In the long run, fiber is definitely cheaper. Fiber's cost is upfront, whereas wireless is over time.
----- Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com -------------------------------------------------- From: "Blake Bowers" <bbow...@mozarks.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2009 4:58 PM To: <lakel...@gbcx.net>; "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> Subject: Re: [WISPA] City School Internet Bid...need help and advicefromthosewho've done this. > Bob, > > Could the fiber company not hang fiber if the poles are out there? > > Certainly a lot cheaper. > > Still figure a wireless application would be cheaper in the long run. > > Don't take your organs to heaven, > heaven knows we need them down here! > Be an organ donor, sign your donor card today. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <lakel...@gbcx.net> > To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> > Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2009 4:45 PM > Subject: Re: [WISPA] City School Internet Bid...need help and advice > fromthosewho've done this. > > >> John >> >> This is obviously a fiber bid. To get 1 Gb connectivity all the buildings >> need to be a mile or less apart ideally. If they are more than that then >> you are pretty much out of luck. Yeah yeah 80 GHz will do up to 2 miles >> but I prefer the uptime. >> >> The fiber company will need to trebch to install facilities which will >> cost a bundle. > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/