Senior Consultant at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Consultant
It is stable and scalable and the technical support is very good
Pros and Cons
  • "The program is very stable."

    What is most valuable?

    I use this solution because I work for a Cisco partner. We use a lot of Cisco products and it makes it easy for us to position this wireless solution for most of our clients because they already have a Cisco base. It is very easy to propose it as an alternative.

    What needs improvement?

    The solution has all the features we need, but it is very expensive.

    For how long have I used the solution?

    I have been using Cisco Wireless WAN for over five years.

    What do I think about the stability of the solution?

    The program is very stable.

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    What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

    It is scalable enough for most of our clients. We have many users and don't have issues or problems with scalability.

    How are customer service and support?

    I don't have any complaints about the technical support.

    How was the initial setup?

    The initial setup was straightforward.

    What other advice do I have?

    If I were to give advice to others, I would say is this: I haven't had much experience with any other option. Or if you were asking me to recommend this solution over another one, I'll generally recommend the Cisco Wireless WAN, because that's the only one I know and have experience of. I would like to see better pricing. It would also be great if one of these wireless cards could support multiple service providers. On a scale from one to ten, I will rate this solution an eight. 

    Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: Partner.
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    Senior Manager of Network at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
    Consultant
    The best available customer service in the market that's worth every penny.

    Valuable Features

    Flex-connect.

    Improvements to My Organization

    It helps to connect AP's in multiple branches.

    Room for Improvement

    There are a few software bugs.

    Use of Solution

    Cisco 5500 Series Wireless Controller. We have used it for about 4 years.

    Deployment Issues

    No.

    Stability Issues

    No.

    Scalability Issues

    No.

    Customer Service and Technical Support

    Customer Service:

    It's the best available in the market.

    Technical Support:

    Also excellent.

    Initial Setup

    Very straightforward.

    Implementation Team

    In-house.

    ROI

    It's very reliable and can be used for long term purpose.

    Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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    it_user5550 - PeerSpot reviewer
    Network Engineer at a computer software company with 501-1,000 employees
    Vendor
    Best support for high speeds, once we got through the module compatibility issues.

    Valuable Features:

    1.One of the reasons we selected this WWAN modem is the underlying support for all the high speed modules and speed which is higher than 100Mbps. 2.Can be used to easily setup a high speed ISP or mobile network 3.Another deciding factor was the support for large number of devices that can interoperate easily with Cisco WWAN card 4. Failover support. There is a secondary link which can take over in case the primary goes down. 5.It provides transparent handoff support for devices which are using older technologies. 6.Provides higher bandwidth to support high definition video calls. 7.Supports advanced features like quality of service (QoS)

    Room for Improvement:

    While deploying the module, we had to struggle with the telemetry system server setup as it had some module compatibility issues with tracking system

    Other Advice:

    Cisco LTE WWAN provides an easy way to setup an high speed, robust and secure network with speeds of 100Mbps and above. It supports a large number of network devices and can easily integrate with devices running on older technologies as well. We tested the HD video call feature as well and found it to be of very good in terms of video, voice quality and overall speed. We faced some module compatibility issues with Cisco WWAN while setting up the telemetry system server setup. Overall a good product and provides large number of features for providing high speed network.
    Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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    it_user2589 - PeerSpot reviewer
    IT Administrator at a tech consulting company with 51-200 employees
    Consultant
    IPv4 4G WWAN Module

    Valuable Features:

    This product is fulfilling our technological requirements to setup a high speed 4G environment in a large ISP / Mobile network. Easily manage and configure in existing network without any changes. This module provides automatic secondary link whenever the main link is down.

    Room for Improvement:

    When I tried to setup in Cisco ASA 5500 series IPv6 network then I faced a module compatibility issue. Cisco will remove this obstacle in future. It is not possible to setup a GPS tracking system and telemetry system server with this module.
    Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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    it_user992250 - PeerSpot reviewer
    Senior Consultant at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees
    Consultant
    Great integration with other Cisco products, offering good stability with an easy setup
    Pros and Cons
    • "I like how the look and feel of the product is standardized to match other Cisco solutions."
    • "The pricing could be improved in future releases. It's quite expensive."

    What is most valuable?

    It's a good solution and it works very well. It has great integration with other Cisco products. It's good for the management team to only have one brand, one manufacturer of products. 

    I like how the look and feel of the product are standardized to match other Cisco solutions. 

    What needs improvement?

    The pricing could be improved in future releases. It's quite expensive.

    For how long have I used the solution?

    I've been using the solution for six or seven years.

    What do I think about the stability of the solution?

    The stability of the product is good. I haven't heard anything bad from customers, who seem quite happy with it.

    What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

    The solution is scalable.

    How are customer service and technical support?

    The technical support for the solution is pretty good. I'd rate it eight out of ten.

    How was the initial setup?

    The initial setup is straightforward.

    What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

    The solution is quite expensive.

    What other advice do I have?

    We use the on-premises deployment model. We're a Cisco partner.

    I'd rate the solution eight out of ten.

    Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: Partner.
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