I agree. When you see wifi vendors with sub-$1000 APs in the 2.4 space and they suddenly want to sell yo basically the same tech (at a different freq range) for $10000 there is a problem.
Someone is cashing in on hype becase the R&D CANNOT be that expensive when you take volume of CPE/AP sales into account. Seriously, FCC testing is around $6K for a complete radio, and the ASIC/opensource platform that makes up the signalling is close to free. MTIK/UBNT will place lots of pressure on the $$$ guys will use sales savvy (Alverion) to stay afloat or lower their price. ryan -----Original Message----- From: Travis Johnson <t...@ida.net> Sent: Friday, June 05, 2009 8:17 PM To: sarn...@info-ed.com; WISPA General List <wireless@wispa.org> Subject: Re: [WISPA] 3.65 Wimax The WiMax guys aren't interested in the WISP market... they are after the cell guys and big operators looking to place 5,000 and 10,000 CPE orders. Travis Microserv Scottie Arnett wrote: I will invite any 3.65 Mfg to let me test their gear in my environment. I have found nothing to work past 2 miles in the hills and trees of TN, except 900 Mhz Canopy. Scottie ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- From: "Mike Cowan" <mi...@wirelessconnections.net> Reply-To: WISPA General List <wireless@wispa.org> Date: Fri, 5 Jun 2009 07:24:53 -0400 It is true that a 802.11 based 3.650 product is not going to be any better than 2.4. A wimax based 3.650 product is going to gve field performance much like 2.4. A diversity based 3.650 system is going to provide coverage much like, and oftentimes exceeding that of 900Mhz. These observations are based on real field deployments in diverse terrain across the US. Mike Mike Cowan Wireless Connections A Division of ACC 166 Milan Ave Norwalk, OHÂ 44857 419-660-6100 419-706-7348 Cell 419-668-4077 Fax mi...@wirelessconnections.net www.wirelessconnections.net -----Original Message----- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Travis Johnson Sent: Monday, June 01, 2009 1:33 AM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] 3.65 Wimax Hi, We have two small 3.65 repeaters (serving only other small WiPOPs). The 3.65 does work, but our experience was that it did not do any better in NLOS than 2.4ghz would already do (when comparing the same type of radio systems). There are several other radio features and "tricks" that the higher-end WiMax companies are doing to get better NLOS, but it is still not comparable to 900mhz. In our area, there is a provider using 2.5ghz licensed WiMax and they still have NLOS issues where our 900mhz Trango system will work just fine. YMMV. Travis Microserv Jeremie Chism wrote: Several months ago I paid the small fee for the 365 "license" but have not used it. We are looking to deploy something that has a little less interference since there is quite a bit of 900mhz and 5.8ghz equipment deployed where we are. Has anyone tested any of this equipment and how has it worked. Also does it possess any NLOS capabilities (I know all the manufacturers claim they do). Thanks Jeremie Chism Triton Communications ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- 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! 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