M5 approvals for lower band are done. DFS testing complete, just pending approval.
On Wed, Jul 15, 2015 at 1:59 PM, Ken Hohhof <af...@kwisp.com> wrote: > Is M5 also done except for firmware? Or are you talking about AC > Nano/PowerBeams? > > The silence on this matter is very frustrating. The theories about > incorporating DFS and/or trying to make the performance under the new rules > not suck sound plausible. But I’m reluctant to buy or deploy any > additional equipment on the promise that it will have access to the > spectrum I need to run it in SOON. > > > *From:* Mike Hammett <af...@ics-il.net> > *Sent:* Wednesday, July 15, 2015 2:46 PM > *To:* af@afmug.com > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] UBNT status re: 5150-5250 > > Everything but the firmware for 5150. I'd imagine they're waiting on DFS > approval to just do one firmware release. > > Replacing UBNT with ePMP? That's what I've been doing. > > > > ----- > 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> > > Midwest Internet Exchange > http://www.midwest-ix.com > > <https://www.facebook.com/mdwestix> > <https://www.linkedin.com/company/midwest-internet-exchange> > <https://twitter.com/mdwestix> > ------------------------------ > *From: *"Ken Hohhof" <af...@kwisp.com> > *To: *af@afmug.com > *Sent: *Wednesday, July 15, 2015 2:33:52 PM > *Subject: *[AFMUG] UBNT status re: 5150-5250 > > Anybody know, has there been any change in status regarding U-NII-1? I've > searched the UBNT Forums and can't find anything other than SOON. > > Ignoring AC series and just focusing on M5, last I heard the products > capable of operating in 5150-5250 (without buying bootleg INTL versions) > were Rocket, NS, NS Loco, and NanoBridge. With the NanoBridge being a > legacy product being kept around until the NanoBeams were approved. And > I'm > not sure they are still on the shelf anywhere. > > Have they even filed the lab report on the M5 NanoBeams, much less > provided > license keys, stickers, and firmware? I think the Powerbeam AC and maybe > Nanobeam AC were a little farther along, with approval and > licenses/stickers > but no firmware yet, perhaps because they want to also get DFS in there, > perhaps because they are resubmitting to the lab to get higher EIRP under > the new rules? > > Is there any hope for a NanoBeam that will talk to a Rocket M5 in U-NII-1? > > I mean seriously, are we going to have to start taking down Rocket APs and > replacing with ePMP? Having Rockets or Nanostations as the only CPE > choices > is just not viable. > > Is UBNT just focusing on AC now? They don't talk to M series though, do > they? > > > >
