I was under the impression they had one coming in the AC variant of the 2.4 line as well (yes, that's a thing).
On Mon, Feb 22, 2016 at 7:53 PM, CBB - Jay Fuller <[email protected]> wrote: > > I read there was airprism for 2.4 coming. .. > > Sent from my Verizon 4G LTE Smartphone > > ----- Reply message ----- > From: "Mathew Howard" <[email protected]> > To: "af" <[email protected]> > Subject: [AFMUG] Rick Harnish > Date: Mon, Feb 22, 2016 5:30 PM > > There is no airprism product for 2.4ghz... RF armor solves the problem of > UBNT sectors having horrible F/B ratio, but I'm not convinced it does a > whole lot of good beyond that... and just using the RF elements Rocket > shields with a decent antenna always seemed more practical to me. But > shielding only gets you so far... our biggest problem with UBNT 2.4ghz > hasn't been local self interference so much as with the limited spectrum in > 2.4ghz it's really hard to coordinate the channels on all of our towers so > that they aren't stepping on eachother (basically impossible in a lot of > areas, actually) - with sync, that problem would mostly go away... but there > is no way to fix it without sync, or using a different band... or getting > rid of half of our APs. > > So far, we've only put up one ePMP 2.4ghz AP, but it doesn't seem to be > doing too much differently nLOS than what I would've expected from UBNT > gear... but we never had UBNT 2.4ghz there, so I can't really say how it > compares.... I need to try replacing one of our UBNT 2.4 APs with an ePMP so > I can do more of a direct comparison. > > On Mon, Feb 22, 2016 at 5:11 PM, Dennis Burgess <[email protected]> > wrote: >> >> I was never sold on RF armor, while I do understand what it does, just >> don’t' like the plastic box of the ubnt (even though that has changed in >> some cases) and I don’t know if their Airprisim is working 100% ? if it >> would be you would think that would be a non-issue. >> >> I heard that they were taking another stab at the GPS stuff, but no >> confirmation if its working as it should or not. >> >> Dennis Burgess, CTO, Link Technologies, Inc. >> [email protected] – 314-735-0270 x103 – www.linktechs.net >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Af [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Josh Reynolds >> Sent: Monday, February 22, 2016 5:07 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Rick Harnish >> >> Yup, the 2.4 bleeds like a mofo. Had 3 of them back to back on an rf armor >> mount with rf armor on all of them. Was still rough. >> >> On Mon, Feb 22, 2016 at 5:00 PM, Josh Luthman >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> > Ubnt 2.4 is all we have right now that works. It doesn't sync and man >> > does that stuff bleed - RF armor didn't do very well and the KP >> > sectors are better, but not enough IMO. The best site we have is with >> > several walls of brick and mortar that attenuate between the three APs.. >> > >> > >> > Josh Luthman >> > Office: 937-552-2340 >> > Direct: 937-552-2343 >> > 1100 Wayne St >> > Suite 1337 >> > Troy, OH 45373 >> > >> > On Mon, Feb 22, 2016 at 5:55 PM, Jay Weekley >> > <[email protected]> >> > wrote: >> >> >> >> What about Ubquiti 2.4 for those trees? Needing sync? >> >> >> >> Josh Luthman wrote: >> >>> >> >>> Well here's my thoughts. I'm currently using ePMP. It does pretty >> >>> well, but there's little to know nLOS functionality. 2400 MHz with >> >>> ePMP gets scarred by even a few trees. There are a lot of homes >> >>> (maybe 20%) that we could hook up if we could burn through some trees. >> >>> >> >>> 20% more customers/revenue doesn't justify the expense of Telrad - >> >>> this is with the assumption that Telrad would be able to burn >> >>> through the trees at 3650. Huge waste in capex if we don't get >> >>> those extra customers unless we can really upsell customer's on >> >>> higher bandwidth rates (I expect this to be minimal). >> >>> >> >>> If Baicells can offer the same (assumed) nLOS capability at a lower >> >>> cost and I can hook up 20% more customers, the numbers could certainly >> >>> work. >> >>> More people are happy we can give them service and Imagine is >> >>> happier to have the greater revenue (and a safe bet of higher ARPU). >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> Josh Luthman >> >>> Office: 937-552-2340 >> >>> Direct: 937-552-2343 >> >>> 1100 Wayne St >> >>> Suite 1337 >> >>> Troy, OH 45373 >> >>> >> >>> On Mon, Feb 22, 2016 at 5:15 PM, Josh Reynolds <[email protected] >> >>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >>> >> >>> Are you looking for an upgrade for your current Chinese made gear >> >>> for >> >>> different Chinese made