Cisco 5500 Series Wireless Controllers — End-of-Life & EOSL Dates
The Cisco 5500 Series Wireless Controllers is a hardware in Cisco's 5500 product line. End-of-sale and end-of-service-life dates are listed by part number below, each linked to the Cisco EOL bulletin.
Every tracked Cisco 5500 Series Wireless Controllers SKU group is past Cisco end of service life (last group Jan 2025). Units in production should be treated as unsupported. For past-EOSL units, weigh third-party maintenance, spares, replacement, or a documented run-to-failure. Cisco’s named migration path: AIR-CT3504-K9.
End of sale
May 2018 – Dec 2021
Last date of support
Jul 2023 – Jan 2025
Part numbers
5
37
months past last support
Why this score
- Past end of service life — 37 months ago
- Vendor-published date, source-linked
- Vendor-named replacement / migration path available
- Category: hardware
Support-lifecycle timing and source confidence only. Higher means more runway. It is not a risk, safety or compliance rating. How it is calculated
Part numbers in this family
Dates vary across 2 groups in this family, so every row carries its own. Find your exact part before you plan.
| Part number | End of sale | Last support | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIR-5540-AC-750W | Dec 2021 | Jan 2025 | Past support |
| AIR-CT5520-CA-K9 | Dec 2021 | Jan 2025 | Past support |
| PROMOCT5508-1-K9 | May 2018 | Jul 2023 | Past support |
| AIR-5508H-500-2PK | May 2018 | Jul 2023 | Past support |
| AIR-CT5508-500-K9 | May 2018 | Jul 2023 | Past support |
Options from here
The Cisco 5500 Series Wireless Controllers is past Cisco end of service life. These are the paths teams take from here:
Keep it in production past the OEM cutoff with an independent maintainer.
Buy spares now, while units still circulate on the secondary market.
It is unsupported today. Set a migration timeline and budget.
Low-criticality role: document the risk, harden backups, retire on your terms.
Independent and informational. EOSL.ai sells no hardware and no maintenance, and lists no paid placements. Third-party maintenance keeps unsupported gear in production past the OEM cutoff; whether it fits depends on the role the asset plays.
5500 Series Wireless Controllers — questions
Is the Cisco 5500 Series Wireless Controllers end of life?
Yes. Every tracked Series Wireless Controllers SKU group is past its last date of support.
What is the last date of support for the Series Wireless Controllers?
Last dates of support across Series Wireless Controllers SKU groups range from Jul 2023 to Jan 2025.
Where do these Series Wireless Controllers dates come from?
Every end-of-sale and end-of-service-life date on this page links to the official Cisco EOL bulletin it was taken from.
What is the replacement for the Series Wireless Controllers?
Cisco's end-of-life bulletin lists AIR-CT3504-K9 as the recommended migration path for the Series Wireless Controllers. Exact per-part-number replacements are in the linked bulletin.
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