Teltonika RUTX50 industrial 5G router, Wi-Fi 5 867 Mbit/s, 5 × gigabit, GNSS

The RUTX50 is part of Teltonika's industrial 5G router range. 5G generally offers lower latency and more capacity than 4G, which matters for video surveillance, remote control and large volumes of data. Four SMA connectors serve the mobile link: four antennas make MIMO possible, helping to keep the connection fast and stable even where coverage is difficult.

The wireless network is based on 802.11b/g/n/ac Wave 2 with a peak rate of 867 Mbit/s. The router works on both 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz: the first travels better through walls, the second is faster. Wave 2 is the generation that brought MU-MIMO to Wi-Fi 5, letting the router send data to several devices at the same time. Two RP-SMA connectors are provided for the Wi-Fi antennas.

The router has five RJ-45 ports at 10/100/1000 Mbit/s. The WAN port can take a wired internet line, leaving 5G as the backup, or be configured as an ordinary LAN port when there is no wired connection. That way computers, a video recorder, controllers and a switch can all be connected without extra hardware.

A separate SMA connector is reserved for a GNSS antenna. GNSS is the umbrella term for satellite navigation systems such as GPS and Galileo. Location data helps when you run many routers spread across different sites, mobile equipment or remote locations and need to know where each unit is working.

The manufacturer lists RMS and TAVL as software. RMS is Teltonika's remote management system, used to monitor and configure routers without travelling to the site, which saves time when there are many devices. Mesh support means the RUTX50 can work together with other mesh devices in one Wi-Fi network. The router weighs 0.53 kg.

Industrial companies and factories that need fast 5G for equipment and staff; integrators managing dozens of routers across different sites through remote management; businesses that want 5G as a backup to wired internet; and construction, energy and logistics firms with remote locations.