Hi
Linda,
This
is what Steve Stroh has to say about WiNOG, WISPCON, Broadband Wireless World,
WiMAXWorld
WiNOG is well-positioned to serve
a segment of the Broadband Wireless industry that has gone unnoticed and
unserved. PART-15.ORG’s WISPCON focuses on smaller and startup Wireless Internet
Service Providers (WISPs), The combination of Wireless Communications
Association’s (WCA) two annual conferences, Shorecliff Communication’s Broadband
Wireless World, and Trendsmedia’s WiMAX World focuses on much larger Broadband
Wireless Internet Access Service Providers.
WiNOG targets WISPs that are well
beyond the startup phase in longevity of business, overall scale of business,
network, and number of customers, but have not yet grown to have their needs met
by the three larger conferences. This is a very real, but specialized market
segment, and Charles Wu, Operating Manager of CWLab, has laser-focused WiNOG to
serve this segment very well. While WiNOG is an ideal conference to attend for
WISPs that are intent on growing larger and have already started to endure the
“pains” of growth, WiNOG’s main audience is to provide peer-to-peer experience
exchanges between the “Big WISPs”.
Full
article is: http://www.winog.com/austin_2006/vendors/what_i_learned_at_winog.pdf
-Charles
------------------------------------------- WiNOG Austin, TX March
13-15, 2006 http://www.winog.com
Hiya Toots!
That last joke you sent me want funny! I'd
have beaten the biker dude! LOL
Anyhow, which show you should go to really
depends on what you want to do. If I had my way I'd go to ALL of
them. They ALL have something to offer if you're willing to listen and
learn.....
I just got back from the annual www.ec-expo.com. That's a free show
with lots of product specific stuff. There's a GREAT group that goes to
this one and lots of help is available. Charles, Matt, I, Damien
(Tranzeo), and a few others (forgive me) had a very good very high level chat
about a number of things. I picked up quite a few new bits from here and
there. AND I ran into David Huges. I hope I am half as with it at
78 as he is! (Yeah yeah, I'm already half as good. Har har
grin)
WISPCON has always been about nothing but
wisps.
WCA is more carrier based.
ISPCon is a GREAT show. The wireless track
is light as there's usually only one track. But there's a lot to running
a wisp than just wireless stuff.
I think about the best mix would be to go to one
or two different ones each year.
That help?
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Friday, February 17, 2006 2:10
PM
Subject: Re: [WISPA] Wispcon?
Excellent post, Tom.
I have been an attendee and a presenter at
WISPCON I and II. Once with an Optical Wireless company,
Plaintree Systems and once with Marlon's startup of 2002, WNOC.
Both were outstanding experiences.
I personally got alot of value from the WISPCON
shows, especially meeting the people behind the posts on this (and other)
lists.
Those WISPCON days were more about the
relationships. This list has some close roots, and the shows then
were about connecting, wirelessly and spiritually, so-to-speak. I met
Marlon and Bullet and Steve Stroh (hiya Steve!) for the first time in
Chicago, and it was a hoot! Learning and having fun are two things that
do it for me, especially if I can do them at the same time.
I have been away from the direct WISP loop
since 2002, running my own kind of Networking
business. However, I still enjoy the WISP
list conversations, and have stayed in touch.
And am glad I did stay in touch, for I have
just signed an agreement to work with a company called Arryba Communications
- whose mission is to provide high speed Internet to Rural Eastern Ontario
(that's me!). Besides being obvious self-interest, Arryba has a
very interesting business model, and their timing and leadership are spot
on.
I would like to attend a spring show, and would
be interested in knowing where the best shows are now, for its time for
me to reconnect with the WISP world. Marlon? Steve? Victoria?
Where do you guys hang?
Linda
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Thursday, February 16, 2006
8:57 PM
Subject: Re: [WISPA] Wispcon?
I do not necessarilly think that the
quality of WISPCON has degraded that much. Its more that the attendee
WISP base has matured, and looking for new attractions, and new shows
have popped up to attract them. Once a WISP has went to WISPCON 3-4
times in a row, they start trying shows that offer something
different. WiNog offering, more techncial exchange discussion
between experienced operators, which has shown to be extremely valueable
to the WISPs that have been there done that. ISPCON, for WISPs
looking for more than just wireless technology knowledge. As WISPs mature
they start to learn that business strategy is more important, and all
operations of the busines such as services, is as important as the
wireless technolegy. This is one of the reasons I got involved with
ISPCON, and think its the best overall show. Its one of the reasons
the show is filled by executives as well as staff from the large ISPs.
However, each show has its unique benefits. WISPCON has a tremendous
amount to offer a newbie WISP, who has one primary goal, to learn what
Wireless is about. I'd argue that WISPCON is probably the best show for a
new technican to learn more about wireless. ISPCON has been
fantastic for people deciding whether they should get into wireless.
WiNog, for advanced WISPs. However, this is a very generalized summary.
You can find a little bit about everything from all the shows.
My personal opinion is, that if someone had
to chose just one show to attend, it would be ISPCON. Because it offers a
little about everything, because it has the funding and experience
management to be nothing but top professional. Its also has a
VERY strong advisory board of experts that help direct its
direction. However, that opinion is not meant to take anything
away from the other shows. Look carefully at the show agendas, and
then pick the one that caters best to the needs you are looking for.
If you want an ALL wireless show, thats not whats ISPCON is all about.
Wireless is just one tool in the shed.
Tom DeReggi RapidDSL & Wireless, Inc IntAirNet- Fixed
Wireless Broadband
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2006
10:02 AM
Subject: Re: [WISPA] Wispcon?
wispcons have historically been very good
shows. We'll see if Mike can get that back.....
ispcon should be a pretty good
one.
wca is mostly carriers and muni these days
near as I can tell.
that help?
marlon
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Wednesday, February 15,
2006 4:59 AM
Subject: [WISPA] Wispcon?
SO what do
most folks here do about shows like wispcon? I attended the
one in DC last year and it appeared to be sparsely attended both on
the wisp and vendor sides. I always thought the shows were a
good chance to get together and share ideas etc. Do you value
them? If you could attend one show would it be
wispcon/ispcon/winog?
Thanks,
chris
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