Cradlepoint TAA-170900-016 W1855-5GC Outdoor 5G Captive Modem, North America

The Cradlepoint TAA-170900-016 places the W1855-5GC 5G modem where it performs best: outdoors. Building materials routinely cost cellular installations much of their signal, and an indoor router in an equipment closet often sees a fraction of the throughput available on the roof. The captive modem architecture fixes this by separating radio from router—the W1855-5GC mounts on a rooftop, mast, or exterior wall with unobstructed reception, while the paired Cradlepoint router stays inside with power and switching. The two operate and are managed as one system in NetCloud. Rated to 3.4 Gbps and configured for North American networks, the W1855-5GC targets mainstream sub-high-band 5G service, where coverage is broad and performance is strong. That makes it the practical choice for branch offices adopting 5G as primary or failover WAN, industrial sites where the equipment room is deep inside the building, and any location where a site survey shows a large signal delta between indoors and out. This is the outdoor North America unit in its family; the TAA-170900-017 (W1850-5GC) covers indoor Americas installations at the same modem rating, and the TAA-170900-011 (W4005-5GB) serves high-band deployments. The TAA part number preserves Trade Agreements Act eligibility for federal, state, and municipal procurement. Listed shipping weight is two pounds. Verify router compatibility, PoE feed requirements, and mounting hardware in Cradlepoint's documentation, and confirm 5G coverage at the installation address with your carrier.