Re: [WISPA] Siklu/Dragonwave 80 Ghz..

2013-10-21 Thread Fred Goldstein
usual here in the northeast; most storms are maybe half that strong. Three or four miles should be quite reliable; a 10-mile link might be workable if you have a fallback path, but we haven't done it. > On 10/14/2013 07:47 PM, Fred Goldstein wrote: >> On 10/14/2013 7:33 PM, Bob Moldashel

Re: [WISPA] Windows XP

2013-10-17 Thread Fred Goldstein
ve 30%. Is there anything we, as ISP's, can do to protect our users who, for whatever reason have not, will not or can not upgrade? I have users who won't spend $$ to replace a working system if they don't see a g

Re: [WISPA] Siklu/Dragonwave 80 Ghz..

2013-10-14 Thread Fred Goldstein
usual here in the northeast; most storms are maybe half that strong. Three or four miles should be quite reliable; a 10-mile link might be workable if you have a fallback path, but we haven't done it. > On 10/14/2013 07:47 PM, Fred Goldstein wrote: >> On 10/14/2013 7:33 PM, Bob Moldashel

Re: [WISPA] Siklu/Dragonwave 80 Ghz..

2013-10-14 Thread Fred Goldstein
rking on the roof who disturbs it. -- Fred R. Goldstein k1io fred "at" interisle.net Interisle Consulting Group +1 617 795 2701 ___ Wireless mailing list Wireless@wispa.org http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless

Re: [WISPA] packaging suggestions

2013-09-25 Thread Fred Goldstein
a (AT&T does this with minutes, right?) for those special occasions (like the Breaking Bad finale), if your software can handle it. But a bill-based system is easier to implement... at least if you don't count post-bill customer calls. I wish there were an easy answer but this

Re: [WISPA] Latest trend for heavy wooded areas

2013-08-22 Thread Fred Goldstein
igger antennas. Maybe those old TV antennas we used to all have before cable will make a comeback. ;-) -- Fred R. Goldstein fred "at" interisle.net Interisle Consulting Group +1 617 795 2701 ___ Wireless mailing list Wireless@wispa.org http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless

Re: [WISPA] Latest trend for heavy wooded areas

2013-08-22 Thread Fred Goldstein
esults from trying to run at too high a rate, like MCS5, such that running at say MCS1 would improve results? Or is it just not very sensitive, with a higher noise temp than Cambium? -- Fred R. Goldstein fred "at" interisle.net Interisl

Re: [WISPA] Scam Warning!!!

2013-08-17 Thread Fred Goldstein
@wispa.org http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless -- West Michigan Wireless ISP Allegan, Michigan 49010 269-686-8648 -- Fred R. Goldstein fred "at" interisle.net Interisle Consulting Group +1 617 795 2701 __

Re: [WISPA] VoIP Taxes, Fees, & Insanity

2013-07-29 Thread Fred Goldstein
but so far that hasn't been granted. - Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com ---- *From: *"Fred Goldstein" *To: *wireless@wispa.org *Sent: *Sunday, July 28, 2013 6:06:13 PM *Su

Re: [WISPA] VoIP Taxes, Fees, & Insanity

2013-07-28 Thread Fred Goldstein
azy fees are a reason to avoid voice services, but they are a pain to administer. The FCC is terrible about writing clear rules. On Sun, Jul 28, 2013 at 9:42 AM, Fred Goldstein <mailto:fgoldst...@ionary.com>> wrote: On 7/28/2013 12:46 AM, Jeremy wrote: From what

Re: [WISPA] VoIP Taxes, Fees, & Insanity

2013-07-28 Thread Fred Goldstein
On 7/28/2013 2:34 PM, Faisal Imtiaz wrote: Hi Fred, on a related note... Neustar sending bills to anyone/everyone filling out FCC form 499, for LNP system, is that legit ? Good question. They are allowed to charge for LNP, and the formula for that is subject to some current arguments

Re: [WISPA] VoIP Taxes, Fees, & Insanity

2013-07-28 Thread Fred Goldstein
n/listinfo/wireless _______ Wireless mailing list Wireless@wispa.org http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless -- Fred R. Goldstein fred "at" interisle.net Interisle Consulting Group +1 617 795 2701 ___ Wireless mailing list Wireless@wispa.org http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless

Re: [WISPA] Strange problem with Canopy 9000APC

2013-06-13 Thread Fred Goldstein
flaky, re-attaching it to a new radio might be a temporary fix, but reattaching it to an old radio might "fix" it too (temporariy). Have you examined the broken radios in the shop? -- Fred R. Goldstein fred "at" interisle.net Interisle Consulting Group +1 61

Re: [WISPA] Fiber MUX

2013-05-20 Thread Fred Goldstein
the T1s need timing, then you may need to supply the timing independent of the physical layer. The usual way to do this is PWE3, Pseudowire Emulation over Ethernet, which is what the IPmux does; it's an option in Cisco (and many other) media gateways too. -- Fred R. Goldstein

Re: [WISPA] Dayton Hamvention- any other WISPs going?

