I am seeing requests for PtP connections to connect school buildings together. (usually the K20 only connects the district to the net, not each school).
I replaced a 128kbps fractional T1 from Verizon with a 3mbps PtP connection for the same price. The school here loves me.. and by working with them I was able to talk them out of a 3W amped 2.4Ghz PtP connections between 3 schools in my service area. The distance covered would have been less than 3 blocks for each of the links. I sold them 5.8Ghz connections that were very quiet and efficient.. oh, and they did not blow my WISP out of the water with noise! I provide service on the wet side of the cascades. ryan On Mar 11, 2010, at 10:12 PM, Kevin Owen wrote: > Yes, we provided service to some WA schools many years ago when K-20 > was formed. We still do some redundant service for schools. The > difference is way back when K-20 came along, local ISP's really > didn't have much of an ability to compete. Wireless was new and > slow. It was hard to even compete with T-1's. That isn't the case > now. We can provide more bandwidth, cheaper than the ILEC's can. It > really just seems to be political. I am looking for a way to show > the Legislators that other states have figured a way to work with > the local providers. > > I heard the WA K-20 network was beginning to struggle. The Telcos > haven't kept up with the bandwidth demand and again, local ISP's are > able to deliver more bandwidth, cheaper. Are you seeing this in > your market? By the way, where are you providing service? > > thanks for the reply. > > Kevin > > > -----Original Message----- > From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] > On Behalf Of Ryan Spott > Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2010 8:34 PM > To: WISPA General List > Subject: Re: [WISPA] State Education Networks? > > In WA state the K-20 is strictly telco. (Verizon & Qwest). > > The WA-K-20 is pretty much a gold standard as far as educational > networks > goes. > > ryan > > On Thu, Mar 11, 2010 at 8:17 PM, Kevin Owen <ko...@fsr.com> wrote: > >> The State I provide service in (Idaho) is in the process of >> building a >> Statewide Educational Network. I am interested in hearing from any >> of you >> are providing service in a State that has built a State Educational >> Network >> and if so, are local providers used to provide any of the last miles >> services to the schools? >> >> Idaho started by saying they would work with the local providers, >> however, >> now they have changed their tune and local providers are not given >> the >> opportunity to even bid on the service. >> >> Qwest is charging at least 3 - 5 times what any of the other local >> ISP's >> could or would charge for the same or more bandwidth. We are >> simply told we >> are not able to provide the service due to technical reasons, >> however, the >> State thus far has not defined what those technical reasons are. The >> difference in cost per year is in the millions. >> >> Our State IT group is also saying this is how it is done in other >> states to >> provide a quality and cost effective network. >> >> So does anybody provide any last mile services to any Statewide >> educational >> network? >> >> Thanks, >> >> Kevin >> First Step Internet, LLC >> >> >> >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> 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/ >> > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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/ > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/
