Re: [WISPA] Orlando

2007-04-04 Thread Dawn DiPietro
Charles, Thank you for your sharing your experience with the list. Regards, Dawn DiPietro Charles Wu wrote: Maggiono's is a fun place to go to Bring a minimum of 4 people so you can qualify for the family dinner -- and then make sure you bring your appetite =) -Ch

Re: [WISPA] Orlando

2007-04-04 Thread Dawn DiPietro
the area but they are pricey. http://orlandocitybeat.metromix.com/restaurants/orlent-restaurants-dinner-maggiano-s,0,7310723.story?coll=orlnatent-rest-headlines Peter do you have any thoughts on this? Have you had a different experience with this restaurant? Regards, Dawn DiPietro Peter R

Re: [WISPA] the straight scoop on CALEA

2007-04-04 Thread Dawn DiPietro
Marlon, I do hope it was proofread and edited before it was posted to the website. Regards, Dawn DiPietro Marlon K. Schafer wrote: I've asked that it be posted to the FCC committee part of the wispa site. When I get a link I'll pass it along. laters, marlon - Origin

Re: [WISPA] Wireless ISP's (shows)

2007-04-04 Thread Dawn DiPietro
Mac, Ken is speaking at ISPCON and we are both going to be there. Regards, Dawn DiPietro Mac Dearman wrote: Dawn, Are you and Ken going to ISPCON? Mac Dearman -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dawn DiPietro Sent: Tuesday, April 03

Re: [WISPA] Wireless ISP's (shows)

2007-04-03 Thread Dawn DiPietro
be in order. A few places have complimentary shuttles. ;-) Suggestions from those who might be attending would be greatly appreciated. Regards, Dawn DiPietro Sam Tetherow wrote: Now I really wish I could make it in May with Peter planning the extra curricular. Honestly, I would avoid the poker

Re: [WISPA] Wireless ISP's

2007-04-02 Thread Dawn DiPietro
show. Someone made an off handed remark there was going to be a WISPCON but that was something like a week before the show was expected to take place. I could be wrong but that is my take on it. Regards, Dawn DiPietro Jeff Broadwick wrote: It is really unfortunate that more people didn'

Re: [WISPA] Our First WISP Consultant Vendor Member - Butch Evans

2007-04-02 Thread Dawn DiPietro
Travis, Are you saying there are Wireless Provider business models in the US that can't handle certified equipment? What do you suppose that says for the industry? Regards, Dawn DiPietro Travis Johnson wrote: And then the issue becomes how much that vendor is going to mark-up the pr

Re: [WISPA] one-third of U.S. households have noInternet...and donotplan to get it

2007-04-02 Thread Dawn DiPietro
nothing I will be able to do. Regards, Dawn DiPietro Marlon K. Schafer wrote: LOL I guess you could put those words into my mouth. *I'm* not the one that doesn't want internet. I don't think that businesses can be as efficient without internet as they could be with it. B

[WISPA] Mexican classrooms go hi-tech

2007-04-01 Thread Dawn DiPietro
Mexican classrooms go hi-tech By Duncan Kennedy BBC News, Mexico City Ping ping, beep beep, tap tap. What would you think those noises are? A new video game? A children's toy, perhaps? Or even some exotic musical instrument? Well, in some ways, you would be right about all three. In fact, it

Re: [WISPA] one-third of U.S. households have no Internet...and donotplan to get it

2007-04-01 Thread Dawn DiPietro
ed, have a bank account and making so much money that they don't need to find ways to save time and money? Do you really believe that none of these businesses in your area have a need for an Internet connection? If you do then it is time to find something else to sell. Regards, Dawn DiPi

Re: [WISPA] one-third of U.S. households have no Internet...and donot plan to get it

2007-03-31 Thread Dawn DiPietro
ation but the author of this article does tell the story the way they see it as most people do. How is that rock treating you these days? No tigers I assume. ;-) Regards, Dawn DiPietro Marlon K. Schafer wrote: Two thoughts here Dawn. First, any bets as to how many of the 22% that "can&#x

Re: [WISPA] Wireless ISP's

2007-03-30 Thread Dawn DiPietro
what you heard is true or not. There are a few trade shows coming up in the coming months where wireless is predominantly featured. Regards, Dawn DiPietro Matt wrote: I was just wandering. I have heard that wireless ISP's are on the decline and most of the ones that remain are selling o

