Huawei Enterprise Routers Reviews

The solution's most valuable feature is incorporation with SRv6 technology. It has helped us build a 5G network.

They should include features like IPS for security and response.

We have been using the solution for three years.

The solution's technical support is efficient and available 24/7.

The solution's initial setup process is easy. The time taken for deployment varies depending on the project requirements.

The solution's price is reasonable.

The solution is robust and efficient. It works well for building an enterprise network, a carrier backbone network, or a cloud network. I rate it an eight out of ten.

I use the product to connect to various access points to extend my network. 

The internet speed reduces throughout the day. The tool is not stable. 

I have been working with the product for two years. 

The tool is not stable.

The product is stable since you can expand your network by connecting with other Huawei routers or other brand routers. I would rate the product's scalability an eight out of ten. I am the single person using the tool.  

There was a learning curve for me for the tool's setup since I have to go through its documentation. 

I did the tool's deployment myself without the need for a technical team. 

We have seen ROI with the product's use. 

The tool's licensing is yearly. 

I would rate the solution a nine out of ten. The product is cheaper and easier to configure. 

I'm primarily using it for WiFi. We use a basic setting. 

I'm just using it for the internet connectivity. 

The setup is simple. I'm using just the basic setup. We have an LTE setup. It is not complicated. 

There are functions there that I am not using, for example, setting up VIOP on a computer. It's nice that they are there, even though I am not taking advantage of them. 

It is stable. 

It's an affordable router. 

There is a lot of competition that they need to get in front of. 

It isn't very complex. It's very basic.

We'd like the product to be more flexible so that we could more easily manipulate some of the features. 

I'd like it if it were open-source. 

I find the solution to be a bit expensive to use in a prepaid environment.

I've been using the solution for six years.

The solution is pretty stable. If it breaks down, it might be an issue on the network itself. That has nothing to do with the router. There aren't bugs or glitches. It doesn't crash or freeze. It works most of the time. If the internet is slow, I can put another provider, like MTM, on, and it works fine.

I've never contacted technical support. I have a good level of experience and am able to configure it at a certain level. I'm comfortable with the technology. 

The solution is very simple to set up. 

I simply set up a SIM card, and I used a browser and use the ITFS to connect to the router. You get a password, and you can change it. However, I'm not concerned about hackers or that stuff. In terms of security, I am not concerned. 

I handle the initial setup myself. 

For us, the cost is around $300. It is a bit expensive to use it. I'm using it in a prepaid environment, which can be costly. If I was using it with a data contract, it would be less expensive. That said, the router itself is pretty inexpensive. 

I'm an end-user.

The solution has been working fine. It hasn't died, and I've used it for six years now.  

I'd rate the solution nine out of ten. 

We have mobile internet service providers, and they are giving this product together with the SIM card, with the agreement of a subscription to mobile internet. It's predominantly used as part of a package, with SIM cards and mobile internet.

We've had a good experience with Huawei Routers. 

It has a surprisingly good Wi-Fi range. I have compared several others, and it's always good. There's a good range on-premises, one spot can reach quite far, and it's also good even if you put it in a metal box. It even works well also regarding the GSM connection. The connection with the mobile towers is good.

I really like the simplicity. It's simple to use and offers good connectivity.

The initial setup is easy. 

The stability was good. 

We only use very simple functions. I have no other requirements for our usage. In our experience, we just do not need anything more. 

It would be nice if they offered the most modern technology and connectivity going forward. 

There isn't really any scalability potential.

The solution is stable. There are no bugs or glitches, and it doesn't crash or freeze. It is reliable. 

There isn't too much scalability available. However, we also haven't really needed to scale. 

We haven't had to contact support regarding routers. We reached out about the mobile connection. We had some issues, with the management of the mobile or IP addresses. They were okay in terms of being able to help us resolve the issue. 

Neutral

I've also used MikroTik and if you compare the two, MikroTik is a less developed brand and it's much, much more difficult. However, it's used for more professionals who can do different setups. On the other hand, for a small business, this Huawei is good. They're simple.

