[AusNOG] Recommendations for reliable LTE devices

[Jamie Lovick]

For the RB912 RouterBoard with Sierra MC7304 LTE card option, I'd ask if
the board will support the MC7455, which supports band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8,
12, 13, 20, 25, 26, 29, 30, and 41 (in TDD) at 300 Mbit down and 50 Mbit up.

Jamie


On 25 May 2017 at 12:49, Mark Tees <marktees at gmail.com> wrote:

> Thank you everyone who responded. I have a nice list of options to try out.
>
> Below is a summary of the options I have been given. Some options I
> have excluded due to no ethernet port or direct SIM etc. Some more
> expensive options than I planned in there but that's ok in this
> context.
>
> Would specifically like to hear from anybody using the Teltonika
> RUT950 as that appears to fit perfectly. I think I will have that and
> one of integrated Routerboard's tested.
>
> * RB912 RouterBoard with Sierra MC7304 LTE card
>  - https://shop.duxtel.com.au/product_info.php?cPath=23&
> products_id=106&osCsid=ndoa5trn57930jrh9e0dc1h9b7
>  - No modem with 700Mhz support
>  - around $400 or less
>
> * Cico C819G-LTE-LA-K9 800 series model for Australia. (based on the
> MC7430 instead of the MC7304)
>  - $1300+
>
> * RBSXT-LTE
>  - https://shop.duxtel.com.au/product_info.php?products_id=402&osCsid=
> cr2u0qntq8c06n8p8qljnnovr5
>  - around $200 or less
>
> * Netgear - Nighthawk M1
>  - http://www.netgear.com.au/home/products/mobile-
> broadband/mobilerouters/M1.aspx#tab-techspecs
>  - looks like it might be Telstra only at present
>  - around $2-300
>
> * Netcomm NTC-140
>  - no 700Mhz
>  - http://www.netcommwireless.com/product/4g-m2m-router
>
> * Cisco EHWIC-4G-LTE-AU
> - 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
>
> * Teltonika RUT950
>  - http://www.teltonika.com.au/sites/default/files/Teltonika/
> RUT950AU_Manual_v1-1.pdf
>  - https://www.telcoantennas.com.au/site/catalog/4g-equipment/
> 4g-industrial-modems
>  - Supports OSPF, GRE, OpenVPN, L2TP, IPSEC, bridging cellular
> interface as well as 'passthru'/DMZ.
>  - around $300-500
>
> * Billion BiPac 8920NZA
>  - http://au.billion.com/bipac-8920nz
>  - http://au.billion.com/downloads/datasheet/wireless/
> Billion-BiPAC-8920nz-Datasheet.pdf
>  - Supports OpenVPN, GRE, IPSEC, L2TP
>  - Only RIP for dynamic routing ;)
>  - Solid IPv6 support
>  - around $700
>
> Cheers,
>
> Mark
>
> 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
>
>
>
> --
> Regards,
>
> Mark L. Tees
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