I'm worried that my tower gets hit by lightning... and the company has gone bankrupt so I have to buy a complete new link instead of just one ODU. That's a major cost... and I don't think there is going to be major improvements in the licensed world in the next few years... so I'd bet I'll be pretty happy with what I have installed.
Also... what happens to those warranties if the company goes bankrupt? What if a firmware bug comes up... if the company does not exist they can't fix it. Daniel White 3-dB Networks http://www.3dbnetworks.com >-----Original Message----- >From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On >Behalf Of Charles Wu >Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2009 11:31 AM >To: WISPA General List >Subject: Re: [WISPA] Need 18ghz link > >My personal opinion regarding point-to-point links is that it boils down >solely to price & technical specifications > >When talking about Point-to-Point links (as opposed to a Point-to- >Multipoint system) -- company sustainability / support (be it Dragonwave >vs. Trango) isn't really that crucial, given that (1) most WISPs should >know how to setup and configure their own radios and (2) most point-to- >point links sit as a "self-contained" system > >To illustrate > >1. How much support is really "needed" on a point-to-point link -- if by >now, you can't figure out how to install one of these links with at the >most some basic phone support, then you may need to rethink whether or >not you should be in the WISP business =) > >That said...after an initial learning curve, and assuming that radios >are properly installed (e.g., grounded, etc) -- point-to-points are >generally "forgotten about" in the network > >So, say you buy a point-to-point Trango or Dragonwave backhaul -- you >install it...works fine -- 36 months later Trango or Dragonwave goes >completely bankrupt > >Who cares? For your next link...go buy a >Trango/Dragonwave/Ceragon/Harris/Nera/whatever -- the installed link >will continue to work -- and by then, you'll be looking to upgrade your >backhauls anyways > >-Charles > > >-----Original Message----- >From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On >Behalf Of Josh Luthman >Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2009 10:38 AM >To: WISPA General List >Subject: Re: [WISPA] Need 18ghz link > >>From what I gather in this post my synopsis is as follows. > >Both Dragonwave and Trango are fine ptp products with small >differences. Both companies have problems either financially or >historically. > >I think the geeks in us care about the products and the operation >managers in us care about the business. As was said there is no wrong >choice. > >Is this a correct statement or am I wrong and where? > >On 2/12/09, Charles Wu <c...@cticonnect.com> wrote: >>>>Dragonwave did not ship $50mil last year, it >>>>was closer to $40Mil - and by the way they are losing tons of money >>>>quarter-after-quarter. Trango is, and has always been profitable. >> >>>Well you can read Dragonwave's latest financial statement here... >>>http://www.dragonwaveinc.com/docs/corporate/DragonWave_Financial%20Sta >tement >>>s_Nov30%202008.pdf So it does say gross sales was at 30 million CDN >for >>>three quarters... Dragonwave operates on a weird year end. Anyways I >used >>>the 50 mil from what I was told off the cuff by a Dragonwave rep... >anyways >>>its probably fair to say it is somewhere between 40 and 50 mil... >> >> Sales mean nothing -- the true test of a company's health and >viability is >> profitability (net income) and cash flow >> >> The numbers you referenced show that Dragonwave loss $3.8 million and >burned >> $8.7 million in cash in the last 9 months ended November 2008 >> >> It shows them having $10 million in cash, $10 million in AR and $14 >million >> in short term investments >> >> Reading Dragonwave's financials, while it's not a disaster, paints the >> picture of a start-up company that's trying to "get over the hump" >> >> So...assuming a soft economy...where performance is similar to where >they >> are now, and from a simplistic perspective, assuming they can collect >all >> their AR & liquidate all their investments at market value, Dragonwave >has >> ~3 years before they have to turn profitable, sell or raise more money >> >> -Charles >> >> >> >> >> >> This message is intended only for the use of the individual or entity >to >> which it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged, >> confidential and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. 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