2013-05-15 Thread Fred Goldstein
>> Wireless mailing list >> Wireless@wispa.org >> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >> > > > ___ > Wireless mailing list > Wireless@wispa.org > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > -- Fred R. Goldstein fred "at" interisle.net Interisle Consulting Group +1 617 795 2701 ___ Wireless mailing list Wireless@wispa.org http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless

Re: [WISPA] Market data on growth of WISPs in the US ???

2013-04-17 Thread Fred Goldstein
0906A1.pdf But they only start to count Fixed Wireless as a separate category as of 2005. Before that it's lumped in with satellite, but fixed wireless is the bulk of the mixed wireless category. Oddly, mobile wireless suddenly goes from almost nothing to huge in 2006. Again

Re: [WISPA] Ubiquiti Rocket Titanium

2013-04-06 Thread Fred Goldstein
Sede operativa: Largo Montalto, 5 - 90144 Palermo >>> >>> C.F. e P.IVA 05940050825 Fax : +39-091-8772072 >>> assistenza: (+39) 091-8776432 >>> web: http://www.level7.it >>> >>> >>> >>> ___ Wir

Re: [WISPA] Router Question

2013-02-13 Thread Fred Goldstein
t needed or could be turned. >> Preferably under $200.00 and setup thru a Window interface. >> Any recommends? >> Thanx >> NGL >> If you can read this Thank A Teacher. >> And if it's in English Thank A Soldier! >> > -- Fre

Re: [WISPA] Ubiquiti airfiber on the same tower...

2013-02-04 Thread Fred Goldstein
r uses solid dishes with a very tight beam; the signal should be way down at 10 degrees and a meter's spacing. And the transmitted power output is very low. The only reason I don't think they'd be good on the same frequency is that a bird or raindrops might reflect some signal b

Re: [WISPA] Ubiquiti ERLite-3 3-port Router

2013-01-15 Thread Fred Goldstein
S yet. > > -- > Simon Westlake > Powercode.com > (920) 351-1010 > > > > > ___ > Wireless mailing list > Wireless@wispa.org <mailto:Wireless@wispa.org> > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listi

Re: [WISPA] Ubiquiti ERLite-3 3-port Router

2013-01-15 Thread Fred Goldstein
S yet. > > -- > Simon Westlake > Powercode.com > (920) 351-1010 > > > > > ___ > Wireless mailing list > Wireless@wispa.org <mailto:Wireless@wispa.org> > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listi

Re: [WISPA] Ubiquiti ERLite-3 3-port Router

2013-01-15 Thread Fred Goldstein
rote it So I'm surprised that Vyatta hasn't bothered with >> it. Cisco is way too expensive. RouterOS boxes on big Intel iron are >> more capable, though RouterOS can be a bid dodgey at times (as can a lot >> of other systems). >> > Fred, > > Which feat

Re: [WISPA] Ubiquiti ERLite-3 3-port Router

2013-01-08 Thread Fred Goldstein
ble they'll be. VLANing is of no use. That provides a degree of protection against interception, but no QoS and no protection against DDoS. And it's kind of ugly. Not that MPLS isn't ugly, but until RINA is ready it can sort of work. > Have you ever tried to convince them there

Re: [WISPA] Ubiquiti ERLite-3 3-port Router

2013-01-08 Thread Fred Goldstein
you be running >> a >> Cisco or a Juniper? >> >> On Jan 8, 2013, at 18:06, Andrew Jones wrote: >> >>> The software does not do everything that mikrotik's routerOS does. >>> Where is the MPLS support, something that many people use on >>> ro

Re: [WISPA] OT: I have to share this.. Its BIG news for Colorado ISP's..

2012-12-07 Thread Fred Goldstein
so it wasn't needed there, and it left the west unserved. ENA (and NTIA) were given several offers to settle, but turned them down, or pretended to accept them but went ahead anyway. >- >Mike Hammett >Intelligent Computing Solutions >http://www.ics-il.com > >- Ori

Re: [WISPA] OT: I have to share this.. Its BIG news for Colorado ISP's..

2012-12-06 Thread Fred Goldstein
boon-doogle that hurt businesses in > >> rural Colorado reigned in. Damage was already done, recovery starts. > >> > >> Word is the CEO of Eagle-Net has also resigned!!! > >> > >> BEST NEWS EVER!!! -- Fred Goldsteink1io fgoldstein "

Re: [WISPA] FCC Connect America Fund -- It's Baaaackkkk!

