I would agree and we are seeing ranges even much better than this when 4th order diversity is implemented.
Patrick Leary AVP, Market Development Alvarion, Inc. o: 650.314.2628 c: 760.580.0080 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, October 04, 2007 11:05 AM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] RF propagation map: WiFi vs WiMax? 2.5 has great range & penetration. ClearWire, as an example, had solid indoor coverage 2 miles away. I live in an apartment complex thats "out of coverage area", and it still works - I'm in the bottom floor of an apartment complex, my unit has another unit behind it, a 4 acre forest conservation area, I stick it in my window, get 2/5 bars on it, and still get 1Mbps... Outdoor, could be many more miles, but the ClearWire indoor-only self-install business model seems superior to all other WISP models, unless you're selling a super-premium business service (fiber/T1 replacement). We basically sell Clearwire for all residential, and use our own wireless network for premium business customers only (149/month minimum). On Thu, 4 Oct 2007 12:56:43 -0400, John Valenti <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Just curious if anyone has seen a coverage map that compares WiFi and > WiMax? > > I spent a little bit of time researching WiMax, but decided I would > be unlikely to have a license and to just go with what I have that > mostly works (unlicensed). But I would like to know what WiMax means > in a rural, tree filled environment. > > As a novice WISP (about 18 months now), I can only hope for good > coverage with 2.4GHz to maybe a mile. A rare house might have LOS > farther than that, but generally there will be enough trees in the > way by a mile to block my signal. (this is using farm grain legs/ > silos for the AP, so maybe 150' max AGL) If I switch to 900MHz, > maybe the distance gets out to 2.5 miles. > > Would a 2.5GHz Wimax AP push the signal much better thru trees? 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