I agree with Peter as well. That being said with the lower cost of gear today its much cheaper to build out for a select few without loosing money. Then you have another area to sell deep in. Superior Wireless New Orleans,La. www.superior1.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Matt Liotta" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> Sent: Tuesday, December 19, 2006 9:00 AM Subject: Re: [WISPA] building out
> I fully agree with Peter. > > -Matt > > Peter R. wrote: > > Tom, > > > > My limited exposure has a different perspective: > > > > It is easier to keep building out instead of selling deep. > > A prospect comes to the WISP with a $400 per month pipe and the WISP > > builds to him. > > There is the hope (and the hype) that this prospect will be the first > > of many - and the footprint is extended. > > > > I don't see fiber providers selling deep. I don't see many WISP > > selling deep either. > > The cash flow comes from filling the pipe. > > > > That's my 2 cents. > > > > Peter @ RAD_INFO, Inc. > > > > > > Tom DeReggi wrote: > > > >> Mac, > >> > >> Great insight. But the truth is we are not just wireless alcholics > >> with an addiction to build. There is a reason we (WISPs) keep > >> building. The reason is.... after considering the impact the new > >> tower build would have, we can truthfully look at the big picture and > >> say that our company is better off with the tower than without, from > >> an evaluation/financial point of view. If a move brings a company in > >> a positive direction, why not do it? The new tower never costs as > >> much as the early ones. Everytime a new tower is built, new > >> opportunity gets created, but old costs get shared, such as the > >> upfront fixed costs of backbone transit bandwdith and primary > >> overhead office staff. In this business, its hard to stay small. > >> > >> Tom DeReggi > >> RapidDSL & Wireless, Inc > >> IntAirNet- Fixed Wireless Broadband > >> > > -- > WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
