Or ... One can use folks like us, especially for Miami / Miami Beach venues to provide the needed bandwidth ...
Faisal Imtiaz Snappy Internet Sent from my iPhone On Jun 15, 2012, at 8:44 AM, Brough Turner <broughtur...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Ian, Two things come to mind. > > 1. If it's a venue where you do repeated events, i.e. it's worth some > coordination time, you can do short range point-to-point links using > Nanostations going indoors to indoors through the lobby windows. For > example, the Miami Beach Convention Center is across the street from a row of > residential buildings. You'd need to cut deals with three different > residential tenants (for redundancy and capacity) that have cable service, > but point to point links across the street through the windows would work > just fine. [This comes from a discussion with some friends at TMCnet who > considered it but eventually decided it was too much hassle for their once a > year Miami event]. > > 2. There are several firms that provide and manage commercial equivalents to > MiFi for things like buses and trains. They have existing high volume 3G & > 4G OEM deals with multiple carriers and might be interested in supporting > your events. There are also MiFi-like devices that support 3-6 separate 3G > or 4G interface cards and load balance across multiple (different) 3G and 4G > carriers. Load sharing across 6 links from 3 carriers might get you the > capacity and reliability you need. [This thought comes from a discussion I > had with Brian Smith, founder of WAAV, http://waav.com/index.php, about two > years ago. I haven't talked to Brian recently, but I'd be happy to do an > email intro if that's useful.] > > Thanks, > Brough > > Brough Turner > netBlazr Inc. – Free your Broadband! > Mobile: 617-285-0433 Skype: brough > netBlazr Inc. | Google+ | Twitter | LinkedIn | Facebook | Blog | Personal > website > > > > On 6/15/12 1:33 AM, Ian Framson wrote: >> >> More specifically, does anyone have a good Near-Line-of-Sight wireless >> backhaul solution that can be deployed inside a hotel/convention center >> *without* installing anything on the roof? >> >> We need something that doesn't require roof access or low voltage wiring >> (since many of the buildings in which we operate won't grant it). >> >> On Thu, Jun 14, 2012 at 9:55 PM, Doug Clark <d...@txox.com> wrote: >> Why not just use a TOW but for Bandwidth? You do not have to do roof top >> rights and you will have the equipment wherever you go. >> This one will go up to 106 feet self supporting. 150 feet if you guy it. >> >> http://www.towerworx.net/products.php >> >> >> >> >> -------Original Message------- >> >> From: Cameron Crum >> Date: 6/14/2012 10:08:45 PM >> To: WISPA General List >> Subject: Re: [WISPA] High Bandwidth 900 MHz/1900 MHz >> >> Good luck. The only thing they will offer is 4G mifi type routers. They >> simply don't do one-off backhaul. They make a lot more off cell traffic than >> off a few hundred dollar event and they certainly aren't going to carve out >> a piece of spectrum for one organization. >> >> Cameron >> >> On Thu, Jun 14, 2012 at 7:09 PM, Ian Framson <i...@tradeshowinternet.com> >> wrote: >> Hi Wisps, >> >> Though it may be taboo to ask, is anyone familiar with a high bandwidth >> (50-100+ Mbps) solution from any of the cellular carriers on 700/800/1900 >> MHz licensed frequencies? >> >> We're looking for a way to "bring in" a large amount of wireless bandwidth >> for conferences at hotels and convention centers without having to tango >> with the venue over roof access rights for a site survey, mast location, low >> voltage requirements for running ethernet cable, etc. >> >> Perhaps the cellular carriers offer some sort of non-commercially-available >> 4G Premium plan that is available upon request? >> >> Thanks in advance for your ideas, >> >> Ian Framson >> Co-founder/CEO >> >> >> www.tradeshowinternet.com >> i...@tradeshowinternet.com >> (866) 385-1504 x701 >> (818) 590-7475 mobile >> (415) 704-3153 fax >> Connect With Us >> >> Trade Show Internet fully complies with the Telecommunications Act of 1996 >> which prohibits telecommunications carriers from entering into exclusive >> contracts with commercial building owners for the provision of interstate >> telephony and Internet services. 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