Re: [WISPA] High Throughput Licensed vs. Unlicensed - change of topic -- customers / AP

2009-04-10 Thread Charles Wu
rum reuse etc and the conversation starts to get a lot more complex :) But, in any case this has been an eye-opening discussion... Scott Carullo Brevard Wireless 321-205-1100 x102 Original Message > From: "Charles Wu" > Sent: Friday, April 10, 2009 2:47 PM >

Re: [WISPA] High Throughput Licensed vs. Unlicensed

2009-04-10 Thread Charles Wu
>I do see Travis's point about the longer range shots, however. I've >got a 35, 45 and 65 mile shots with StarOS and they work just fine but >only put out about 18-25meg at those distances. That's enough for me, >but I can see where you would want more capacity and I suppose that >within th

Re: [WISPA] 10 GigE

2009-04-10 Thread Charles Wu
Hey Matt, You're back? Or do you just need a break from changing diapers? -Charles -Original Message- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of mlio...@r337.com Sent: Friday, April 10, 2009 7:13 AM To: scubac...@gmail.com; WISPA General List Subj

Re: [WISPA] getting up to speed on various PtP microwave solutions

2009-04-06 Thread Charles Wu
Hi Daniel, >It's probably a nice general overview... but some things are missing/wrong: The rules have changed over the last 5 years since the articles were written -Charles WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://sig

Re: [WISPA] getting up to speed on various PtP microwave solutions

2009-04-05 Thread Charles Wu
Hi Rogelio, What specifically are you looking for? The only difference from micro/milli-meter wave (e.g., 10+ GHz) and standard unlicensed wireless is rain fade Do you want an explanation on that? -Charles -Original Message- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wi

Re: [WISPA] 24ghz links

2009-03-29 Thread Charles Wu
It's my understanding that 24 GHz is priced pretty close to 23 GHz (~$10-15k / link depending on antennas / configuration / etc) -- so unless you're in the Canada, I don't see why anyone wouldn't just pay the extra $2k to get a FCC license -Charles -Original Message- From: wireless-bou

Re: [WISPA] Colocation

2009-03-23 Thread Charles Wu
Hi Travis, I know a few adult guys that will push anything you give them would be thrilled to meet you and your unlimited plan at $75 / month / server =) -Charles From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Travis Johnson Sent: Monday, March 23, 2009 9:51

Re: [WISPA] Cost of bandwidth

2009-03-22 Thread Charles Wu
excess of $6k (and getting to that > requires a 25 mile wireless hop). In many areas of the country, > $300-400/mbps is the rule for Nx/T1s. > > John > > Charles Wu wrote: >> Hi Hal, >> >> In the grand scheme of things...bandwidth / port costs are a minute fra

Re: [WISPA] Cost of bandwidth

2009-03-22 Thread Charles Wu
3, and the best pricing I have gotten on a DS3 is in excess of $6k (and getting to that requires a 25 mile wireless hop). In many areas of the country, $300-400/mbps is the rule for Nx/T1s. John Charles Wu wrote: > Hi Hal, > > In the grand scheme of things...bandwidth / port costs are a mi

Re: [WISPA] ISP billing/management software.

2009-03-21 Thread Charles Wu
>As for merchant services, we have a very nice system in place through our >local bank. We're quite happy with it and we're getting very good rates. Good for you Remember, credit card rates are all based upon fraud & risk (e.g., a swiped card has a lower transaction rate than a phone order / ke

Re: [WISPA] Cost of bandwidth

2009-03-21 Thread Charles Wu
Hi Hal, In the grand scheme of things...bandwidth / port costs are a minute fraction of an ISP/WISPs operating expenses (heck, I find that for a residential WISP...the credit card processing bill can be higher than the bandwidth bill) That said, look at it this way Based on our studies/trendin

Re: [WISPA] ISP billing/management software.

2009-03-21 Thread Charles Wu
Hi Marlon, In no particular order, here's a list of some of the more popular ISP/WISP billing packages that we see in the market Platypus/Tucows PowerCode Rodopi BillMax Freeside Emerald / IEA Software Every package has their strengths and weaknesses -- ultimately, it comes down to personal pr

Re: [WISPA] LinkedIn

2009-03-01 Thread Charles Wu
I'm on both, but I personally have a preference for facebook (easier to use, IMO) -Charles -Original Message- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of 3-dB Networks Sent: Sunday, March 01, 2009 8:53 AM To: 'WISPA General List' Subject: Re: [WISPA