2012-11-30 Thread Fred Goldstein
ce that's the closest map speed. They call the map a lower speed "surrogate" for 4/1. If you think that's a disconnect, just try to get the FCC's Wireline [prevention of] Competition Bureau to play nice with the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau. Even Abe Lincoln

Re: [WISPA] FCC Connect America Fund -- It's Baaaackkkk!

2012-11-30 Thread Fred Goldstein
>Are you saying no one is providing service past 1.5/384 with Canopy 100? I'm referring to the 900 MHz version with a 4 Mbps one-way burst rate. That won't pass the 4/1 test. -- Fred Goldsteink1io fgoldstein "at" ionary.com ionary Consulting

Re: [WISPA] FCC Connect America Fund -- It's Baaaackkkk!

2012-11-30 Thread Fred Goldstein
aaac! Correct me if I am wrong here Rick, it will be fruitless to do the map unless you are able to maintain customer speeds of 4megs down and 1 meg up. If you service your customer at speeds lower than that then it does not matter, the FCC will fund the Telcos... -- Fred Golds

Re: [WISPA] FCC Connect America Fund -- It's Baaaackkkk!

2012-11-28 Thread Fred Goldstein
7;d be happy if I can just block everyone else in my county from getting it. If you're on the map with 3/.768, you're probably okay. Those who are not on the map should follow Rich's advice; there are ways to make it fairly easy. On 11/28/2012 5:16 PM, Fred Goldstei

[WISPA] FCC Connect America Fund -- It's Baaaackkkk!

2012-11-28 Thread Fred Goldstein
ation, not confidential. So tell the FCC! I am hoping the FCC Committee and others interested will take note of this. It probably won't reach the Federal Register for a while, and then the 30 day Comment period begins. -- Fred Goldsteink1io fgoldstein "at" ionary

Re: [WISPA] [Ubnt_users] Is IPv6 ready?

2012-10-28 Thread Fred Goldstein
At 10/28/2012 07:09 PM, you wrote: >On Sun, 2012-10-28 at 16:54 -0400, Fred Goldstein wrote: > > An article I wrote seven years ago but is still somewhat current > > (since IPv6 is always five years away ;-) ): > > IPv6: More Filling, Less Taste http://www.ionary.com/ion-ip

Re: [WISPA] [Ubnt_users] Is IPv6 ready?

2012-10-28 Thread Fred Goldstein
At 10/27/2012 10:44 PM, MikeH wrote: >Wait, am I disagreeing with Fred? :-p Yep. ;-) Of course I don't mind disagreeing with the crowd. I'm curmudgeonly enough. Anyway, rather than discuss it here on the list, I'll just give a couple of file pointers. An article I wrote s

Re: [WISPA] [Ubnt_users] Is IPv6 ready?

2012-10-27 Thread Fred Goldstein
>perfection yet :) > >But, I flex, have to let people have their v6 fun (employees and >customers alike...) > > >Scott Carullo >Technical Operations >855-FLSPEED x102 > > >___ >Wireless mailing list >Wireless@wis

Re: [WISPA] Ubiquiti Radios as routers

2012-10-19 Thread Fred Goldstein
rrier Ethernet is not theirs. It's standardized by the Metro Ethernet Forum, so the standards have MEF numbers. MEF in turn largely cites IEEE specs from the 802 family, but assembles them, with its own touches, into its own packages. inline comments On Thu, Oct 18, 2012 at 3:05 PM, Fred

Re: [WISPA] Ubiquiti Radios as routers

2012-10-18 Thread Fred Goldstein
tea, if it doesn't mate with the network and its services. On Wed, Oct 17, 2012 at 7:16 PM, Fred Goldstein <<mailto:fgoldst...@ionary.com>fgoldst...@ionary.com> wrote: At 10/17/2012 02:26 AM, Jeremy L. Gaddis wrote: >* Fred Goldstein <<mailto:fgoldst...@ionary.com&g

Re: [WISPA] Ubiquiti Radios as routers

2012-10-17 Thread Fred Goldstein
At 10/17/2012 02:26 AM, Jeremy L. Gaddis wrote: >* Fred Goldstein wrote: > > At 10/12/2012 10:23 AM, Tim Densmore wrote: > > There's a real market gap not quite being filled by our usual WISP > > vendors MT and UBNT. MT has a new CPE router with SFP support. Thi

Re: [WISPA] Ubiquiti Radios as routers

2012-10-13 Thread Fred Goldstein
le routing. It won't compete with Ciena but their boxes don't cost $100 and run on 6 watts. At 10/13/2012 03:58 PM, Butch Evans wrote: >On Sat, 2012-10-13 at 12:30 -0400, Fred Goldstein wrote: > > I've enjoyed it. I still hope somebody at some point figures out > > j

