[AusNOG] Recommendations for reliable LTE devices

[Luke Thompson]

The Nighthawk's firmware doesn't feel as though it was ready for public 
use. It could've been a far better device if they'd done not a whole lot 
differently.

Another caveat we've found is that it's not a fan of losing cellular 
service. Occasionally it requires a restart to realise there's service 
once more.

Luke Thompson
Systems Engineer

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1800 838 505
luke.thompson at inksystems.com.au
https://www.inksystems.com.au

On 25/5/17 9:36 pm, Serge Burjak wrote:
> The telstra Nighthawk is very unreliable. It goes to sleep and needs
> to kicked into life once in a while on KAN. Have a look in the Netgear
> forums or Whingepool, I mean Whirlpool forum.
>
>> On 25 May 2017, at 11:50, 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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