Case Study: Life Storage achieves always-on LTE connectivity and simplified remote management with Cradlepoint NetCloud Service

Self-Storage Company Relies on Remotely Managed 4G LTE at Facilities Across the U.S.

Life Storage, which operates nearly 750 self-storage facilities across the U.S., needed reliable, always-on connectivity for POS, video surveillance, doors/gates, VoIP and more while avoiding costly on-site IT and frequent truck rolls. Their third‑party USB 3G/4G modems were fragile and hard to manage, so they selected Cradlepoint’s NetCloud Service for Branch (cloud‑managed routers with embedded LTE) to solve these issues.

Cradlepoint deployed cloud-managed multi‑WAN branch routers and NetCloud Manager to provide embedded LTE failover, day‑1 connectivity, zero‑touch deployment and centralized remote management across hundreds of sites. The result was continuous 24x7 uptime, fewer truck rolls and on-site interventions, scalable security and VPN management, and significant cost savings — Life Storage reports replacing monthly managed service costs with an annual NetCloud subscription while keeping all locations reliably connected.

Life Storage

Chris Vandrei

Infrastructure Manager