700 MHz is not the panacea some might think. Technically, it is a nightmare for bi-directional services.
Patrick Leary Aperto Networks 813.426.4230 mobile -----Original Message----- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Josh Luthman Sent: Thursday, October 08, 2009 9:30 AM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] Barriers to WISP growth Imagine WISPs using 700mhz to service their customers. No stimulus package needed. Josh Luthman Office: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373 "When you have eliminated the impossible, that which remains, however improbable, must be the truth." --- Sir Arthur Conan Doyle On Thu, Oct 8, 2009 at 12:20 PM, Gino Villarini <g...@aeronetpr.com> wrote: > Bingo! > > Sent from my Motorola Startac... > > > On Oct 8, 2009, at 12:15 PM, "Robert West" <robert.w...@just- > micro.com> wrote: > > > I think the major barrier to wisp growth is lack of quality, NLOS > > spectrum. > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] > > On > > Behalf Of Marco Coelho > > Sent: Thursday, October 08, 2009 11:21 AM > > To: WISPA General List > > Subject: Re: [WISPA] Barriers to WISP growth > > > > Patrick, > > > > Not being one for gov money.... > > > > We have excellent credit. We have that because we only expand at a > > rate the will allow funding (new business) to cover our costs. So > > the cycle goes: > > > > 1. Build out X number of Towers. > > 2. Market X number of Areas. > > 3. Install Customers to X*Y until well funded. > > > > Repeat. > > > > I think a lot of the companies that take stimulus money are going to > > go under in the long run. They will go like the dot-coms. Build > > build Build.... Ah shit no revenue! > > > > That being said, we are vertical, all workers work for the company. > > That is the only way you can control quality. Good employees are > > very hard to find. For every 100-200 applications/resumes, maybe 10 > > are worth talking to seriously. You're lucky to find 1 that is > > worth hiring. > > > > Always a ray of sunshine! > > > > Marco Coelho > > Argon Technologies Inc. > > > > > > On Wed, Oct 7, 2009 at 7:25 PM, RickG <rgunder...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Patrick, > >> > >> #1- Labor: There is very little skilled resources here. > >> #2- Funding: Especially for labor. Normal financing channels are > >> available but I will not take on too much debt at one time. > >> #3- Time: There is little extra time to dedicate towards expansion > >> versus daily operations. > >> > >> Notes- > >> Employees: Too small to enjoy such a "luxury". > >> Stimulus: I don't believe in it and did not apply. > >> Technologies: Proprietary equipment are a bit too expensive unless > >> you buy CPE in 100 packs. Even then, the AP's are still expensive. > >> > >> -RickG > >> > >> On Wed, Oct 7, 2009 at 11:37 AM, Patrick Leary > >> <ple...@apertonet.com> > > wrote: > >>> > >>> Regardless of your tech choice -- Moto, 802.11-based, WiMAX or > >>> other, I am interested to know what are the greatest barriers to > >>> growth and why? > >>> > >>> Some possibilities: > >>> Is it funding and if so, are your normal channels for money frozen > >>> or otherwise gone? > >>> Is it competition? If so, how specifically. > >>> Are you constrained from hiring due to high cost of employee > >>> benefits (e.g. health insurance)? > >>> Are you stalled waiting for response from your stimulus application? > >>> Are you stalled trying to defend against someone else's stimulus > >>> application that would include your market? > >>> Are the current technologies too expensive or technicall > >>> inadequate to deliver what you need to compete? > >>> > >>> Patrick Leary > >>> Aperto Networks > >>> 813.426.4230 mobile > >>> > >>> > >>> > > --- > > --- > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > > -- > > ---- > >>> WISPA Wants You! 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