The AFLTU chipset is brand new with no legacy bits. Their 2nd real custom chipset made at UBNT. Most likely a forklift.
On Dec 8, 2016 9:24 AM, "Ken Hohhof" <[email protected]> wrote: > AF software features will have to move lightyears ahead for LTU to compete > with 450/450i/450m. > > AF is very barebones, kind of like a licensed backhaul, and can get away > with it because it's just PTP. Cambium has 15 years of adding software > features and pulling all of them forward to the new platforms. Sure, it's > just a Small Matter Of Programming, but even now every time Cambium adds > some features there are some bugs to work out, so trying to bring out a new > PMP platform with all those features on day one would be a monumental > undertaking. > > Also, each PTP links is kind of a one-off, other than spares, training and > network management systems. You can put in an airFiber or Mimosa link, > then decide to use something else for your next link, and that first link > will continue working fine. PMP is different (assuming proprietary > systems), because once you deploy APs, all the CPEs have to match. And > with GPS sync, neighboring towers may have to use the same system. It's a > big decision. Yes, the cost is also a big decision, but you don't want to > deploy a bunch of PMP equipment and then end up hating it or finding the > vendor didn't deliver on the "implemented in future firmware" promises. > > Has anyone mentioned network transitions? Elevate lets you transition an > airMax network to ePMP. Is it fair to assume LTU will do the same? Or is > it a forklift upgrade? > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Af [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Seth Mattinen > Sent: Thursday, December 8, 2016 8:47 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] 450m , No News is Good News? > > On 12/8/16 6:23 AM, Mike Hammett wrote: > > Don't get me wrong, I think LTU will be out next year and I do think > > it'll be a big hit, mitigating a lot of the issues we've seen in their > > AirMax platform. It has just seemed like it takes a lot to get any of > > the groups there to really do what the customers want. > > > Certainly AirMax seems to have some design limitations. Lowly ePMP can do > sync on an Atheros-based platform while AirMax just can't seem to get there > at the same level. > > For me it's UBNT's ADD with abandoning things that makes me nervous. > Every vendor claims things that I'll believe it when it ships, but UBNT > will release something, make some progress, then drop it because it's no > longer new enough to raise stock prices or becomes unsexy long term > maintenance. Like AirControl, then AirControl 2, then cloud-whatever, then > AirCRM, now is it back to AirControl 2 again? I don't even know. I still > have some M gear and ePMP Elevate is tempting just to get away from the > AirControl dumpster fire. > > ~Seth > > >