The solution is simple to set up. It is not overly complex. The setup itself is quick, and you can deploy it in a couple of minutes. It is very fast.

I don't know what the pricing of the solution is. 

I'm a customer and end-user. 

If you've had experience with routers before, you will be fine using Huawei. If you haven't, it's a good idea to ask for assistance from someone who has some experience.

I'd rate the solution eight out of ten. It's simple, and it works. 

Huawei Enterprise Routers provides core and access switches. I'm an integrator and rate this solution nine out of 10. 

The best feature about Huawei is the cost, particularly when you compare it to Cisco which has a much more expensive licensing model. The features of both solutions are almost the same and Huawei competes very well with Cisco. 

I'd like to see an improvement in market availability; it's easier to get Cisco off the shelf than Huawei.

I've been using this solution for three years. 

The product is relatively stable. 

The support is good. 

Positive

If you have a good knowledge of Cisco, it's relatively easy to deploy Huawei because the command structures are similar. If you're dealing with a very large enterprise network, deployment can take a week or two. If it's not too large and the configurations and the setup are straightforward and don't require advanced traffic engineering, implementation can be achieved within a couple of days.

Licensing costs for Huawei are generally around five times cheaper than for Cisco. 

In the enterprise space, Cisco seems to be performing better than Huawei. When you look at all the features, particularly regarding component availability, then Cisco has plenty of proprietary features that Huawei does not have. With Cisco, you can patch and update without the need to reboot and the system will function. That aspect is lacking in Huawei. 

Huawei is the poor man's option to Cisco. You pay for every feature in Cisco, whereas Huawei has some features that you can get without having to pay for them. Budget will likely determine which solution you will choose. 

I rate this product nine out of 10. 

We use these routers to connect our customers.

We use them for client access, and we use them in the network core. We also use them on the edge, for security. We have some of their security products sitting at the edge of our network, and we use Huawei laptops to connect our customers from their premises. Sometimes, they use their own on-premises equipment.

We have the big NE40-X8 and NE5000E routers everywhere in our infrastructure. In addition to the network core, this includes the client edge, client access edge, and we had them at the internet edge.

We also use their Huawei equipment for our long distance DWDM fiber, so we have the Huawei devices to cover different aspects.

We do not rely solely on Huawei routers. Rather, they make up part of our networking infrastructure.

The configuration syntax makes it easy for us to configure the device and perform troubleshooting when needed.

Huawei needs to be a bit more open with their licensing model. What I find is that when you buy equipment, you expect that you have a particular feature. By the time you want to use that feature, you realize that you need to acquire a license for it. That is the one thing that I think they need to improve on. 

Essentially, they need to open their licensing model such that when a customer buys a device, they have a full view of all of the available licenses for it. It's not at the time of use that the customer will now be informed that they need to purchase an additional license.

I have been working with Huawei Enterprise Routers for more than 10 years.

These routers are stable.

The topic of scalability is tricky because it depends on what the customer is requesting. If you put a device on the network edge, it's practically sized for almost everything that the customer wants to do. This is true except in the case where there is a major change in scope, which may require a corresponding change in device.

Usually, they are scalable, but it means that if you're going to have very big projects then you need to make changes to the equipment that you are using.

Rating the technical support on a scale of one to five, I would score them a three to four. It's not perfect, but it's available. You have to contact them initially, and then they get back to you.

I also have experience with MikroTik, Juniper, and Cisco.

The configuration is not as reduced as it is with Cisco, which makes them quicker to configure.

Personally, I will use MikroTik products because they are the most economical in terms of pricing. They are also the most open in terms of licensing and functionality. However, there are not a lot of people who have the skill set required to maintain the MikroTik environment. This means that when I'm dealing with customers who are not technical, I suggest using a Huawei or a Cisco device. In my own deployment, where I am personally in charge of deployment, I'll use a MikroTik device.

Based on my experience, the initial setup is straightforward. There's no challenge with deployment. The length of time required depends on which particular model you are working with because they don't all take the same amount of time.

For example, if you're implementing and configuring the network core, it is not the same scope as configuring a client.

These routers are not too expensive.