Re: [WISPA] Mesh just for kicks

2009-02-17 Thread Charles Wu
A new movement started after Meraki turned to the "dark-side" a few years ago Open Mesh Picks Up Where Meraki Left Off As in, dirt cheap mesh networking gear for communities A new mesh-networking project by the co-founder of NetEquality and the developer of mesh-networking management software mi

Re: [WISPA] Need 18ghz link

2009-02-12 Thread Charles Wu
>Charles, Thanks for the prompt response , I was thinking more on >availability. >Say I'm on a crowded area, what would be the chances of not getting >the license? Hard to say...but keep in mind, we were able to get that license for you after Micronet said "no-go" That said, even though you ha

Re: [WISPA] Need 18ghz link

2009-02-12 Thread Charles Wu
>For one of our busy sites right now, we have two 5ghz links to it in >order to have good speed, as one wasn't enough (and the redundancy was a >good byproduct). I would love a few cost effective <2 mile links that >don't need licensing, doesn't use 5ghz and can do 200mbps actual data or >faster. I

Re: [WISPA] Need 18ghz link

2009-02-12 Thread Charles Wu
about the products and the operation managers in us care about the business. As was said there is no wrong choice. Is this a correct statement or am I wrong and where? On 2/12/09, Charles Wu wrote: >>>Dragonwave did not ship $50mil last year, it >>>was closer to $40Mil - and by t

Re: [WISPA] Need 18ghz link

2009-02-12 Thread Charles Wu
Unfortunately, it's the same as getting a new license...the only difference comes in application fees If it's a BRAND NEW tower with nothing -- you pay the FCC $640 / site for a new application If it's a MODIFICATION to an existing tower with a license -- you pay the FCC $240 / site for a major

Re: [WISPA] Need 18ghz link

2009-02-12 Thread Charles Wu
>>Dragonwave did not ship $50mil last year, it >>was closer to $40Mil - and by the way they are losing tons of money >>quarter-after-quarter. Trango is, and has always been profitable. >Well you can read Dragonwave's latest financial statement here... >http://www.dragonwaveinc.com/docs/corporate/

Re: [WISPA] BS....was Ceragon, Dragonwave and whatelse?

2009-02-03 Thread Charles Wu
>38GHz is typically leased from a third party. 18GHz is leased directly from >the FCC. Typically 38GHz is more expensive over the course of ten years as >opposed to 18GHz, 23GHz, 11GHz 6GHz, etc from the FCC. Adding onto Brad's point -- 38 GHz falls under "owned" spectrum (stuff that's been auc

Re: [WISPA] BS....was Ceragon, Dragonwave and whatelse?

2009-02-03 Thread Charles Wu
>Generally 6GHz, 11GHz, 18GHz, and 23GHz will cost somewhere in the range of >$3k to license depending on how you go about it. Best course of action is >to always have the company your buying the gear from do the licensing >work... it will usually be cheaper and prevent mistakes. Wow...$3k? Assu

Re: [WISPA] UBNT Bullet5 review...

2009-01-22 Thread Charles Wu (CTI)
AF 101 http://www.wisptech.com/index.php/Animal_Farm AF09 http://www.wbmfg.com/animalfarm -Charles -Original Message- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Ron Wallace Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2009 8:14 AM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re

Re: [WISPA] UBNT Bullet5 review...

2009-01-22 Thread Charles Wu (CTI)
Uh oh...we've started a holy war... Here's my philosophy these days...*NOTHING* works perfectly, but *ANYTHING* can be made to work -> if there's will (and a little bit of ingenuity and duct tape), there's a way =) That being said, there's a case to be made, especially when we're talking scal

Re: [WISPA] UBNT Bullet5 review... - OFFLIST

2009-01-22 Thread Charles Wu (CTI)
OFFLIST This seems to be happening a lot lately :-) Daniel White 3-dB Networks http://www.3dbnetworks.com >-Original Message- >From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On >Behalf Of Charles Wu (CTI) >Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2009 2:17 AM >

Re: [WISPA] UBNT Bullet5 review... - OFFLIST

2009-01-22 Thread Charles Wu (CTI)
Chuck, Just a word of friendly advice The Canopy / WISP resale world is a competitive and brutal space -- if your plan is to target WISPs, I'd recommend that you save the trouble and find another vertical market or product The "reseller" cost that you see isn't that far off of what "street WIS

Re: [WISPA] Trango Question - OFFLIST

2009-01-20 Thread Charles Wu (CTI)
Of Matt Jenkins Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2009 4:36 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] Trango Question Please do enlighten us of this latest special. - Matt Charles Wu (CTI) wrote: >> I just received an email from a vendor that sells competing products to >> Trango. Th

Re: [WISPA] Ceragon, Dragonwave and whatelse?

