Alcatel-Lucent OmniAccess Wireless Access Points vs. Cisco Mobility Express (discontinued)

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Alcatel-Lucent OmniAccess Wireless Access Points
Score 7.7 out of 10
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Alcatel-Lucent OmniAccess Access Points work with OmniAccess WLAN switches/controllers to provide a high performance wireless mobility solution for enterprises. They can be securely deployed in a variety of locations such as on walls, cubicles, desktops, and in the ceiling, and the AP antenna diversity allows for the best possible signal processing using dual, omni-directional antennas.N/A
Cisco Mobility Express (discontinued)
Score 8.3 out of 10
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Cisco Mobility Express was a controllerless wi-fi solution, used by businesses to quickly deploy a wireless network without requiring substantial IT resources. The product is discontinued.N/A
Pricing
Alcatel-Lucent OmniAccess Wireless Access PointsCisco Mobility Express (discontinued)
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Alcatel-Lucent OmniAccess Wireless Access PointsCisco Mobility Express (discontinued)
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Community Pulse
Alcatel-Lucent OmniAccess Wireless Access PointsCisco Mobility Express (discontinued)
Top Pros

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Top Cons
Best Alternatives
Alcatel-Lucent OmniAccess Wireless Access PointsCisco Mobility Express (discontinued)
Small Businesses
Ubiquiti WLAN
Ubiquiti WLAN
Score 9.0 out of 10
Ubiquiti WLAN
Ubiquiti WLAN
Score 9.0 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Cisco Catalyst 9800 Series Wireless Controllers
Cisco Catalyst 9800 Series Wireless Controllers
Score 9.5 out of 10
Cisco Catalyst 9800 Series Wireless Controllers
Cisco Catalyst 9800 Series Wireless Controllers
Score 9.5 out of 10
Enterprises
Cisco Catalyst 9800 Series Wireless Controllers
Cisco Catalyst 9800 Series Wireless Controllers
Score 9.5 out of 10
Cisco Catalyst 9800 Series Wireless Controllers
Cisco Catalyst 9800 Series Wireless Controllers
Score 9.5 out of 10
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User Ratings
Alcatel-Lucent OmniAccess Wireless Access PointsCisco Mobility Express (discontinued)
Likelihood to Recommend
7.3
(1 ratings)
8.0
(5 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(5 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
7.9
(5 ratings)
User Testimonials
Alcatel-Lucent OmniAccess Wireless Access PointsCisco Mobility Express (discontinued)
Likelihood to Recommend
Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise
One of best use cases for using OmniAccess Wire Access Point is where we have dense no. of users as client associated capacity is very good. Also one of the use case is when administrator wants different PSK for each user for authentication. OmniAccess WAP supports in better way.
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Cisco
As it provides virtual WLC functionality, it has incredibly amazing built-in features that perfectly suit small to medium companies. It has the capability to manage the entire organization network seamlessly. It might be possible that it won't work smoothly and elegantly for large firms where there is a bulk amount of data bandwidth used.
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Pros
Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise
  • Flexibility in terms of deployment, management
  • Better security feature
  • Application awareness ,WIPS
  • DPSK
  • Better client associated count
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Cisco
  • Easy to setup
  • Less maintenance
  • Less disconnection
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Cons
Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise
  • No of Interfaces
  • must have a variety in terms of MIMO
  • better throughput
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Cisco
  • Honestly, I haven't found very many issues since we started using it, and I'm glad for that!
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Reliability and Availability
Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise
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Cisco
We are using it 24x7 and it never hangs or create problems in connectivity.
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Performance
Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise
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Cisco
After initial configuration and fixing minor issues with the firmware, the system worked really well, without any downtime. We were also satisfied with the throughput and range.
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Alternatives Considered
Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise
Have used Cisco Meraki access point earlier having management on cloud and is on license (subscription basis). But Alcatel OmniAccess Points have management on cloud, on premise as well which means to say flexibility in terms of management. We had one requirement where we number of user is large which is going to connect on access point but Cisco Meraki only supports 200 users per radio whereas OmniAccess point have better client associated capacity with 524 per radio.
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Cisco
Cisco Mobility Express is far better than other products. It is a renowned brand in network products, and they are reliable and efficient as compared to other products that I have used so far. It is highly recommended.
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Return on Investment
Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise
  • Better Roaming
  • Ease of Management
  • Better performance
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Cisco
  • It has given our IT team time back from not having to fix issues everyday with the network.
  • It makes it easy for visibility of the network and allows those who are new to it to learn it quickly.
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