The magic number is relevent to your region. @$35 per sub and 300sub, that wouldn't even cover the roof right fees in my neighborhood.
The magic number depends on at one point your reoccurring costs can stop rising, proportional to your revenue. In my marget it wasn't about profitabilty, it was about capitol. Who could hold out longest until they reach a profitable stage in their growth. Ifyou pay $200/mon for an antenna, whethher its an antenna capable of 10 mb or 30mb or 300mb changes the game on whether the WISP can be profitable. If every time you add a customer you add a tower antenna, each costing/paying $200, adding a subscriber does not help pay for employees. Put up 500 custoemrs, and still can't pay for the employee. I think where key is is What is the physical limit of CPE that can be supported by a single Employee. If a WISP exceeds that, they won't be able to support their own growth. Prices and costs needs to be selected that will enable margin to pay for the Employee. If an employee can support 400 subs, then andthe employeecosts $40K, you better make sure 400 subs can yield a minimum margin of 40K. + what ever is needed to cover other costs. If I can get $2000/mon per sub and 40 subs, and get people to give me roof rights free, I can pay my salary with no employees. Tom DeReggi RapidDSL & Wireless, Inc IntAirNet- Fixed Wireless Broadband ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kurt Fankhauser" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'WISPA General List'" <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, April 20, 2008 8:37 PM Subject: Re: [WISPA] when does a startup WISP become a successful WISP? > What are you charging per month? We are at 300 customers per employee and > MRC is $35. Owner isn't sweating. > > Kurt Fankhauser > WAVELINC > P.O. Box 126 > Bucyrus, OH 44820 > 419-562-6405 > www.wavelinc.com > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Chuck McCown - 2 > Sent: Saturday, April 19, 2008 9:32 AM > To: WISPA General List > Subject: Re: [WISPA] when does a startup WISP become a successful WISP? > > My rule of thumb is you need 600 subscribers per employee. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Kurt Fankhauser" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "'WISPA General List'" <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, April 19, 2008 7:17 AM > Subject: [WISPA] when does a startup WISP become a successful WISP? > > >> Whats the magic client number? >> >> >> >> Kurt Fankhauser >> WAVELINC >> P.O. Box 126 >> Bucyrus, OH 44820 >> 419-562-6405 >> www.wavelinc.com >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ---- >> WISPA Wants You! Join today! >> http://signup.wispa.org/ >> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ---- >> >> WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] >> >> 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: [email protected] > > 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: [email protected] > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > > > -- > Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. > Checked by AVG. > Version: 7.5.519 / Virus Database: 269.22.1 - Release Date: 3/26/2008 > 12:00 AM > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