Re: [WISPA] Wireless ISP's

2007-03-30 Thread Dawn DiPietro
Tell us how you really feel. ;-) JohnnyO wrote: There weren't that many at the last WISPCON because of the peckerhead who runs WISPCON JohnnyO -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Matt Sent: Friday, March 30, 2007 5:04 PM To: WISPA Genera

Re: [WISPA] one-third of U.S. households have no Internet...and do not plan to get it

2007-03-30 Thread Dawn DiPietro
not know how to use it. If this was not the case then I bet they would subscribe for Internet services. So it sounds to me like if these people were educated in how to use the Internet and could afford it they might see the value. Regards, Dawn DiPietro John Scrivner wrote: Remember this the

Re: [WISPA] CALEA compliance methods

2007-03-27 Thread Dawn DiPietro
ty of the members on what stance should be taken on these issues. Another case of "Doth protest too much". Regards, Dawn DiPietro -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/

Re: [WISPA] Wireless Credit Cards

2007-03-27 Thread Dawn DiPietro
George, In Japan they have been doing this for quite awhile now. Regards, Dawn George Rogato wrote: Courtesy of ATT wireless. Just wave your cell phone at the cash register! What will they think of next? -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.o

Re: [WISPA] CALEA compliance methods

2007-03-27 Thread Dawn DiPietro
ffects our determination that mobile wireless broadband Internet access service providers are subject to the CALEA statute.122" Here is the link again so you can read it if you choose to do so. http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-07-30A1.pdf Regards, Dawn DiPietro wispa wro

Re: [WISPA] CALEA compliance methods

2007-03-27 Thread Dawn DiPietro
nfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-07-30A1.pdf Regards, Dawn DiPietro -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/

[WISPA] For George - just because you were thinking of me.

2007-03-26 Thread Dawn DiPietro
All, Below is Ken's latest Blog post, still a work in progress, since George brought it up he felt it was appropriate. Regards, Dawn DiPietro According to the A.C. Nielsen Co., the average American watches more than 4 hours of TV each day. http://www.csun.edu/science/health/do

[WISPA] Wireless broadband grants announced by N.H.

2007-03-26 Thread Dawn DiPietro
Saturday, March 24, 2007 Wireless broadband grants announced by N.H. The New Hampshire Division of Economic Development's Telecommunications Advisory Board has unveiled a $100,000 matching grant initiative to stimulate and support wireless broadband public/private projects throughout the state

[WISPA] Ericsson deals blow to WiMAX

2007-03-26 Thread Dawn DiPietro
Monday, March 26, 2007 - 9:34 (GMT+99) Ericsson deals blow to WiMAX Filed under: Mobile Phones | by :luk | Red Herring: Ericsson on Friday confirmed reports that it has quietly closed down development and manufacturing of WiMAX products, making it the first major telecommunications equipment m

[WISPA] FCC To Study Broadband Practices

2007-03-26 Thread Dawn DiPietro
FCC To Study Broadband Practices The issue is one of four 'principles' deemed important enough to be studied by the FCC. By W. David Gardner InformationWeek March 22, 2007 05:32 PM The issue of whether broadband providers should charge different prices for different speeds or capacities will

[WISPA] Broadband Use To Reach 100 Million

2007-03-26 Thread Dawn DiPietro
Broadband Use To Reach 100 Million Submitted by Mike Sachoff on Fri, 03/23/2007 - 09:01. The United States has 54.6 million broadband households, while China has 46.6 million; the two countries comprise the largest broadband markets in the world. On a global scale there were 250 broadband hou

Re: [WISPA] Using DECT phones to avoid interference issues.

2007-03-24 Thread Dawn DiPietro
areas are not as spectrally clean as your office seems to be if you are not running into any issues with interference. Please correct me if I am wrong. :-) The DECT phones are using licensed frequencies and are being used in the US legally. Regards, Dawn DiPietro On 3/24/07, Marlon K. Schafer

Re: [WISPA] Using DECT phones to avoid interference issues.

2007-03-22 Thread Dawn DiPietro
All, The link below is the DECT phone system I was speaking about earlier. http://tinyurl.com/2l2ktq We use these phones on our VOIP service and have all the features we need. Regards, Dawn DiPietro On 3/22/07, John Scrivner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Do you have a link to the

[WISPA] Using DECT phones to avoid interference issues.

2007-03-22 Thread Dawn DiPietro
inexpensive. We use a DECT phone system here with all the features we could ever ask for and we got them for a song after the rebate. Just a thought. Regards, Dawn DiPietro -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http

Re: [SPAM] [WISPA] A new tower for WISP and Cell Carrier?

