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Aruba Networks Wireless WAN vs Cambium Networks 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

Aruba Networks Wireless WAN
Ranking in Wireless WAN
5th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.4
Number of Reviews
48
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Cambium Networks Wireless WAN
Ranking in Wireless WAN
3rd
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.8
Number of Reviews
27
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2025, in the Wireless WAN category, the mindshare of Aruba Networks Wireless WAN is 4.0%, up from 1.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Cambium Networks Wireless WAN is 12.2%, down from 15.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Wireless WAN
 

Featured Reviews

Joseph Colly - PeerSpot reviewer
Reasonably priced and offers a good GUI
The product is very scalable. When it comes to some schools, they start with the solution's proof of concept in certain sections. My company aims to improve the throughputs in the schools where the product is installed. If the rest of the School wants the product, it is easy to set up the solution. My company uses Aruba Networks Wireless WAN for schools and warehouses but not in the retail sector. The product offers reliability and uptime twenty-four hours and seven days a week. My company gets notified if the reliability offered by the product goes down. My company also gets notified if we are getting hacked.
Arup Kumar Koley - PeerSpot reviewer
Reliable performance and long-distance coverage enhance connectivity
We have been associated with Cambium since its days as a Motorola product, for more than 20 years. The solution offers excellent product performance, long-distance coverage, and link reliability. No nearby product is available for distance and performance that can compete with Cambium. The uptime and reliability of the product are also excellent.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It's quite stable."
"Once Aruba Wireless is set up and configured correctly, you just walk away. That's what we like about it. We have some devices that are six or seven years old, which is rare in the wireless world because everything changes so quickly, but in some banks and municipalities, it just keeps working."
"The most valuable feature of Aruba Networks Wireless WAN is centralized management. It has features like other solutions, but it's easier to manage. Aruba Networks Wireless WAN also has a tax asset benefit which is good."
"All the features are available, even including the security. The access point enables the matching of any connectivity."
"The security feature and the signal are good as they is dependent on our needs."
"It’s very stable and reliable."
"The solution is overall a great product. The stability is one of the best aspects of it. It's also useful in helping control multiple access points. You don't need to have a physical controller like other brands."
"The installation process was easy."
"The solution offers excellent product performance, long-distance coverage, and link reliability."
"The solution offers excellent product performance, long-distance coverage, and link reliability."
"The initial setup is easy to handle. It's quite simple."
"It is easy to deploy, and it is not that complicated. There are a lot of systems that are very complicated, and they require a special kind of training. Their response is also very slow, especially with the Chinese vendors, but with Cambium, we have not faced any issues. Everything is going well in terms of cooperation from Cambium. We are happy with them, their services, their cooperation, and their quick response. They are just amazing."
"The solution's most valuable feature is the network strength, which allows for coverage over a larger distance."
"It is easy to deploy and has many specialists to help us handle complicated processes."
"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."
"It's a good product and works well when there is a lot of interference."
 

Cons

"Aruba's technical support has room for improvement."
"The initial setup is complex."
"If they provided more updates that would be ideal."
"From the commercial-side the pricing side is fine but in other aspects, it could be lowered."
"Its technical support service could be better."
"There’s a bit of complexity in the initial setup."
"Support is a little expensive. It's also a little tricky to configure Aruba sometimes. For example, if we want to whitelist a device, it works in unexpected ways. I want to allow this device to connect somewhere, and it lets it connect to any device in the network. Let's say I want to allow my phone to connect to the network printer, but if I add my phone to the white list, I automatically allow my phone to connect to any other devices, and it's not secure."
"We have had stability issues with some types of portable devices."
"The Cambium user interface and configuration should be improved."
"The modulation could be optimized for better performance, and the configuration should be made adaptive to ensure dynamic adjustments as needed."
"The range of the product is disappointing so far."
"They could enhance the product's security features, particularly in analyzing and protecting against potential threats."
"More high bandwidth is required. A more high throughput radio is necessary."
"I think this product could be improved if It were SMS based. If I have a visitor in my office, I'd like to be able to send them the wireless password as a message via SMS, so I don't have to give it out."
"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."
"The installation is difficult."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The pricing is cheaper in comparison to similar products."
"The solution is expensive."
"The price of Aruba Networks Wireless WAN depends on how you buy it. From a pricing perspective, if you choose to buy Aruba Networks Wireless WAN as an MRC, it's dependent upon the radio and the solution that you choose what your MRC is. If you choose to buy it outright, they're competitive with their competitors, and they're probably four percent or five percent lower than their largest competitor."
"I rate the product's price an eight on a scale of one to ten, where one is the lowest ,and ten is the highest."
"The product's price is within range since it has a lower price."
"Aruba Networks Wireless WAN is pretty cost-efficient than Cisco ISE when my company did a PO, but for a single-party tender, its pricing was on the higher side, so it depends. I rate the pricing for Aruba Networks Wireless WAN as six out of ten."
"The price of this solution is approximately 1,000,000 ESP ($6,750 USD)."
"On a scale f one to ten, where one point is cheap and ten is expensive, I rate the pricing as eight. Cloud licenses are quite expensive."
"I rate Cambium Networks Wireless as 6 out of 10 since it is cheaper than its competitors like Ruckus, Cisco or Huawei."
"The price of this solution is expensive in Bangladesh. The cost is approximately 56,000 BDT for the XV2 which is expensive. They should reduce their price."
"The licensing part of the solution is not very expensive."
"Cambium Networks Wireless WAN is a free solution, we only pay for the hardware. The warranty of the hardware is for five years."
"I rate the product’s pricing a two out of ten."
"The solution's licensing cost depends on the number of nodes."
"I think the pricing is fine for Cambium."
"There are not any licenses needed to use Cambium."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
11%
Government
10%
Real Estate/Law Firm
10%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Computer Software Company
13%
Comms Service Provider
12%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Financial Services Firm
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

Do you recommend Aruba Network Wireless WAN?
I recommend Aruba Networks Wireless WAN. I have been using Aruba for approximately a decade. It has a great centralized management system, which means we don’t need wireless LAN controllers at ever...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Aruba Networks Wireless WAN?
I am not paying anything more apart from the licensing. The only thing I am paying for is the implementation cost.
Which is better - Cambium or Ubiquiti Wireless?
For me, Ubiquiti was easy to install, configure, set up, and maintain, while also providing solid coverage and better handoffs between APs. This is especially relevant if you are using Apple produc...
What do you like most about Cambium?
The most valuable features for network performance in the solution are reliability and centralized management through a single controller.
 

Also Known As

No data available
Cambium PMP Series, Cambium ePMP Series
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

The Pittsburgh Golf Club, Rio Rancho Public Schools, Amwaj Rotana - Jumeirah Beach Residence - Dubai, Trevecca Nazarene University
Wireless Etc, Agricultural Technology Company in Brazil, Redfox, SKYNET, HOUSTON COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION, APPLEBEE’S
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