I just talked to Alex last week. You are right no spring show. But there is a fall one picked out for the Mid West. I don't know if the local or date are finalized or public so I'll let him let that cat out of the bag when the time is right.
marlon ----- Original Message ----- From: <e...@wisp-router.com> To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> Sent: Monday, February 23, 2009 5:56 PM Subject: Re: [WISPA] Anybody use Aperto for 3.65GHz? I'd liketoknowwhatyouthink. > Looks like you might have to wait a long time for next ISPCon. No show > this spring and no word on one in the fall either. > They are talking of co-locating but not sure with whom. Broadband Wireless > world been co located with Interop but wasn't a fit and moved to NXTComm > which is now defunct kinda and goes under SuperComm again. > > Not sure what other shows ISPCon could colocate with? > > /Eje > Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile > > -----Original Message----- > From: "Marlon K. Schafer" <o...@odessaoffice.com> > > Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2009 17:05:36 > To: WISPA General List<wireless@wispa.org> > Subject: Re: [WISPA] Anybody use Aperto for 3.65GHz? I'd like to > knowwhatyouthink. > > > Hi Patrick, > > I have a customer in Ca. that used Aperto (on my advice). He probably > started with it in 03 or so. He was much more patient that I've ever > been. > The failure rates were even worse than SmartBridges. I told him many a > time > to bail and start using other gear. > > As for coming down there, I need to get back to a few shows first. I'm > hoping to hit the next ISPCon (though I said that last year too). > > Why don't you send an engineer up here for a week or two? I'll put him to > work so he can learn what we have to deal with out here in the sticks. > Ben > Moore spent a couple of days out here a couple of years ago. It was good > for both of us. > > Saaaayyyyy, I'd think a product planning/sales type consultant could do > with > some time crawling under trailer homes etc.!!!!! You'd be able to offer > up > a lot of great advice to your engineers due to the experiences gained from > several days of installs! > > I hope things work out for you at Aperto. They are lucky to have you > working for them. > > Now that they are a vendor member (they are right???) I hope you'll run > for > a board position at WISPA! > > marlon > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Patrick Leary" <ple...@apertonet.com> > To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> > Sent: Monday, February 23, 2009 8:47 AM > Subject: Re: [WISPA] Anybody use Aperto for 3.65GHz? I'd like to > knowwhatyouthink. > > >> Marlon, et al, >> >> First full disclosure: I am currently a full time consultant to Aperto, >> so I obviously carry some degree of a bias. >> >> Marlon, I am not sure which products you are referring to, but I suspect >> it is the old PacketWave products, all of which have been discontinued. >> Aperto today markets only one type of product: PacketMAX. While we have >> a strong 802.16e product in beta, PacketMAX is today an 802.16d product, >> which is designed for and optimized for fixed environments. In the U.S., >> PacketMAX supports all 5 GHz frequencies, as well as the 3.65 GHz band. >> These are all bands we likely agree are fixed in nature, so 802.16d is >> the correct version of WiMAX for these bands. 802.16e may have some >> future (I've learned to be much less hopeful for its efficacy as an >> accepted future mobile solution...actually, I am now a skeptic who >> believes the market forces will render it a deep back seat to LTE), but >> for fixed as it relates to WiMAX, 802.16d is the best of the WiMAX >> standards. The e version injects to much overhead and latency. Using e >> in a completely fixed environment is somewhat like trying to argue a >> sports car makes the best cargo hauler. But, this is not the main reason >> for my response... >> >> Aperto certainly had some big challenges in the transition from >> PacketWave to PacketMAX. Many of the issues were legacy and related to >> management decisions on what markets to focus on and accordingly what >> bands and solution types. Marlon, since you have visited, management has >> changed, including replacement of the former CEO to one who is much more >> pragmatic, realistic and U.S. focused. Our new CEO, Brian Deutsch (who >> is in large part why I joined), "gets" the U.S. opportunity and >> especially understands what Aperto can be and more importantly, what it >> can NOT be. Brian knows Aperto will not be the company to win major >> carrier business, nor should it. With the team, he has made big changes >> in how the company functions and responds, and with it many changes to >> how products are decided upon and delivered to the market, and who >> manages it. >> >> Recently, we made sure all product decisions and management and core >> work on PacketMAX 802.16d has been moved from India back to the U.S., >> where the core intelligence, executive visibility and competency exist. >> This is a decision I highly support. As part of this, we have had our >> most senior technical staff making long trips to key customers to live >> in their environments for a bit to learn how they work and the issues >> they face. We've taken these findings and converted them into actions >> plans that have been already put into work and resulted in major >> changes. >> >> PacketWave is long gone now and that product bear little resemblance to >> PacketMAX, both in architecture and functionality. No more two cables up >> for instance. It is now 100% IF at the base station and PoE at the CPE. >> The QoS functionality is excellent. The NMS has been changed to permit >> local mode support and a wide range of other "must have" features >> identified by U.S. customers. The PacketMAX 802.16d product is a sound, >> high value, moderately priced solution with rich features and >> functionality. It is a living product (unlike what some competitiors >> might claim), undergoing continuing evolution and R&D. When I was at >> Alvarion, I was indoctrinated to believe that d was a dead end. I have >> since learned that was entirely and view centric to Alvarion and others >> solely focused on e, because for THEM, that is true. But not for us and >> I think time will prove Aperto right -- d is the best WiMAX standard for >> fixed and in fact, e has a much less certain future. >> >> Marlon, I would invite you to come out and visit the new Aperto -- the >> one I am now working with. Examine the solutions. Test drive it. You >> learn a whole new view and I hope you'll appreciate that I would never >> tie my cart to a horse that I did not have confidence could strongly >> pull the cart. >> >> Your friend, >> >> Patrick >> >> >> Patrick Leary >> Aperto Networks >> 813.426.4230 mobile >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On >> Behalf Of Marlon K. Schafer >> Sent: Saturday, February 21, 2009 10:00 AM >> To: WISPA General List >> Subject: Re: [WISPA] Anybody use Aperto for 3.65GHz? I'd like to know >> whatyouthink. >> >> I have heard NOTHING good about their product's reliability. I have one >> consulting customer that's still using them, his failure rates are >> shocking. >> I'd have dumped them years ago. >> >> Unless this changes I'd stay far far away from Aperto. (I've been to >> the Ca. offices and like the people that run the show, but that doesn't >> help my customers at all.) >> >> marlon >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Pat O'Connor" <p...@inlandnet.com> >> To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> >> Sent: Friday, February 20, 2009 2:29 PM >> Subject: [WISPA] Anybody use Aperto for 3.65GHz? I'd like to know what >> youthink. >> >> >>> We're looking to deploy 3.65GHz this year in a couple of different >>> locations because of interference issues. So far they have the most >>> compelling price point. I'd like to know how well it works in the >>> field. All opinions appreciated. Hit me off list if you want to.\ >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> Pat >>> >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> ---------- >>> WISPA Wants You! 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