Re: [WISPA] Ubiquiti Radios as routers

2012-10-13 Thread Fred Goldstein
> > Tel: 305 663 5518 x 232 > > Helpdesk: 305 663 5518 option 2 Email: supp...@snappydsl.net > > > > On 10/13/2012 11:33 AM, Gino Villarini wrote: > >> It can be done with Mk and Canopy, both support qinq > >> > >> Sent from a Apple Newton > >

Re: [WISPA] Ubiquiti Radios as routers

2012-10-13 Thread Fred Goldstein
At 10/13/2012 11:27 AM, Tim Densmore wrote: >Hi Fred, > >I think a lot of the confusion here comes from the fact that you're >using generic terms like "switching" and "VLAN" to describe complex >Metro-E/Carrier-E scenarios. Standard VLANs break up broadcast

Re: [WISPA] Ubiquiti Radios as routers

2012-10-12 Thread Fred Goldstein
Mike Hammett duly noted, Fred, I don't think most of the people here understand what YOU'RE talking about. They think a switch is just a switch and they're all the same, but that's far from the truth. Probably true, which is why I'd like to clarify it. Vendors wh

Re: [WISPA] Ubiquiti Radios as routers

2012-10-12 Thread Fred Goldstein
At 10/12/2012 07:06 PM, Faisal Imtiaz wrote: >Being a Technical person, and a visual learner.. I am having trouble >translating what Fred is trying to do with a Mikrotik, which he thinks >it cannot do. Actually, I said that I don't know how to do it, not that it can or cannot be do

Re: [WISPA] Ubiquiti Radios as routers

2012-10-12 Thread Fred Goldstein
At 10/12/2012 05:48 PM, Butch Evans wrote: >On Fri, 2012-10-12 at 10:52 -0400, Fred Goldstein wrote: > > There's a real market gap not quite being filled by our usual WISP > > vendors MT and UBNT. MT has a new CPE router with SFP support. This > > would be great for a

Re: [WISPA] Ubiquiti Radios as routers

2012-10-12 Thread Fred Goldstein
At 10/12/2012 10:23 AM, Tim Densmore wrote: >Hi Fred, > >Could you expand a bit on this? It sounds like you're describing what >I'd refer to as "virtual circuits" rather than "switching." Are you >setting up per-customer VLANs or something like th

Re: [WISPA] Ubiquiti Radios as routers

2012-10-11 Thread Fred Goldstein
stration Mikrotik Advanced Certified <http://www.nwwnet.net>www.nwwnet.net (765) 855-1060 (765) 439-4253 (855) 231-6239 ___ Wireless mailing list <mailto:Wireless@wispa.org>Wireless@wispa.org http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless ____

Re: [WISPA] which one is better for short links?

2012-09-23 Thread Fred Goldstein
wer of a car's engine with the comfort of the seats. Personally I don't think the radio unit itself should do more than pass along Ethernet frames transparently, and respond to management, but since everybody's working from a Linux kernel and that already has lots of o

Re: [WISPA] Ubiquiti next product.... another router?

2012-09-14 Thread Fred Goldstein
on UBNT's radar, though it's a huge market. Maybe they've noticed how cheap those switches are and just don't want to compete in that space. But it's not as if EdgeOS is being written from scratch. Nor were AirOS or RouterOS. They're all swimming in a GPL pool. The

Re: [WISPA] Oh Great take from the poor and give to the rich!

2012-08-30 Thread Fred Goldstein
d Owner NewWays Networking, LLC Wireless Networking Network Design, Installation and Administration Mikrotik Advanced Certified <http://www.nwwnet.net>www.nwwnet.net (765) 855-1060 (765) 439-4253 (855) 231-6239 ___ Wireless mailing list W

Re: [WISPA] Oh Great take from the poor and give to the rich!

2012-08-28 Thread Fred Goldstein
e-does-a-great-possum-imitation ISP industry. So it could have been a lot worse -- the old USF would have funded ILECs to compete with WISPs anyway, and did so in some locations. -- Fred Goldsteink1io fgoldstein "at" ionary.com ionary Consulting http://www.i

Re: [WISPA] That Internet invention too often wrongly cited to justify big government.

2012-07-31 Thread Fred Goldstein
dent Obama was clearly and plainly talking about highways and schools when he said, "you didn't create that", but by editing out that reference and stringing other sentences together, he pretended that Obama told businessmen that they didn't create their own businesses. You

Re: [WISPA] That Internet invention too often wrongly cited to justify big government.

