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C

Cellular Intelligence — A collection of software features that uniquely visualize and optimize cellular connections, traffic, and data plans for distributed Wireless WANs.

Cradlepoint — The Cradlepoint company name will be reclassified as a product-level name and refers specifically to our hardware. All WWAN hardware names will follow the guidelines “Ericsson Cradlepoint [letter, number]”.

Example:

• Cradlepoint R2100 Series 5G Ruggedized Router → Ericsson Cradlepoint R2100
• Cradlepoint W4005 Series 5G Wideband Adapter → Ericsson Cradlepoint W4005

Example — informal description:

“The Ericsson Cradlepoint R2100 mobile router is a high-bandwidth, exterior-mounted solution that provides mass transit, public safety, and other organizations with the latest in 5G performance…”

Connect — see Enterprise Wireless Customer Portal

Cascade — see Enterprise Wireless Partner Portal

Cradlepoint University (CPU) — see Enterprise Wireless University

E

Extensibility — The open integration and extensibility capabilities within the Ericsson NetCloud platform connect external applications and services.

NetCloud-delivered integrations:

— NetCloud Service Connectors integrate with third-party applications such as CloudShark, Forward Thinking’s Intellihub, Zscaler, and others.

NetCloud IoT ecosystem integrations:

— NetCloud Edge Services (at the router) and NetCloud Service Connectors (for authentication, account provisioning, etc.) allow edge compute, cloud-to-cloud data transfer, and online/offline logic when available. Examples of these integrations includes AWS IoT Greengrass and NetCloud Edge Connector with Microsoft Azure IoT Central.

NetCloud developer tools:

— These tools use the foundational capabilities of NetCloud Edge Services to support software containers and NetCloud SDK at the router level and within the NetCloud API to provide the service connections between cloud-to-cloud applications. NetCloud Container Orchestrator uses service connectors and cloud orchestration to add and manage containers on router(s) where the NetCloud Edge Container service supports Docker containers.

partner technology solutions:

— Ericsson Enterprise Wireless technology alliance partners use NetCloud Service Connectors and Edge Services to build custom connections and integrations offered within their own ecosystems. These include Rigado, NetMotion, Palo Alto, and Nokia solutions.

(Ericsson) Enterprise Wireless Customer Portal* — Online community to chat with and manage support cases, engage with other customers, and read technical documentation.

(Ericsson) Enterprise Wireless Experience Hub* — Hub that allows employees and partners to demonstrate NetCloud Manager and also includes the EP5G demo from MWC 2024. 

(Ericsson) Enterprise Wireless Partner Portal* — Partner community for resell, technology, and service provider partners that provides Marketing kits and support for how to sell our products/solutions.

(Ericsson) Enterprise Wireless University* — Learning portal for in-depth training and certifications regarding installation, management, and monitoring of enterprise wireless solutions.

*Platform names can be shortened to excluded “Ericsson” the full context of Ericsson [platform name]has been referenced.

N

NetCloud by Cradlepoint → Ericsson NetCloud Service 

Similar to Cradlepoint, NetCloud will be preceded by Ericsson. Note that the security product name does not reference the deployment model in the formal name.

• NetCloud Service — The NetCloud platform delivers the NetCloud Service — and value proposition — to customers. It’s what we sell!
• NetCloud service plan — Customers subscribe to NetCloud service plans. A NetCloud subscription grants an endpoint (router or adapter) a license for a term (subscription period) that enables NetCloud certain services. Today we offer 1-, 3-, and 5-year plans. (NOTE: Customers and partners access services through NetCloud Manager, NetCloud API, mobile apps, reports, and alerts.)
  • NetCloud subscription — A NetCloud subscription grants an endpoint (wireless edge router or adapter) a license that enables a collection of services and features.
  • NetCloud Essentials service plans — Required base subscription providing essential NetCloud capabilities, support, and limited lifetime warranty.
  • NetCloud Advanced licensing — Advanced capabilities sold as an add-on subscription to a NetCloud Essentials Service Plan.
  • NetCloud package — A NetCloud Essentials service plan plus a purpose-built router or adapter.
• NetCloud OS (NCOS) — The open, Linux-based operating software that runs on all Cradlepoint routers.
• NetCloud Manager — The cloud-based network management, administration, and orchestration service. An application that runs on our NetCloud platform.

