Well, Id argue a different point. Once again, a very important technology that could have really helped WISPs, never really got used by WISPs, because VC's got involved, and let their greed drive them to build a business model for the big pie-in-the-sky ROI, that was not realistic, instead of building a business model that would guarantee that the technology would actually get used by teh majority of WISPs. It doesn't take $80 million to develop the technology.
To this day, the FCC gave us one of teh largest advantages to help WISPs survive the noise of consumer wifi devices. That was the High-power rule of smart antennas, giving us an extra 8db of transmit power. Every one of us wishes we legally had 8db more in our Link budgets. But, its been five years now, and how many manufacturers have given us teh options? The problem wasn't the technology concept or the deamnd from the buyer's side. The problem was the business models of the sellers. I'd argue the same for Vivato. It was a great product, but few will ever afford to use it, (or I should say with their bankruptcy, they are no longer around to sell it.) In SkyPilot's case, all I read is that they sold their company. For all I know they will continue selling their product commercially? Tom DeReggi RapidDSL & Wireless, Inc IntAirNet- Fixed Wireless Broadband ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Sharples" <tsharp...@qorvus.com> To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> Sent: Monday, June 01, 2009 3:13 PM Subject: Re: [WISPA] [Fwd: | 06.01.09 | WiFi vendor SkyPilot sold to smartmetercompany] Skypilot had some innovative antenna-switching technology, but had also raised nearly $80M in VC funding to develop it. The VCs, on average, probably lost 95% of their investment. It shows what all too often happens when investors become enamoured with the sexiness of a technology, without taking a close look at whether that enhanced technology really matters to the day-to-day operations of end-users. In Skypilot's case, IMO it clearly did not. Tom S. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Martha Huizenga" <mar...@dcaccess.net> To: <memb...@wispa.org>; "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> Sent: Monday, June 01, 2009 7:31 AM Subject: [WISPA] [Fwd: | 06.01.09 | WiFi vendor SkyPilot sold to smart metercompany] I saw something on the list serve for SkyPilot this weekend. Didn't read it so this might be a repeat. See below about SkyPilot being sold to smart meter company. -------- Original Message -------- Subject: | 06.01.09 | WiFi vendor SkyPilot sold to smart meter company Date: Mon, 01 Jun 2009 06:36:40 -0700 From: FierceBroadbandWireless <edit...@fiercebroadbandwireless.com> Reply-To: edit...@fiercebroadbandwireless.com To: <mar...@dcaccess.net> Having trouble reading this newsletter? View this newsletter on the web <http://lists.fiercemarkets.com/c.html?rtr=on&s=69l,16yy1,8mf,jtha,2iyn,c2vj,8xz2&MLM_MID=2004841&MLM_MLID=11175&MLM_SITEID=8121&MLM_UNIQUEID=8998f65dfe>. 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Trilliant said the acquisition will be a complement to its shorter-range "SecureMesh" technology, which is based on Zigbee, to link meter collection points. SkyPilot has developed a longer range mesh WiFi technology that can propagate up to 10 miles or more. According to Eric Miller, Trilliant's chief solutions officer, the combination of the two technologies have already been integrated in a project with municipal utility Milton Hydro in Ontario, Canada as well as another unnamed utility. Interestingly, a number of players have been coalescing around several technologies--fiber, cellular, satellite and WiMAX. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. For more: - check out Greentech Media <http://lists.fiercemarkets.com/c.html?rtr=on&s=69l,16yy1,8mf,ftze,bxkz,c2vj,8xz2> Related articles: Smart grids <http://lists.fiercemarkets.com/c.html?rtr=on&s=69l,16yy1,8mf,kq34,hprm,c2vj,8xz2>: The next wireless goldmine? 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Register today <http://lists.fiercemarkets.com/c.html?rtr=on&s=69l,16yy1,8mf,ikms,5d17,c2vj,8xz2>! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2. Starent wins Cox 3G contract <http://lists.fiercemarkets.com/c.html?rtr=on&s=69l,16yy1,8mf,j5s2,c6hw,c2vj,8xz2> By Lynnette Luna <http://lists.fiercemarkets.com/c.html?rtr=on&s=69l,16yy1,8mf,71l8,kqzx,c2vj,8xz2#comment> Comment <http://lists.fiercemarkets.com/c.html?rtr=on&s=69l,16yy1,8mf,71l8,kqzx,c2vj,8xz2#comment> | <http://lists.fiercemarkets.com/c.html?rtr=on&s=69l,16yy1,8mf,1z36,cvn6,c2vj,8xz2> Forward <http://lists.fiercemarkets.com/c.html?rtr=on&s=69l,16yy1,8mf,1z36,cvn6,c2vj,8xz2> Cox Communications, which plans to roll out CDMA EV-DO in the 700 MHz band using Huawei gear, has been handing out the contracts lately as it moves toward a launch of its network later this year. Today the cable operator announced it will use Starent Networks' multimedia core networking solutions for its wireless network. Starent's intelligent Packet Data Serving Node (PDSN) and Home Agent (HA) will deliver data and multimedia services within Cox's 3G network, while the vendor's intelligent In-line Services include enhanced charging, content filtering, network-based traffic optimization, application detection and optimization as well as stateful firewall designed to improve network performance and reliability. Cox's aim is to eventually migrate to Long Term Evolution (LTE) technology. It is deploying Huawei's LTE-ready SingleRAN solution and 3900 Series base stations. The cable company is expected to launch its service later this year, which will serve around 23 million potential customers. Last week, Bridgewater Systems announced that Cox Communications will deploy the Bridgewater Service Controller. 