2009-01-20 Thread Charles Wu (CTI)
Hi Brad, >Half mile? Ours is almost 2.5miles in an RF unfriendly rain zone. The link >has been up for more than a year and the client has been thrilled. So >thrilled in fact that we've got another planned for them with a roadmap of >more to follow. Being the devil's advocate I recently priced

Re: [WISPA] Ceragon, Dragonwave and whatelse?

2009-01-20 Thread Charles Wu (CTI)
Hi Tom, >But that is not my point. I personally do not think that peak capacity is >the big factor in a buying decission for WISPs.. >Once you are in the 400mb + range, over subscription is your friend. I would argue that after taking Matt L out of the equation, 100 Mb FD is more than enough for

Re: [WISPA] Multi-Point MMW- was Ceragon, Dragonwave and whatelse?

2009-01-20 Thread Charles Wu (CTI)
t gear they use to accomplish it. (maybe Hughes?) I do not know if this is with Unlicensed, or with the other geographic licensed 24Ghz bands. Tom DeReggi RapidDSL & Wireless, Inc IntAirNet- Fixed Wireless Broadband - Original Message ----- From: "Charles Wu (CTI)" To: "

Re: [WISPA] Ceragon, Dragonwave and whatelse?

2009-01-20 Thread Charles Wu (CTI)
Hi Bob, >I personally would use an all ODU version because it makes servicing a >breeze and also swapping out a bad radio quick and simple. No guessing >about is it the indoor unit, is it the outdoor unit, is it the interface >cable??? Get an all ODU like the Dragonwave Horizon and you run CAT5 >

Re: [WISPA] Ceragon, Dragonwave and whatelse?

2009-01-20 Thread Charles Wu (CTI)
Hi Bob, >I don't think Trango will be a good fit considering the 20-25 mile link >distances, 18 Ghz. and the reduced tx power compared to others in the >lower bands. You forget that Travis lives in "RF Nirvana" In RF Nirvana, 38 GHz goes 15 miles and 18 GHz 30 miles with 99.999% uptime -Charles

Re: [WISPA] Ceragon, Dragonwave and whatelse?

2009-01-20 Thread Charles Wu (CTI)
>Ceragon has a very good name, but is much more expensive than Dragonwave >(and honestly I have a hard time finding the value proposition to Ceragon >over Dragonwave... even though I sell Ceragon gear) Hehe...I might argue the same of Trango vs Dragonwave =) >Ceragon and Dragonwave will probably

Re: [WISPA] Trango Question

2009-01-19 Thread Charles Wu (CTI)
>I just received an email from a vendor that sells competing products to >Trango. The email said: "I don't know if you are aware of this but Trango >just recently let their complete engineering staff go so you may want to >consider another product." We just visited with Trango and I can personall

Re: [WISPA] Multi-Point MMW- was Ceragon, Dragonwave and whatelse?

2009-01-19 Thread Charles Wu (CTI)
1. Dragonwave WILL NOT work in PtMP in the sense you're talking about (e.g., as things currently stand, radios associate on a 1:1 basis -- now, you could "disconnect" and "reconnect" to different radios, but that wouldn't exactly be considered "real-time" PtMP switching) 2. Off the top of my he

[WISPA] P0RN Industry goes Limp - requests $5 billion bail-out

2009-01-07 Thread Charles Wu (CTI)
It's not friday -- but this one's too good to pass up - - When President Bush announced his economic stimulus in January 2008, he bragged that his package was the "right size" and would "boost" the economy: I am pleased that this agreement meets the criterion that I

Re: [WISPA] Postage

2009-01-05 Thread Charles Wu (CTI)
Platypus (Billing Company) has a service where they will print, fold, mail statements for $0.70 / invoice -- that includes printing, folding, stuffin, envelope, return envelope, perforated tear-offs and even the stamp To me, that sounds like a smoking deal (granted, you need to use the Platypus

[WISPA] It's time again for those New Years Resolutions

2008-12-29 Thread Charles Wu (CTI)
Fulfilling Your Dreams - Five Easy Steps As we say farewell to 2008 and welcome 2009, it's time to shine. What an idea juncture for reflecting, planning and determining what our dreams really are and how we will achieve them. How many of you have already established your resolutions (goals) f

Re: [WISPA] U.S. Adults Choosing Internet Over Sex

2008-12-15 Thread Charles Wu (CTI)
The wife's in bed and I'm still...responding to message on this listserv =/ -Charles -Original Message- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Eje Gustafsson Sent: Monday, December 15, 2008 11:57 PM To: wireless@wispa.org Subject: [WISPA] U.S. A

