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Alcatel-Lucent Teldat vs Ruckus 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 Teldat
Ranking in Wireless WAN
9th
Average Rating
9.6
Reviews Sentiment
9.0
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Ruckus Wireless WAN
Ranking in Wireless WAN
2nd
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
58
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 Teldat is 2.7%, up from 0.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Ruckus Wireless WAN is 20.1%, down from 36.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Wireless WAN Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Ruckus Wireless WAN20.1%
Alcatel-Lucent Teldat2.7%
Other77.2%
Wireless WAN
 

Featured Reviews

Kannan Venkatraman - PeerSpot reviewer
Sales manager at Dyarco Technology W.L.L
Provides a lifetime warranty, is reliable, has good technical support, and includes security features
The stability is excellent. It comes with a lifetime warranty. Even if you're going through a difficult patch. If there is a failure in that scenario, it is very minor. We were never encountered that, but If it happens, it's probably due to a web party, such as a power fluctuation. Even our power supply includes a hardware replacement. As a result, there are no issues with the even power supply's lifetime warranty. In the general market, other competitor products, the power supply will not be covered, even though we are covering the power supply with a hardware replacement warranty. Which is where we have an advantage. Security features are included.
NN
IT Manager at Handi Quilter, Inc.
Reliable Wi-Fi deployment handles extreme conditions and reduces maintenance
The only bad downside to Ruckus Wireless WAN is that the guest network is poorly conceived. This is a known issue. There are ways to make the guest network work reliably, but not as promised. That's the only downside to Ruckus Wireless WAN access points - they have a weak guest system and guest portal, but everything else is the best of the best. If I did not have access to Ruckus Wireless WAN support, I think I would have failed. One downside they have now is that you no longer have access to the support folks without a contract. That has changed over many years. That would be really unfortunate because I remember struggling. The company was very hungry at that point and they were very willing to help. Now support requires a contract. That comes with all growing companies.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The stability is excellent."
"When you go on the website, everything is clear and you don't have to ask questions."
"The stability is excellent, it comes with a lifetime warranty, and even our power supply includes a hardware replacement, which gives us an advantage over competitor products where the power supply is not covered."
"The tool can work without distributor architecture or seller access points."
"You can use this solution for enterprise companies ranging from five to 5,000 users, and it is very versatile because you get both a cloud version and an on-premises version, so you can use it for unified communication."
"It’s reliable."
"The best feature of Ruckus Wireless WAN apart from its seamless roaming feature where you roam beautifully on the network is its analytics tool that gives you so much insight into your deployment, so it has become more of a business intelligence type of tool as well. I also like that Ruckus Networks, in terms of WiFi security issues on the WiFi protocols, is also the first company to give you notices of security issues, and also the first to provide patches for those issues. Ruckus Wireless WAN is very proactive and much, much faster than Cisco, Aruba, and Meraki."
"We use things like VLAN and all the multibeam features that are built in, but at the end of the day, the most important thing for us is to get a good signal and site-wide coverage."
"The scalability of Ruckus Wireless WAN benefits your operations since it is pretty good."
"The technical features are very good and it's very useful if you need a wireless solution."
"I have seen a good return on investment from the use of the product."
"The ratio of highest quality to value is the most valuable."
"I have found that WiFi coverage is the most important aspect."
 

Cons

"I would like to see something for remote working."
"The price could be reduced."
"Alcatel-Lucent Teldat needs to reduce its price."
"I would like to see something for remote working."
"The price could be reduced."
"The support could be faster. It takes time for them to reply."
"Physically, Ruckus Wireless WAN is easy to set up, but when it comes to the configuration and the top, it's quite challenging."
"The captive portal should be more customizable because right now, it is very limited."
"Of course, we'd always like it to be cheaper, but that's for every product."
"Technical support is something that needs to be improved."
"The stability of the solution could improve in an upcoming release."
"Really, it's just about centralizing manageability across multiple sites, but like I said, that's me commenting on the old product that we've got."
"I hope that they will be expanding the market. I have some friends who have not heard of Ruckus but are aware of other competitors."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I don't find this solution expensive but pricing is relative."
"There is a one-time licensing fee. There is no need to renew it."
"The solution's licensing costs are one-time. It is not expensive. I rate its pricing a four out of ten. It provides us with a lifetime warranty."
"I rate the tool's pricing a seven out of ten."
"It possesses a favorable balance between quality and price."
"This product is worth the money that is spent on licensing fees."
"We have to pay annually for the cloud licenses, so I think it'll be about 5,000 pounds a year moving forwards."
"In terms of the license of Ruckus Wireless WAN being cheap or expensive, it would differ based on your country. As I'm living in Turkey, it's expensive, so far. There is a big challenge about the chip crisis or the silicon crisis lately, and all vendors are fighting, so not enough equipment could be sold and the vendors must earn money, so it's very fair for vendors to push software and licensing to keep working and earning, so it's hard to answer a question on how cheap or expensive the license is for the solution."
"It's expensive but you get more coverage."
"I am not satisfied with the pricing of the solution."
"Sometimes they sell it for Rs.20,000, and other times, they sell it for Rs.30,000. Then, suddenly, they ask for Rs.70,000. There should be a tiered pricing structure based on the quantity. We understand that if you buy more, the price should be lower, and if you buy less, it may be higher."
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Top Industries

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Comms Service Provider
12%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Marketing Services Firm
8%
Computer Software Company
6%
 

Company Size

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Company SizeCount
Small Business35
Midsize Enterprise11
Large Enterprise14
 

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What needs improvement with Ruckus Wireless WAN?
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Also Known As

Alcatel Lucent Teldat, Teldat
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Sample Customers

Blickle and Scherer, Loughborough University, CSF Inox, Caritas Speyer
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