The home router form-factor is a recent addition: http://www.ignitenet.com/products/gateway-ac1200/
So it is more like a home router with enterprise wireless features I suppose. It turned out that what we had for the enterprise side was really close to an awesome managed WiFi product for service providers too. The hardware is a means to an end though. Our focus right now (and the past year or so) is adding a ton more applications to cover a lot more verticals - to basically convert it into a revenue generation platform for you. The analogy I like to use is the flip phone. No one really uses those anymore because the phone now is a lot more than just something to make phone calls. The WiFi router/gateway should follow the same idea - it should be more than just a connection. Anyone that wants one to try, shoot me an email offlist with shipping info. We have a batch of them that we can send out (first come, first serve). Thanks, -Hal On Wed, Jan 18, 2017 at 2:45 PM Darin Steffl <[email protected]> wrote: > Harold, > > Can you elaborate further on the gateway you're referring to? I thought > you guys only had access points, not home routers. > > > On Wed, Jan 18, 2017 at 12:17 AM Harold Bledsoe <[email protected]> > wrote: > > This. > > I think the main point is that when you are delivering an internet > connection, if the last foot (e.g. bad WiFi) is bad, the average customer > is going to assume the internet connection is bad. > > Managed WiFi gives you the visibility you need to know what is going on > and a chance to fix it without a truck roll. > > If anyone wants to try out our new gateway I'm happy to provide one so you > can see the difference. Every one of my family members has one of our > gateways just so I don't have to do another one of those painful phone > support calls. ;-) > > > There's about 100 other selling points including parental controls etc. > > Yep, and we see this as the next huge value-add for ISPs - add more > services through applications delivered over your service. Up-sell > family-safe internet to your resi customers. Up-sell shop/restaurant/gym > customers to enhanced guest WiFi with business intelligence and social > marketing. Up-sell SMB customers with network level anti-virus and > anti-malware. Etc. etc. > > If you aren't adding another $20-30 of monthly recurring revenue on top of > the internet service you provide, then you are leaving money on the table. > I boldly say this based on the ISP customers we have that are doing just > this and tearing it up! > > -Hal > > On Wed, Jan 18, 2017 at 10:48 AM Sean Heskett <[email protected]> wrote: > > They can call us anytime the want for help with our router (almost zero > calls per month) if it dies we replace it (1 per year) > > Selling point is they don't have to talk to [insert router brand here] who > will charge them $150 for the first support call. There's about 100 other > selling points including parental controls etc. > > When they resist going for it we give them a free 1 month no obligation > trial...they never want to give the router back. > > -Sean > > > > > On Tue, Jan 17, 2017 at 4:15 PM Jon Langeler <[email protected]> > wrote: > > What kind of support is included with managed routers? Selling points? > What happens if the router dies over a weekend? > > > Jon Langeler > Michwave Technologies, Inc. > > > On Jan 17, 2017, at 11:02 AM, Sean Heskett <[email protected]> wrote: > > 844E is less than $150 > > we buy direct from calix > > we charge $99 "setup fee" and $12/mo for our "managed wifi" service. (we > retain ownership of all hardware) > > excellent take rate so far :-) > > -sean > > > > On Mon, Jan 16, 2017 at 10:31 PM, Josh Corson <[email protected]> > wrote: > > What's the price on a 844E? > Vendor? > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Jan 16, 2017, at 11:13 PM, Sean Heskett <[email protected]> wrote: > > Yeah the cloud software is what makes calix awesome. > > The hardware is high end 802.11ac gear. > > > On Mon, Jan 16, 2017 at 9:58 PM David Kunat <[email protected]> wrote: > > Do you use their cloud management with the 844E? > > On Jan 16, 2017, at 7:37 PM, Sean Heskett <[email protected]> wrote: > > Calix 844E > > > - Sean > > > On Mon, Jan 16, 2017 at 9:28 PM Josh Corson <[email protected]> > wrote: > > What does everyone use/offer for managed customer routers? > > > > We use the Cambium R200P router currently, however we are looking for > > one with better wireless range. In general circumstances the router > > works fine, but we are looking for a good all in one, manageable > > router with excellent range - and maybe dual band (I know the R201P > > exists). The R200P seems pricey for simply single band 2.4ghz. > > > > Not too hung up on the ability to power the CPE through the router. > > Poe bricks are fine. > > > > Thanks > > > > Josh > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > > > > > > > > >
