[WISPA] Japan ranks top in number of 2005 mobile broadband Internet users

2006-12-04 Thread Dawn DiPietro
04.12.2006 / 08:06 Japan ranks top in number of 2005 mobile broadband Internet users GENEVA. December 4, 2006. KAZINFORM - Japan ranked top in terms of the number of users of broadband Internet services via mobile phone in 2005, a U. N. telecom body said Sunday. The number of mobile broadband

[WISPA] Fiber Supplier

2006-12-04 Thread Scott Reed
I have the opportunity to bid a inside fiber installation. I have a supplier of fiber, but am looking for another one or two for competitive bids. Any recommendations for who to contact for about 6000' of multimode 50um fiber, 12 strand? -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org

Re: [WISPA] 900 Mhz Mikrotik SR9 Clients

2006-12-04 Thread Marlon K. Schafer
- Original Message - From: Butch Evans [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org Sent: Sunday, December 03, 2006 11:06 AM Subject: Re: [WISPA] 900 Mhz Mikrotik SR9 Clients On Sun, 3 Dec 2006, Marlon K. Schafer wrote: How many ip addys does each customer need in a

[WISPA] Effect of Snow on 900

2006-12-04 Thread Mark Koskenmaki
I put in a customer's CPE just as the snow season started at my customer's house in the mountains. They had around 2 inches of snow on the ground, and of course, some clung to the trees. They were gone for Thanksgiving weekend, and when they got back, it was a few days before I could get back

[WISPA] Industry failings

2006-12-04 Thread Matt Liotta
One the biggest factors holding our industry back is a lack of success on the part of the big poster children. People look at the past failures of WinStar and Teligent and wonder if new entrants can succeed. Many investors are watching FiberTower and NextLink to see if these new poster

Re: [WISPA] Industry failings

2006-12-04 Thread Peter R.
The one thing that has been the failure of SO many companies including NextLink, Yipes, et al - NOT ENOUGH SALES. Folks in the greater ISP industry tend to focus much of their attention on the technology. Building, tinkering, tweaking. Equally, your focus has to be on sales marketing.

RE: [WISPA] Fiber Supplier

2006-12-04 Thread Patrick Leary
In that type environment you have several product choices, but I'd probably just spec in an OSP-rated PE (polyethylene) sheathed fiber with tight buffered strands since you'll be putting in conduit and will thus have a clean run with string. OCC (Optical Cable Corporation) out of Salem, VA would

[WISPA] Biz Dev Proposal

2006-12-04 Thread Robert Kim Wireless Internet Advisor
Marlon, Brad, I can send wispa business. Personally, I'm a google marketing guy. most of our business comes from google... under a search for evdo according to adwords.google.com traffic estimator, under the terms, wimax and wireless internet you'd get 1800 visitors and 19000 visitors

Re: [WISPA] Fiber Supplier

2006-12-04 Thread Blake Bowers
You may want to contact Bruce at Lattice Business Solutions, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Bruce handles all my surplus gear, shelters, gensets, etc, and has been really good to deal with. He knows the industry. From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Scott Reed Sent: Monday,

Re: [WISPA] Fiber Supplier

2006-12-04 Thread Mario Pommier
/Dan The Cable Man Oberholtzer at Elepro.com has always been a very good source of fiber for me. 26601 - 79th Ave South Kent, WA 98032 Phone: 800-423-0646 Fax: 253-859-9101 http://elepro.com/ Mario// / Scott Reed wrote: I have the opportunity to bid a inside fiber installation. I have a

Re: [WISPA] public saftey net.

2006-12-04 Thread Jack Unger
Chris, AFAIK, no - they are not required to use 4.9 GHz exclusively. Although reguirements will vary depending on the group's needs and the recommendations of their techical people, there is no regulation that I know of that would prevent them from using the license-free frequency bands

RE: [WISPA] Industry failings

2006-12-04 Thread Dustin Jurman
Matt can you send some links for those sources. Dustin -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Matt Liotta Sent: Monday, December 04, 2006 12:55 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: [WISPA] Industry failings One the biggest factors holding our

Re: [WISPA] Industry failings

2006-12-04 Thread Blake Bowers
Wow. Do you have any factual basis for those statements, or are you just hoping? Does customers that send lots of jobs and money translate in any way to a net loss of 14.5 million in the third quarter of 2006, as opposed to a 4.9 million dollar loss in same quarter 2005? It is kind of scary

Re: [WISPA] Industry failings

2006-12-04 Thread Matt Liotta
Dustin Jurman wrote: Fiber Tower is rocking the house. They are very focused and have a core nitch of customers that not only love their service but are willing to send lots of jobs and money to them. Oh.. And they are executing like white on rice. Are you joking? A quick read of their

Re: [WISPA] Industry failings

2006-12-04 Thread Matt Liotta
Dustin Jurman wrote: Matt can you send some links for those sources. http://www.fibertower.com/investors-earnings-releases.shtml -Matt -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives:

Re: [WISPA] IkarusOS

2006-12-04 Thread Mark Koskenmaki
I have a few clients using Ikarus... They seem to work ok. Some stuff just doesn't work. I have a couple boxes that seem to have inoperable bandwidth controls or DHCP server. It's probably configuration, but I can't for the life of me figure it out. It appears to be exactly the same as the

Re: [WISPA] Industry failings

2006-12-04 Thread Mark Koskenmaki
For those of us in the Ma and Pa category, it wasn't too hard to see this coming. I've argued since the day I first dreamed of wireless broadband, that life's lessons would serve me fine... Find a way to meet the needs of your customers, in a way that benefits THEM and you. If you can't

Re: [WISPA] Industry failings

2006-12-04 Thread Blair Davis
Hear, hear!! Mark Koskenmaki wrote: For those of us in the Ma and Pa category, it wasn't too hard to see this coming. I've argued since the day I first dreamed of wireless broadband, that life's lessons would serve me fine... Find a way to meet the needs of your customers, in a way that

Re: [WISPA] Industry failings

2006-12-04 Thread Peter R.
Organic growth is difficult. Most growth is via acquisition. You have to offer Value. You have to have a Plan. You have to Execute on said plan while offering value. - Peter Blair Davis wrote: Hear, hear!! Mark Koskenmaki wrote: For those of us in the Ma and Pa category, it wasn't too hard

Re: [WISPA] Industry failings

2006-12-04 Thread Mark Koskenmaki
I have no idea what you mean by organic growth in contrast to acquisition. +++ neofast.net - fast internet for North East Oregon and South East Washington email me at mark at neofast dot net 541-969-8200 Direct commercial inquiries to purchasing at neofast dot net

RE: [WISPA] Industry failings

2006-12-04 Thread Brad Belton
Organic growth typically refers to internally funded growth without outside investment. I would imagine that vast majority of wISPs are experiencing organic growth. Best, Brad -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mark Koskenmaki Sent:

Re: [WISPA] Industry failings

2006-12-04 Thread Peter R.
Organic Growth means creating revenue through sales and marketing. *Organic growth* is the rate of business /wiki/Business expansion through increasing output and sales as opposed to mergers /wiki/Merger, acquisitions /wiki/Acquisition and take-overs.

RE: [WISPA] Industry failings

2006-12-04 Thread Ken Chipps
Organic growth is growth that is generated by the company itself through its own efforts, as opposed to buying the growth. For example, if you are the first to offer wireless Internet service in an area that you setup using your own capital, then you have grown organically. In contrast, if you go

Re: [WISPA] Industry failings

2006-12-04 Thread Mark Koskenmaki
Ok, thanks I'm 100% organic growth, here. And self-funded, too. Call it bootstrap, if you like. +++ neofast.net - fast internet for North East Oregon and South East Washington email me at mark at neofast dot net 541-969-8200 Direct commercial inquiries to

[WISPA] OT: AlvarionCOMNET Web site is live - link

2006-12-04 Thread Patrick Leary
: http://comnet.alvarion.com/ . for those that have signed up. Patrick Leary AVP WISP Markets Alvarion, Inc. o: 650.314.2628 c: 760.580.0080 Vonage: 650.641.1243 [EMAIL PROTECTED] This footnote confirms