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LTE: We need help with running these networks, claim operators <http://lists.fiercemarkets.com/c.html?rtr=on&s=69l,16yy1,8mf,9i1f,a5d0,c2vj,8xz2> By Paul Rasmussen <http://lists.fiercemarkets.com/c.html?rtr=on&s=69l,16yy1,8mf,35oe,foq3,c2vj,8xz2#comment> Comment <http://lists.fiercemarkets.com/c.html?rtr=on&s=69l,16yy1,8mf,35oe,foq3,c2vj,8xz2#comment> | <http://lists.fiercemarkets.com/c.html?rtr=on&s=69l,16yy1,8mf,15im,gsum,c2vj,8xz2> Forward <http://lists.fiercemarkets.com/c.html?rtr=on&s=69l,16yy1,8mf,15im,gsum,c2vj,8xz2> As LTE vendors push ahead with LTE developments and "commercial" trials, the mobile operator community is struggling to get the message across to these equipment suppliers that there is an urgent need for automated network management tools. Operators are keen to see self-configuring and self-optimising LTE networks--better known as Self-Organising Networks (SONs)--because of their potential to reduce network Opex. According to Unstrung, who spoke to Tarek Salem, head of automation and tools at T-Mobile International, deploying LTE will significantly increase operators' workload because of the requirement to configure and optimise at least three different networks: 2G, 3G and LTE. "The starting point is nothing," he said. "No effort in planning, no effort in optimisation. This is something a machine can do for us and something it can do much better than us." However, it appears likely initial SON applications will only appear with limited features, with the equipment vendors developing the requested add-ons at a later date. But, two of the early features operators seem likely to benefit from include base station auto-configuration and automatic neighbour relations, which detects nearby cell sites and makes the required adjustments to suit the network topology. Salem's concluding viewpoint on SON was that an LTE macro base station should be as easy to install as a femtocell. "There should be no pre-planning sites. Once installed, an [eNodeB] automatically connects to the network... The site is auto-configured." 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Minneapolis WiFi network still working toward goals <http://lists.fiercemarkets.com/c.html?rtr=on&s=69l,16yy1,8mf,7crm,ax54,c2vj,8xz2> By Lynnette Luna <http://lists.fiercemarkets.com/c.html?rtr=on&s=69l,16yy1,8mf,96sb,dox1,c2vj,8xz2#comment> Comment <http://lists.fiercemarkets.com/c.html?rtr=on&s=69l,16yy1,8mf,96sb,dox1,c2vj,8xz2#comment> | <http://lists.fiercemarkets.com/c.html?rtr=on&s=69l,16yy1,8mf,ma5o,85b6,c2vj,8xz2> Forward <http://lists.fiercemarkets.com/c.html?rtr=on&s=69l,16yy1,8mf,ma5o,85b6,c2vj,8xz2> It's been three years since the Minneapolis city council gave the go-ahead to a muni-WiFi network from US Internet, and nearly 14,000 customers have signed up for the service at $18 to $30 per month. Meanwhile, access to city departments is moving a bit slower. Even though the city pays $1.25 million annually to be the network's anchor tenant, the city is only getting about $50,000 worth of WiFi services. However, the city is allowed to carry the amount forward to the next year. US Internet said the city can carry over its usage dollars for the full 10 years of the city-company contract. The slower adoption is partly attributed to poor radio connectivity in some areas so police and fire departments won't switch from their cellular connections to the WiFi network until coverage is better. Other city departments haven't changed their operations to take advantage of the WiFi network. The police would like to use it to provide additional bandwidth that will allow police cars to transmit live video. US Internet said some of the dead spots in the network are the result of delays in getting permits for WiFi radios on city park land. 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Gartner: In-vehicle wireless data to become priority by 2010 <http://lists.fiercemarkets.com/c.html?rtr=on&s=69l,16yy1,8mf,fhvl,p8o,c2vj,8xz2> By Lynnette Luna <http://lists.fiercemarkets.com/c.html?rtr=on&s=69l,16yy1,8mf,f9or,b917,c2vj,8xz2#comment> Comment <http://lists.fiercemarkets.com/c.html?rtr=on&s=69l,16yy1,8mf,f9or,b917,c2vj,8xz2#comment> | <http://lists.fiercemarkets.com/c.html?rtr=on&s=69l,16yy1,8mf,9hh1,3p27,c2vj,8xz2> Forward <http://lists.fiercemarkets.com/c.html?rtr=on&s=69l,16yy1,8mf,9hh1,3p27,c2vj,8xz2> Research firm Gartner said the majority of car makers by 2012 will focus on products that enable wireless data connectivity in more than half of their next-generation automobiles. Citing the automobile industry's need to find new ways to generate consumer interest, product differentiation and revenue opportunities, Garner said the automobile industry should focus on applications and services specifically designed to enhance the driving and ownership experience--not replicate the home computer Internet experience. The continued proliferation of connected consumer devices, such as smartphones and mobile Internet devices, will increase consumer expectations for always-on data availability, the firm said. Gartner anticipates that by 2016, consumers will consider in-vehicle connectivity as important as traditional automobile features. 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