And here I thought my ears were burning from the fall breeze (just got back from turning up a 11Ghz link as part of our network upgrades heading towards that area...).
We have ePMP, PMP450, and AirMax ac (variously) to the north and east of Sun Prairie (within 20 minutes drive), and PTP stuff in Madison proper (to the southwest). South of there is still largely PMP100 that we're working towards replacing but there's little point in upgrading access without upgrading backhaul so that's moving a bit like a freight train. Slow to get rolling but when it arrives it comes with a ton of coal, I mean bandwidth... Now, standard (but useless) disclaimer for the following political thoughts when a random reporter finds this in google: I'm talking as random tech person and not on behalf of any company I may or may not be associated with. Sun Prairie has had muni acting as ISP for a long time, 10+ years. Initially with fixed wireless and then transitioned into fiber. As usual they are cherrypicking the high ARPU customers (businesses & MDUs) and leaving the normal people behind (I see this around with ARRA/etc projects).: http://www.sunprairieutilities.com/fiberCMSpage.cfm?cms=87&redflag=0 There's a similar problem/situation in Madison with MUFN fiber. There just seems to be too much drama around towns where muni department people have ambitions of ISPhood. So, I don't see us building out that way ever. I mean, if this dude poppped a 160' 45G or SSV tower in his back yard, got all the zoning approvals, and served up a long term lease on a silver platter, then sure, in a heartbeat. PMP450 fed by 11Ghz from our fiber POP @222 in Madison coming right up. Otherwise, the risk/reward doesn't make sense. On Wed, Sep 30, 2015 at 7:03 PM, Josh Luthman <j...@imaginenetworksllc.com> wrote: > Jon Auer is Netwurx last I heard > > Josh Luthman > Office: 937-552-2340 > Direct: 937-552-2343 > 1100 Wayne St > Suite 1337 > Troy, OH 45373 > On Sep 30, 2015 8:00 PM, "Mathew Howard" <mhoward...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Nope, I'm not from Netwurx, but they are around there too... I'm not sure >> if they get closer to Sun Prairie than we do or not. >> >> That's not a connection I'd want to put in if it was in the least bit >> questionable though, seeing as he calls 3/1Mbps unusable... >> >> On Wed, Sep 30, 2015 at 6:56 PM, Rick Harnish < >> rharn...@fibertothefarm.com> wrote: >> >>> I contacted Peter Maher at Netwurx about the article. They are close. >>> Maybe that is who Matthew Howard works for. >>> >>> http://www.netwurx.net/wireless-high-speed >>> >>> I also wrote an email to Jessica Michael at Farm Futures about her lack >>> of knowledge about the Wisp industry yesterday. I haven't heard back from >>> her yet. >>> >>> http://farmfutures.com/blogs-rural-internet-options-smart-office-10241 >>> >>> Respectfully, >>> >>> Rick Harnish >>> Broadband Consultant & Industry Analyst >>> 260-307-4000 cell >>> Skype: rick.harnish. >>> Twitter: @rharnish >>> >>> >>> > -----Original Message----- >>> > From: Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] On Behalf Of Steve >>> > Sent: Wednesday, September 30, 2015 7:43 PM >>> > To: af@afmug.com >>> > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Any of you guys service this guy in the news? >>> > >>> > Contact Ars... have them update the site saying that Wireless can >>> solve a lot >>> > of these problems for a fraction of the price. It'll be a good piece >>> they can do >>> > on the wireless industry. Find the name of the guy who wrote the >>> article. >>> > ahhh his email is jon.brod...@arstechnica.com >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > ----- Original Message ----- >>> > From: "Mathew Howard" <mhoward...@gmail.com> >>> > To: "af" <af@afmug.com> >>> > Sent: Wednesday, September 30, 2015 7:28:01 PM >>> > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Any of you guys service this guy in the news? >>> > >>> > I'll just skimmed through the article... We might be able to get >>> there, I'll see if >>> > I can figure out where exactly it is. >>> > >>> > On Wed, Sep 30, 2015 at 5:10 PM, Steve <li...@wavedirect.org> wrote: >>> > >>> > > Would be a good followup Ars story if someone with a 450 was able to >>> > > hit this guy up with faster than DSL speeds! Good PR for the WISP >>> industry. >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > http://arstechnica.com/business/2015/09/man-builds-house-then-finds- >>> > ou >>> > > t-cable-internet-will-cost-117000/ >>> > > >>> > > >>> >> >>
