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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Huawei Ethernet Switches

    Score10 out of 10
    N/AGlobal company Huawei IT, headquartered in Guangdong, China, offers Ethernet switches.N/A

    Lumen Ethernet

    Score7.2 out of 10
    N/ALumen Ethernet services power secure, high-availability network solutions that enable high-performance voice, video and data applications.

    $1.77

    per hour (100 Mbps)

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    Huawei Ethernet SwitchesLumen Ethernet
    Editions & Modules
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    100 Mbps
    starting at $1.77
    per hour
    1 Gbps
    starting at $4.41
    per hour
    10 Gbps
    starting at $4.83
    per hour
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Huawei Ethernet SwitchesLumen Ethernet
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    User Ratings
    Huawei Ethernet SwitchesLumen Ethernet
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (4 ratings)
    7.2
    (3 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
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    User Testimonials
    Huawei Ethernet SwitchesLumen Ethernet
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Huawei Technologies
    Huawei switches are ideal for cases where performance is not essential, for low traffic solutions and for equipment management. It is not recommended for situations of high performance and stress, immediate availability and high scalability. It is also not advisable to use them in solutions that involve hardware from other brands, the integration of Huawei with Cisco, for example, is very traumatic and the results were not optimal in my case.
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    Lumen Technologies
    It is well suited based on our experience for small-scale projects where there are not very critical production-related activities happening. It will be easy to control and handle within a small set of deployments or platforms such as mobile-related activities. I don't recommend it for large server-scale deployment because we have seen inconsistencies with the connectivity of services.
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    Pros
    Huawei Technologies
    • Scalability
    • High throughput links
    • Redundancy of links with resilient protocols
    • Fast switching in the event of a redundant link failure.
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    Lumen Technologies
    • Speed has been consistent.
    • Reliability of uptime.
    • Hardware has been solid.
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    Cons
    Huawei Technologies
    • One of our switches encounted a hardware defect after 6 months of use (but was replaced within warranty)
    • The switches appear to get hotter than what I would expect under normal use
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    Lumen Technologies
    • Offer better line location for construction
    • Available in more states
    • Quality of service reports monthly
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    Usability
    Huawei Technologies
    The switches perform very well in our core backbone and also in metro Ethernet networks. We are able to provide high service availability and greater resilience for our customers. The switches also provide high performance in several data centers where we have a presence focused on IX exchange. They are also very useful as CPEs.
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    Lumen Technologies
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    Alternatives Considered
    Huawei Technologies
    The performance of Huawei is lower than Cisco, but initially the costs inclined the decision towards Huawei, but unfortunately, it was not, the licenses and the manager fired the investment to make it very similar to cisco. Therefore it is preferable to go to the Cisco switches for reliability and robustness.
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    Lumen Technologies
    AT&T I would say is the leader within this area in terms of handling any large-scale deployments and their services are awesome. No connectivity issues at all and no latency in feedback. Server deployments are handled very effectively, that's not the case with century link. Of course, security is second to none with AT&T.
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    Return on Investment
    Huawei Technologies
    • Revenue Increase
    • Greater satisfaction for our customers.
    • Greater compliance with SLAs
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    Lumen Technologies
    • Positive: After configuration and initial setup service has been great. We have a call center running off the service and calls have much less jitter now.
    • Positive: Fiber speeds have helped us execute daily tasks quicker.
    • Negative: Much time and money wasted on the initial configuration and setup.
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