What he said. :) Seriously I'm interested in actual experiences. Not moans and gripes and arm chair speculation. I'm very interested in deploying Wimax technology and want real world information and actual operator feedback.
Michael Baird wrote: > Matt, > > I appreciate your perspective, but I've already read through the > archives and with Wimax technology what was valid yesterday might not be > valid today. I'm not interested in a holy war, we are certainly going to > deploy Wimax in the near future, I just want to set expectations > properly before we are mounting the gear on the tower, and reading > marketing info from Alverion/Tranzeo/Aperto certainly doesn't help clear > up the differences and advantages to the technology. > > Regards > Michael Baird >> Those of us operators who actually have experience in the field with >> the gear tend to avoid posting to threads about WiMAX because the >> threads quickly devolve. I suggest you read the archives of this >> mailing list. To summarize though; operators who use WiMAX like it and >> think the technology is actually different and better than what else >> is out there. The people who don't use WiMAX think it is overpriced >> and not particularly interesting. >> >> -Matt >> >> On Apr 22, 2009, at 1:41 PM, Charles Wyble wrote: >> >> >>> I'm looking for more operational experience and end user experience. >>> Certainly good technology contributes to that, but that isn't my >>> primary >>> goal. >>> >>> >>> Michael Baird wrote: >>> >>>> It was interesting, but I was hoping for some more first hand >>>> experience >>>> reporting. Essentially the only explanation for improved range was a >>>> lower noise floor, which isn't a wimax thing, but a 3.65 thing. I >>>> think >>>> a lot of the 802.16d/e talk is market speak, I'm trying to get >>>> through >>>> that and establish technical reasons why one or the other is >>>> superior. >>>> >>>> Regards >>>> Michael Baird >>>> >>>>> So the recent thread on Wimax was quite interesting. I need to >>>>> read up >>>>> on the different technologies involved. I believe that a fixed >>>>> deployment is sufficient for many many many needs and markets >>>>> (wireless >>>>> local loop if you will). If people want mobility/end user wireless >>>>> they >>>>> can hang an 802.11 AP off the ethernet port of whatever CPE. Wimax >>>>> directly to the end device doesn't make much sense to me, in most >>>>> markets and use cases. Obviously if you are supporting a highly >>>>> mobile >>>>> workforce (say public sector type stuff) then it makes a lot more >>>>> sense. >>>>> >>>>> It got me thinking... if one was a new WISP entering an >>>>> un(der)served >>>>> market, it seems that it would not make sense to deploy standard >>>>> 802.11 >>>>> gear, but rather Wimax gear in 3650Mhz. Is this an accurate >>>>> assessment? >>>>> >>>>> One particular area that I'm targeting, doesn't have any broadband >>>>> available (other then 3g from Verzion). So they would need to >>>>> purchase >>>>> CPE anyway, and it wouldn't be anything they could get from Best Buy >>>>> (DSL or Cable modem). >>>>> >>>>> I'm in the process of negotiating access to the excluded areas (in >>>>> Southern California), but it's been slow going. Once I gain access >>>>> it >>>>> will open up many areas to some sorely needed competition. >>>>> >>>>> So who are the vendors in this space worth considering? >>>>> What are peoples experiences with the sales process (both pre and >>>>> post >>>>> sales engineering) >>>>> etc etc. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>>> WISPA Wants You! 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