2007-03-14 Thread Dawn DiPietro
it at that. Just my thought. Regards, Dawn DiPietro [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: At 11:43 AM -0400 3/14/07, Frank Watts wrote: First of all just because you don't have a signal does not mean a cell carrier is waiting for you to put up a tower but that said I built a 120' Commercial to

Re: [WISPA] NWR:rules for building your own computer

2007-03-13 Thread Dawn DiPietro
Have you seen Dell's Educational pricing? No Bargains there. It is more of a profit center than anything. I do have to agree that building your own computers are not always a good idea. It may seem cheaper initially but your time and headaches have to count for something. Been there, done tha

Re: [WISPA] NWR:rules for building your own computer

2007-03-13 Thread Dawn DiPietro
Walter, I will reply off list since this is not a wireless related issue. Regards, Dawn DiPietro [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Does anyone know what the rules/hoops to get FCC approval to build your own computers? I am on our local High School Board and prices we are getting for 200 computers

Re: [WISPA] CALEA & Mikrotik

2007-03-12 Thread Dawn DiPietro
Peter, Thank you for the link. I have not finished reading it yet but you are correct it has very interesting so far. I hope to see you in Orlando in May. ;-) Regards, Dawn DiPietro Peter R. wrote: excellent thread: http://forum.mikrotik.com/viewtopic.php?p=67031&

Re: [WISPA] NorthWest PA / SouthEast PA - Service Needed

2007-03-12 Thread Dawn DiPietro
I have to admit not as often as I should. :-) JohnnyO wrote: LookOuT TIM ! Dawn is tracking you ! (hehehe) JohnnyO -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dawn DiPietro Sent: Monday, March 12, 2007 8:24 AM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re

Re: [WISPA] NorthWest PA / SouthEast PA - Service Needed

2007-03-12 Thread Dawn DiPietro
Driving would be 4hrs 45 min and 249 miles according to google. ;-) Tim Wolfe wrote: I am not sure mileage wise, but it is at LEAST a 3.5hr drive for me. JohnnyO wrote: How far away are you from that location ? JohnnyO -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTE

Re: [WISPA] Is anyone thinking about 17 and 60 ghz?

2007-03-04 Thread Dawn DiPietro
Mark, I think 60 Ghz is a good solution if you can afford it. At this point it is still not in the price range of the average WISP but it is great stuff. I think Matt Liotta had a link or 2 with some 60 Ghz gear. Regards, Dawn DiPietro wispa wrote: In the search for the bigger last mile

[WISPA] CALEA Session at ISPCON

2007-02-28 Thread Dawn DiPietro
mpact of CALEA and other regulatory requirements and challenges yet to be addressed for the SMB market. We'll look at how non-traditional service providers will affect the competitive landscape and the impact of video and IPTV service delivery on platform architecture. Regards, Daw

Re: [WISPA] Brief report from FCC visit

2007-02-17 Thread Dawn DiPietro
guys. Regards, Dawn DiPietro -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/

Re: [WISPA] Form 445

2007-02-13 Thread Dawn DiPietro
and Order; http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-05-153A1.pdf Page 5 gives the definition of "telecommunications carrier" according to CALEA. Regards, Dawn DiPietro Anthony Will wrote: My understanding is that only "broadband providers" are responsible to

[WISPA] Mobile Broadband Gets Real

2007-02-09 Thread Dawn DiPietro
Mobile Broadband Gets Real FEBRUARY 7, 2007 After years of talk, trials and delays, mobile broadband is becoming a reality, thanks largely to 3G. It has been a long time coming, but mobile wireless broadband is finally moving beyond early adoption, according to the latest report on broadban

Re: [WISPA] FCC Martin comments on relcass of wireless broadbandas an info service

2007-02-09 Thread Dawn DiPietro
page 7 paragraph 3. As far as I know the last time the information services issue came up the FCC was talking specifically about the CableCo's. I hope this was helpful. Regards, Dawn DiPietro John Scrivner wrote: I am sorry to look stupid here guys but I am missing the point. Please spe

Re: [WISPA] FCC Martin comments on relcass of wireless broadband as an info service

2007-02-09 Thread Dawn DiPietro
tnews/72h513247.html Regards, Dawn DiPietro Peter R. wrote: He is talking about cellular broadband, not UL wireless. Frank Muto wrote: http://energycommerce.house.gov/Press_110/110-resp.FCC.020707.Chairman.resp%20to%20our%2013107%20ltr.pdf See page seven, second to last paragraph; The Com

[WISPA] Motorola Acquires Netopia, Inc.

2007-02-09 Thread Dawn DiPietro
Motorola Acquires Netopia, Inc. By Niladri Sekhar Nath TMCnet Contributing Editor Motorola (News - Alert), Inc., has acquired Netopia, Inc. Netopia provides carrier-class broadband customer premise equipment (CPE), remote management software, and services to telecom operators worldwide. Clic

[WISPA] Wireless proposal advances - Johnson County will ask providers to submit bids on creating a countywide network.

2007-02-09 Thread Dawn DiPietro
All, RFP to be put out in March. Regards, Dawn DiPietro Posted on Fri, Feb. 09, 2007 Wireless proposal advances Johnson County will ask providers to submit bids on creating a countywide network. By FINN BULLERS The Kansas City Star In the future, computer users in Johnson County could be

Re: [WISPA] Widespread abuse of FCC rules, a list...was TV whitespaces

2007-02-08 Thread Dawn DiPietro
All, Also I forgot to mention they want to cover the whole county. But if you read the article you already knew that and I apologize. Regards, Dawn DiPietro Dawn DiPietro wrote: All, If you are speaking of downtown St. Louis. They already chose AT&T. But on the other hand if you

Re: [WISPA] Widespread abuse of FCC rules, a list...was TV whitespaces

2007-02-08 Thread Dawn DiPietro
All, If you are speaking of downtown St. Louis. They already chose AT&T. But on the other hand if you are speaking of St. Louis County then that is an awful lot to take on considering they want the vendor to eat the cost of the hardware. Regards, Dawn DiPietro George Rogato wrote:

Re: [WISPA] Widespread abuse of FCC rules, a list...was TV whitespaces

2007-02-08 Thread Dawn DiPietro
Dennis, The reason given in the article for this was so the vendor could incur the cost of building the network. For coverage of the whole county to become a reality they need a company with the resources to do this. Regards, Dawn DiPietro Dennis Burgess - 2K Wireless wrote: I actually

[WISPA] Another expert heard from.

2007-02-08 Thread Dawn DiPietro
e/homepage/8998949105128439806 Regards, Dawn DiPietro -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/

Re: [WISPA] Widespread abuse of FCC rules, a list...was TV whitespaces

2007-02-07 Thread Dawn DiPietro
St. Louis County champions regionwide wireless Internet By Clay Barbour ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH 01/29/2007 WiFi users CLAYTON — Tired of its provincial reputation, and hoping to gain an edge in the marketplace, St. Louis County is seriously considering a plan that could bring wireless Internet

[WISPA] Consultants making too much?

2007-02-07 Thread Dawn DiPietro
kin in the game but that in no way alters anything here or devalues my comments. If anything, as a legal vendor with a long professional reputation of compliance and scores of legal operator partners, and as an individual who has been beating this drum for 7 years, it should only increase the weight of

Re: [WISPA] TV white spaces

2007-02-06 Thread Dawn DiPietro
Scriv, The squeaky wheel gets the attention. Not the kind of attention this industry needs. Some seem so adamant about these rules you have to wonder if they are following them or not. Even if this is not the case, why add doubt? Regards, Dawn DiPietro John Scrivner wrote: Feel free to

Re: [WISPA] ...from the FCC (reinforces what I was just saying inthe TV whitespace thread)

2007-02-06 Thread Dawn DiPietro
Patrick, It happens to the best of us. We still love you. Not all of us in that way of course. ;-) Regards, Dawn DiPietro Patrick Leary wrote: I was wrong. Big wrong. Huge wrong. Regrettfully and stupidly wrong. Patrick Leary AVP WISP Markets Alvarion, Inc. o: 650.314.2628 c

Re: [WISPA] ...from the FCC (reinforces what I was just saying in the TV whitespace thread)

2007-02-06 Thread Dawn DiPietro
Patrick, If I am not mistaken I think you meant Robert Pepper. Please correct me if I am wrong. It has been known to happen once or twice. ;-) Regards, Dawn DiPietro George Rogato wrote: Patrick Leary wrote: because former FCC policy chief, Robert Canary (now with Cisco), has been

Re: [WISPA] TV white spaces

2007-02-06 Thread Dawn DiPietro
All, Remember, it only takes a few bad apples to make the whole industry look bad. Think about that the next time anyone wants to complain about the rules. Regards, Dawn DiPietro Patrick Leary wrote: I hope it does go UL, but I have also heard some recent rumblings that the FCC is