Re: [WISPA] Vecima 3.65

2008-12-14 Thread Charles Wu (CTI)
>I was told that Redlines's WiMax solution would be interoperable - but >that was a salesmen speaking. They are... At a base level -Charles This message is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged, confidentia

Re: [WISPA] Vecima 3.65

2008-12-14 Thread Charles Wu (CTI)
To add to Jeff point...WiMAX certification & interoperability is limited to a "lowest common denominator" -- for example, looking at the MAC, interoperability is only guaranteed at the BE level (so unless there's some level of AP / CPE manufacturer cooperation, most of those nifty QoS features

Re: [WISPA] PS

2008-12-12 Thread Charles Wu (CTI)
I've got a bunch (20+) of the Dragonwave AC Power Bricks laying around (they're 48V) Can you outline exact specs? And do you need a pin connector? Or are you just going to cut off the ends and jack it straight in? -Charles -Original Message- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wire

Re: [WISPA] Client Speeds

2008-12-04 Thread Charles Wu (CTI)
In small business (especially growing startups that are still looking to reach that critical mass of break-even / profitability, which, I generally see in the WISP space at about 1000 customers or $50k / month in total revenue) cash is king If you look at statistics, over 80% of all small busin

Re: [WISPA] 3650 Foliage

2008-12-02 Thread Charles Wu (CTI)
>Have we gotten any reports how 3650 works with foliage? It doesn't >Would MIMO have any affect on foliage penetration ability? Sure, it might help, but 700 would help more -Charles This message is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain

Re: [WISPA] NetFlix Streaming Bandwidth Information

2008-11-24 Thread Charles Wu (CTI)
>Best practices tell >you to build your network for your needs tomorrow, not for today, not for >yesterday. Until the cold reality of cash flow and running a profitable business smacks you right in the face and then you're stuck trying to keep yesterday's network running as long as possible...

[WISPA] IP Pay / CTI in the News -- Check Out

2008-11-19 Thread Charles Wu (CTI)
ISPCON: An ISP Industry that Processes Credit Cards Charles Wu and Layne Sisk say that ISPs can now serve a greater number of small businesses and cut out the credit card middle men. by Alex Goldman ISP-Planet Managing Editor [November 11, 2008] Orem, Utah-based ServerPlus<h

[WISPA] ISPCON

2008-10-30 Thread Charles Wu (CTI)
Who's going? We are thinking of throwing a networking party / reception there on Wednesday night (right before ISP-CEO) Wanted to know who'd be there to see if there's any interest out there -Charles Charles Wu President [EMAIL PROTECTED] cell: 773-457-0718 * office: 847

[WISPA] IM

2008-10-30 Thread Charles Wu (CTI)
Got tied up yesterday...do you have IM or something? Might be easier to catch you that way (I could ping you when I'm free, and we go from there) -Charles This message is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is privilege

Re: [WISPA] tower

2008-10-16 Thread Charles Wu
-BED-SUPER-NICE_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trkparmsZ39Q3a2Q7c66Q3a1Q7c65Q3a3Q7c240Q3a1308QQ_trksidZp3286Q2ec0Q2em14QQhashZitem280275672423QQitemZ280275672423 If you want to get fancy, you can paint it over with your company colors... I'm not joking either Charles Wu President [EMAIL PROTECTED] cell: 773-457-0718 * office: 773-667-4585 x2500 16W235 83rd Street, Suite A, Burr Ridge,

[WISPA] Any Optigold Experts Out there

2008-10-09 Thread Charles Wu
I know you're hiding somewhere... Ping me offlist -Charles Charles Wu President [EMAIL PROTECTED] cell: 773-457-0718 * office: 773-667-4585 x2500 16W235 83rd Street, Suite A, Burr Ridge, IL 60527 * tel: 773.667.4585 fax: 773.326.4641 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROT

Re: [WISPA] Wimax world news?

2008-10-07 Thread Charles Wu
Nothing terribly exciting at WiMAX World WiNOG, on the other hand... -Charles Charles Wu President [EMAIL PROTECTED] cell: 773-457-0718 * office: 773-667-4585 x2500 16W235 83rd Street, Suite A, Burr Ridge, IL 60527 * tel: 773.667.4585 fax: 773.326.4641 -Original Message- From

[WISPA] Service Request

2008-09-12 Thread Charles Wu
, GA 31701 NPA-NXX: 229-349 200 E Broad Avenue Albany, GA 31705 NPA-NXX: 229-436 If the pricing is right, may have more in that general vicinity that I'd like to hook up [cid:image001.jpg@01C914B8.4FE51140]<http://www.cticonnect.com/> Charles Wu<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Re: [WISPA] your thoughts on opps in Africa?

