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Teltonika RUT956 LTE Router
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Teltonika RUT956 LTE Router

4.3(30 ratings)from the retailer listing

An industrial dual-SIM LTE router with failover and RutOS, for a fixed rig or a vehicle. Cat 4, so 50 Mbps up at best; the RUTX series is faster.

$281

Tracked 2026-10-01. The retailer listing is the price you pay.

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Price history · 3 points12-month avg $281
2026-08-26 · $281 low$281 high · 2026-10-01
Is the Teltonika RUT956 LTE Router good for streaming?
The Teltonika RUT956 LTE Router is a connection for streaming builds, tracked at $281, rated 4.3 out of 5 across 30 retailer reviews. On its own it supports up to 1440p60 (2K), which needs about 9,000 kbps on the wire. Its 12-month tracked average is $281 across 3 points. Nothing here is lab-tested by us; that ceiling is a planning budget from our published model.

What it contributes to the stream

Tier this uplink carries
1440p60 (2K)
Bitrate at that tier
9,000 kbps
H.264
Uplink it adds
~15 Mbps
10,500 kbps usable at the 70% headroom rule

This part alone, with every other slot assumed generous and a platform that allows the tier. Your build's real verdict is the lowest ceiling across all its slots, which is what the configurator computes. Conservative planning budgets, not measurements: methodology.

Our take on the Teltonika RUT956 LTE Router

The Teltonika RUT956 is an LTE router with dual SIM failover, suited to a fixed or vehicle-based IRL setup that needs a backup carrier.

The tracked price is $281, flat across three points from August 26 to October 1, 2026, so there is no sale pattern to wait for. The listing gives LTE Cat 4, falls back to 3G and 2G, and has two SIM slots that switch automatically. It has Ethernet, Wi-Fi at 802.11b/g/n, GNSS location, VPN support and RS232 and RS485 ports. Teltonika RMS handles remote management. The ethernet port lets you wire it straight to an encoder. The Cat 4 modem and older Wi-Fi are the limits for a bonded rig. Rated 4.3 across 30 retailer ratings.

Pros
  • Dual SIM slots with automatic carrier failover
  • Ethernet port to wire straight to an encoder
  • GNSS and remote management via Teltonika RMS
Cons
  • LTE Cat 4 with no 5G
  • Wi-Fi is 802.11b/g/n only

Where it fits in a build

Your uplink on the move. An ethernet port lets you wire it straight to the encoder. See every connection pick

Stream contribution~15 Mbps up
TypeIndustrial LTE Cat 4 router, dual SIM
EthernetYes
NetworkLTE Cat 4, Wi-Fi 4

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Teltonika RUT956 LTE Router

$281Tracked 2026-10-01

Buy links are affiliate links: we earn a commission at no extra cost to you. Prices are tracked estimates, not live prices. Full disclosure

We do not lab-test hardware. Ratings and review counts come from the retailer listing and are labelled as such; stream-quality figures are conservative planning budgets from our published model. Prices are tracked at build time, not live, and were last refreshed 2026-10-22. How the numbers are derived: methodology. How picks are chosen: editorial policy.