Re: [WISPA] billing program

2007-01-31 Thread Dawn DiPietro
ginal Message - From: "Dawn DiPietro" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "WISPA General List" Sent: Tuesday, January 30, 2007 12:13 PM Subject: Re: [WISPA] billing program Brian, ...The goal is to have it all set up so any idiot (call center, $6 an hour phone girl, ect) can

Re: [WISPA] billing program

2007-01-30 Thread Dawn DiPietro
Brian, ...The goal is to have it all set up so any idiot (call center, $6 an hour phone girl, ect) can use it for service calls, site surveys, billing... Poor choice of words. Regards, Dawn DiPietro -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http

Re: [WISPA] Local governments: FCC not playing fair

2007-01-28 Thread Dawn DiPietro
As quoted from another article; "The congressional grilling will be of interest to investors in more than just AT&T and Verizon. Comcast (nasdaq: CMCSA - news - people ), Time Warner (nyse: TWX - news - people ), Cablevision (nyse: CVC - news - people ), Liberty Global (nasdaq: LB

Re: [WISPA] Re: [WISP] New report on Muni Wifi

2007-01-26 Thread Dawn DiPietro
outsourcing it to companies that do this work day in and day out. So yes this article is accurate but not for the reasons you may think.Of course I could be wrong about what you are thinking. ;-) Regards, Dawn DiPietro Dawn DiPietro wrote: Marlon, You want to know what else is funny? How

Re: [WISPA] Re: [WISP] New report on Muni Wifi

2007-01-26 Thread Dawn DiPietro
Marlon, You want to know what else is funny? How you just pick and choose what you want to hear. Regards, Dawn Marlon K. Schafer wrote: MessageFunny how so few press outlets will ever talk about anything at all negative about muni networks. This is clearly biased, but it's still a breath o

[WISPA] Gist of SF/Earthlink/Google Report

2007-01-25 Thread Dawn DiPietro
issue_id=278&volume_num=41&issue_num=17 Regards, Dawn DiPietro -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/

[WISPA] San Francisco Mayor Submits Wireless Proposal to Board of Supervisors

2007-01-25 Thread Dawn DiPietro
San Francisco Mayor Submits Wireless Proposal to Board of Supervisors Jan 24, 2007 News Release Mayor Gavin Newsom today submitted legislation that would codify the agreement the city has reached with a Earthlink/Google partnership that would make San Francisco the first major city in the countr

[WISPA] More debate over the 700MHz spectrum..

2007-01-25 Thread Dawn DiPietro
High-tech interests come out against increased spectrum for public safety By Jeffrey Silva Story posted: January 23, 2007 - 1:46 pm EDT Mobile-phone and high-tech sectors urged the new Democratic-led Congress to oppose any effort to dilute the pool of auction-bound 700 MHz spectrum, a major po

[WISPA] Tranzeo Wireless agrees to acquire Sensoria for cash and shares

2007-01-25 Thread Dawn DiPietro
Tranzeo Wireless agrees to acquire Sensoria for cash and shares Canadian Press Published: Wednesday, January 24, 2007 PITT MEADOWS, B.C. (CP) - Tranzeo Wireless Technologies Inc. (TSX:TZT) has agreed to acquire the assets of San Diego, Calif.-based Sensoria Corp. and hire most of its employees

Re: [WISPA] CPI suing FCC to get at real state of broadbandcompetitionin the US

2007-01-24 Thread Dawn DiPietro
Scriv, Below is the link to the report you were speaking about. http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d06426.pdf Regards, Dawn DiPietro John Scrivner wrote: I can agree that over-sight is in order. I think the General Accounting Office actually did this. Didn't the report get sent out h

[WISPA] TV white spaces

2007-01-24 Thread Dawn DiPietro
ord.cfm?id=267392 http://www.newamerica.net/programs/wireless_future Regards, Dawn DiPietro -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/

[WISPA] CPI suing FCC to get at real state of broadband competition in the US

2007-01-23 Thread Dawn DiPietro
CPI suing FCC to get at real state of broadband competition in the US 1/22/2007 1:46:18 PM, by Nate Anderson The Center for Public Integrity (CPI) wants to find out exactly how competitive the US broadband market is. To do that, it needs access to the raw data collected by the FCC, but the ag

Re: [WISPA] Public safety wants interoperability funds tied to DHS guidelines

2007-01-23 Thread Dawn DiPietro
ld be prohibitively expensive. The main reason the average WISP can deploy their network is because the equipment costs are reasonably priced, relatively speaking. Regards, Dawn DiPietro John Scrivner wrote: Dawn, 700 MHz availability is a big deal for us. Can you please take the points in this article

