Below is a list of suggestions made for topics during the WISPAPALOOZA Survey. I am creating another Survey to rank these topics and any other suggestions that come in as a result of this email. Please take a few minutes this weekend and read the topics and mentally prepare yourself to take the survey early next week. Please add additional topics you wish to be added to the survey. I am also interested on having several training sessions (approximately 4 hours each). I am looking for topics for more intense training and will seek out professional trainers to put these sessions on. There may be an additional charge for these sessions to offset the trainers travel expenses and time. We are nearly ready to open up registration for WISPAmerica 2013. It will be held in the Midwest at Covington, KY, "The South Side of Cincinnati", April 1st to the 5th. Training sessions and Partner Events will be on Monday and Friday with the bulk of the agenda topics below on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. The theme of this conference is "Developing Best Practices" Your feedback is important as we attempt to design an agenda that is customized to today's WISP industry and your needs. Please reply to [email protected]. I will send out the survey link Monday or Tuesday. Q1. FCC regulations and necessary paperwork to be filed by WISP's. Q2. Economically deploying 100 Mbps/1 Gbps backhauls while bypassing traditional carriers. Q3. Business Challenges for a WISP of <500 Customers, 501-2000 Customers, >2001 Customers Q4. Tower Negotiation Dialogue Q5. A session on current and upcoming wireless protocol standards, such as 802.11ac, ad and an overview of all of them from a neutral standpoint. Q6. Additional Revenue Opportunities relating to this industry. Q7. Locating and Mitigating Interference Q8. What I know now that I didn't know then (Hints and tips from larger WISPS) Q9. How to upgrade an aging network (cost effectively, methodically, etc.) Q10. Back office solutions: CRM, billing and network management. Q11. Back-up power systems Q12. Best Practices How to prevent Subsidized providers from deploying in Un-subsidized areas. Q13. "Bake-off" for billing systems? Q14. "Bake-off" for VoIP Providers Q15. Class on transitioning from a bridged to switched network Q16. Deployment economics Q17. FCC Regulation - additional, detailed information such as power limits, registration process, etc. Q18. OSHA - Specific to field techs and tower crews. Q19. Advocating on behalf of WISPA - guidance on meeting with respective congressmen, senators, etc and key WISPA topics and sample scripts so we can have a common voice when speaking with our legislators so that a bigger part of the government hears a consistent story with consistent goals. Q20. More knowledge exchange sessions. I found the loose format sessions with multiple operators jumping in to offer their experience was both helpful and more engaging, regardless of topic Q21. Fiber. Seems like we may be heading in that direction Q22. Financial metrics to determine WISP health and success Q23. How to compete in a mature market against AT&T and the local Cable company? Marketing strategies for the same. More information on how to make sales. How do you pay staff? What should you expect from your sales staff. Q24. Comparative session on different frequencies, their use in what type of environment. Q25. Comparitive Business Metrics - Operations Q26. Knowledge Exchange: Marketing Q27. Firewalls and Traffic Management Devices Q28. Update on TVWS regulation,equipment and deployment success/failure Q29. Operating a WISP in a municipal area Q30. Best Practices: Bandwidth Management Techniques Q31. Best Practices: IPv6 Transitioning Q32. Internal Personnel and Procedure Audits and Evaluation Q33. Best Practices: Network Construction and Maintenance Q34. Best Practices: Customer Relations Q35. Best Practices: Tower Rigging, Safety and Construction Techniques Q36. Best Practices: Time Management and Employee Efficiency Q37. How to shed your "geekdom" and communicate effectively with people. Q38. Comparitive Technical and Network Metrics Q39. A open forum chat with several successful operators Q40. Social Networking and how to make it work for your business Q41. Best Practices: Network Management and Evaluation Q42. Scaling business -- management, marketing, infrastructure, spectrum, etc. Q43. 2.5 GHz Spectrum, Licensing, Equipment, Economics Q44. Mergers and Acquisitions Q45. Use of Call Centers Q46. The carrier whats you to pay how much? Ways to find other providers that are less known. Q47. NLOS Solutions: Is there a good replacement for 900 MHz? Q48. Q49. Q50. <http://www.wispa.org/where-there-is-a-wisp-there-is-a-way> Where there is a Wisp, there is a way! Respectfully, Rick Harnish Executive Director WISPA 260-307-4000 cell 866-317-2851 Option 2 WISPA Office Skype: rick.harnish. [email protected] [email protected] (Trina and Rick)
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