2008-09-09 Thread Charles Wu
>Funny you should mention that... we have had equipment "tribalized" here >too. >Even if you have an agreement signed by the tribal elders, the chapter >presidency and the BIA, it means nothing. You are allowed to declare war on sovereign nations =) -Charles Charl

[WISPA] Windows Developer

2008-08-14 Thread Charles Wu
Looking for someone who has expertise in Visual Studio (VB, c#, c) -- with a specific emphasis on dll / active x programming Please ping offlist Charles Wu President [EMAIL PROTECTED] cell: 773-457-0718 * office: 773-667-4585 x2500 16W235 83rd Street, Suite A, Burr Ridge, IL 60527 * tel

Re: [WISPA] Press Release - Link Technologies and Ask-Wi.Com Announce Online Wireless Training -- doesn't this need to go through the board?

2008-08-12 Thread Charles Wu
t" of approved Sponsor "SPAM" Has there been a change in policy? I've got plenty of press releases I'd love to post =) Charles Wu President [EMAIL PROTECTED] cell: 773-457-0718 * office: 773-667-4585 x2500 16W235 83rd Street, Suite A, Burr Ridge, IL 60527 * tel: 7

Re: [WISPA] VoIP Deployments....I'm serious

2008-08-11 Thread Charles Wu
" (many, actually do both =) Anyone game for 50 second minutes? -Charles Charles Wu President [EMAIL PROTECTED] cell: 773-457-0718 * office: 773-667-4585 x2500 16W235 83rd Street, Suite A, Burr Ridge, IL 60527 * tel: 773.667.4585 fax: 773.326.4641 -Original Message- From: [EMAI

Re: [WISPA] VoIP deployments?

2008-08-11 Thread Charles Wu
Mike, Not trying to sound like a jerk here, but it's not the VoIP...it's your network Properly deployed...VoIP works fine (however, network construction standards are MUCH STRICTER than what most data-only WISP networks currently support) -Charles Charles Wu President [EMAIL PROTE

Re: [WISPA] VoIP deployments?

2008-08-11 Thread Charles Wu
Tom, Bandwidth is generally not the issue with VoIP...it's pps and jitter buffers G.729 is in that 8k / stream range too -Charles Charles Wu President [EMAIL PROTECTED] cell: 773-457-0718 * office: 773-667-4585 x2500 16W235 83rd Street, Suite A, Burr Ridge, IL 60527 * tel: 773.667.458

Re: [WISPA] VoIP deployments?

2008-08-11 Thread Charles Wu
plitting into 2 camps 1. SIP trunk only providers (so they can set their demarc at the Asterisk PBX) 2. Managed Service Providers (guys who not just do VoIP, but support networks, PCs, computers, apps, everything) It's actually a pretty interesting discussion to get into... -Charles Charles

Re: [WISPA] VoIP Deployments....I'm serious

2008-08-08 Thread Charles Wu
John, I was under the impression that PowerCode (the billing platform you use) has some sort of "VoIP Partnership" plan? Why not just go with them? -Charles From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of John McDowell [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Fr

Re: [WISPA] Pathloss 4

2008-08-06 Thread Charles Wu
: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] Pathloss 4 I'll take a copy of your excel file Charles. ;-) - Original Message - From: "Charles Wu" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "WISPA General List" Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2008 9:24 AM Subject: Re: [WISPA] Pathl

Re: [WISPA] polling

2008-08-06 Thread Charles Wu
Anything that's WiMAX --- WiNOG Wireless Roadshows Coming to a City Near You http://www.winog.com -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Travis Johnson Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2008 9:59 PM To: [EMAIL PRO

Re: [WISPA] Pathloss 4

2008-08-05 Thread Charles Wu
I'll be more than happy to sell you my copy =) Uh...think that answers the question... -Charles --- WiNOG Wireless Roadshows Coming to a City Near You http://www.winog.com -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Be

Re: [WISPA] WiNOG September 29-30 Conference - Venue Question - pleasevote

2008-07-28 Thread Charles Wu
g Solutions http://www.ics-il.com - Original Message - From: "Charles Wu" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "WISPA General List" Sent: Monday, July 28, 2008 4:59 PM Subject: [WISPA] WiNOG September 29-30 Conference - Venue Question - pleasevote WiNOG Chicago – September 29