[WISPA] At&t explained

2007-01-23 Thread Dawn DiPietro
All, Finally a clear understanding of the telecommunications industry. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bj1Mtv9cD0I Regards, Dawn DiPietro -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org

[WISPA] Riverside, CA Wifi

2007-01-23 Thread Dawn DiPietro
Well, that is enough rambling from me for now. ;-) Regards, Dawn DiPietro Monday, January 22, 2007 Riverside, California: Rides Wi-Fi Wave to Future Growth Multi-Layer Wireless Access Network Extends border-to-border over City's 86 square miles Riverside, Calif. (January 22, 2007) -- Riverside

[WISPA] Safety radios to get update

2007-01-23 Thread Dawn DiPietro
Safety radios to get update Changes not expected to cause problems By GAVIN LESNICK Courier & Press staff writer 464-7449 or [EMAIL PROTECTED] Monday, January 22, 2007 A nationwide reshuffling high-frequency radio assignments will ultimately require reprogramming and replacing all the radios li

Re: [WISPA] Wireless Backhaul - Where Do I Begin?

2007-01-22 Thread Dawn DiPietro
Marlon, How reliable do you need it to be? Considering Jim will be running his whole network off of this backhaul link I would imagine 9's would be in order. Regards, Dawn DiPietro -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/ma

[WISPA] Fujitsu Ships the Industry's First Commercially Available 5.8GHz WiMAX System-on-Chip for Base Stations and Subscriber Units

2007-01-18 Thread Dawn DiPietro
Fujitsu Ships the Industry's First Commercially Available 5.8GHz WiMAX System-on-Chip for Base Stations and Subscriber Units << Texas Instruments, ORZA Networks and Sun Create Use the Fujitsu SoC to Build Solutions for BWA and WiMAX Markets >> SUNNYVALE, Calif., Jan. 17 /CNW/ --

[WISPA] Public safety wants interoperability funds tied to DHS guidelines

2007-01-18 Thread Dawn DiPietro
here; http://mrtmag.com/news/publicsafety/interoperability-dhs-guidelines-011706/ Regards, Dawn DiPietro -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/

Re: [WISPA] Interested in learning

2007-01-17 Thread Dawn DiPietro
Kimo, You were much more diplomatic about this thought than I was. I do tend to agree with you. Regards, Dawn DiPietro Kimo Crossman wrote: Hi I was hoping to learn from Marlon - not be slapped - if he isn't going to provide useful feedback maybe it is better he not jump int

Re: [WISPA] San Francisco Legislative Analyst reportreleased onEarthLink Google WiFi deal - says Start Over

2007-01-15 Thread Dawn DiPietro
Peter, I would agree with what you have to say about opinions but this was not opinion. It was a statement based on a misunderstanding of what was written in a public document about a high profile project. Regards, Dawn DiPietro Peter R. wrote: Easy there, Dawn. Muni wireless is just

Re: [WISPA] San Francisco Legislative Analyst reportreleased onEarthLink Google WiFi deal - says Start Over

2007-01-15 Thread Dawn DiPietro
ourage you to stop making statements that are not true because you don't have time to read the whole report and/or don't fully understand what has been written. Regards, Dawn DiPietro Marlon K. Schafer (509) 982-2181 wrote: First page, first paragraph. No I've not read the

Re: [WISPA] San Francisco Legislative Analyst report released onEarthLink Google WiFi deal - says Start Over

2007-01-15 Thread Dawn DiPietro
Marlon, You mean to tell me you read this report and that was the only comment you could come with? Please point out where you got the idea that the city of San Francisco was paying for this network. Regards, Dawn DiPietro Marlon K. Schafer wrote: Whoa, hold the phone there Haus. I

Re: [WISPA] San Francisco Legislative Analyst report released on EarthLink Google WiFi deal - says Start Over

2007-01-14 Thread Dawn DiPietro
requested though. Regards, Dawn DiPietro Kimo Crossman wrote: See PDF http://www.sfgov.org/site/uploadedfiles/budanalyst/Reports/WiFi/MunicipalWiFiReport_011107.pdf Or http://tinyurl.com/yhysne -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http

[WISPA] County Looks To Wireless For Western Connection

2007-01-11 Thread Dawn DiPietro
County Looks To Wireless For Western Connection By Therese Howe (Created: Thursday, January 11, 2007 8:08 AM EST) | Text Size | print | e-mail | comment (0) Focus on the county's broadband debate has shifted westward, where residents will be asked to answer the question of whether they're

