Years ago there was a product called, from what I remember, ClearMesh that was very cool. It had 3 FSO links built into that automatically tracked and found new mesh sites. It had an ethernet port that could be fed fiber or to a customer. Range was something like 200M and cost ~$7,000 each. Could probably be done a cheaper and more reliable with 24/60GHz. They were hyping it for a couple years and I think it only was on the market for less then a year before they went belly up.
On Sun, Jun 25, 2017 at 12:11 AM, Robert <i...@avantwireless.com> wrote: > I tried to work with an Orbi setup but the configuration was locked up > against it's own config controls.. i.e. broken. It uses _All_ of the top > and bottom of the 5 Ghz spectrum and no way to move it's usage around. > > On 6/24/17 7:41 PM, Josh Reynolds wrote: > >> Netgear Orbi does that with 4x4 MU-MIMO and multiple radios. Spendy >> though. >> >> - Josh >> >> On Jun 24, 2017 9:26 PM, "Forrest Christian (List Account)" < >> li...@packetflux.com <mailto:li...@packetflux.com>> wrote: >> >> I agree with you.... I don't know how many times I've had to >> explain to people why mesh doesn't work well. And have seen >> numerous startups fail who think their magic routing voodoo will >> make this work. It is one of those technologies which just >> intuitively seems like should work, but doesn't for so many >> different reasons. >> >> At some point someone is going to build a multi-radio beamforming >> system which will actually result in the promise of mesh being >> fulfilled without actually using what I would call mesh. With >> beamforming and distinct radios, one could conceptionally build a >> dynamic point to point backhaul system. >> >> On Sat, Jun 24, 2017 at 5:04 PM, Rory Conaway >> <r...@triadwireless.net <mailto:r...@triadwireless.net>> wrote: >> >> So someone rediscovered mesh? Umm, yea. $7M down the tubes. >> >> Rory >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com >> <mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com>] On Behalf Of Faisal Imtiaz >> Sent: Saturday, June 24, 2017 2:41 PM >> To: af@afmug.com <mailto:af@afmug.com> >> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] So Silicon Valley WISP startup gets $7M >> investment? >> >> > They advertise 75 Mbps symmetrical service. What radio will >> do this? >> >> All kidding aside, and while I am not going to specifically >> comment on this particular story.... >> >> Having said that, you all should take a closer look at what Kent >> Urwiller has been doing with his WISP, using Mimosa Gear. (Micro >> Pops w/fat backhauls). >> >> His posts with a great amount of details can be found in the >> Mimosa Group and RF Elements group on Facebook. >> >> Here is a small snippet from one of his recent posts.. "... >> Pretty dang amazing really. We are seeing around 130-150 Mbps on >> a 40 MHz channel to each client thanks to 2.3 and C5c. .." >> >> >> :) >> >> Faisal Imtiaz >> Snappy Internet & Telecom >> 7266 SW 48 Street >> Miami, FL 33155 >> Tel: 305 663 5518 x 232 <tel:(305)%20663-5518> >> >> Help-desk: (305)663-5518 <tel:(305)%20663-5518> Option 2 or >> Email: supp...@snappytelecom.net >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> > From: ch...@wbmfg.com <mailto:ch...@wbmfg.com> >> > To: af@afmug.com <mailto:af@afmug.com> >> > Sent: Saturday, June 24, 2017 4:54:19 PM >> > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] So Silicon Valley WISP startup gets $7M >> investment? >> >> > "We use FCC-approved antennas that transmit data using 5 GHz >> signals, >> > similar to the radios in your wifi router, cell phone, or >> iPad. These >> > small antennas are installed at your home by professional >> installers >> > or through a simple self-setup process, then wired into your >> wifi router." >> > >> > They advertise 75 Mbps symmetrical service. What radio will >> do this? >> > >> > Good way to turn $7M into nothing. >> > >> > >> > From: Gino A. Villarini >> > Sent: Saturday, June 24, 2017 2:30 PM >> > To: af@afmug.com <mailto:af@afmug.com> >> > Subject: [AFMUG] So Silicon Valley WISP startup gets $7M >> investment? >> > >> > Things that make you go umm� >> > >> > >> https://medium.com/@rquintini/the-lynchpin-of-the-future-8d3 >> f8217a0ad >> <https://medium.com/@rquintini/the-lynchpin-of-the-future- >> 8d3f8217a0ad> >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > Gino A. Villarini >> > >> > President Metro Office Park #18 Suite 304 Guaynabo, Puerto >> Rico 00968 >> >> >> >> >> -- *Forrest Christian* /CEO//, PacketFlux Technologies, Inc./ >> Tel: 406-449-3345 | Address: 3577 Countryside Road, Helena, MT 59602 >> forre...@imach.com <mailto:forre...@imach.com> | >> http://www.packetflux.com <http://www.packetflux.com/> >> <http://www.linkedin.com/in/fwchristian> >> <http://facebook.com/packetflux> <http://twitter.com/@packetflux> >> >> >> >>
