Hello all, I think at least part of the problem is technical as well.
Pretty much any medium-to-large scale b/g deployment requires the entire spectrum (i.e., all 3 channels) to be used for a particular building/geography. In high density areas such as NYC or other multi-tenant environments such as Airports you are pretty much guaranteed co-channel interference from overlapping deployments in the same RF space. Many large WiFi users in NYC are having issues with services like Verizon's WiFi bleeding into their office environment and interfering with APs on the same or overlapping channels. One way to mitigate this issue is to deploy all of the APs on the same channel. There are a few vendors that have architectures that allow this capability. Of course, there are other challenges, but spectrum allocation is a core issue. Another way, highlighted in this article is to designate a WiFi authority for a particular chunk of real estate. I've seen this starting to happen a little more in suburban commercial leasing agreements. Not so much in the urban areas where tenants perhaps see WiFi as more strategic to their own business operations. Tom Atkins Meru Networks Northeast Region Sales Manager Office -- (203) 341-0140 Cell -- (917) 270-6500 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.merunetworks.com -----Original Message----- From: Dustin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, June 25, 2004 5:04 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [nycwireless] WifiNetNews: Airports Hit Brick Wall in Regulating Unlicensed Radio This is great news and puts an end to the debate we have had many times as to whether or not a landlord could bar deployment of a wireless node. Does this mean that a commercial landlord cannot put a lease provision in reserving the right to control deployment of unlicensed wireless equipment? It seems for the most part landlords can stick whatever they want into a lease, especially a commercial lease. - Dustin - http://wifinetnews.com/archives/003937.html "Airports Hit Brick Wall in Regulating Unlicensed Radio The FCC says landlords, associations can’t regulate Part 15 use: The FCC’s Office of Engineering and Technology says that the function of regulating and coordinating frequency use is reserved to the FCC itself. It’s a clear refutation of mall owners, airports, and condominium associations to limit use of Wi-Fi and other wireless technologies. (Document as Word, PDF, Text.)" -- NYCwireless - http://www.nycwireless.net/ Un/Subscribe: http://lists.nycwireless.net/mailman/listinfo/nycwireless/ Archives: http://lists.nycwireless.net/pipermail/nycwireless/ -- NYCwireless - http://www.nycwireless.net/ Un/Subscribe: http://lists.nycwireless.net/mailman/listinfo/nycwireless/ Archives: http://lists.nycwireless.net/pipermail/nycwireless/