2012-07-31 Thread Fred Goldstein
ad a lie, he'll spread a real whopper. -- Fred Goldsteink1io fgoldstein "at" ionary.com ionary Consulting http://www.ionary.com/ +1 617 795 2701 ___ Wireless mailing list Wireless@wispa.org http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless

Re: [WISPA] trigger DFS for all your friends

2012-07-29 Thread Fred Goldstein
SP Allegan, Michigan 49010 269-686-8648 A Division of: Camp Communication Services, INC ___ Wireless mailing list Wireless@wispa.org http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless -- Fred Goldsteink1io fgoldstein "at&quo

Re: [WISPA] trigger DFS for all your friends

2012-07-29 Thread Fred Goldstein
l > > > T H I S I SN O TM I N E. > > I A M N O T S E L L I N G I T. > > I D O N O T K N O W W H O H A S I T N O W > ___ Wireless mailing list <mailto:Wireless@wispa.org>Wireless@wispa.org http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless

Re: [WISPA] Happy Independence Day!

2012-06-29 Thread Fred Goldstein
At 6/29/2012 09:36 PM, Victoria Proffer wrote: > For those who may have missed it, the petition is here: <http://apps.fcc.gov/ecfs/document/view?id=7021978603>http://apps.fcc.gov/ecfs/document/view?id=7021978603 I am sorry if I don't get this right Fred, but I don't b

Re: [WISPA] Happy Independence Day!

2012-06-29 Thread Fred Goldstein
ard to the Board's response, and if the Petition is open to Comment from others, it deserves a serious blasting. -- Fred Goldsteink1io fgoldstein "at" ionary.com ionary Consulting http://www.ionary.com/ +1 617 795 2701 __

Re: [WISPA] USF/CAF

2012-06-01 Thread Fred Goldstein
At 6/1/2012 12:38 PM, MarlonS wrote: >I'm not sure that any sort of CLEC that you are piped into would count Fred. >That's not facilities based. They are, but the company providing service >isn't. And the rules specifically state that the voice provider has to be >fa

Re: [WISPA] USF/CAF

2012-05-29 Thread Fred Goldstein
off > > to the USF/CAF recipient. > > > > We're in the bottom of the 9th inning and we're down by a couple of runs, 2 > > out full count and Casey is at bat. > > > > Are we going to swing at the ball or just stand there and watch it fly by? > >

Re: [WISPA] USF/CAF

2012-05-29 Thread Fred Goldstein
of runs, 2 >out full count and Casey is at bat. > >Are we going to swing at the ball or just stand there and watch it fly by? > >marlon > > >- Original Message - >From: "Fred Goldstein" >To: "WISPA General List" >Sent: Friday, May 25, 20

Re: [WISPA] USF/CAF

2012-05-25 Thread Fred Goldstein
major change -- they allow the ILEC to detariff DSL, offer it only as a retail information service, and still get subsidized. That's how they want to "improve" broadband availability. Gee, do you think any telco lobbyists were active in getting that passed? ;-) -- Fred Goldste

Re: [WISPA] It's been a ride... Some up, some down.

2012-05-03 Thread Fred Goldstein
y collateral damage, because ISPs depended on them. Now the FCC has opened up the question of whether and how WISPs and other ISPs should pay into the Universal Service Fund. So again the fact that this group is organized should come in handy. -- Fred Goldsteink1io fgold

[WISPA] FCC FNPRM on Universal Service contributions -- ISPs could be taxed

2012-05-01 Thread Fred R. Goldstein
industry's interests are not hurt. The full notice is here: http://transition.fcc.gov/Daily_Releases/Daily_Business/2012/db0430/FCC-12-46A1.pdf -- Fred R. Goldstein fred "at" interisle.net Interisle Consulting Group +1 617 795 2701 _

[WISPA] FCC FNPRM on Universal Service contributions -- ISPs could be taxed

2012-05-01 Thread Fred Goldstein
industry's interests are not hurt. The full notice is here: http://transition.fcc.gov/Daily_Releases/Daily_Business/2012/db0430/FCC-12-46A1.pdf -- Fred Goldsteink1io fgoldstein "at" ionary.com ionary Consulting http://www.ionary.com/ +1 617 795 2701

Re: [WISPA] More spectrum?

2012-04-02 Thread Fred Goldstein
They got word back to the Hill on time and thus concurred with WISPA and almost everyone else that banning unlicensed would be a bad move. -- Fred Goldsteink1io fgoldstein "at" ionary.com ionary Consulting http://www.ionary.com/ +1 617 795 2701 ___ Wireless mailing list Wireless@wispa.org http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless

Re: [WISPA] Licensed 1ft dish?

