Does it matter if he asked? Mike has been naughty this year... ;-) On Thu, Dec 11, 2014 at 9:30 AM, CBB - Jay Fuller via Af <af@afmug.com> wrote:
> > Have you asked Santa? :) > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* Mike Hammett via Af <af@afmug.com> > *To:* af@afmug.com > *Sent:* Thursday, December 11, 2014 8:39 AM > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] RM5AC-PMP Embargo lifted.. > > I want a bigger AF5. :-\ > > > > ----- > Mike Hammett > Intelligent Computing Solutions > http://www.ics-il.com > > ------------------------------ > *From: *"Keefe John via Af" <af@afmug.com> > *To: *af@afmug.com > *Sent: *Thursday, December 11, 2014 8:36:35 AM > *Subject: *Re: [AFMUG] RM5AC-PMP Embargo lifted.. > > Maybe it could be an integrated solution with only one 'dish' vs the > dogbone design. I'm sure a lot of people would appreciate a smaller > AF5--even if it had less throughput/distance. > > Keefe > > On 12/11/2014 8:29 AM, Mike Hammett via Af wrote: > > via license? *ducking* > > It could be lower end hardware, though I don't know how the costs of > design and manufacture change. Lower throughput may allow for smaller, > cheaper processors. Smaller processors use less power, so smaller power > supply? I'm no engineer, so I can't tell you how much this would or would > not change the price. > > Something that only does 10 MHz wide? > > I don't know their cost to manufacture, so I don't know how low they can > go with the existing hardware and still make money. > > > > On the license front, I think people don't like the Cambium license system > because the base unit is too slow and there are too many units. I think > Gino's got something with a $1k 200 meg unit. Would be great for (business) > customer installs. Maybe just one license to go from Lite to Full? Two > things to keep track of, not several. > > > ----- > Mike Hammett > Intelligent Computing Solutions > http://www.ics-il.com > > ------------------------------ > *From: *"Gino Villarini via Af" <af@afmug.com> <af@afmug.com> > *To: *af@afmug.com > *Sent: *Thursday, December 11, 2014 8:20:01 AM > *Subject: *Re: [AFMUG] RM5AC-PMP Embargo lifted.. > > I asked this and got a negative response… UBNT should work o AF24 2 with > 1 Gig capacity and a AF24Lite for 200-500 Mbps capacity for $1k link > > > > Gino A. Villarini > President > Aeronet Wireless Broadband Corp. > www.aeronetpr.com > @aeronetpr > > > > From: "af@afmug.com" <af@afmug.com> > Reply-To: "af@afmug.com" <af@afmug.com> > Date: Thursday, December 11, 2014 at 9:27 AM > To: "af@afmug.com" <af@afmug.com> > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] RM5AC-PMP Embargo lifted.. > > Could they increase the QAM on the current AF24 to match that of the AF5 > and at least do 1 gigabit FDX on the current shipping hardware? Not sure > how increasing QAM levels work in FPGA land. > > > > ----- > Mike Hammett > Intelligent Computing Solutions > http://www.ics-il.com > > ------------------------------ > *From: *"Colin Stanners via Af" <af@afmug.com> > *To: *af@afmug.com > *Sent: *Wednesday, December 10, 2014 11:19:46 PM > *Subject: *Re: [AFMUG] RM5AC-PMP Embargo lifted.. > > I'm sure they'll do a 24ghz AF 2/Duo/Super/Ultra with 1024QAM. In the > 100mhz channels both ways that'll allow around 1280mbit FD - so a 2.5gbit > backhaul... I'm assuming 3.65 will come as well. > > On Wed, Dec 10, 2014 at 11:10 PM, Josh Reynolds via Af <af@afmug.com> > wrote: > >> I'd guess there's going to be... a least 3 AirFiber products released >> in the next 12-18 months. >> >> If not sooner. >> >> Now... what would those be? >> >> Hrmmmmmmmmm..... >> >> josh reynolds :: chief information officer >> spitwspots :: www.spitwspots.com >> >> On 12/10/2014 08:07 PM, Rory Conaway via Af wrote: >> >> I don’t know what you are talking about. >> >> >> >> Rory >> >> >> >> *From:* Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com <af-boun...@afmug.com>] *On >> Behalf Of *Josh Reynolds via Af >> *Sent:* Wednesday, December 10, 2014 10:05 PM >> *To:* af@afmug.com >> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] RM5AC-PMP Embargo lifted.. >> >> >> >> I'm sure that AirFiber team (which they seem to keep expanding) is >> silently sitting in their own little corner in Chicago doing nothing. >> >> :P >> >> josh reynolds :: chief information officer >> >> spitwspots :: www.spitwspots.com >> >> On 12/10/2014 07:48 PM, Rory Conaway via Af wrote: >> >> I think the ePMP is going to run into the same problem all the 802.11ac >> vendors are seeing with the new OOBE rules. The 450 is able to provide a >> better performance within the new environment so there will still be a >> differentiator. The only question if it’s worth the difference. >> >> >> >> Rory >> >> >> >> *From:* Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com <af-boun...@afmug.com>] *On >> Behalf Of *Stefan Englhardt via Af >> *Sent:* Wednesday, December 10, 2014 9:45 PM >> *To:* Josh Luthman via Af >> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] RM5AC-PMP Embargo lifted.. >> >> >> >> .AC is an upgrade to .N. Cambium has the choice to use it or not. Others >> do. epmp competes with 450 right now but helps to keep customers and >> applications where 450 does not meet the price point. >> >> >> >> *Von:* Josh Luthman via Af <af@afmug.com> >> *Gesendet:* Donnerstag, 11. Dezember 2014 04:00 >> *An:* Josh Luthman via Af <af@afmug.com> >> >> >> >> An .AC ePMP would be incredible - but the issue is whether Cambium would >> be >> fearful of it competing too much with the 450. What does a company do when >> it has 2 products that are too good, and the cheaper one starts to >> outshine >> the more expensive one in the most often used benchmark? (mbps - even .AC >> ePMP is unlikely to beat 450 in scalability / latency / etc). >> >> On Wed, Dec 10, 2014 at 8:46 PM, Stefan Englhardt via Af <af@afmug.com> >> wrote: >> >> > The answer is to release an epmp1000-ac. >> > >> > >> > *Von:* Josh Luthman via Af <af@afmug.com> >> > *Gesendet:* Donnerstag, 11. Dezember 2014 01:39 >> > *An:* Josh Luthman via Af <af@afmug.com> >> > >> > I hope Cambium is listing on this point. >> > >> > Get rid of speed license and make it as unlimited radios at 10 meg price >> > point. >> > >> > They are about to have more competition from lot of other vendors too. >> > >> > Tushar >> > >> > -----Original Message----- >> > From: Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com <af-boun...@afmug.com>] On >> Behalf Of Peter Kranz via Af >> > Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2014 3:10 PM >> > To: af@afmug.com >> > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] RM5AC-PMP Embargo lifted.. >> > >> > > Yes no maybe. >> > >> > I think this is good news actually, as it is sure to light the >> competitive >> > fire under Cambium to get to feature parity and get rid of speed >> licenses. >> > >> > >> >> >> >> >> > > > > >
