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Alcatel-Lucent OmniAccess Enterprise Service Routers vs Cisco Wireless WAN comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Feb 4, 2025

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

Alcatel-Lucent OmniAccess E...
Ranking in Wireless WAN
8th
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
5.4
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Cisco Wireless WAN
Ranking in Wireless WAN
3rd
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
76
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2026, in the Wireless WAN category, the mindshare of Alcatel-Lucent OmniAccess Enterprise Service Routers is 4.8%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Cisco Wireless WAN is 8.9%, up from 3.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Wireless WAN Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Cisco Wireless WAN8.9%
Alcatel-Lucent OmniAccess Enterprise Service Routers4.8%
Other86.3%
Wireless WAN
 

Featured Reviews

OusaidAbaz - PeerSpot reviewer
Security Network Architect at novonordisc
Available to users at a very low price but needs improvement in the firewall area
The product is very easy to install. When it comes to OmniSwitch 6200, OmniSwitch 6300, or OmniSwitch 6600, you can install it in an hour and a half quickly without any problem implementing the configuration, but it's not stable. When it comes to OmniSwitch 6400, OmniSwitch 6800, or OmniSwitch 9700, mostly the tools are limited in terms of the protocol. The switch cannot be managed to manage the power of our ethernet. For example, if we connect an iPhone to the switch, 740 watts will be required, but after six months, someone will discover that the port doesn't work anymore. Even if we configure it to push the power of a port, it will not work. It's not really, it's not, it's not work. At the same time, the problem was that the tool was very old, like Alcatel OmniPCX Enterprise PABX system. In Alcatel, there are only two types of architecture, the old and new ones. For example, on the outside, if there is a need for 24 ports to be implemented on telephony, then we implement less than that number to connect to the end of the phone, which is a very serious problem that is not resolved by the product.
HassanBilal - PeerSpot reviewer
Manager IT Infrastructure & Helpdesk at LCI Pakistan
Solution supports extensive connectivity but faces occasional coverage challenges
Cisco Wireless WAN has room for improvement in WiFi coverage. Sometimes, their coverage is normally good, but at the same area where the access points are deployed, people face continuous disconnectivity issues. These kinds of issues come over time, and we need to do troubleshooting, but they get resolved. This is a performance-related issue, and I think they have to work on that.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The solution's support is very great."
"An excellent and robust solution for delineating services over a common transport, through the use of IP/MPLS."
"The product can scale well."
"I like how the look and feel of the product is standardized to match other Cisco solutions."
"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."
"Our clients are large enterprise companies."
"Cisco Wireless WAN allowed for time savings."
"My advice to others is that the product and its performance are very good and scalable."
"Cisco's technical support is good - you get instant support, and most of the engineers are good and highly skilled (though not all, so some cases can take longer)."
"The most valuable features are CleanAir, Rogue Detection, and the auto-calculation of RF."
 

Cons

"The tool's VPN Firewall Brick did not work well since it doesn't have an interface with the cloud to upload the last signature, so it doesn't have this mechanism."
"More refinement of network group encryption (NGE)."
"The new platform of Cisco Wireless WAN I did not like, there weren't many features available. The online platform has more options."
"I think that we need more information or more help from partners to assess what model is correct for this environment."
"There is room for improvement in the pricing."
"The coverage area on some of the low-end access points isn't the best."
"Cisco Firewall cannot recognize some applications and that makes dealing with policies difficult. Even when we whitelist, it does not work well."
"The price could be better."
"If there's a problem, it's usually when Cisco pushes out updates. The users don't always push the updates to their computer, and it causes some issues. It's reliable as long as everyone is doing what they're supposed to."
"The pricing could be improved in future releases. It's quite expensive."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The tool's price is very low."
"Cisco is much more expensive than the other vendor solutions."
"The price is too high. The licensing is on a yearly basis."
"The pricing is good."
"If you have a two-person team doing the physical access point installations, they should be able to set up 10 to 20 access points per day."
"The price is expensive."
"It is a bit expensive compared to others."
"This is a very expensive solution but there are no additional costs."
"I don't know the exact cost as I'm only on the technical side, but I do know this solution is very expensive. With one being the most expensive and five being affordable, I would give Cisco a two out of five."
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Top Industries

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Marketing Services Firm
18%
Construction Company
16%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Government
6%
 

Company Size

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Company SizeCount
Small Business26
Midsize Enterprise16
Large Enterprise38
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Alcatel-Lucent OmniAccess Enterprise Service Routers?
The tool's price is very low. The tool doesn't have a license for switches. The tool has a license for a stack of racks, especially in the case of Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch 9900 model, it has a lic...
What needs improvement with Alcatel-Lucent OmniAccess Enterprise Service Routers?
Alcatel-Lucent had a VPN Firewall Brick, but it did not work very well like Palo Alto or Cisco. The tool is not classified under Gartner. The tool's VPN Firewall Brick did not work well since it do...
What is your primary use case for Alcatel-Lucent OmniAccess Enterprise Service Routers?
I use the solution in my company to implement and integrate it into the campus network on a connected mode or dual core, but the routers, like Alcatel-Lucent OmniAccess Enterprise Service Routers, ...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Cisco Wireless WAN?
I think the pricing of Cisco Wireless WAN must be reasonable at present.
What needs improvement with Cisco Wireless WAN?
Cisco Wireless WAN's interface could be simplified in the future. Simplification would make it more helpful to see how the user is connecting. We are able to see the connectivity details, and we al...
What is your primary use case for Cisco Wireless WAN?
We are still working with Cisco products, and I am supporting the Cisco devices. We are working with Cisco switches, routers, and we have guest Wi-Fi now. Regarding Cisco Wireless WAN, I am not tha...
 

Also Known As

Alcatel-Lucent OmniAccess ESRs, OmniAccess ESRs, OmniAccess Compact ESRs, OmniAccess Ruggedized ESRs
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Sample Customers

Advocate Health Care, Al Rayyan Hospitality, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Americana, Ankabut, ASL Milano 2, Atlasonline, Ayuntamiento de Arroyomolinos, Azienda Ospedaliera della Provincia di Lodi, Azmeel Contracting & Construction Corporation
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