>Ceragon has a very good name, but is much more expensive than Dragonwave >(and honestly I have a hard time finding the value proposition to Ceragon >over Dragonwave... even though I sell Ceragon gear)
Hehe...I might argue the same of Trango vs Dragonwave =) >Ceragon and Dragonwave will probably be equal on all three requirements for >you. I'm sure many are going to mention Trango... Trango in general is >going to require larger dishes (their output power is lower than Ceragon and >Dragonwave), and robustness and average life are still questionable >considering the gear has not been available for really more than a year and >a half or so (and that would be the beta gear) Yes and no Dragonwave's "NET" output power is higher than Trango, but that requires an additional "high power premium" If price is not an issue, this won't matter, but then again, if price isn't an issue, why not look at Harris/Stratex, Alcatel, NEC, etc? >Your going to have this concern with any radio system you purchase... you >should look at the Horizon Duo from Dragonwave if you want the split >architecture. Personally this wouldn't be something I would be overally >concerned with (you could always figure out a way to lock the ODU to the >dish or the tower) You could always go "all-indoor" and run waveguide --> and then everything in the shelter will be "locked up" Running waveguide also gives the added benefit of not having to climb towers/etc when equipment goes bad >No matter what gear is on a tower... if your tower is frozen in ice working >on it is going to be difficult. Hence the argument for running waveguide =) In all honesty, the good news about the licensed market is that it is mature enough that basically "everything works just fine" -- so you really can't go wrong with any decision -- differentiation in the market comes in how things are packaged (all outdoor/split mount/all indoor) and modularity of components (Ethernet, T1/E1, etc) And then there's price -Charles This message is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged, confidential and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, or the employee or agent responsible for delivery of the message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by telephone at 630-344-1586. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/
