[c-nsp] ISR (or ISR-like) router with dual SIM?

[Bernard Wanyama]

Hello,

Please try this model:
C1111-8PLTEEAWE - Cisco Integrated Services Router 1111 - Router - WWAN -
8-port switch - GigE, 802.11ac Wave 2 - WAN ports: 2 - 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Wave 2 - Dual Band

Kind regards,
Bernard

On Tue, 27 Nov 2018 at 17:14, Peter Rathlev <peter at rathlev.dk> wrote:

> Anyone know of a router that has the flexibility of and ISR, i.e. where
> I can do stuff like GRE-in-GRE+IPSec, and can have two cellular data
> connections via two SIMs from different providers?
>
> For some years we have used an ISR C1941W router in a mobile blood
> donor truck. We have been very satisfied with it, utilizing the dual
> SIM support for redundancy, give them a network that is as much "always
> available" as possible via a mix of DMVPN and GRE + GRE-in-GRE combined
> with OSPF and BGP.
>
> We unfortunately bought it with just the 3G HSPA/EDGE modem and we can
> start seeing the limitations of not having the LTE speeds. And it has
> been announced EoL[0], so we would like to look for a replacement.
>
> We were planning on using C819GW-LTE-GA-EK9 to replace it; it sounded
> like just what we needed. But it turns out this model has a lead time
> of more than 4 months (91 business days) for us. And it will no longer
> be available for sale after the 20th of March (according to Cisco Build
> & Price tool) so it might not be the most future proof solution anyway.
>
> Cisco recommends the C1101-4PLTE as a replacement. It's cheaper and
> more future proof but I can't seem to find a model that actually has
> two modems and takes two SIMs. Even though the datasheet[1] says "dual
> SIM support", every model seems to support only one.
>
> [0]:
> https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/collateral/routers/1900-series-integrated-services-routers-isr/eos-eol-notice-c51-737501.html
>
> [1]:
> https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/collateral/routers/1000-series-integrated-services-routers-isr/datasheet-c78-739512.html
>
> Thank you in advance.
>
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> Peter
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