I have installed 2 mile 80GHz links at Fort Bliss several years ago..I am sure newer technology will improve fade margin.
Jaime Solorza On Jun 27, 2017 8:01 PM, "Eric Kuhnke" <eric.kuh...@gmail.com> wrote: > 60 GHz PtMP at 1-3 miles? I want some of whatever you're smoking because > it must be some primo stuff. If you put up a few 500 to 800 meter distance > 60 GHz PTP links and monitor them over a multi month period, you'll see > that you really don't want to go much longer than that. I can't imagine > that the gain of the Ignitenet 60 GHz sector antenna is much better than a > typical 25, 30 or 60cm parabolic antenna used for 60 GHz PTP stuff. > > If I had to guess the 60 GHz PtMP will be reliable at distance of more > like 400-500 meters, tops, with properly aimed CPEs. > > On Tue, Jun 27, 2017 at 6:52 PM, Adam Moffett <dmmoff...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> What IgniteNet is selling is a 60ghz PTMP with a built in 5ghz backup >> radio. It's understood that the 60ghz connection will go down due to rain >> fade, but the built-in 5ghz backup should keep the customer trucking (with >> reduced capacity). I think you'd be installing at ranges of 1-3 miles for >> the 60ghz to run at decent MCS, and at that range I think you'll still get >> decent capacity out of the 5ghz. You'll get a lower speed test, but I'd >> bet it's possible to design so that Netflix keeps running. >> >> >> ------ Original Message ------ >> From: "Chuck McCown" <ch...@wbmfg.com> >> To: af@afmug.com >> Sent: 6/27/2017 11:38:32 AM >> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] So Silicon Valley WISP startup gets $7M investment? >> >> 1. What is acceptable downtime on pure 60GHz. It is possible to >> engineering it to practically no downtime although less economical. >> >> >> Zero. If it goes down the phone will ring. With a well designed and >> installed Canopy system there was no downtime. >> >> >> 2. What is the acceptable backup bandwidth? If there is at least SOME >> internet available during 4-5" rains, is that acceptable? >> >> If you are talking about something built in, then the acceptable backup >> is whatever fools the customer into thinking that Netflix is not impacted. >> >> >> >> >
