And honestly, what benefits are you hoping to gain?? A single name?
Better pricing on equipment?
I'm not sure I understand what the ultimate goal would be, and if it
would be worth the cost to "consolidate" hundreds or thousands of small
companies.
Things are different now than they were in the early cell days... or the
early cable days (as Rise/JAB is discovering). It seems like KeyOn was
trying to do something similar to this, even going public, before dying
a slow and miserable death.
Travis
On 1/30/2018 8:04 PM, Jason McKemie wrote:
I like the concept, it's going to be like herding cats though...
On Tuesday, January 30, 2018, Brian Webster <i...@wirelessmapping.com
<mailto:i...@wirelessmapping.com>> wrote:
In this discussion should we have it, a history of the first
cellular networks their evolution and when the industry started to
explode would need to be laid out. Starting from the early 80’s on
up through. This is important because as Gino has suggested, the
WISP industry is following a very similar path and has always
suffered from brand/product image, recognition and understanding.
Cellular phones back then suffered the same problem. The word
cellular was understood as a biology term by most. The term “Car
Phones” was better understood and only those who had a lot of
money had those and it was a party line system with no privacy.
People had them out of extreme necessity only. The concept of
anyone other than the phone company being able to deliver a phone
service would not have ever seemed possible to a consumer. At that
time the breakup of Ma Bell was just happening. A person could
easily start a cellular network, no spectrum auctions back then.
Just apply to the FCC and pay the license fees.
Of an interesting side note, I had the opportunity to be working
on a consulting project for AT&T in Portland Oregon years ago, we
had to review leases, zoning approvals and other documents to
determine if sites could be expanded and what work was required
for same. Sometimes leases mentioned specific frequencies and
antennas etc. so they might have to be renegotiated or modified to
add data and new frequencies and antennas. In this process I had
my hands on Craig McCaw’s first 4 cell tower leases on his first
built cellular system. It was very cool to be holding that piece
of history, his personal signature and all. Such an innovator that
hadn’t hit his stride yet.
Thank You,
Brian Webster
www.wirelessmapping.com <http://www.wirelessmapping.com>
www.Broadband-Mapping.com <http://www.Broadband-Mapping.com>
*From:*Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com
<mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com>] *On Behalf Of *Brian Webster
*Sent:* Tuesday, January 30, 2018 5:42 PM
*To:* af@afmug.com <mailto:af@afmug.com>
*Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Cellular One approach to WISP
I won’t be there.
Thank You,
Brian Webster
www.wirelessmapping.com <http://www.wirelessmapping.com>
www.Broadband-Mapping.com <http://www.Broadband-Mapping.com>
*From:*Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] *On Behalf Of *Gino A.
Villarini
*Sent:* Tuesday, January 30, 2018 2:25 PM
*To:* af@afmug.com <mailto:af@afmug.com>
*Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Cellular One approach to WISP
Should we discuss it as session at wispamerica?
*From: *Af <af-boun...@afmug.com <mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com>> on
behalf of Brian Webster <i...@wirelessmapping.com
<mailto:i...@wirelessmapping.com>>
*Reply-To: *"af@afmug.com <mailto:af@afmug.com>" <af@afmug.com
<mailto:af@afmug.com>>
*Date: *Tuesday, January 30, 2018 at 1:50 PM
*To: *"af@afmug.com <mailto:af@afmug.com>" <af@afmug.com
<mailto:af@afmug.com>>
*Subject: *Re: [AFMUG] Cellular One approach to WISP
Absolutely. I have had a method like this in my head for year.
Craig McCaw really helped those independent operators when he
created a national branding for the A side cellular operators that
had to compete with the B side that were all the established
ILECs. If there were an interested group of WISP’s who wanted to
explore the concept I would be willing to have a conference call
and discuss.
Thank You,
Brian Webster
www.wirelessmapping.com <http://www.wirelessmapping.com>
www.Broadband-Mapping.com <http://www.Broadband-Mapping.com>
*From:*Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] *On Behalf Of *Gino A.
Villarini
*Sent:* Tuesday, January 30, 2018 9:58 AM
*To:* af@afmug.com <mailto:af@afmug.com>
*Subject:* [AFMUG] Cellular One approach to WISP
Hey Guys
Those who know the history behind Cellular One, don’t you think
this should be repeated in the WISP industry?