[WISPA] Cisco sues Apple over iPhone

2007-01-11 Thread Dawn DiPietro
Cisco sues Apple over iPhone 9 hours, 31 minutes ago Cisco is suing Apple for trademark infringement over the new iPhone, the BBC reports. Apple unveiled a multimedia communications device called iPhone on Tuesday, three weeks after Cisco's Linksys division introduced a VoIP handset called iPho

[WISPA] Korea Telecom inks EPON contract with DASAN

2007-01-11 Thread Dawn DiPietro
Korea Telecom inks EPON contract with DASAN Posted : 10 Jan 2007 Related Content • EPON chips roll for China telecom market (2006-12-19) • PMC-Sierra brings carrier-grade services to the home (2006-12-12) PMC-Sierra Inc. and DASAN Networks Inc., Korea's leading supplier of broadband access equ

[WISPA] Verizon Boosts FiOS to 50 Mbps in More States

2007-01-11 Thread Dawn DiPietro
Verizon Boosts FiOS to 50 Mbps in More States Verizon has boosted its FiOS Internet service to speeds of up to 50 Mbps downstream and 5 Mbps upstream in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. This level of service is now available in parts of five states. The mid-tier maximum connection speed in thos

[WISPA] Massachusetts Bill Will Speed Cable TV Competition

2007-01-11 Thread Dawn DiPietro
Wednesday January 10, 2:29 pm ET Legislation 'Has Consumer Written All Over It' BOSTON, Jan. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- State Sen. Steven Panagiotakos, D-Lowell, and state Rep. James Vallee, D-Franklin, Wednesday (Jan. 10) filed legislation that would streamline the cable-TV franchising process in Ma

[WISPA] AutoNet and the Cellphone Networks for 95% Coverage

2007-01-10 Thread Dawn DiPietro
Brad, This article posted below might validate your point of view but we will have to see how this system actually works. Regards, Dawn DiPietro Cellular phone network used as backhaul for WiFi hotspot in cars by Guy J Kewney | posted on 05 January 2007 Autonet coverage Two 3G (sort of

Re: [WISPA] Muni networks, the good, bad and ugly

2007-01-10 Thread Dawn DiPietro
bother with changing channels." Regards, Dawn DiPietro -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/

Re: [WISPA] [Fwd: WISP 60 Second Newsletter]

2007-01-10 Thread Dawn DiPietro
I am not sure but Ken and I just got the same thing. Peter R. wrote: Is this a WISPA sponsored publication? Or just someone who snagged my email off the list? Original Message Subject: WISP 60 Second Newsletter Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2007 11:33:18 -0800 From: Rick Ri

Re: [WISPA] Muni networks, the good, bad and ugly

2007-01-10 Thread Dawn DiPietro
single AP put up yet. Here is another link you might be interested in reading. http://muniwireless.com/municipal/1570 Regards, Dawn DiPietro -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/

Re: [WISPA] Muni networks, the good, bad and ugly

2007-01-10 Thread Dawn DiPietro
Brad, Here is a link you might want to read up on. http://muniwireless.com/municipal/1556 Regards, Dawn DiPietro Brad Belton wrote: I'll agree with Mark on this. There are many that are exploiting city counsel's across the country to only line their own pockets. I have read abou

Re: [WISPA] Muni networks, the good, bad and ugly

2007-01-10 Thread Dawn DiPietro
Mark, I did overstep my bounds a little and do apologize for the last statement in my post. Regards, Dawn DiPietro Dawn DiPietro wrote: Mark, Many if not most RFP's today require a percentage of accounts be discounted heavily or given away for just the reasons you are describing.

Re: [WISPA] Muni networks, the good, bad and ugly

2007-01-10 Thread Dawn DiPietro
de to better serve social and economic challenges of underserved communities, both rural and urban. If you would get off your own train and look around and maybe read a thing or two on this subject maybe you would understand this a little better. Regards, Dawn DiPietro Mark Koskenmaki

[WISPA] Wi-Fi group introduces a simpler way of securing wireless network

2007-01-09 Thread Dawn DiPietro
Wi-Fi group introduces a simpler way of securing wireless network January 9, 2007 BY Bruce Meyerson Associated Press NEW YORK -- The industry group that promotes Wi-Fi technology standards is launching a simplified method for configuring the security settings between a wireless router, laptops

