Kontron KCell 5G Industrial Gateway
Kontron KCell 5G Industrial Gateway is a compact cellular-to-Ethernet bridge for mission-critical industrial and mobile applications. The KCell 5G Gateway is a high-performance device featuring 5G NR data rates up to 4.95Gbps downlink and 550Mbps uplink. The Kontron KCell includes dual 2.5 GbE interfaces and ensures fast, stable, and secure connectivity between field devices, control systems, and cloud applications.
Features
- Ultra-fast 5G connectivity
- Supports SA/NSA 5G operation with global frequency band coverage, ideal for private MPN and public networks
- Dual 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet ports
- Take full benefit of the air interface speed, for redundant uplinks, or LAN/WAN separation
- Compact and robust design
- Built for industrial environments
- Resistant to vibration and temperature extremes
- Advanced routing and filtering
- Based on OpenWrt, enabling flexible policy-based routing, firewalling, traffic shaping, and VPN integration (WireGuard, IPsec, OpenVPN)
- Security by design - runs KontronOS
- Secure Boot and SELinux for trusted execution
- A/B partitioning for safe over-the-air updates
- Compliance with RED CyberSecurity guidelines
- Vulnerability monitoring process and responsive firmware updates
- Management and monitoring
- Local and remote management interfaces - CLI, Web UI, Kontron Equipment Cloud (option)
- For fleet-scale maintenance
Applications
- Industrial automation
- Smart cities
- Transport and logistics
- Public safety
- Energy infrastructure
- Video surveillance
Specifications
- 5G NR data rates
- Up to 4.95Gbps downlink
- Up to 550Mbps uplink
- 2.5GbE LAN
- 100mm length x 100mm width x 45mm height
- Power-loss protection
- Heat-optimized full-metal frame
Application Circuit Diagram
Published: 2026-09-09
| Updated: 2026-09-09