We performed a comparison between Cambium Networks Wireless WAN and Cisco Wireless WAN based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Wireless WAN solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."Cambium Networks' PowerMax feature has been particularly beneficial for WAN connectivity, offering superior coverage compared to other solutions. The standout feature of Cambium Networks for me is its extensive coverage area."
"The performance is very good."
"One could say that Cambium is a scalable solution."
"When we log in to the device, we can easily configure it. So it is quite user-friendly."
"The most valuable features of Cambium Networks Wireless WAN are cloud management and links."
"It is highly scalable. I would rate the scalability a ten out of ten."
"The product's scalability features are good."
"The feature that I really liked is the mesh feature. Currently, we are in quarantine, and the request of home users is that they need to cover the whole house or the whole indoor house. Mesh solution works really nice in Cambium environment. Being able to set up access points in advance is a good feature. It lets you set up the whole environment in your lab or any other place before deploying the access points."
"Our university has experienced a positive return on investment, and I believe Cisco Wireless WAN will continue to benefit us for at least a decade."
"Granularity of standardization and technical controls."
"Cisco Wireless WAN's best feature is the integration with other Cisco products."
"The most valuable feature of Cisco Wireless WAN is the ease of management."
"The product can scale well."
"Reliability and visibility in the product are most valuable. We are able to see client performance, signal strength for clients, and things like that."
"I use Cisco because of its reliability."
"We used everything Cisco, not just wireless. It works great with other Cisco tools."
"Cambium Networks Wireless WAN's support services could be better."
"The installation and configuration are a bit complex."
"Pricing tends to be higher than its competitors."
"The product could have more access points to increase the network coverage."
"One drawback is that Cambium's on-premises controller needs internet connectivity for installation, which can be a problem for clients who want it offline."
"Cambium's solution is flexible for various connectivity needs, although there are limitations based on the specific equipment and metrics. The indoor coverage typically reaches up to sixty meters and may require external antennas for optimal performance and for outdoor connectivity, Cambium Networks offer excellent scalability and coverage, especially with sectorial access points."
"If they could move from the fixed wireless point to mobile, it will make a big change in the market. The cnPilot coverage should be covering big spaces. It should also have an external antenna, not a built-in antenna."
"It has voucher generation. These vouchers are provided to the customers. It would be great if there is a possibility to integrate these vouchers with the system that vendors use to print the receipts. For example, if you go to Starbucks, they provide you a receipt, and in that receipt, you have the code for the Wi-Fi network. I would like some kind of integration or API that can be integrated into any other system for generating such receipts. It would be a really nice feature. It has the cnMaestro portal that normally an integrator sets up. When you deploy this solution to a user, rather than generating a Cambium account, I would like to share this console with the users so that they can at least see the stability of the network and not necessarily trust what I said. It also allows the customers in visualizing the way that they are connecting and the way the network is behaving. I have been in touch with the Cambium team for these features, but they don't yet have the final answer. It is kind of hard to get these solutions immediately. It is a bit challenging to bring these devices to Lima, Peru, or to get Cambium from the distributors. They need to import these devices."
"The prices are high and should be reduced in order to be more competitive."
"There are a number of areas for improvement in Cisco Wireless WAN, including sensitive applications which face issues on wireless stuff and difficulty troubleshooting."
"The pricing is a bit high."
"The coverage area on some of the low-end access points isn't the best. The high-end ones are fine, but we've had bad experiences on the other ones."
"It can be complex to set up."
"The console interface is not very user-friendly. It's a bit complex and difficult to navigate."
"We have had some problems connecting to the internet with Cisco Wireless WAN, but it is not the equipment or configuration. Additionally, the integration with access control security could improve."
"We found the initial setup to be a bit complex due to the CLI commands."
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Cambium Networks Wireless WAN is ranked 3rd in Wireless WAN with 24 reviews while Cisco Wireless WAN is ranked 4th in Wireless WAN with 61 reviews. Cambium Networks Wireless WAN is rated 8.6, while Cisco Wireless WAN is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Cambium Networks Wireless WAN writes "Provides point-to-point and point-to-multipoint connectivity and user-friendly solution". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Cisco Wireless WAN writes "Widely available and has a straightforward setup". Cambium Networks Wireless WAN is most compared with Ubiquiti Wireless, Ruckus Wireless WAN and Aruba Networks Wireless WAN, whereas Cisco Wireless WAN is most compared with Fortinet FortiExtender and Ubiquiti Wireless. See our Cambium Networks Wireless WAN vs. Cisco Wireless WAN report.
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