I like to use this product and most of our deployments are now products from Huawei. We don't have any problems with these routers.

I would rate this solution a seven out of ten.

When we started, the connection was amazing for the 100G between the switches and the co-switch. What the students typically use for school is a maximum is 40 so they now have faster technology.

We've only been testing the solution for a month and our main concern is stability. We wanted to see if it's as stable as, for example, Cisco. So far, that has not been the case. The router recently failed on us, and we had to end the test.

In my country we don't have Huawei technology, we only have Huawei routers for ISP. There is no agent for Huawei in Egypt.

In the end, the router was incompatible with the bundles.

It's difficult to get the scalability right.

There's a gap between their online support and documentation.

Currently, we've been testing the solution. We've been testing it for one month now.

The stability ended up not being what we hoped, therefore, we reverted back to Cisco routers, which are much more stable.

The scaling wasn't a smooth experience at all. If you need to scale the product, you'll run into issues.

We had about 2,000 users on the solution before we decided to switch to Cisco.

In Egypt, there is no Huawei in the local market, and therefore there isn't any support.  You can only go through an Independent Service Provider. When you have issues, you need to connect to and ISP, and that can sometimes be difficult.

We're a firm that handles multiple schools around the Middle East. Most of the schools use Cisco Solutions and FortiGate as a firewall. Therefore, we often use a variety of products, not just Huawei.

The price of the product is good and is quite a bit less than Cisco. I don't have exact pricing, however.

We're simply a customer.

While we've tried the solution for a month, we're finding the stability isn't where we need it to be. Cisco is much more stable.

I would recommend the solution to others as it does offer good pricing. However, you need to have good support in your area. If you have a good technical person who can help you set up your network accurately and have access to good support, it might work out fine.

You also have to be careful not to overwhelm the router with users due to scalability issues. We have a school in the Gulf doing amazing however the school only needs to handle around 300 users we never hit full capacity in the first year of using it. We'll see if the hardware acts up after another year and possibly more users.  

On a scale from one to ten, I'd rate it at a six. My experience is slightly biased, as we don't have support in my country, so when we run into issues we tend to be on our own. However, if stability, support, and market availability come together, it has the potential to be a great product.

The solution is required for organisational purposes. 

The internet access is a good feature. 

The internet service for enterprise bundle should be improved.

I have been using Huawei Enterprise Routers for four years. 

Three users are using the solution. 

The initial setup is straightforward.

Overall, I would rate the solution a ten out of ten. 

We use Huawei Enterprise Routers for providing connections to environment architecture.

The product’s performance could be better. Sometimes, the active device fails, and we have to pause or switch routers off. Additionally, there could be discounts on pricing for the enterprise version.

We have been using Huawei Enterprise Routers for two to five years.

The product’s power mode is sometimes not stable.

I rate the product’s scalability an eight out of ten.

The product’s technical support team is responsive.

Positive

We used Lenovo and HP earlier.

Working with too many cache files while deploying the product is challenging. It takes a few hours to a day to configure. I provide maintenance support for customers.

The product is inexpensive, but there is an extra cost for replacement of the device.

I rate the product a nine out of ten.

We use the solution as part of our data center, and also for data replication to provide disaster recovery for our clients.

This product uses a non-proprietary command line, which makes it compatible across many different systems.

The integration process of the solution could be improved, to reduce the amount of reconfiguration needed. 

Also, it would be better if local storage management was more flexible, so that unused data could be easily removed.

We have been using the solution for three to four years.

We have found the solution to be stable.

The solution is scalable, but integrating new nodes into the cluster may be challenging.

We found that working with technical support was difficult due to a language barrier, and this needs to be improved.

Neutral

The initial setup of the solution was straightforward, but it took several weeks to fully deploy in order to get the usable storage levels right.

The solution was implemented through a vendor team, so that they could troubleshoot any issues that arose.

Deployment and maintenance of the product can be carried out by one person, but they would need to have in-depth knowledge of the solution.

The solution is unique in terms of commands, and how to configure the devices. So I would recommend that anyone looking at this solution makes sure they really understand the product for it to be effective.

I would rate this solution as six out of ten.