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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 April 2025, in the Wireless WAN category, the mindshare of Aruba Networks Wireless WAN is 3.4%, up from 1.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Cambium Networks Wireless WAN is 12.6%, down from 15.4% 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

"The security feature and the signal are good as they is dependent on our needs."
"All the features are available, even including the security. The access point enables the matching of any connectivity."
"What I like most about Aruba Networks Wireless WAN is seamless integration from an endpoint perspective. Another valuable feature of the product is that it supports certificate-based authentication."
"I appreciate the ease of deployment and management through the centralized console."
"Aruba Networks Wireless WAN is stable and good."
"Its most valuable feature is the ease of use."
"I like the solution's ability to add multiple SSIDs on different levels such as enterprise and guest networks."
"The GUI offered by the product is good."
"The initial setup of Cambium is straightforward."
"The initial setup is easy to handle. It's quite simple."
"It excels in challenging environments and adverse weather conditions, maintaining high performance without any impact on the link quality."
"The performance is very good."
"Cambium Networks Wireless WAN is scalable. The XV2 model of the solution can support up to 216 people at a time."
"Cambium Networks Wireless WAN is more into the wireless and access points"
"Technical support has been good."
"The most valuable features of Cambium Networks Wireless WAN are cloud management and links."
 

Cons

"The product offers a feature that pinpoints where the devices are to help users find them easily if they want to know where a laptop or tablet is, but it is a feature that needs improvements due to some shortcomings."
"Right now, the integration between the support that you are getting from Hewlett-Packard, which is the parent company, and Aruba, they're not meshing together."
"In the next release, the security should be improved by including support for WPA3."
"When it comes to configuring rules for file security tests, any issues that arise can be referred to as "glitches". Despite the extensive configurations required, the process itself is not overly complicated."
"If they provided more updates that would be ideal."
"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."
"There’s a bit of complexity in the initial setup."
"This solution needs different models that are more specialized for certain customers."
"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."
"The installation is difficult."
"Cambium Networks Wireless WAN could improve by providing a better signal range."
"The solution's price could be better."
"Pricing tends to be higher than its competitors."
"The solution needs to add an LTE solution and/or something in 3.5GHz."
"The product could have more access points to increase the network coverage."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It is more affordable than Cisco."
"The solution is expensive."
"The price of this solution is approximately 1,000,000 ESP ($6,750 USD)."
"Aruba Networks Wireless WAN is cheaper than Cisco, and the web experience is great."
"That's really subject to the type of environment you're deploying. If you're doing a full controller model with 200 APs, the initial deployment could be 150 grand. Maintaining that or maintaining support for that per year could be something like 10 to 15 grand per year. In the cloud sense, the cloud is by the number of APs. So, everything is readily available."
"The pricing of the product is pretty good."
"Aruba Wireless comes with the controller."
"The product's price is within range since it has a lower price."
"When it comes to licensing costs we have been using the Cambium devices on a trial basis."
"I rate Cambium Networks Wireless as 6 out of 10 since it is cheaper than its competitors like Ruckus, Cisco or Huawei."
"I rate the product price one on a scale of one to ten, where one is a low price, and ten is a high price. There are no costs in addition to the product's standard licensing fees."
"There are no licensing fees, it's a one-time cost."
"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."
"Pricing is fair enough."
"Cambium Networks Wireless WAN has medium pricing."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
12%
Comms Service Provider
11%
Government
9%
Real Estate/Law Firm
9%
Computer Software Company
13%
Comms Service Provider
11%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
7%
 

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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