Hi
I am looking for a good and fast 4g (no 5g reception in area) office modem/router. Quality is more important than lowest cost. Quality here: strong/fast reception (considering signal) and carefree operation.
Number of users is not high, with all devices in the 10-15 range.
Secondary interest is the GPS signal. I have a farm and use ntrip in equipment guidance. It would be great to be able to cast my own local correction feed. Do Teltonika devices make this possible? Ie to use a router with GPS antenna as a RTK base station. This would be great.
Been looking at rutx50 but thinking I might be paying for a lot of features that I don’t use (5G, 2 wifi channels etc.) if this supports RTK/ntrip casting the price becomes appealing.
The only things i can offer is that the RUTX50 is an excellent product that i have used for roughly 18 months now. I bought it for its speed and durability, as i use very little of its features.
My experience is that it’s fast and reliable.
I would think about where your local masts are and in which direction they are and what is in the way of direct line of sight. Choosing the right antenna is equally important and if a directional antenna is used, pointing it in the right direction is vital.
Initially i used the mobile antennas provided, they were ok, however spending another few hundred quid on a really good external antenna improved things enormously.
Using the cellmapper website to work out where you are then where your masts are to work out which network and mast(s) will be the best for you to connect to before buying your SIM for the router would be a good move. The scancom website would also be worth a visit.
Given that you’re prioritizing strong 4G reception and reliable operation with up to 15 connected devices, Teltonika’s RUTX series would be an excellent choice. Even though you’re not looking for 5G, the RUTX50 you mentioned is indeed a high-end device, and it might include more features than you need if you’re just using 4G.
For strong 4G performance and stable operation, I would recommend the Teltonika RUTX12 or the RUTX11:
RUTX12: This model is designed with dual LTE modems, allowing for simultaneous connectivity to two 4G networks for load balancing or failover, ensuring extremely high uptime and speed. It supports up to 2.4 Gbps with dual SIM and 4 external antennas for strong reception.
RUTX11: This model is slightly more budget-friendly but still delivers excellent 4G reception with a single LTE modem, dual SIM support, and WiFi 5. It’s well-suited for 10-15 connected devices in an office setting.
Both models provide industrial-grade reliability and robust management features, including remote monitoring through Teltonika RMS (Remote Management System). They’re built for carefree operation, meaning minimal downtime and hassle-free management.
Teltonika routers support GPS functionality, but native RTK base station capability (such as acting as an RTK base station for precision farming) is not standard across our models. However, the routers can integrate GPS data and provide some NTRIP casting functionality, which can serve in setups involving GPS corrections.
RUTX series devices (excluding RUTX08 and RUTX10) have built-in GNSS (GPS) capability, which means they can provide geolocation data. If you already have an RTK solution and just need to broadcast the corrections, this could work for NTRIP casting.
You would need an external RTK-capable GNSS receiver to handle the correction feed accurately for NTRIP. The router would then serve to transmit the data through the network.