Network World a publié les résultats des tests de produits dans la catégorie "Wireless". Aruba a été elu meilleur produit.

Retrouvez l'article : http://www.networkworld.com/best/2006/022706wireless.html 

 Les tests ont surtout porté sur la VoIP et ont montré la supériorité technique de la solution Aruba face à ses concurrents (Cisco, Colubris, Chantry).

	Aruba A2400, A800 switches, A61 access point OVERALL RATING 4.58 Company: Aruba Networks. Cost: $8,780 as tested. Pros: Outstanding voice prioritization capabilities; rich set of QoS and radio frequency management features. Con: Some call drops in most stressful test case. Cisco WLSM OVERALL RATING 3.53 Company: Cisco. Cost: $51,978 as tested. Pros: Highly scalable, rich set of routing and switching functions. Cons: Doesn’t protect voice traffic under most stressful test case; doesn’t dynamically adjust to changes in radio frequency environment; pricey. Colubris CN1250 OVERALL RATING 3.0 Company: Colubris Networks. Cost: $1,800 as tested; access point, $500. Pro: Powerful and intuitive user interface. Con: Limited prioritization of voice traffic. Chantry BeaconMaster OVERALL RATING 2.4 Company: Chantry Networks (recently purchased by Siemens). Cost: $9,180 as tested. Pro: Supports Open Shortest Path First routing. Cons: Dropped calls in six- and seven-call cases; poor voice quality in the presence of data; no contingency for the loss of power. The breakdown   Aruba Cisco Colubris Chantry QoS enforcement for VoIP traffic 25% 5 5 5 5 QoS enforcement for VoIP and data traffic 25% 4.5 1.5 1 1 Roaming 20% 4 4 2 1 Features 20% 5 4.5 3 2 Price 10% 4 2 5 3 TOTAL SCORE 4.58 3.53 3.0 2.4 Scoring Key: 5: Exceptional; 4: Very good; 3: Average; 2: Below average; 1: Consistently subpar