[WISPA] Sprint Nextel will start WiMax service in Chicago, Washington

2007-01-09 Thread Dawn DiPietro
Sprint Nextel will start WiMax service in Chicago, Washington Kansas City Business Journal - 11:22 AM CST Monday Sprint Nextel Corp. said Monday that will launch its WiMax wireless broadband service in Chicago and Washington by year's end. The wireless giant (NYSE: S), which began showing off

[WISPA] Alvarion, Accton team for mobile WiMax

2007-01-09 Thread Dawn DiPietro
Alvarion, Accton team for mobile WiMax John Walko EE Times Europe (01/08/2007 5:53 AM EST) LONDON — Wireless broadband and WiMAX equipment specialist Alvarion Ltd .and Accton Technology Corporation of Taiwan have formed a joint venture to develop mass market WiMAX consumer electronic devices.

[WISPA] COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS IN CARS: Ford aims to raise bar with Sync

2007-01-08 Thread Dawn DiPietro
COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS IN CARS: Ford aims to raise bar with Sync January 7, 2007 BY SARAH A. WEBSTER FREE PRESS BUSINESS WRITER "Hello? ... Can you hear me now?" Wake up, users of OnStar, MyGIG and their electronic brothers and sisters. According to Microsoft Corp. and Ford Motor Co. -- whic

[WISPA] Agreement Announced on San Francisco Wireless Network

2007-01-08 Thread Dawn DiPietro
Agreement Announced on San Francisco Wireless Network January 5, 2007 News Release "Today, EarthLink and the City of San Francisco reached agreement on the terms of the contract to build a citywide wireless network," said Donald Berryman, executive vice president of EarthLink. "This agreement

[WISPA] Venice Project would break many users' ISP conditions

2007-01-08 Thread Dawn DiPietro
Venice Project would break many users' ISP conditions OUT-LAW News, 03/01/2007 Internet television system The Venice Project could break users' monthly internet bandwith limits in hours, according to the team behind it. It downloads 320 megabytes (MB) per hour from users' computers, meaning

[WISPA] Cars: The New WiFi Hotspots?

2007-01-04 Thread Dawn DiPietro
Cars: The New WiFi Hotspots? By Jennifer LeClaire TechNewsWorld 01/03/07 11:00 AM PT Autonet Mobile is hoping to fill what it sees as a void in the market with its wireless broadband mobile network. Its new Internet service provider for cars allows passengers to check e-mail, surf the Web, pla

[WISPA] Report: Cities' communications still lacking

2007-01-03 Thread Dawn DiPietro
Report: Cities' communications still lacking Updated 1/2/2007 10:33 PM ET E-mail | Save | Print | Reprints & Permissions | Subscribe to stories like this Subscribe to stories like this By Mimi Hall, USA TODAY WASHINGTON — Emergency responders in most cities don't have the equipment and skills n

[WISPA] A Privatized National Public Safety Network?

2007-01-03 Thread Dawn DiPietro
A Privatized National Public Safety Network? From Lasar’s Letter, December 26, 2006 By Matthew Lasar It will operate almost 250 video and broadband channels, and be allowed to access hundreds more under certain conditions. It will allow thousands public safety agencies to exchange data about w

[WISPA] FCC: Build wireless emergency broadband network

2006-12-23 Thread Dawn DiPietro
December 22, 2006 FCC: Build wireless emergency broadband network The Federal Communications Commission is proposing a national wireless, IP-based, broadband emergency network to be built by private companies, the BBC reports. "Earlier this year, I had an opportunity to hear local public s

[WISPA] Council rejects wireless proposal

2006-12-21 Thread Dawn DiPietro
Council rejects wireless proposal By Adrian Sanchez/[EMAIL PROTECTED] COLUMBUS - The City Council rejected Frontier Communications' proposal to deploy a wireless broadband network in Columbus in a 5-3 Monday night vote. Councilmen Joe Jarecke, Ron Bogus and Jim Bulkley voted in favor of the

[WISPA] Consumers Sidelined as Broadband Battles Rage

2006-12-20 Thread Dawn DiPietro
Consumers Sidelined as Broadband Battles Rage By Martin H. Bosworth ConsumerAffairs.Com December 19, 2006 Anyone who's suffered through the high prices, bad customer service, and constant technical problems typical of many local cable company knows that competition is sorely needed in the rea

[WISPA] FCC places 700 MHz broadband item on agenda

2006-12-18 Thread Dawn DiPietro
All, In case you have not come across this yet. http://www.dailywireless.org/2006/12/18/fcc-moving-on-700mhz-public-safety-interop/ Regards, Dawn DiPietro -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http

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