Purpose-Built 5G Connectivity: the New RUTM55 and Supercharged RUTC50
The connectivity landscape is evolving rapidly across different sectors, each with unique challenges and requirements. Industrial facilities need robust solutions that can integrate with legacy equipment, while professional environments demand high-performance edge computing capabilities that can adapt to dynamic workloads.
Today, we're introducing two specialized 5G routers designed for these distinct needs: the RUTM55 Industrial Router for manufacturing and industrial environments, and the supercharged RUTC50 5G router for professional applications requiring advanced edge computing performance.
The New RUTM55: Where Legacy Meets Lightning-Fast 5G
Industrial connectivity faces a fundamental challenge that professional IT networks rarely encounter: the need to bridge decades-old equipment with modern network infrastructure. Manufacturing facilities nowadays house a mix of reliable legacy systems alongside cutting-edge automation, creating connectivity gaps that can cost the industrial sector $50 billion annually in unplanned downtime.
Building on the success of our bestselling RUT955 device, the RUTM55 5G router was engineered specifically to solve this industrial integration puzzle.
Blazing 5G Speeds, Always-On Resilience
The RUTM55 delivers ultra-high 5G cellular speeds of up to 3.4 Gbps, ensuring robust and fast internet connectivity for all network components. This performance is critical for real-time data transmission from sensors, machinery, and control systems to central control centers or the cloud, enabling the responsive industrial operations that modern manufacturing demands.
To guarantee uninterrupted connectivity, the RUTM55 5G router features dual SIM and eSIM capabilities, with the eSIM supporting up to seven profiles. This provides enhanced flexibility and automatic failover even if one cellular network experiences an outage. Such redundancy isn't just convenient – it's operational insurance in manufacturing environments where even minimal downtime can lead to significant financial losses.
Seamless Legacy System Integration
A standout capability of the RUTM55 mobile router is its ability to seamlessly integrate with older industrial equipment without expensive upgrades or replacements. Equipped with RS232 and RS485 serial interfaces, it effortlessly brings legacy equipment like PLCs and HMIs online, enabling decades-old machinery to participate in modern industrial networks.
This ensures that older equipment, which typically communicates via serial protocols, can be seamlessly integrated into modern connectivity infrastructure. The versatile digital input/output (I/O) ports also accommodate other critical supporting systems, from emergency stop buttons to environmental sensors, facilitating vital data exchange across all operational elements.
Powered by RutOS: Intelligent Control for Industrial Applications
The RUTM55 eSIM router isn't just about robust hardware—it's powered by RutOS, Teltonika's operating system engineered with manufacturing and industrial requirements in mind. RutOS includes comprehensive support for industrial protocols including Modbus, DLMS, and DNP3, ensuring seamless compatibility and integration with existing industrial machinery and systems.
This means the RUTM55 5G router can effortlessly communicate with PLCs, HMIs, and other critical operational technology (OT) devices, enabling real-time data acquisition and control without requiring additional middleware or complex integration work. The intelligent software layer simplifies deployment and management while ensuring optimal performance and reliability for complex industrial automation scenarios.
Remote Management for Peak Performance
The RUTM55's robust design and remote management capabilities via Teltonika RMS enable centralized monitoring, efficient troubleshooting, firmware updates, and configuration adjustments from anywhere with internet access. This capability transforms how industrial facilities handle maintenance and support.
Rather than requiring on-site visits for every technical issue, expert engineers can now access systems remotely, dramatically reducing response times from days to minutes. This approach cuts travel costs, minimizes production line shutdowns, and enables swift expert intervention while maintaining compliance with industrial cybersecurity best practices.
Real-World Industrial Transformation
Consider a major manufacturing facility that exemplifies the typical industrial connectivity challenge. Their production lines feature state-of-the-art automation systems operating alongside proven but aging PLCs and HMIs that had been running reliably for decades. The connectivity gaps between these systems start to create operational silos, where troubleshooting legacy equipment require on-site specialist visits, often resulting in costly production delays.
The RUTM55 implementation transforms this operational dynamic entirely. By connecting legacy devices through serial interfaces to provide 5G connectivity for data transmission and remote access, the router creates a unified industrial network that preserves existing investments while enabling new capabilities.
Supercharged RUTC50: Edge Computing Powerhouse for Professional Environments
While industrial environments require specialized connectivity for legacy integration, professional applications face different challenges centered around processing power, user density, and deployment flexibility. The enhanced RUTC50 5G router addresses these demands with significantly upgraded capabilities that transform how edge computing gets deployed.
Enhanced Performance and Versatility
The supercharged RUTC50 mobile router now boasts a more powerful processor, 1GB RAM, and 8GB flash memory, enabling the RUTC50 to efficiently run more demanding applications. This enhanced processing power enables the device to handle complex edge computing workloads that require real-time decision making without dependence on cloud connectivity.
Adding to its versatility, the RUTC50 now efficiently supports Docker containers, enabling seamless deployment and management of diverse applications directly at the network edge. This is a critical aspect for professional applications where latency and reliability directly impact user experience.
The RUTC50 combines ultra-fast 5G speeds (up to 3.4 Gbps) with Wi-Fi 6 featuring dual-band multi-user MIMO for superior wireless performance. This combination ensures high-speed connectivity whether users are accessing local resources or connecting to wide-area networks, providing the flexibility that dynamic professional environments require.
Built for Demanding Edge Environments
The enhanced RUTC50 5G router offers substantially more processing power for edge computing applications, supporting real-time decisions at the network edge. It's built on proven, industrial-grade components with wide deployment support, ensuring maximum uptime and operational confidence even in demanding professional environments.
This device consolidates the functions of a router and an edge computing device, reducing potential failure points, saving valuable space, and simplifying setup for improved speed, reliability, and easier scaling. The compact form factor and simplified installation requirements enable professional deployments to integrate seamlessly into existing office infrastructure without requiring specialized mounting or environmental protection.
Global Deployment Made Simple
The RUTC50 takes global deployment to the next level with newly added eSIM functionality, complementing its dual SIM capabilities. This powerful combination enables global, touch-free deployments that simplify activation, switching, and mobile profile management remotely. This capability makes logistics significantly easier, especially for organizations deploying at scale across multiple locations or countries.
While 5G coverage continues expanding globally, the RUTC50 5G router supports fallback to LTE Cat 19, and Wi-Fi 6 ensures high-speed local access regardless of cellular coverage availability. This multi-network approach makes the device adaptable as coverage evolves, providing investment protection for professional organizations.
5G Routers for Specific Challenges
The introduction of the RUTM55 and supercharged RUTC50 5G routers represents a recognition that different environments require tailored connectivity approaches. Rather than offering one-size-fits-all solutions, these devices demonstrate how specialized engineering can address the specific challenges that industrial and professional environments face.
For industrial applications, the RUTM55 5G router provides the legacy integration capabilities, industrial protocol support, and operational redundancy that manufacturing environments demand. The combination of modern 5G performance with proven industrial connectivity creates possibilities for digital transformation and future growth.
For professional environments, the enhanced RUTC50 delivers the processing power, user density support, and deployment flexibility. This device enables implementing sophisticated edge computing strategies without the complexity traditionally associated with such deployments.
As connectivity requirements continue evolving, the fundamental challenge isn't just connecting more devices – it's connecting them in ways that respect the operational realities and requirements. The RUTM55 and RUTC50 provide connectivity foundations that enable growth while maintaining the reliability and performance that their respective applications demand.
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