[WISPA] WiNOG September 29-30 Conference - Venue Question - please vote

2008-07-28 Thread Charles Wu
WiNOG Chicago – September 29-30, 2008 Scheduled the same week of WiMAXWorld 2008, WiNOG will augment the WiMAX World program by providing focused sessions detailing fixed 802.16d WiMAX deployment experiences in the 3.65 GHz band. In order to keep the cost of the event as low as possible (we are

Re: [WISPA] 3.650 Wimax in the field

2008-07-25 Thread Charles Wu
That's a lot easier *SAID* than done... Especially when you factor in frame rates / etc (as one configures those depending on the type of traffic) --- WiNOG Wireless Roadshows Coming to a City Near You http://www.winog.com -Original Message- From

Re: [WISPA] Tower Climber Salary (insurance, etc.)

2008-07-21 Thread Charles Wu
Keep them classified as "general install technicians" that spend less than 10% of their time on a tower (which is true for most WISPs) To have true workman's comp / insurance for full-time tower crews -- you're insurance bills will jump to the tens of thousands of -Charles --

Re: [WISPA] Tower Climber Salary

2008-07-20 Thread Charles Wu
We pay a starting "tower climber" (he can climb and screw bolts) who shows up to work on-time everday, has a solid driving record, and a clean drug test -- $30-35k / year with full benefits including health, dental, 401k, etc depending on his level of experience -- even if he is Comtrain certifi

Re: [WISPA] Nanostations - question

2008-07-20 Thread Charles Wu
ate. I will still use the tranzeo cpq-15, (think it replaced by the sl2 now), and the cpq-19 as needed. Charles Wu wrote: > So, seeing the activity on this latest thread regarding Nanostations has > peaked my interest...so, to satisfy my own curiosity, I decided to do some > research on Na

Re: [WISPA] Nanostations - question

2008-07-20 Thread Charles Wu
So, seeing the activity on this latest thread regarding Nanostations has peaked my interest...so, to satisfy my own curiosity, I decided to do some research on Nanostations (I'm making a lot of assumptions here, so please correct me if I'm wrong, as I'm a relative newbie to this segment of the

Re: [WISPA] top 10 benefits of Wimax in 3.65ghz - my 2 cents

2008-07-19 Thread Charles Wu
MM5 was going to be 5ghz along with an MM2 (2.4ghz) and MM9 (900mhz)... but as you mentioned, the products have been discontinued. Which really leaves me wondering what Trango is going to be selling? Their 5 year old product is getting slow, and is still very expensive. :( Travis Charles Wu wrot

Re: [WISPA] top 10 benefits of Wimax in 3.65ghz - my 2 cents

2008-07-19 Thread Charles Wu
profit than a few AP's and SU's, but I am only ever going to buy a "few" of the $10k radio sets, compared with literally thousands of SU's over the years. Travis Microserv Charles Wu wrote: Trango is a very opportunistic company ran by a smart and opportunistic indivi

Re: [WISPA] top 10 benefits of Wimax in 3.65ghz - my 2 cents

2008-07-19 Thread Charles Wu
n Behalf Of Chuck McCown - 3 Sent: Saturday, July 19, 2008 3:53 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] top 10 benefits of Wimax in 3.65ghz - my 2 cents ----- Original Message - From: "Charles Wu" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "WISPA General List" Sent: Saturday, J

Re: [WISPA] top 10 benefits of Wimax in 3.65ghz - my 2 cents

2008-07-19 Thread Charles Wu
u mentioned, the products have been discontinued. Which really leaves me wondering what Trango is going to be selling? Their 5 year old product is getting slow, and is still very expensive. :( Travis Charles Wu wrote: > Travis, > > The Trango 5830 / 900 / 2400 were up/down-coverted

Re: [WISPA] top 10 benefits of Wimax in 3.65ghz - my 2 cents

2008-07-19 Thread Charles Wu
(900mhz)... but as you mentioned, the products have been discontinued. > Which really leaves me wondering what Trango is going to be selling? > Their 5 year old product is getting slow, and is still very expensive. :( > > Travis > > > Charles Wu wrote: >> Travis,

Re: [WISPA] top 10 benefits of Wimax in 3.65ghz - my 2 cents

2008-07-19 Thread Charles Wu
: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rogelio Sent: Friday, July 18, 2008 5:33 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] top 10 benefits of Wimax in 3.65ghz - my 2 cents Charles Wu wrote: > Even thought this thread is a bit old, couldn't help but add my 2 cents (as

Re: [WISPA] top 10 benefits of Wimax in 3.65ghz - my 2 cents

2008-07-19 Thread Charles Wu
What about Trango? Charles Wu wrote: So, what down converted 802.11a systems are there for 900? Mini-PCI: Ubiquiti Zcomax Vendor Solutions: Tranzeo Alvarion Vecima/WaveRider Wu-Wu Special* *We are doing some exploratory investigation =) -Charles - Original Message

Re: [WISPA] top 10 benefits of Wimax in 3.65ghz - my 2 cents

2008-07-19 Thread Charles Wu
>Wu-WU Special? Or the "Mr. That Said" Special? Hehe... Maybe it's a subliminal message to get you to contact me off list =) -Charles --- WiNOG Wireless Roadshows Coming to a City Near You http://www.winog.com --

Re: [WISPA] top 10 benefits of Wimax in 3.65ghz - my 2 cents

2008-07-19 Thread Charles Wu
past, but proportionally the SBCs and Chips with fast enough processing power, are inexpensive today.). I thought it rather interesting to see the N/MIMO mpci cards comming out (Ubiquitit SR71). It won't be long before the OEM 4 array antenna N class APs are on the Towers streets and into M

Re: [WISPA] top 10 benefits of Wimax in 3.65ghz - my 2 cents

2008-07-19 Thread Charles Wu
tions that will help you innovate and grow your business. -Charles --- WiNOG Wireless Roadshows Coming to a City Near You http://www.winog.com On Thu, Jul 17, 2008 at 10:52 PM, Chuck McCown - 3 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > So, what down converted 802.11a sy

Re: [WISPA] top 10 benefits of Wimax in 3.65ghz - my 2 cents

2008-07-19 Thread Charles Wu
>And these are as robust and immune from interference as Canopy? C'mon Chuck...you know better =) -Charles --- WiNOG Wireless Roadshows Coming to a City Near You http://www.winog.com - Original Message - From: "Charles Wu"

Re: [WISPA] top 10 benefits of Wimax in 3.65ghz - my 2 cents

2008-07-17 Thread Charles Wu
>So, what down converted 802.11a systems are there for 900? Mini-PCI: Ubiquiti Zcomax Vendor Solutions: Tranzeo Alvarion Vecima/WaveRider Wu-Wu Special* *We are doing some exploratory investigation =) -Charles - Original Message - From: "Charles Wu" <[EMAIL PROTEC

Re: [WISPA] top 10 benefits of Wimax in 3.65ghz - my 2 cents

2008-07-17 Thread Charles Wu
Even thought this thread is a bit old, couldn't help but add my 2 cents (as there seems to be a resurgence of "puff" in this space) DISCLAIMER: I am also a vendor of various WiMAX 802.16d systems - so feel free to apply your necessary 'BS' filter Benefits of Wimax in 3.65ghz 1. Spectra

Re: [WISPA] Dragonwave antenna pattern for RM

2008-07-15 Thread Charles Wu
ks. at 18 GHz, a Class B should be fine. - Original Message - From: "Charles Wu" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "WISPA General List" Sent: Monday, July 14, 2008 2:44 PM Subject: Re: [WISPA] Dragonwave antenna pattern for RM > To summarize, it details to the amou

Re: [WISPA] Dragonwave antenna pattern for RM

2008-07-14 Thread Charles Wu
ase elaborate about a Class B? This is new to me. - Original Message - From: "Charles Wu" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "WISPA General List" Sent: Monday, July 14, 2008 12:14 PM Subject: Re: [WISPA] Dragonwave antenna pattern for RM > Actually...if you're willing

Re: [WISPA] Dragonwave antenna pattern for RM

2008-07-14 Thread Charles Wu
Actually...if you're willing to accept Class B status under Part 101, you can even get a 2' in 11 GHz NOTE: Class B is still MILES ahead of anything unlicensed -Charles --- WiNOG Wireless Roadshows Coming to a City Near You http://www.winog.com -Ori

[WISPA] Thoughts on WiNOG in Chicago (Big Show this Fall)

2008-07-14 Thread Charles Wu
As some of you may (or may not) know, we used to organize large trade shows several years ago...at its height, WiNOG had over 500+ attendees with 50+ exhibiting sponsors (I still have pictures of Rick Harnish and Mac Dearman @ the inaugural WISPA meeting in Chicago almost 3+ years ago =) In 2006

Re: [WISPA] Dragonwave Horizon, with fiber

2008-07-10 Thread Charles Wu
Yes it does...it's a separate part number though (different interfaces on the radio...and need to run a separate cable for power, b/c glass doesn't carry electricity very well =) -Charles --- WiNOG Wireless Roadshows Coming to a City Near You http://www.w

Re: [WISPA] Leasing company...

