Advantech's ICR-2437-DE Industrial Router Whitelisted for 450connect Mission-Critical Network
30-11-2025
From left to right: Pruthviraj Jhala - 450 Connect Productmanager Smart Grid, Arash Demor - 450 Connect Key Account Manager, Dr Frederik.Giessing - 450Connect Mitglied der Geschäftsführung, Heike Saadatpour - Advantech Sr Channel Management DACH Region, Jens Hilgner - Lucom Niederlassungsleiter, Jash Bansidhar - Advantech AVP Industrial IoT Sector
Cologne, Germany – December 4, 2025 - Advantech, a global leader in industrial networking, announces that its ICR-2437-DE industrial router has been
officially whitelisted for the 450connect mission-critical network in Germany. This certification marks a
significant milestone in Advantech's portfolio expansion for critical infrastructure communication, positioning the
company alongside industry leaders in providing secure, reliable connectivity for essential utilities and emergency
services across Europe.
ICR-2437-DE: LTE Router Optimized for German Critical Infrastructure
The ICR-2437-DE industrial router is designed for reliable communication in demanding environments, offering two Ethernet ports, RS232 and RS485 serial interfaces, digital I/O (1 DI, 1 DO), and dual SIM slots for redundancy. Optimized for German utility and emergency networks, it supports LTE FDD bands B3, B7, B20, and B72— essential for full compatibility and stable operation within the local 450 MHz infrastructure.
The ICR-2437-DE, together with Advantech’s validated User Apps and the Zero-Provisioning Monitoring System WebAccess/DMP, provides a highly secure and easy-to-deploy solution for the energy sector as well as other critical infrastructure segments such as transportation and water treatment. With our long-term partner Lucom in Germany, all region-specific requirements have been integrated, ensuring that users and integrators benefit from professional local 1st- and 2nd-level technical support.
450connect: Mission-Critical Connectivity for Critical Infrastructure
The 450 MHz band is widely used in Europe for critical infrastructure such as emergeny services and utilities, providing reliable long-range and secure wireless communication. The 450connect network sets clear standards for device compliance and interoperability in these applications.
Whitelisting of the ICR-2437-DE confirms the router meets the technical and security requirements of 450connect. Customers can rely on proven, interoperable connectivity for their critical operation and infrastructure.
ICR-2437-DE: Certified for Mission-Critical Operations
Advantech's ICR-2437-DE joins Advantech's comprehensive portfolio of industrial routers specifically designed
for demanding connectivity scenarios. The whitelisting certification confirms that the ICR-2437-DE meets all
conformance and acceptance criteria established by the 450connect network and expands Advantech's 450 MHz
router portfolio, providing customers with multiple certified options for diverse deployment scenarios. Further
450MHz devices from Advantech are already prepared to follow, ensuring a growing range of certified solutions
for critical infrastructure applications.
450connect, based in Cologne, Germany, builds and operates the nationwide 450 MHz radio network for operators
of critical infrastructure in Germany. The network offers highly available and fail-safe voice and data
communication – specifically for the control, monitoring and security of technical systems in areas such as energy
supply, water management, transport, logistics and healthcare. As the exclusive owner of the 450 MHz frequency
until 2040, 450connect is creating a central basis for digitalisation, decarbonisation and resilience in systemically
important sectors. 450connect is backed by more than 70 energy supply companies, including Alliander, E.ON, a
consortium of regional energy suppliers and the Versorger-Allianz 450, which includes numerous municipal
utilities, energy and water suppliers and the EnBW subsidiary Netze BW.
For more information, please contact: Heike Saadatpour - Advantech Sr Channel Management DACH Region, Phone: +43 664 1213 237
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