VDSL ports don't do you much good if you don't have any wires to plug into them...
On Wed, Feb 25, 2015 at 11:27 AM, Ryan Ray <ryan...@gmail.com> wrote: > VDSL is gonna reach out 20km? > > On Wed, Feb 25, 2015 at 9:13 AM, Mike Hammett <af...@ics-il.net> wrote: > >> It won't be beat in wide area NLOS systems. >> >> >> >> ----- >> Mike Hammett >> Intelligent Computing Solutions >> http://www.ics-il.com >> >> <https://www.facebook.com/ICSIL> >> <https://plus.google.com/+IntelligentComputingSolutionsDeKalb> >> <https://www.linkedin.com/company/intelligent-computing-solutions> >> <https://twitter.com/ICSIL> >> >> ------------------------------ >> *From: *"Stefan Englhardt" <s...@genias.net> >> *To: *af@afmug.com >> *Sent: *Wednesday, February 25, 2015 12:41:34 AM >> *Subject: *Re: [AFMUG] WispAmerica Updates? (Kurt Fankhauser) >> >> >> >> >Word on the street is "LTE or die" in the next 5 years, take your pick... >> >> >Base station costs too much... $8-10k per sector, CPE's aren't bad >> through $270'ish or something, ended up being what a 450SM plus reflector >> cost. >> >> For 8-10K you get 200 VDSL Ports capable of up to 100Mbit each. >> For 270 you get 2 VDSL IADs. >> >> So prices have to come down for sure. We are talking TDD-LTE which is not >> compatible with any system used in our country and we're talking 100Mbit/s >> at best for all Sector Users. Talking coverage looking at this pricing it >> is considerable to put some more towers make smaller cells and work with >> cheap wifi based gear. For 8-10K you'll get 8-10 Mimosa APs. For 270 you'll >> get 2-3 Mimosa CPEs. >> >> We're using expensive WiMAX gear only to reach some customers which might >> direct governement money elsewhere. We never earned money with this >> expensive stuff. And as we've learned this systems are getting old and >> timed out now like every wireless system does after a short time (and my >> ears remember the sales guys praising wimax). >> >> In our Country LTE is coming. But in FD-Flavor and in 800,1800MHz >> licensed country wide. They do 10x10 and 20x20. As with licensed gear doing >> FD is a complete different beast. >> >> In my opinion LTE-TDD Small Cell Systems might be worth double the price >> Mimosa is claiming and have to be in the region of Cambium 450. >> >> >> >> >> >> >