gear? :P >> >>> >> >>> On Mon, Feb 22, 2016 at 4:13 PM, Josh Luthman >> >>> <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> >> >>> wrote: >> >>> > I'd rather ask and know than assume and get it wrong. >> >>> > >> >>> > >> >>> > Josh Luthman >> >>> > Office: 937-552-2340 <tel:937-552-2340> >> >>> > Direct: 937-552-2343 <tel:937-552-2343> >> >>> > 1100 Wayne St >> >>> > Suite 1337 >> >>> > Troy, OH 45373 >> >>> > >> >>> > On Mon, Feb 22, 2016 at 5:12 PM, Josh Reynolds >> >>> <[email protected] >> >>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >>> >> >> >>> >> I don't have an answer for you about Baicells, but I am curious >> >>> as to >> >>> >> why you asked this question. I have seen 0 movement by many big >> >>> >> companies over the past few years to focus on anything but LTE. >> >>> >> >> >>> >> On Mon, Feb 22, 2016 at 4:07 PM, Josh Luthman >> >>> >> <[email protected] >> >>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >>> >> > Let me ask it this way... >> >>> >> > >> >>> >> > Is Baicells future product line including only LTE products >> >>> for >> >>> >> > different >> >>> >> > situations or are they looking at any other delivery MAC >> >>> (proprietary, >> >>> >> > Wimax, 802.11, etc.) >> >>> >> > >> >>> >> > >> >>> >> > Josh Luthman >> >>> >> > Office: 937-552-2340 <tel:937-552-2340> >> >>> >> > Direct: 937-552-2343 <tel:937-552-2343> >> >>> >> > 1100 Wayne St >> >>> >> > Suite 1337 >> >>> >> > Troy, OH 45373 >> >>> >> > >> >>> >> > On Mon, Feb 22, 2016 at 5:05 PM, Adam Moffett >> >>> <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> >> >>> >> > wrote: >> >>> >> >> >> >>> >> >> Baicells is not actually selling anything at this point. >> >>> >> >> >> >>> >> >> >> >>> >> >> On 2/22/2016 4:57 PM, Josh Luthman wrote: >> >>> >> >> >> >>> >> >> Is Baicells selling only LTE products at this point? >> >>> >> >> >> >>> >> >> >> >>> >> >> Josh Luthman >> >>> >> >> Office: 937-552-2340 <tel:937-552-2340> >> >>> >> >> Direct: 937-552-2343 <tel:937-552-2343> >> >>> >> >> 1100 Wayne St >> >>> >> >> Suite 1337 >> >>> >> >> Troy, OH 45373 >> >>> >> >> >> >>> >> >> On Mon, Feb 22, 2016 at 3:51 PM, Rick Harnish >> >>> >> >> <[email protected] >> >>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> Thank you Chuck! I don’t officially start until March >> >>> 1st. Patrick >> >>> >> >>> is >> >>> >> >>> putting together a great team, including Boun Senekham, >> >>> myself and two >> >>> >> >>> others yet to be announced. I am really looking forward to >> >>> talking to >> >>> >> >>> Wisps >> >>> >> >>> on a daily schedule again. We think Baicells products will >> >>> be well >> >>> >> >>> received >> >>> >> >>> and we are excited to be working together to make sure our >> >>> clients are >> >>> >> >>> extremely satisfied. >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> Below is a combination of two press releases that came out >> >>> last week. >> >>> >> >>> It >> >>> >> >>> was easier to combine the two as much of the material was >> >>> duplicated. >> >>> >> >>> My >> >>> >> >>> new email address should be set up in a few days and will >> >>> be >> >>> >> >>> [email protected] >> >>> <mailto:[email protected]>. Patrick’s is >> >>> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >> >>> >> >>> and >> >>> >> >>> Boun’s will be [email protected] >> >>> <mailto:[email protected]>. >> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> Make sure and visit our booth (215) at WISPAmerica. >> >>> Baicells >> >>> >> >>> Technologies is a Gold Sponsor. >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> Patrick Leary, Rick Harnish & Boun Senekham Take on >> >>> Leadership Roles >> >>> >> >>> with >> >>> >> >>> Baicells North America >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> Feb 17, 2016 >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> Dallas, TX, USA & Beijing, China – February 15, 2016 >> >>> —Baicells >> >>> >> >>> Technologies, an emerging global provider of disruptive LTE >> >>> solutions >> >>> >> >>> founded by several of the telecom market’s top scientists >> >>> and >> >>> >> >>> executives, >> >>> >> >>> today announced the launch of their North American >> >>> operations, also >> >>> >> >>> naming >> >>> >> >>> American wireless broadband veteran Patrick Leary to lead >> >>> the >> >>> >> >>> subsidiary. >> >>> >> >>> Baicells, a 2015 Red Herring Top 100 Asia Winner, is >> >>> focused on >> >>> >> >>> connecting >> >>> >> >>> the unconnected using cutting-edge and disruptively-valued >> >>> LTE >> >>> >> >>> solutions. >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> Less than two years old, Baicells’ technology is already >> >>> >> >>> network-accepted >> >>> >> >>> by one of the top mobile carriers in the world, and won a >> >>> small cell >> >>> >> >>> innovation award from a top U.S. based silicon maker. >> >>> Baicells was >> >>> >> >>> founded >> >>> >> >>> by top telecom executives, including Chairman and CEO Sun >> >>> Lixin, >> >>> >> >>> formerly >> >>> >> >>> one of the “12 Fellows” of Huawei, a former chairman of the >> >>> ITU-R WP5D >> >>> >> >>> and a >> >>> >> >>> leading scientist for 3GPP.org, both global organizations >> >>> defining >> >>> >> >>> 4G/5g and >> >>> >> >>> LTE standards. >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> “We founded Baicells because we have a dream to be a >> >>> disruptive >> >>> >> >>> player, >> >>> >> >>> including in North America, and few people have had a >> >>> greater >> >>> >> >>> influence over >> >>> >> >>> the North American wireless broadband market than Patrick >> >>> Leary,” >> >>> >> >>> explained >> >>> >> >>> Mr. Sun Lixin. “Patrick shares our vision and our passion >> >>> to connect >> >>> >> >>> the >> >>> >> >>> unconnected, so this is a natural pairing for both Baicells >> >>> and Mr. >> >>> >> >>> Leary. >> >>> >> >>> We are excited for our future in North America.” >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> “My career’s mission has been to enable the entrepreneurs >> >>> bravely >> >>> >> >>> trying >> >>> >> >>> to solve the digital divide across the continent,” shared >> >>> Patrick >> >>> >> >>> Leary, >> >>> >> >>> President, Baicells, North America. “In Baicells, I’ve >> >>> found a company >> >>> >> >>> with >> >>> >> >>> the same passion, as well as the resources and drive to >> >>> disrupt the >> >>> >> >>> market >> >>> >> >>> with unique and right-priced LTE solutions. I’m honored to >> >>> join the >> >>> >> >>> esteemed >> >>> >> >>> leadership team at Baicells.” >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> Baicells, an end-to-end LTE solution provider, has three >> >>> main product >> >>> >> >>> sets: Light4g, BroFi, and WeLTE, targeting small cells, >> >>> rural >> >>> >> >>> broadband, and >> >>> >> >>> private LTE networks, respectively. We also develop our own >> >>> cloud core >> >>> >> >>> enhanced packet core (EPC) technologies, along with the >> >>> supporting QAM >> >>> >> >>> management and billing software tools. Our solutions >> >>> support >> >>> >> >>> unlicensed >> >>> >> >>> spectrum, as well as the newly-created U.S. CBRS band, and >> >>> higher >> >>> >> >>> power 2.x >> >>> >> >>> and Canadian 3.x frequencies. >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> Also joining the Baicells North America team is Mr. Rick >> >>> Harnish, >> >>> >> >>> formerly the Executive Director of WISPA, the Wireless >> >>> Internet >> >>> >> >>> Service >> >>> >> >>> Providers’ Association, to the position of Director of WISP >> >>> Markets. >> >>> >> >>> Rick >> >>> >> >>> will lead penetration and customer management in this vital >> >>> market >> >>> >> >>> sector. >> >>> >> >>> Rick joins officially March 1. >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> During his tenure with WISPA, Mr. Harnish grew the >> >>> association from >> >>> >> >>> about >> >>> >> >>> 100 to 800 member companies. Over the course of this >> >>> period, WISPA >> >>> >> >>> established itself as the association of record for the >> >>> industry, >> >>> >> >>> leading >> >>> >> >>> its representation before Congress and the Federal >> >>> Communications >> >>> >> >>> Commission. “I’ve known Rick for many years,” said Patrick >> >>> Leary, >> >>> >> >>> President, >> >>> >> >>> Baicells North America. “Rick is pretty much ‘Mr. WISP’ and >> >>> he remains >> >>> >> >>> a >> >>> >> >>> much-loved figure in the WISP market. Baicells and our >> >>> customers will >> >>> >> >>> greatly benefit from his steady hand, and of course the >> >>> depth and >> >>> >> >>> breadth of >> >>> >> >>> his knowledge.” >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> “Life’s journey is filled with wonders and twists,” shared >> >>> Mr. >> >>> >> >>> Harnish. >> >>> >> >>> “I love this community and Baicells will be a perfect >> >>> vehicle for me >> >>> >> >>> to take >> >>> >> >>> the next step to help build our industry. I hope my friends >> >>> throughout >> >>> >> >>> will >> >>> >> >>> welcome me to the commercial side of our industry, and will >> >>> be patient >> >>> >> >>> as I >> >>> >> >>> learn new things.” >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> Additionally, Baicells is also happy to announce Mr. Boun >> >>> Senekham, a >> >>> >> >>> top >> >>> >> >>> wireless broadband sales executive and customer >> >>> relationship