Whoa...that would be the answer to the business case. All 5GHz bands? Jeremy Grip North Branch Networks,LLC
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Mike Meluskey Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2016 1:52 PM To: Cambium Networks User Group <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Cambium-users] 450m CPE 5GHz The next-gen pmp450 CPE is coming in April. - no bandwidth license - dual-pol - around $200 Mike Meluskey Broadband VI > On Dec 14, 2016, at 2:38 PM, Jeremy Grip <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Sooo.. > I'm trying to figure out whether it really makes sense to deploy 450i > subs vs. 450's with the Medusa AP. As far as I can see the current > advantages are > (1) all three 5GHz bands, (2) unlocked throughput, (3) probable > improved interference mitigation, (4) integrated 23dB antenna (or > connectorized you're probably going to spend $600 total to add a 25dB > panel) and (4) more processing power for future upgrades. On the > other hand, the $500-600 price tag for a CPE makes for a pretty > difficult business case for residential customers--up to a couple hundred more, depending on the license level. > Counter argument: 10 or 20 meg licenses will need to be upgraded > eventually--does anybody believe BW appetite will stay the same?--and > you'll need to buy the connectorized and an external panel with the > 450 for anything outside 1km or so if you care about optimizing the > link budget. So in reality you're probably saving ~$100 to buy a CPE > that's going to be obsolete sooner than a 450i. > Thoughts, anyone? > > > Jeremy Grip > North Branch Networks,LLC > > > _______________________________________________ > Cambium-users mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/cambium-users _______________________________________________ Cambium-users mailing list [email protected] http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/cambium-users _______________________________________________ Cambium-users mailing list [email protected] http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/cambium-users
