Aereo got screwed imho. Sent from my iPhone
> On Jul 7, 2018, at 5:34 PM, Tim Hardy <thardy...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Who said anything “failed” yet? This is extremely common in these kinds of > startups that will go through several rounds of financing. I’ve been through > the VC process and undoubtedly the risk is spread among several firms. They > must be drinking the kool-aide and feel they have a good shot at convincing > the FCC to allow their concept in 38 or 3.5 GHz. Worth the risk if you > consider the return as Google or some other well healed venture will buy it > out (if it actually works!) - at least thats what they’re hoping. Either way > the principals of the company are set and stand to make a lot more if it > proves in. VC is a gambler’s paradise but all it takes is one big hit to > make it worthwhile. The guy behind this was CEO of Aereo and look how that > panned out. > > It’ll be interesting to see how this shakes out.. > >> On Jul 7, 2018, at 6:09 PM, Rory Conaway <r...@triadwireless.net> wrote: >> >> This is insane. I can’t believe any investment group followed up and gave >> them more money after the first two rounds were a failure. >> >> Rory >> >> From: AF [mailto:af-boun...@af.afmug.com] On Behalf Of Tim Hardy >> Sent: Saturday, July 7, 2018 1:23 PM >> To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group >> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Starry raises $100M for 802.11-based fixed wireless >> rollout | FierceWireless >> >> Their current business model is based on experimental licenses since the >> spectrum they’ve been using is subject to several NPRMs at the FCC. They >> have been using 38200 - 38600 MHz since Feb 2016 and renewed this license >> twice since then. The most recent renewal extended the band to 37000 - >> 38600 MHz. They also recently filed an experimental application for a 3550 >> - 3700 MHz Bai Cells system in Boston. I’m not sure of the legality of >> using an experimental license to provide a commercial service? >> >> A search of ECFS shows that most of their money has been spent lobbying the >> FCC. They have filed 39 separate pleadings along with several in-person >> ex-parte meetings since May of 2016. Not hard to imagine where the money >> went. It’s interesting that their most recent application lists Ira Keltz, >> Principal Engineer at DLA Law Firm as the technical contact. Until about >> 1/2 year ago, Ira was Deputy Chief of the FCC’s OET Bureau. Not making any >> judgements - just all public information from the FCC’s web site. >> >> >> On Jul 7, 2018, at 1:26 PM, <ch...@wbmfg.com> <ch...@wbmfg.com> wrote: >> >> I just find it crazy that these VC houses don’t have a single cynical RF >> engineer on tap to advise them on deals like this. >> I used to do that job for a smaller VC banker in a previous life. >> >> I shot down every single presentation I remember except one: >> A company wanted to buy the rights to an abandoned pipeline (water, sewer >> something, cannot remember) between Philadelphia and Manhattan (as I >> recall) a company wanted to blow a fiber down it. >> >> This was about 1998. >> I told them to go full steam ahead on that project. >> >> The banker rejected it. >> >> From: Bill Prince >> Sent: Saturday, July 7, 2018 11:09 AM >> To: af@af.afmug.com >> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Starry raises $100M for 802.11-based fixed wireless >> rollout | FierceWireless >> >> Anyone remember MetroFi? I do. We got a couple of nice Dragonwaves when they >> went bankrupt. >> >> bp >> <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com> >> >> On 7/7/2018 8:28 AM, Chuck McCown wrote: >> A C series of financing... that means they have already blown all the seed >> round, series A and series B money. >> >> And they are just re-packaging the same tired old idea. Google Fiber >> morphed into one of these... did it ever amount to anything? >> >> I am totally cynical. I don’t believe in these mm bands for PMP. >> Range and weather are always going to be a problem. >> >> Use the $100M to build fiber instead. >> >> From: Jaime Solorza >> Sent: Saturday, July 07, 2018 9:16 AM >> To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group >> Subject: [AFMUG] Starry raises $100M for 802.11-based fixed wireless rollout >> | FierceWireless >> >> https://www.fiercewireless.com/tech/starry-raises-100m-for-802-11-based-fixed-wireless-rollout >> Jaime Solorza >> -- >> AF mailing list >> AF@af.afmug.com >> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >> >> >> >> >> -- >> AF mailing list >> AF@af.afmug.com >> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >> -- >> AF mailing list >> AF@af.afmug.com >> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >> >> -- >> AF mailing list >> AF@af.afmug.com >> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com
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