I would think that it might also be good to know the total number of potential customers that the wireless network footprint covers. A system that covers a potential of 100,000 customers/households would be worth a lot more than one which might only have a maximum of 5,000 households able to be reached.
Thank You, Brian Webster www.wirelessmapping.com <http://www.wirelessmapping.com> -----Original Message----- From: David E. Smith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, October 26, 2007 11:26 AM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] Wireless System Valuation Ron Wallace wrote: > What is the best method for determining the value of a "Wireless Internet System"??? According to my college microeconomics professor, it's worth exactly what someone else pays for it. :) Are you looking at just hardware (which is pretty easily quantified), or at a "system" including active customers (and the obligation to continue providing service to them)? If you're buying a complete business (or at least a bunch of customers) it's normally valued as some multiple of monthly revenue. Depending on your local market conditions, I've heard WISPs valued anywhere from 5x to 12x that number. What, exactly, the number should be depends on those local conditions, what other competition is in the area, whether those customers are under any long-term contracts, the business' established reputation, and about a zillion other things. Sorry to be so very vague. David Smith MVN.net ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- ** Join us at the WISPA Reception at 6:30 PM on October the 16th 2007 at ISPCON ** ** ISPCON Fall 2007 - October 16-18 - San Jose, CA www.ispcon.com ** ** THE INTERNET INDUSTRY EVENT ** ** FREE Exhibits and Events Pass available until August 31 ** ** Use Customer Code WSEMF7 when you register online at http://www.ispcon.com/register.php ** ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ** Join us at the WISPA Reception at 6:30 PM on October the 16th 2007 at ISPCON ** ** ISPCON Fall 2007 - October 16-18 - San Jose, CA www.ispcon.com ** ** THE INTERNET INDUSTRY EVENT ** ** FREE Exhibits and Events Pass available until August 31 ** ** Use Customer Code WSEMF7 when you register online at http://www.ispcon.com/register.php ** -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