QUICK REFERENCE CAPITALIZATION & ACRONYM GUIDE:

NetCloud SASE

Coming soon.

NetCloud Exchange (NCX)

[ DEFINITION ]

A unified network and security architecture designed on zero trust principles. NCX encompasses a suite of add-on networking services that can be layered atop Cradlepoint routers. The foundation is the NetCloud Exchange Service Gateway. NCX, which augments our current and future Cradlepoint routers with advanced security and SD-WAN services, is purchased as a NetCloud Service add-on and is deployed and managed through NetCloud Manager.

• NCX Service Gateway — A service delivery foundation for NetCloud Exchange (NCX), NCX Service Gateway is a virtual gateway — a head end enabling end-to-end networking — that provides the secure data plane and policy enforcement capabilities between Cradlepoint routers in sites, vehicles, IoT, and remote workers and digital resources in the cloud, datacenter, and external sites. Delivered for a virtual infrastructure or cloud environment, or downloaded onto a physical server, the Service Gateway can be delivered on premises or in a hosted environment. This gateway houses the engines that power NCX SD-WAN, NCX Secure Connect, and NCX ZTNA.
• NCX Secure Connect — A network security service for router-to-cloud and router-to-datacenter communication built upon a foundation of zero trust principles. A simple-to-manage alternative to complex VPN infrastructures. NCX Secure Connect runs on routers and is required for enabling ZTNA remote access to third parties and traffic steering via NCX SD-WAN.
• NCX ZTNA — A network security solution granting 1) internal and third-party people and devices tightly controlled remote access to data and resources based on zero trust principles and 2) organizations control of used-based access policies. NCX ZTNA remote access is deployed via Cradlepoint routers and runs at the router level and/or clients that run on laptops and other third-party devices.
• NCX SD-WAN — A 5G-optimized SD-WAN service built to optimize traffic and enhance WAN resiliency and application Quality of Experience, accommodating both redundant cellular providers, hybrid WANs, and soon network slicing. Based on zero-trust principles, NCX SD-WAN requires NCX Secure Connect.

P

(Cradlepoint) Private Cellular Networks → Ericsson Enterprise 5G

The private network line is no longer just private connectivity. The name of the product line is expanded to:

• Ericsson Private 5G → no change
• Cradlepoint NetCloud Private Networks → Ericsson Private 5G Compact
• Ericsson Enterprise 5G Coverage (new)

Mandatory components of a Private 5G Compact network:

• Cradlepoint Private SIMs → NetCloud Private SIMs
• Cradlepoint Cellular Access Point → NetCloud Cellular Access Point
• Cradlepoint Mobility Gateway → NetCloud Mobility Gateway

Optional Cradlepoint components of Enterprise Private 5G Compact:

• Cradlepoint endpoints
• Cradlepoint WAN edge router

QUICK REFERENCE CAPITALIZATION & ACRONYM GUIDE:

R

Remote Connect — A suite of functionality providing real-time, secure cloud management of both Cradlepoint endpoints and third-party, LAN-connected devices — allowing them to be centrally managed with no additional setup.

— LAN Manager — A feature within NetCloud Remote Connect that allows LAN-connected third-party devices to be securely cloud managed with no setup. LAN Manager must be enabled to connect to LAN-connected devices and to save LAN profiles.

S

SDK (software development kit) — A software development kit for developing applications written in Python to run on Cradlepoint endpoints.

Showpoint — see Enterprise Wireless Experience Hub

V

Cradlepoint Verify → NetCloud Verify app — Installer application that provides step-by-step instructions to assist with setting up and installing a Cradlepoint endpoint.

W

Wi-Fi as WAN — A NetCloud Manager connection type that allows the router to get an Internet connection by attaching to an existing wireless network. It may be used to augment or complement cellular coverage with an existing Wi-Fi infrastructure; load video content with fast data rates without incurring cellular data usage charges; or dedicate predefined or all traffic via traffic steering.

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