The wireless internet portion of their income is probably less than 1%
of their total revenues. This is more like a hobby for them.
Travis
On 5/21/2015 1:08 PM, Rory Conaway wrote:
Vivint is kind of the worst of every idea. They spend a boatload on
licensed spectrum, an excessive amount on backhaul radios and
co-location costs, all of which requires a high-density of users.
Then they deploy a non-TDMA mesh protocol so that when the density
starts to increase, they cause their own interference. The 5GHz
technology they are deploying can�t support the density they need to
make this profitable. Then when connections don�t work, they deploy
hacked together flat-panels to make the connection which then causes
problems for other users because the flat-panel is too directional.
I�m really not sure who is designing this but it reminds me of the
EarthLink mesh deployments. What I can�t figure out is how that
design gets past a technical and financial review. This is a
multi-billion dollar, international company. Somebody should have
figured out that there weren�t going to get 50Mbps through a mesh
system consistently with vegetation and that the costs weren�t going
to be in line with the revenue/density.
Rory
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*From:*Af [mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Joe Falaschi
*Sent:* Thursday, May 21, 2015 11:51 AM
*To:* [email protected]
*Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] vivint
I heard they were using this in 28GHz for BH to their micro sites:
http://cbnl.com/vectastar-gigabit-highlights
Joe Falaschi
e-vergent
On May 21, 2015, at 1:29 PM, Sterling Jacobson wrote:
I think they are sometimes 5Ghz and sometimes something else on the
houses.
The backhauls appear to be the unlicensed SAF 20+GHZ stuff to nearby
drops.
Most of those in Saratoga Springs are connected to CentraCom Fiber at
the schools etc.
And they are doing 50Mbps for $50 or $60 depending on who you talk to.
So maybe they outperform DirectCom now, but when you guys get more
fiber and for a better price they will switch.
We took over quite a few in some neighborhoods already.
*From:*Af [mailto:[email protected]]*On Behalf Of*Chuck McCown
*Sent:*Thursday, May 21, 2015 12:20 PM
*To:*[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
*Subject:*[AFMUG] vivint
Anyone know if the APs are 5.8 GHz? I saw one going in today. Fed
with a backhaul with a 2 foot dish. Couldn�t get close enough to see
if it was licensed or not. The AP antennas look like little whips.
At roof top. In a very heavy tree�d neighborhood. With trees taller
than the houses. With a bunch of other WISPs in the area... And I
just rolled fiber down that street.
Wonder who will win in the end?