2012-03-21 Thread Fred Goldstein
poses, just different frequencies and approvals. On Mar 21, 2012 9:40 PM, "Fred Goldstein" <<mailto:fgoldst...@ionary.com>fgoldst...@ionary.com> wrote: At 3/21/2012 03:56 PM, Tom DeReggi wrote: Are both 18Ghz and 11Ghz limited to minimum 2ft dish size? Just wondering if 1

Re: [WISPA] Licensed 1ft dish?

2012-03-21 Thread Fred Goldstein
won't get you down to a foot. 23 GHz only requires 33.5 dB. Alex has a good idea to look at 24 GHz unlicensed, if you can find a fast enough radio. Ohterwise, if you can't deal with higher frequencies or free space optics, stick with your instinct and go with 23 GHz. --

Re: [WISPA] 100Mbps+ BH Solutions.

2012-03-16 Thread Fred Goldstein
rt to medium distance 1 to 6 miles solutions for BH of 100Mbps to 1Gbps. I need quotes for full installs of these listed hops. Hop 1: 2 miles Hop 2: 2.8 miles Hop 3: 5.6 miles Hop 4: 2.6 miles Hop 5: 2.6 miles Freq can be anything OTHER than 2.4 or 5.8 Please call my Cell listed below. --

Re: [WISPA] ethernet and towers with FM transmitters

2012-02-29 Thread Fred Goldstein
or the actual antenna. I'd never put stuff on an AM tower. Nor would most such towers want stuff on them, since it could throw their performance off. -- Fred Goldsteink1io fgoldstein "at" ionary.com ionary Consulting http://www.ionary.c

Re: [WISPA] Low-cost CLEC market entry approach for "unsubsidized competitor"

2012-02-17 Thread Fred Goldstein
ECs to administer correctly. So billing disputes are remarkably common. It's easiest, actually, in a rural area where one local trunk group picks up the whole local area and a separate (billable) tandem trunk picks up non-local calls. On 2/17/2012 10:21 AM, Fred Goldstein wrote: At

Re: [WISPA] Low-cost CLEC market entry approach for "unsubsidized competitor"

2012-02-17 Thread Fred Goldstein
any of their central offices (via collocation, mid-span fiber meet, or by paying them for the entrance facility). But toll (inter-LATA) traffic arrives on trunks into the regional access tandem, and you usually have to pay for that mileage at fairly high (switched access transport) rat

Re: [WISPA] Low-cost CLEC market entry approach for "unsubsidized competitor"

2012-02-17 Thread Fred Goldstein
, like an Audiocodes Mediant 2000, and it's managed as a service. Does that clarify things? On Thu, Feb 16, 2012 at 3:57 PM, Fred R. Goldstein <<mailto:fgoldst...@ionary.com>fgoldst...@ionary.com> wrote: The current FCC rules per November's CAF order allow ILECs to be subs

Re: [WISPA] Low-cost CLEC market entry approach for "unsubsidized competitor"

2012-02-16 Thread Fred Goldstein
oesn't yet serve your area, and then could pull phone number blocks from NANPA. >Kevin >- Original Message - >From: "Fred R. Goldstein" >To: >Sent: Thursday, February 16, 2012 1:57 PM >Subject: [WISPA] Low-cost CLEC market entry approach for "

[WISPA] Low-cost CLEC market entry approach for "unsubsidized competitor"

2012-02-16 Thread Fred R. Goldstein
. The VoIP side of the gateway then feeds the subscribers. I'm trying to assess whether it's worth anyone's pursuing to set this up as an offering for WISPs. Does anyone see a market for this type of service? Would it help anyone meet the "unsubsidized competitor" req

Re: [WISPA] Ericsson is buying BelAir, betting on Wi-Fi

2012-02-01 Thread Fred Goldstein
able in resale, not as an operating entity. They can experiment with WiFi on a small scale, though, and see what kind of business potential it has. Because it's their own backhaul, the OpEx is minimal. -- Fred Goldsteink1io fgoldstein "at" ionary.com ionary Consu

Re: [WISPA] Advertising ARIN IPs via BGP

2012-01-26 Thread Fred Goldstein
tream bring traffic in via their > > circuit to these IPs. > > > > Windstream say they are awaiting on AT&T in order to be able to > > advertise them. Can anyone explain to me why this could be the case? > > What does AT&T have to

Re: [WISPA] 3.65Ghz and HAMs

2012-01-10 Thread Fred Goldstein
ham band is 3.3-3.5 GHz. However, ham frequencies of interest to WISPs include 902-928 MHz, 2390-2450 MHz, and 5650-5925 MHz. -- Fred Goldsteink1io fgoldstein "at" ionary.com ionary Consulting http://www.ionary.

Re: [WISPA] population density map for Washington.

