I disagree. I weighed the performance specs and price and I feel I will
save money with this platform. If you are saying it is more expensive
than other platforms then you are right but the performance boost and
wider coverage per cell make up for much of the higher cost.. I disagree
that "mainstream" WISPs cannot afford this. I know most of you guys can.
If you have ANY money behind you or ANY borrowing power at all then
Alvarion has a good option for offering access to a high performance
PtoMP backhaul or service to higher end clients. This is a good option.
With that said I am not saying it is the ONLY option but saying this is
out of reach of "mainstream" WISPs is not a fair statement. Check the
pricing and see if this can suit your needs before you assume it cannot.
Scriv
Mark Koskenmaki wrote:
It is not financially feasible for a mainstream WISP, who is attempting to
serve all types of internet customers to rely on BA for anything but
specialized application., It's just too expensive.
North East Oregon Fastnet, LLC 509-593-4061
personal correspondence to: mark at neofast dot net
sales inquiries to: purchasing at neofast dot net
Fast Internet, NO WIRES!
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Brad Larson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "'WISPA General List'" <wireless@wispa.org>
Sent: Friday, April 14, 2006 5:53 AM
Subject: RE: [WISPA] Best system for a new WISP
Mark, Come on.....The whole BreezeAccess product family was made and
continues to get upgrades for WISP's. There are well over 1,000 WISP's
using
our gear in the states alone. You won't find many of them here or on other
WISP threads but it doesn't mean they don't exist. Saying we're "niche"
and
not "mainstream" and there is some division is a real strech. Brad
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Scrivner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org>
Sent: Tuesday, April 11, 2006 8:51 PM
Subject: Re: [WISPA] Best system for a new WISP
With that said I still think Alvarion is a far better platform than
Canopy which is strictly my opinion and has no basis in fact. In the
past I have been put-off by a perceived arrogance I have seen by some
Alvarion representatives who have insisted previously that they had the
"only" viable solution for wireless broadband and seemed as though they
were claiming almost a "holier than thou" behavior toward anyone stating
another opinion than their own. I have also seen a terribly biased
negative attitude toward Alvarion by many WISPs who wanted to drive home
the "WISP=Cheap" mentality to the point of alienating Alvarion from our
entire market segment. Both Alvarion and most WISPs have lost a great
ally in each other and I suspect both sides have suffered from such
negativity. I am hoping to see this division closed between the typical
WISP operator and Alvarion.
Until Alvarion makes a product that's viable for more than "niche" market
WISP, the 'division' is simply going to continue to exist. They have
certain products that WISP's will find useful and valuable, but they don't
make mainstream WISP "last mile" equipment. I have been expecting to see
them announce something, but so far, I've not seen anything.
The ball's in thier court.
North East Oregon Fastnet, LLC 509-593-4061
personal correspondence to: mark at neofast dot net
sales inquiries to: purchasing at neofast dot net
Fast Internet, NO WIRES!
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