Concurrently coordinated networks are Licensed Carrier Grade, which
means we no longer have to take second place to the big guys. Wireless
Strategies Inc (WSI) decided to focus on carrier grade backhaul where we
believe the GPM is higher and the COS lower than for the home subscriber
market.
The $500 number was for 802.16 based CPE and was a conservative number.
My guess is that 802.16 product prices will end up similar to 802.11
prices.
We budget conservatively and plan for a Part 101 license to cost about
$2500 with another $2500 for the Prior Coordination. For this we have
enough spectrum (60MHz at 6GHz) to serve hundreds of clients. The
throughput is 134Mbps burstable to 268Mbps.
I agree that asking the FCC for a rule change or a waiver would be
difficult, especially to get the FCC allow one foot antennas. That is
why NO RULE CHANGE OR WAIVER IS NEEDED. We engineered paths in a city
that could support legacy and concurrently coordinated networks, applied
for and have received licenses. To remove any uncertainty that an
antenna system with radiating elements (it is the radiating elements
that can have any type or size of radiator), is allowed UNDER EXISTING
RULES, we sent a Request for a Declaratory Ruling to the FCC asking for
confirmation that any antenna system, and specifically an antenna system
with radiating elements, that meets all the present regulations is
allowed. I would be pleased to send you individual copies of the
request.
Our concern is that the big guys will make a "land grab" for spectrum
before the small, and often under funded, operators have staked their
claim. For most investors to put money into network construction they
want all perceived regulatory uncertainty removed.
This is why we are asking the FCC to remove any uncertainty.
Mike
831-659-5618
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
Behalf Of Marlon K. Schafer (509) 982-2181
Sent: Friday, May 11, 2007 7:12 AM
To: WISPA General List
Subject: Re: [WISPA] The Next Big Thing in Wireless
I talked to Mike for quite a while the other day.
I think this idea warrants some discussion.
On the one hand, the idea that we can use the cheap, arguably
underutilized
6 gig band for licensed ptmp links has some draw for me. It's also an
idea
that the FCC has already hinted at a year or three ago (SPTF maybe???).
On the other hand, any licensed bands seem to almost always wind up in
the
hands of people that don't deploy with it. At least not broadband.
And, as our "tower" sites get ever more loaded with the access points
needed
to service customers, many of us will likely eventually move to licensed
bands for backhaul. It would be a shame to not have licensed ptp only
spectrum available. Well, it could easily become a shame....
laters,
Marlon
(509) 982-2181
(408) 907-6910 (Vonage) Consulting services
42846865 (icq) WISP Operator since
1999!
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
www.odessaoffice.com/wireless
www.odessaoffice.com/marlon/cam
----- Original Message -----
From: "michael mulcay" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2007 2:23 PM
Subject: [WISPA] The Next Big Thing in Wireless
Guys,
As we wireless operators know, the costs of licensed networks
(equipment, antennas and licensing) makes providing services to the
majority of subscribers prohibitively expensive, and the cost at
auction
for spectrum (for WiMax and 4G products) is beyond the reach of most
of
us.
To overcome these problems, two years ago Wireless Strategies began
research into ways to use new technologies -- WiMAX and smart antennas
-- to reuse side lobe radiation around sites of point-to-point 4GHz
and
6GHz microwave links under the present FCC rules and without causing
additional interference.
Our finding is that networks can be designed to operate with smart
antennas with distributed radiators and that the new paths can be
concurrently coordinated, under existing FCC rules and without causing
additional interference.
We believe that concurrent coordination will be "The Next Big Thing in
Wireless," leveling the playing field by making it possible for WISPs
to
obtain multipurpose licensed spectrum at pennies on the dollar
compared
to obtaining it at auction. By making use of the formerly wasted side
lobe radiation of 4GHz and 6GHz paths, WISPs will be able to use IEEE
802.16-based (WiMAX) equipment with small antennas to provide licensed
broadband services to hundreds of additional subscribers at a
provisioning cost of only about $500 per link. We appreciate that some
members of the industry may initially perceive any change to the
status
quo as a threat, but we believe that concurrent coordination will
provide extraordinary benefits to the entire industry, especially
WISPs.
Due to the potential for unprecedented industry-wide changes from the
use of antennas with distributed radiators to provide multiple-path
low-cost broadband services under the existing FCC rules, Wireless
Strategies decided to remove any uncertainty for investors and service
providers by, on February 23, 2007, filing with the Federal
Communications Commission, a Request for a Declaratory Ruling on
Compliance of Fixed Microwave Antennas Having Distributed Radiating
Elements.
However, to date, the FCC has taken no action. We believe that emails
of
support from the WISP community can help speed up the process, by
encouraging the FCC to either issue the requested declaratory ruling
or
to issue a Public Notice for industry comment.
Therefore, if you would like a copy of our FCC filing and/or
information
about the new concept of concurrent coordination, please contact me at
Wireless Strategies 831-659-5618 or [EMAIL PROTECTED] For
additional information you can also visit our web site at
www.wirelessstrategies.net.
Thanks,
Mike
Michael Mulcay, CEO
Wireless Strategies, Inc.
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