expert, >> >>> >> >>> has >> >>> >> >>> joined the Baicells North America team. The announcement >> >>> comes one day >> >>> >> >>> following the news that market veteran Patrick Leary will >> >>> lead the >> >>> >> >>> North >> >>> >> >>> American subsidiary. Boun (rhymes with “dune”) joins >> >>> officially March >> >>> >> >>> 1. >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> For the past 7 years, Boun has been a regional sales >> >>> manager for >> >>> >> >>> Double >> >>> >> >>> Radius, one of the leading value-added distributors in the >> >>> wireless >> >>> >> >>> market >> >>> >> >>> and where he consistently was among its top performers. >> >>> “Baicells will >> >>> >> >>> be >> >>> >> >>> built by professionals with reputations synonymous with >> >>> integrity and >> >>> >> >>> commitment,” noted Patrick. “We owe this to our partners in >> >>> China, who >> >>> >> >>> put >> >>> >> >>> so much faith in us, and we owe this especially to our >> >>> future >> >>> >> >>> customers, >> >>> >> >>> whose businesses will depend upon our solutions. Ask anyone >> >>> who’s been >> >>> >> >>> around this space for a few years which salespeople they >> >>> trust the >> >>> >> >>> most, and >> >>> >> >>> Boun will be in that list.” >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> “This was not an easy decision for me,” commented Mr. >> >>> Senekham, “But >> >>> >> >>> I’m >> >>> >> >>> joining colleagues with such passion for our market they >> >>> consider this >> >>> >> >>> work >> >>> >> >>> a vocation, and combined with a parent company led by some >> >>> of the >> >>> >> >>> smartest >> >>> >> >>> people in LTE, this was the right move. I’m excited to >> >>> share Baicells >> >>> >> >>> with >> >>> >> >>> my contacts, and honored to be selected to build our sales >> >>> >> >>> organization.” >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> About Baicells >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> Baicells is a privately-held, high tech company dedicated >> >>> in wireless >> >>> >> >>> broadband access solutions. Our main products and solutions >> >>> cover >> >>> >> >>> indoor and >> >>> >> >>> outdoor small cells, CPEs, antennas, etc. With the vision >> >>> to connect >> >>> >> >>> the >> >>> >> >>> unconnected, Baicells has introduced some real breakthrough >> >>> >> >>> technologies to >> >>> >> >>> the LTE system, like moving a complete LTE system to >> >>> unlicensed >> >>> >> >>> spectrum and >> >>> >> >>> building it with an IT based architecture. With Baicells’ >> >>> turnkey >> >>> >> >>> end-to-end >> >>> >> >>> solutions, it becomes much easier to provide wireless >> >>> internet within >> >>> >> >>> everyone's reach at a very low cost. >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> Baicells' innovative solutions can be used by mobile >> >>> operators, >> >>> >> >>> broadband >> >>> >> >>> access operators, cable operators, mobile virtual >> >>> operators, >> >>> >> >>> governments and >> >>> >> >>> enterprise private networks. >> >>> (http://www.Baicells.com/en/index.jsp) >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> Respectfully, >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> Rick Harnish >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> Broadband Consultant & Industry Analyst >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> 260-307-4000 <tel:260-307-4000> cell >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> Skype: rick.harnish. >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> Twitter: @rharnish >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> From: Af [mailto:[email protected] >> >>> <mailto:[email protected]>] On Behalf Of Chuck McCown >> >>> >> >>> Sent: Monday, February 22, 2016 3:26 PM >> >>> >> >>> To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >> >>> >> >>> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Rick Harnish >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> Well, Congrats Rick! (a week late) >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> From: Jason McKemie >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> Sent: Monday, February 22, 2016 1:25 PM >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Rick Harnish >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> Yeah, there was an announcement last week. >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> On Monday, February 22, 2016, Chuck McCown <[email protected] >> >>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> Did I miss this: Rick is at BaiCells now. >> >>> >> >> >> >>> >> >> >> >>> >> >> >> >>> >> > >> >>> > >> >>> > >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> > > >