2012-01-05 Thread Fred Goldstein
hen I got to Cherry County, it showed me "0". That's definitely low-density rustic. But it rises to a Manhattanesque 145 in Valentine. Well, maybe Manhattan missing three zeroes. ;-) -- Fred Goldsteink1io fgoldstein "at" ionary.com ionary Consulting

Re: [WISPA] population density map for Washington.

2012-01-05 Thread Fred Goldstein
s to run in the 15-30 pop/sqmi range. Of course this is hilly and heavily forested, making wireless more difficult. The place I grew up has a density of around 21,000. -- Fred Goldsteink1io fgoldstein "at" ionary.com ionary Consulting

Re: [WISPA] Cordless Phone Ring Interference

2011-12-27 Thread Fred Goldstein
settling on DECT at 1.9 GHz, reserved for the purpose.) >On 12/27/2011 5:56 PM, Josh Luthman wrote: > > What about from the copper pair to the handset? > > > > Josh Luthman > > Office: 937-552-2340 > > Direct: 937-552-2343 > > 1100 Wayne St > > Sui

Re: [WISPA] Ubiquiti PowerBridge M10

2011-12-21 Thread Fred Goldstein
t is a vestige of 1980's XTEN. (Once upon a time, Xerox wanted to become a Player in telecom. It got the FCC to allocate a 10 GHz band for a PtMP WLL service it wanted to rollout, and it bought the undersea carrier WUI... and then abandoned the whole thing.) -- Fred Golds

Re: [WISPA] Service needed

2011-12-15 Thread Fred Goldstein
At 12/15/2011 12:52 PM, Ralph wrote: >I have found WISPs in Eagle Pass TX and Lake Charles LA. >But I still need service in Sherman TX and Salisbury MD. > >Anyone got any ideas? Try Internet Texoma (http://www.texoma.net ) for Sherman, TX. -- Fred Goldsteink1io fg

Re: [WISPA] 3650 MHz permission letters?

2011-12-12 Thread Fred Goldstein
e an application and various forms to fill out. If you're >>dealing with SES Americom, have fun. I don't know of one that they have >>approved. >> >> >>Pat >> >> >> >> >> >>On 12/12/2011 11:20 AM, Fred R. Goldstein wrote: &

[WISPA] 3650 MHz permission letters?

2011-12-12 Thread Fred R. Goldstein
Does anyone have a standard letter to use to ask permission from satellite earth stations to use the 3650 MHz band within the 150 mile exclusion zone? Thanks. -- Fred Goldsteink1io fgoldstein "at" ionary.com ionary Consulting http://www.ionary.com/ +1 61

Re: [WISPA] Kazaa / Skype Founder wants to offer free "FreedomPop" 4G mobile broadband

2011-12-12 Thread Fred Goldstein
p-partner-offer-free-broadband- > > Nothing on their web page yethttp://www.freedompop.com > > -- Fred Goldsteink1io fgoldstein "at" ionary.com ionary Consulting http://www.ionary.com/ +1 617 795 2701 --

[WISPA] My report on FCC Order and FNPRM, ICC and USF

2011-12-08 Thread Fred R. Goldstein
F-and-ICC-Order-analysis.pdf Feel free to pass this on to your colleagues. Your ideas and feedback are welcome. -- Fred Goldsteink1io fgoldstein "at" ionary.com ionary Consulting http://www.ionary.com/ +1 617 795 2701 --

Re: [WISPA] I'm new, I hope this is the right list...

2011-11-30 Thread Fred Goldstein
At 11/30/2011 03:44 PM, you wrote: >Oh, and as of April I am officially . . . > >Rk >K6ISP Good one! (I pulled my 2-letter call back when you-pick-'ems were free, so there's no annual fee like on a vanity call. K1IO certainly beats WB2ZJQ.) -- Fred Goldstein

Re: [WISPA] [WUG] EMERGENCY TDWR INTERFERENCE ISSUE IN LAS VEGAS

2011-11-23 Thread Fred Goldstein
y ;-) ISTM that the airport is just east of The Strip. It's possible that one of the large buildings on the southern part of The Strip is the trouble spot, maybe a private link that some bozo installed, not a WISP. I do hope it is tracked down soon. -- Fred Goldsteink1io

Re: [WISPA] FCC releases USF/ICC Order, rules on subsidizing ILECs

2011-11-22 Thread Fred Goldstein
lly a few months apart. Otherwise, Phase 3 rules aren't firm yet. Once Phase 2 is awarded, it's there for five years. Phase 3 is likely to have another unsubsidized-competitor test around 2017. Probably to discuss in the FNPRM, which has a lot of questions I haven't all read yet