2008-06-02 Thread Charles Wu
Have you checked the WISPA vendor member list =) http://www.isp-planet.com/fixed_wireless/equipment/distributors/cti.html -Charles From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Butch Evans [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, June 01, 2008 2:20 PM T

Re: [WISPA] Rapid Link Completes Initial Round of Debt FinancingTransaction - Sorry about that

2008-04-11 Thread Charles Wu
supposed to be offlist... From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Charles Wu Sent: Fri 4/11/2008 8:18 AM To: WISPA General List Subject: RE: [WISPA] Rapid Link Completes Initial Round of Debt FinancingTransaction Hey Mike, Congrats on the Did you get my

Re: [WISPA] Rapid Link Completes Initial Round of Debt FinancingTransaction

2008-04-11 Thread Charles Wu
Hey Mike, Congrats on the Did you get my message earlier this week? I've need a bunch (initial trial of 50,000 / month ramping up to 10+ million / month in the next 12 months) of short, inbound-ONLY toll-free calls at 2400 baud converted to IP, and need either per-call or per-second typ

[WISPA] Service Request

2008-02-05 Thread Charles Wu
Can anyone cover 2233 Wolf Front Rd Van Alstyne TX 75495 Let me know -Charles WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/

RE: [WISPA] 11Ghz licensing

2007-11-28 Thread Charles Wu
>In the quotes from your staff for 11Ghz, you list Licensing Fees. >Is CWLABs an authorized Frequency Coordinator, such as Comsearch or Micronet? There's no such thing as an "authorized" Frequency Coordinator...it's a deregulated process, where if one follows the FCC rules and notifies anyone in t

RE: [WISPA] FCC requests comment on smaller dishes for 11 GHz - just an FYI

2007-10-14 Thread Charles Wu
In case people weren't aware...2 somewhat exciting things in the world of Part 101 1. 2' dishes are legal in 11 GHz 2. FCC dropped licensing fees (now costs about $2500 to license a link vs. $3500 a month ago) Additional things that would be helpful (just my personal opinion) 1. Relax the inter

RE: [WISPA] Rain fade comparison between 10GHz & 80/60GHz

2007-10-14 Thread Charles Wu
How far is your link? Rain fade at 60/80 GHz is about 5-8x that of 10 GHz Plus, the antenna beamwidths at 60/80 GHz are so tight that tower / building sway at distances greater than 10 miles become a MAJOR concern -Charles -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTEC

RE: [WISPA] Emergency request for a RB532

2007-10-14 Thread Charles Wu
Hi Ryan, I could ship you a board (RB532 or RB532A) tomorrow morning... -Charles -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of D. Ryan Spott Sent: Sunday, October 14, 2007 8:23 PM To: WISPA General List; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [WISPA] Emergency re

[WISPA] CTI is hiring -- Infrastructure Sales Group

2007-10-14 Thread Charles Wu
CTI enables wireless broadband by providing wholesale infrastructure connectivity solutions for network operators in rural and underserved niche markets. More than just product, CTI solutions incorporate a full array of engineering, implementation, logistics, financing and technical support servi

RE: Alvarion (was Re: [WISPA] RF propagation map: WiFi vs WiMax?)

2007-10-14 Thread Charles Wu
Patrick, It is my understanding that there isn't a 3.5 GHz profile for 802.16e... -Charles ** Join us at the WISPA Reception at 6:30 PM on October the 16th 2007 at ISPCON ** ** ISPCON Fall 2007 - October 16-18 - Sa

RE: [WISPA] 6 Ghz Questions

2007-10-14 Thread Charles Wu
Regarding the 6 GHz license, you could just recoordinate on that frequency...the only person who would object would be the license holder, who shouldn't if you're buying the radios / license from them =) -Charles -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Beh

RE: [WISPA] 6 Ghz Questions

2007-10-14 Thread Charles Wu
1. yes 2. licenses are done on a per-site basis...since you are moving the site, it would be treated as a new license (there is a possibility that you could "claim" rounding error for the path move, but I would imagine it is more than likely that a tower large enough to hold solid parabolic 6' wou

RE: [WISPA] Need Service in the following areas

2007-08-17 Thread Charles Wu
7;WISPA General List' Subject: RE: [WISPA] Need Service in the following areas McD's!! Sheesh, don't sell yourself short. If they want to be an ISP then they need to pay for a T1 and pay T1 prices. Best, Brad -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROT

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