[AusNOG] Recommendations for reliable LTE devices

[Mark Tees]

Speed is not as much of an issue as reliability is in this instance.

I have some excellent options that I hadn't see yet now.


On 22 May 2017 at 13:41, Jamie Lovick <jalovick at doof.org> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Do you have an idea of what speeds and bands you require?
>
> While it is a "home" device, for speed, the Netgear AirCard 810S, or
> Nighthawk M1, is the fastest (LTE CAT 16, up to 1 Gigabit d/l, and 150 Mbit
> u/l) and supports the most bands (700, 900, 1800, 2100, 2600 MHz):
> http://www.netgear.com.au/home/products/mobile-broadband/mobilerouters/M1.aspx#tab-techspecs
>
> It's probably the only thing that will be in the roughly $300 price range,
> and is currently only supplied by Telstra.
>
> The next up in price is the Netcomm NTC-140, around the $600-$700 range
> http://www.netcommwireless.com/product/4g-m2m-router
>
> It only does LTE CAT3 (100/50), but it does cover most of the common bands
> (except for 700 MHz)
>
> You could also use the Cisco EHWIC-4G-LTE-AU, if your router supports
> EHWIC's, which do LTE CAT3 in most of the common bands, but they're in the
> upward of $1100 range.
> http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/collateral/interfaces-modules/4g-lte-wireless-wan-enhanced-high-speed-wan-interface-card/datasheet_c78-710314.html
>
> The Cradlepoints are upwards of $2000.
>
> Jamie
>
>
>
> On 22 May 2017 at 12:42, Mark Tees <marktees at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Morning everybody,
>>
>> I was wondering what people are using for LTE terminations these days.
>>
>> Use case is simply a reliable interface for customer end site backup
>> links/internet traffic etc.
>>
>> At present I have been suggesting using Cradlepoint IBR series hooked
>> into either Juniper or Cisco gear as they have been pretty reliable
>> for me.
>>
>> Ideally:
>>
>> * Something in the $200-300 range.
>>
>> * Presents an ethernet port.
>>
>> * Takes a SIM directly.
>>
>> * Has external antenna's.
>>
>> * Optionally supports some variation of IP pass thru, VPN, or GRE.
>>
>> The pain point in the past is the various consumer dongles either
>> dying or requiring me to script something to reboot them when they
>> drop.
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Mark
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Regards,

Mark L. Tees