By: James Vance, Senior Columnist at Top-Tier International Tech Weekly
Long focused on speed, 5G router debates now pivot. Telecom analyst Michael Thornton says reliability, deploy flex, and simplicity matter. Outages hit hard—retail systems, security cams, remote offices. Carrier certs reduce risk. InHand Networks’ CR602 gets Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile certs. Targets small biz, retail, etc. Hardware has 3GPP Release 16 module, Wi-Fi 7. Downloads up to 7.01 Gbps, uploads 2.5 Gbps. Manages via InCloud Manager. Backs up with wired, 5G, dual SIM/eSIM. Future? Carrier-certified routers could be primary, not backup. Vendors with cloud mgmt and continuity lead the way.
