We did not find that WiMax in general was better than 900. The key isn't WiMax, per se, but diversity antennas. Performance is *helped* by being 3.65 WiMax but that alone does NOT obviate the need for 900 in our experience. Diversity is key.
Chuck On Apr 19, 2010, at 9:23 AM, Jeremie Chism wrote: > I am not using alvarion 3.65 but I am using wimax. I have a couple > customers with lower modulation because of non line of site situations > and have seen no impact on the entire system in general. "Supposedly" > wimax is engineered to handle some of this better than my alvarion 900. > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Apr 19, 2010, at 8:15 AM, Rubens Kuhl <rube...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> That would only be true if the data services are somewhat >> purpose-specific and not Internet access. Doing what this vendor told >> you would seriously affect aggregate performance of the cell because >> of low rate modulation of the NLOS and/or distant customers. >> >> If you are doing sensor networks or POS connection you will be fine >> with all those BPSK/QPSK customers, indeed. >> >> >> Rubens >> >> >> On Mon, Apr 19, 2010 at 10:09 AM, Kurt Fankhauser >> <k...@wavelinc.com> wrote: >>> Has anyone seen the Alvarion 3.65ghz 802.16e equipment in >>> operation? Was >>> talking to one vendor that claimed if you run the system in MIMO >>> that with >>> the diversity you can do NLOS as good as 900mhz and if you get the >>> AP on a >>> 300ft tower that it starts to "feel" like 700mhz. He claimed the >>> NLOS was so >>> good that people are ripping out complete old systems of 900mhz and >>> 2.4ghz >>> and putting in the single system of 3.65ghz to serve their entire >>> customer >>> base. >>> >>> >>> >>> Just wondering if anyone has experience or having seen this >>> firsthand. >>> >>> >>> >>> Kurt Fankhauser >>> WAVELINC >>> P.O. Box 126 >>> Bucyrus, OH 44820 >>> 419-562-6405 >>> www.wavelinc.com >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> --- >>> --- >>> --- >>> --- >>> -------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> WISPA Wants You! Join today! >>> http://signup.wispa.org/ >>> --- >>> --- >>> --- >>> --- >>> -------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org >>> >>> Subscribe/Unsubscribe: >>> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >>> >>> Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ >>> >> >> >> --- >> --- >> --- >> --- >> -------------------------------------------------------------------- >> WISPA Wants You! Join today! >> http://signup.wispa.org/ >> --- >> --- >> --- >> --- >> -------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org >> >> Subscribe/Unsubscribe: >> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >> >> Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -------------- Chuck Bartosch Clarity Connect, Inc. 200 Pleasant Grove Road Ithaca, NY 14850 (607) 257-8268 "When the stars threw down their spears, and water'd heaven with their tears, Did He smile, His work to see? Did He who made the Lamb make thee?" >From William Blake's Tiger!, Tiger! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
