----- Original Message ----- From: "Patrick Leary" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2008 1:02 AM Subject: Re: [WISPA] Future
> One point you need to remember Travis is that that "barely 1 mbps" you > are getting is with a self-install CPE that was either mailed to you or > you picked in a retail shop, correct? If so, you likely had it up and > running in under 5 minutes and they did not have to roll a truck. > Chances are, you can also take that CPE anywhere with you around town > and it will connect. You can also pop out the SIM card and pop in into > any other Alvarion self-install CPE in town and your specific services > will pop right up. > > That 1 mbps you are getting through your wall is certainly better than > any neighboring fixed outdoor 900 MHz Canopy connection in both average > up and down steam that I have seen and it uses a smaller channel AND > goes through your wall AND required no truck roll (unless you are one of > those that have an outdoor CPE). > > 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 Travis Johnson > Sent: Monday, April 21, 2008 8:55 AM > To: WISPA General List > Subject: Re: [WISPA] Future > > Regardless... my point is they have invested $40M and I am offering > higher speeds, for less money, with less cost per CPE and AP... and I > have 10x the coverage they do in my market. > > The GM even mentioned "and if Sprint or Clearwire were to come to town > with a check, we would definitely look at it"... which means, once > again, they are not in it for the long haul... and their customer > service, and quality of service, will show that the longer they are in > business. They are looking for the "buyout" to take their money (and > profit) and run. > > Travis > Microserv > > Patrick Leary wrote: >> Actually, most of that $40M would have been for spectrum acquisition, >> which in the accounting world is marked as an asset. They also >> constructed a major NOC center. The wireless hardware is a small >> minority of the spending. >> >> >> >> Patrick >> >> ________________________________ >> >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On >> Behalf Of Travis Johnson >> Sent: Monday, April 21, 2008 6:36 AM >> To: WISPA General List >> Subject: Re: [WISPA] Future >> >> >> >> Hi, >> >> A new player just came to my area... BridgeMaxx (a Digital Bridge >> company). They are using Alvarion WiMax equipment. We have a test > radio >> that we play with. We have their "up to 3meg premium service" and we >> barely get 1meg (any time we have tested over the last 3 months). >> >> Here's the real kicker... they will have spent $40 million dollars to >> roll out 15 cities (this is direct from their GM to me). She was > pretty >> proud of herself with that statement. So that's $2.6 million per > city... >> and I'm talking some cities with 15,000 population (their biggest had >> 120,000). >> >> Travis >> Microserv >> >> Chuck McCown - 2 wrote: >> >> WiMAX was dead, is dead and will remain dead. OK, not factually true >> but >> emotionally true. The cell companies will use WiMax frequencies and >> technologies but they will be a premium service and not well suited to > >> compete with us for point to multi point fixed wireless. It will > never >> live >> up to the hype. >> >> All the cell data technologies will remain premium for folks on the > go. >> Cell does not want to squander the bandwidth to go after the value >> driven >> customer that love us so much. Cell is and will not be value leader > for >> >> fixed wireless. technologies. >> >> 700 MHz is just not going to be used for anything other than more cell > >> spectrum. The bands are narrow. Good for phone and limited amounts > of >> data. Great propagation. Problem with 700 MHz is that the size of the > >> antenna will be problematic for really small cell phones. Less gain >> than >> the current 900 and 1800 antennas for the same physical sizes. Also >> there >> will be a few years of implementation due to moving some existing TV >> stations. And some of them are not moving for some reason. I don't >> know if >> they get a special dispensation or what. >> >> All ILECs will continue to build out with fiber to the home. That > will >> erode market share for WISPs in some areas. This is a slow and > capital >> intensive process so no reason to get jumpy on that. Plus many folks >> prefer >> to deal with us vs a large public traded company. Superior customer >> service >> and support will always retain the customer. >> >> The cable companies will continue to shoot themselves in the foot and >> drop >> the balls. They are sooo freaked out by the erosion of customer base >> from >> DirecTV that they are not managing the IP side of the house as well as >> they >> could. They will continue to get in a tighter and tighter cash >> situation >> from satellite TV pressing from one side and the ILEC FTTH (and us) > from >> the >> other. >> >> In the meantime, we add VOIP, computer repair, data backup, web >> development, >> OTA HDTV install and maint, etc as cross sell and up sell > opportunities. >> >> All of us can offer triple play if we team up with DirecTV or OTA > HDTV. >> OTA >> HDTV is a wonderful opportunity for the next 18 months for the value >> conscious customer. Stock UHF TV antennas and converter boxes and > help >> folks get their analog TVs converted over. Less work than a WISP >> install >> and you will lock in the customer even more with superior customer >> service. >> You can rent them the gear for $5/month and make it a low cost > package. >> >> In 5 years hopefully your investment will be a cash cow and you will >> ride >> this horse until it dies. Perhaps other technologies will come along >> for us >> to deploy but I see our segment strong for the next 5 years. In 10 >> years, >> if we have not diversified, we will probably be hurting. >> >> Oh, and satellite ISP will never do much. Pesky physics. >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Mike Hammett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: "WISPA List" <wireless@wispa.org> <mailto:wireless@wispa.org> >> Sent: Sunday, April 20, 2008 6:44 PM >> Subject: [WISPA] Future >> >> >> >> >> What do you see as the future of our industry over the next 5 >> years? >> >> AT&T is expanding U-Verse (will this be available outside of >> town?) >> Verizon is expanding FiOS (will this be available outside of >> town?) >> Cable will be using DOCSIS 3 >> 3G will gain more steam >> WiMAX will have larger and larger shares of the market >> 700 MHz will be in use possibly for data communications by the >> big guys >> >> >> My banker asked me, so I figured I'd see what other's opinions >> are. >> >> My thought is that the big guys mentioned above will continue to >> avoid the >> niche that we currently serve and we'll be able to provide >> better services >> with more spectrum (5.4 GHz, additional 2.5 GHz, 3.6 GHz, >> possibly TV >> white spaces) and WiMAX. >> >> >> ---------- >> Mike Hammett >> Intelligent Computing Solutions >> http://www.ics-il.com >> >> >> >> >> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> -------- >> WISPA Wants You! 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