Re: [WISPA] FCC releases USF/ICC Order, rules on subsidizing ILECs

2011-11-22 Thread Fred Goldstein
is not really relevant for a lot of WISPs and local ISPs and CLECs. We serve the areas we serve because that's our business. It's finance capital that looks for cream areas to skim. Locals need to be able to operate anywhere. And that's a problem with some of the FCC rules, which

Re: [WISPA] FCC releases USF/ICC Order, rules on subsidizing ILECs

2011-11-21 Thread Fred Goldstein
n subsidizing ILECs > > > > Please explain about the Livingston exchange!!! I have been trying to > > break > > this barrier for almost 12 years. > > > > Scottie Arnett > > President > > Info-Ed, Inc. > > Electronics and More > > 931-243-210

Re: [WISPA] FCC releases USF/ICC Order, rules on subsidizing ILECs

2011-11-21 Thread Fred Goldstein
na numbers, either, if it matters. But Livingston has pooled prefix codes available. -- Fred Goldsteink1io fgoldstein "at" ionary.com ionary Consulting http://www.ionary.com/ +1 617 795 2701

Re: [WISPA] FCC releases USF/ICC Order, rules on subsidizing ILECs

2011-11-21 Thread Fred Goldstein
a more granular area basis, they could go considerably higher. And they'll be for five years of funding, though frankly I'd prefer just CapEx, since WISPs need capital and big ILECs just need to pay off their investors. >I think it is an ambitious plan to try to get the remaini

Re: [WISPA] FCC releases USF/ICC Order, rules on subsidizing ILECs

2011-11-21 Thread Fred Goldstein
ired to lease you any network elements. And they don't like to be, well, too cooperative... but I'd first want to check with the lawyers to know exactly how much privilege an RTC still has. -- Fred Goldsteink1io fgoldstein "at" ionary.com ionary Consulting

Re: [WISPA] FCC releases USF/ICC Order, rules on subsidizing ILECs

2011-11-21 Thread Fred Goldstein
ireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On >Behalf Of Fred R. Goldstein >Sent: Monday, November 21, 2011 5:03 PM >To: WISPA General List >Subject: [WISPA] FCC releases USF/ICC Order, rules on subsidizing ILECs > >On Friday, the FCC finally released the Order in

[WISPA] FCC releases USF/ICC Order, rules on subsidizing ILECs

2011-11-21 Thread Fred R. Goldstein
nd) by an unsubsidized carrier, typically cable. If there is less than 100% overlap, then support will be reduced, but the actual methodology is left to be determined via the Further NPRM. So on balance, the FCC has done a lot less harm to the rural WISP community than it could have, while st

Re: [WISPA] Internet Censorship

2011-11-18 Thread Fred Goldstein
At 11/17/2011 11:00 PM, Butch Evans wrote: >On Thu, 2011-11-17 at 20:01 -0500, Fred Goldstein wrote: > > Well, I'm on record as disliking IPv6 and telling my clients to not > > adopt it, so this is one more reason... ;-) > >Really? Hiding a customer identity behind

Re: [WISPA] Internet Censorship

2011-11-17 Thread Fred Goldstein
At 11/17/2011 07:10 PM, Butch Evans wrote: >On Thu, 2011-11-17 at 17:41 -0500, Fred Goldstein wrote: > > Some of these proposals create a presumption of guilt, the burden of > > proof to prove one's innocence. And some put more onus on the ISP > > than before, no small i

Re: [WISPA] Internet Censorship

2011-11-17 Thread Fred Goldstein
rcise any editorial control. In other words, intellectual property law is a confused mess already, and the proposals on the table just make it worse, and won't actualy help the industries they're trying to help. They're like ILECs, who harm ISPs because it's what they do, even

Re: [WISPA] Porting Number to VoIP

2011-11-09 Thread Fred Goldstein
n place for porting numbers, and some ILECs make it harder than it need be, but it's doable. -- Fred Goldsteink1io fgoldstein "at" ionary.com ionary Consulting http://www.ionary.com/ +1 617 795 2701 -

Re: [WISPA] Porting Number to VoIP

2011-11-09 Thread Fred Goldstein
he link between the VoIP provider and carrier is not so strong, so the carrier won't go out of their way if there's a hangup (pun intended) in the process. I can check the portability status of the number block in question -- what's the number (NPA-NXX-D; I don't need your whol

Re: [WISPA] Strategies For Finding Bandwidth

2011-11-07 Thread Fred Goldstein
o buy a lot of fiber links and want to know who lights what buildings. They show routes for SDN Communications, Integra, Sprint, and Allied Fiberin Billings. Plus lit buildings (some carriers don't give NEF their map layers) for 360, XC, AT&T, and Montana's Advanced Inf (the full nam

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