Overview: Perle Cellular Routers and Gateways (Mobile Router)

Perle is a Canadian company that manufactures cellular routers, but that’s not its core business. It mainly focuses on high-end industrial and IoT networking products.

Perle has a few lines of cellular routers; however, most of them offer low-end cellular modems and tend to be specialized for industrial use cases. Here are two designed for mobile applications:

IRG5500 Series: Cat-12 Router
IRG7440 5G: 5G Gateway

Of these, the only model of interest to mobile users is the IRG7440 5G as the IRG5500 is outrageously priced for an LTE Cat-12 device.

Specifications

IRG7440 5G

Specifications

Model: IRG7440 5G
Router Specs:
- # of Connected Devices: Not Specified
- Wi-Fi Router: No Wi-Fi
- Default Control Panel Address and Password:
  - Address: 192.168.0.1
  - Password: Not Specified
- USB Tethering Support: No
- Ethernet Ports: 4x Gigabit Ethernet
- Router Throughput: Not specified
Cellular Modem Specs:
- Cellular Modem: Single 5G
- Modem Module or Chipset: Not specified, likely X55 or X62
- Supported Networks and Bands:
  - 5G Bands: n1, n2, n3, n5, n28, n41, n66, n71, n77, n78, n79
  - LTE Bands: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 46, 48, 66, 71
- Carrier Certification: AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile
- MIMO Support: 4x4 External
- 5G Cellular Performance:
  - Max Theoretical 5G Performance: 4.5 Gbps Down / 660 Mbps Up
  - 5G Carrier Aggregation: Not Specified
- LTE Performance:
  - LTE Performance Category: Cat-20 (Max Theoretical Speed: 1.6 Gbps Down / 200 Mbps Up)
  - LTE Carrier Aggregation: At least 5x Download, 3x Upload
- Cellular Antennas/Ports: 4x SMA ports, paddle antennas included
- SIM Slots: 2x Mini-SIM
Dimensions: 5.75 x 3.89 x 1.77 inches
Other Ports: 1x USB-C (for console use only), RS232 Serial, RS485 Serial
Power Source: 12/24 VDC Nominal (7 to 36 VDC Range)
Outdoor Rated: Limited, IP54 rated
Special Features:
Retail Price: $2336.00

IRG5500 Series

Specifications

Model:
- IRG5500+
- IRG5500+ FN
Router Specs:
- # of Connected Devices: Not Specified
- Wi-Fi Router:
  - Wi-Fi Standard: Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) - Simultaneous 2.4 GHz & 5 GHz
  - Wi-Fi Antennas/Ports: 2x2 MIMO
  - Wi-Fi as WAN: Yes
  - Guest Wi-Fi Network: Not Specified
- Default Control Panel Address:
  - Address: 192.168.0.1
  - Password: Not Specified
- USB Tethering Support: No
- Ethernet Ports: either 2 or 4x Gigabit Ethernet
- Router Throughput: Not Specified
Cellular Modem Specs:
- Cellular Modem: Single Cat-12 LTE
- Modem Module or Chipset: Not Specified
- Supported Networks and Bands: Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile
  - LTE Bands: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 12(17), 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 26, 29, 30, 32, 41, 42, 43, 46, 48, 66
- Carrier Certification: Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile
- MIMO Support: 2x2 MIMO
- LTE Performance:
  - LTE Performance Category: Cat-12 (Max Theoretical Speed: 600 Mbps down/ 150Mbps up)
  - LTE Carrier Aggregation: 2x
- Cellular Antennas/Ports: 2x SMA
- SIM Slots: 2x Mini
Dimensions: 5.75 x 3.89 x 1.77 inches
Power Source: 12/24 VDC Nominal (7 to 36 VDC Range)
Outdoor Rated: Limited, IP54 rating
Special Features: Not Specified
Retail Price: $1268.00+

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