What does "a pure fixed wireless" mean?
On Mon, Nov 28, 2011 at 7:11 PM, Doug Clark <[email protected]> wrote: > Rich, > Take a look at the failing business model of Clear. They have their own > licensed spectrum and in my area they spent > close to 140 million dollars on build out. They had their network > over-saturated within 6 months of turning their towers on with a ton of > customers really un happy because > of speeds that were promised and never delivered. They are on their last > leg and have a huge balloon payment due which they can not pay. They are > hoping that their parent > company is going to bail them out but I doubt that Sprint will be > willing. A pure Fixed Wireless business will be one of the hardest > business ventures you could possibly get into. IMO > > > > > ~Doug > *-------Original Message-------* > > *From:* Rich _ <[email protected]> > *Date:* 11/28/2011 4:52:55 PM > *To:* [email protected]; WISPA General List <[email protected]> > *Subject:* Re: [WISPA] I'm new, I hope this is the right list... > > Thx Faisal, I'm located in PA in the USA. > > But, I'm not interested in starting a WISP based on where I'm located. I'm > interested in finding a location that best enables success for the business. > > Yes, I would be looked at as the business/funding person. A technical > partner or technical contractor/employee would be needed. I hope available > equipment is quite stable and reliable? > > On Mon, Nov 28, 2011 at 6:44 PM, Faisal Imtiaz <[email protected]>wrote: > Hi Rich, > WISPA General List is actually a Global List. > It would go a long ways for relevant folks to reply back to you if you at > least share what part of the world ? / State or City if in the US. > > My personal reaction after reading the first two paragraphs was to suggest > that you should consider some other business other than being a WISP. > > However after reading the last two paragraphs, it sounds like you may be > the Business / Funding guy, looking for a Technical Partner to build a > business together. > > The only reason I am saying this is because this is a tough business to be > in if you are not going to roll up your sleeves and get your hands dirty. > > > Regards and Good Luck. > > > Faisal Imtiaz > Snappy Internet & Telecom > 7266 SW 48 Street > Miami, Fl 33155 > Tel: 305 663 5518 x 232 > Helpdesk: 305 663 5518 option 2 Email: [email protected] > > > On 11/28/2011 6:33 PM, Rich _ wrote: > Hello, > > I operate in the custom software development industry and am considering > setting up a WISP as a new business investment. I know very little about > the industry and am hoping that some of you will not mind giving me some > feedback. In exchange, I'll be glad to answer any software development > questions you may have that I can answer or that I can get an answer for. > > I'm a business person. I'm not interested in learning the low-level > details about wireless hardware or protocals above and beyond what I need > to run the business. I have no desire to ever install/troubleshoot/repair > the equipment myself. > > What I want to do is own the service and run the business. My first > thoughts are I want a setup that makes it easiest for the customer to start > using the service. If there is a particular hardware setup that lets me > mail a dongle (small device that would plug into a USB port) to the > customer and viola they're up and running, great! Also, I am wondering if > operating in a licensed spectrum will provide me with some protection from > frequency overload. > > I am interested in finding people who may be able to help me analyze a > territory for potential profitability and engineer a setup. So, if it > doesn't violate mailing list rules, feel free to respond with your contact > information so that I can contact you to find out what it would cost for > your services. > > I know I have a lot to learn and want to stick with high-level information > so that I can quickly determine if this is a good opportunity for me. > > > Thanks, > > Rich > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > WISPA Wants You! 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