering.