HFC is what almost all cable is in the US. The exceptions being old analog systems that haven't been touched for 20 years.
----- Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Josh Luthman" <j...@imaginenetworksllc.com> To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> Sent: Friday, November 15, 2013 8:56:16 AM Subject: Re: [WISPA] Comcast asking FCC for more 5GHz spectrum. "traffic to be backhauled over the Hybrid Fiber Coaxial (HFC) cable plant" Must be fiber for data and coax for DC. I thought it was DOCSIS over coax. Josh Luthman Office: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373 On Fri, Nov 15, 2013 at 9:51 AM, Eric Muehleisen < ericm...@gmail.com > wrote: http://www.ruckuswireless.com/press/releases/20130610-ruckus-adds-zoneflex-7781cm-access-point-to-its-portfolio $5k MSRP. Even at half that...ouch! On Fri, Nov 15, 2013 at 8:37 AM, Gino Villarini < g...@aeronetpr.com > wrote: <blockquote> Anyideas on the cost? It would be a great addition to any aerial fiber built out Gino A. Villarini g...@aeronetpr.com Aeronet Wireless Broadband Corp. 787.273.4143 From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto: wireless-boun...@wispa.org ] On Behalf Of Zach Mann Sent: Friday, November 15, 2013 10:30 AM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] Comcast asking FCC for more 5GHz spectrum. It's not just Comcast, TW, Cox are also taking advantage of the simplicity of the newer 7781-CM Access Point. They are offering free wifi to existing clients for retention. Down the road cellular offloading.... 802.11u On Fri, Nov 15, 2013 at 8:27 AM, Matt Hoppes < mhop...@indigowireless.com > wrote: That's one way to avoid pole attachment fees! LOL. What is Comcast trying to accomplish with these? Matt Hoppes Director of Information Technology Indigo Wireless +1 (570) 723-7312 On 11/15/13, 9:26 AM, Zach Mann wrote: > He's talking about these... (see attached) > > > On Fri, Nov 15, 2013 at 8:01 AM, Scott Carullo > < sc...@brevardwireless.com <mailto: sc...@brevardwireless.com >> wrote: > > I'm not talking about the ones in peoples homes, I'm talking about > the ones the cable carrier hangs on the lines outside runing through > the city on every corner.... clear LOS to every tower around. > > Scott Carullo > Technical Operations > 855-FLSPEED x102 > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > *From*: "Brian Webster" < bwebs...@wirelessmapping.com > <mailto: bwebs...@wirelessmapping.com >> > *Sent*: Friday, November 15, 2013 8:24 AM > *To*: "WISPA General List" < wireless@wispa.org > <mailto: wireless@wispa.org >> > *Subject*: Re: [WISPA] Comcast asking FCC for more 5GHz spectrum. > > One good thing about the higher bands and the noise floor is that > free space loss works to your advantage. That being that a 5 GHz > indoor Omni home AP router signal will fall off as an interference > source as a much shorter distance than a 2.4 GHz device will. The > laws of physics work in your favor. > > Thank You, > > Brian Webster > > www.wirelessmapping.com < http://www.wirelessmapping.com > > > www.Broadband-Mapping.com < http://www.Broadband-Mapping.com > > > *From:* wireless-boun...@wispa.org > <mailto: wireless-boun...@wispa.org > > [mailto: wireless-boun...@wispa.org > <mailto: wireless-boun...@wispa.org >] *On Behalf Of *Scott Carullo > *Sent:* Thursday, November 14, 2013 6:52 PM > *To:* Matt Hoppes; sc...@brevardwireless.com > <mailto: sc...@brevardwireless.com >; WISPA General List > *Subject:* Re: [WISPA] Comcast asking FCC for more 5GHz spectrum. > > Hard to tell, noise floor is noise floor which keeps creeping up - > we all know things work better when its quiet. This used to worry > me a lot when I saw it coming, but then I realized it was already > there and I had no idea until I just happened to scan on some radios > (I don't usually install the stuff). I'm not worried any more, if > its not one thing it will be another any way. Thats what gives us > the edge every day, flexibility. We will work around it, we always do. > > I figure a high gain antenna on a tower with a good directional CPE > will continue to work fine. Their omni low gain antenna can't > compete with a 20-30db directional one. Still sucks though, you > drive down the street and see one after another running 5Ghz just > knowing there probably isn't 3 connections in the whole city to them.... > > Scott Carullo > Technical Operations > 855-FLSPEED x102 > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > *From*: "Matt Hoppes" < mhop...@indigowireless.com > <mailto: mhop...@indigowireless.com >> > *Sent*: Thursday, November 14, 2013 6:43 PM > *To*: " sc...@brevardwireless.com <mailto: sc...@brevardwireless.com >" > < sc...@brevardwireless.com <mailto: sc...@brevardwireless.com >>, > "WISPA General List" < wireless@wispa.org <mailto: wireless@wispa.org >> > *Cc*: "WISPA General List" < wireless@wispa.org > <mailto: wireless@wispa.org >> > *Subject*: Re: [WISPA] Comcast asking FCC for more 5GHz spectrum. > > Are you seeing any impact from them? > > > On Nov 14, 2013, at 18:03, "Scott Carullo" > < sc...@brevardwireless.com <mailto: sc...@brevardwireless.com >> wrote: > > Yeah, won't matter either way with a 5Ghz AP on every street > corner. Already seeing that in our areas.... do a wireless > scan and you see 354 5Ghz APs now in addition to the 2Ghz ones > (they run dual band APs now). > > Scott Carullo > Technical Operations > 855-FLSPEED x102 > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > *From*: "Bret Clark" < bcl...@spectraaccess.com > <mailto: bcl...@spectraaccess.com >> > *Sent*: Thursday, November 14, 2013 5:49 PM > *To*: wireless@wispa.org <mailto: wireless@wispa.org > > *Subject*: Re: [WISPA] Comcast asking FCC for more 5GHz spectrum. > > What could go wrong with Comcast taking up yet more 5GHz of > spectrum...[/sarcasm off] > > On 11/14/2013 01:40 PM, ralph wrote: > > I hope the links at the bottom come through. > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > Comcast needs the FCC to open up the 5 GHz spectrum band to > power next-generation Wi-Fi services that could allow it to > deliver wireless broadband at speeds of up to 1 Gbps, SVP of > Business Development Tom Nagel testified at a House Energy > and Commerce hearing on Wednesday. > > Nagel disclosed in his prepared testimony that Comcast has > expanded the number of Wi-Fi access points for Xfinity > high-speed Internet customers to 350,000. The nation's > largest cable MSO also began deploying wireless gateways > from Cisco earlier this year that Comcast has said may be > able to power millions of neighborhood hotspots. > > While Comcast already is already using the 5 GHz band, Nagel > said it needs more of the unlicensed spectrum to meet demand > from subscribers for Wi-Fi. It faces potential opposition > from Toyota and other automobile manufacturers who want to > use the 5 GHz band to deliver next-generation connected car > applications, including applications that would warn drivers > of collision threats. > > Toyota principal researcher John Kenney raised concerns > about possible interference from Wi-Fi services at > Wednesday's hearing. "We have been actively engaged with > the Wi-Fi community and other stakeholders who are exploring > possible sharing solutions that will alleviate any risk of > harmful interference from unlicensed devices. But we're not > there yet and it's going to take a bit more time to see if > we can get there," Kenney said in his prepared testimony. > > For more: > - see Nagel's prepared testimony > < > http://links.mkt1985.com/ctt?kn=207&ms=NzE0MjgxOQS2&r=NDc2MTk4ODcyMzcS1&b=0&j=MTc5NzA2OTg3S0&mt=2&rj=MTc5NzA2OTg3S0&rt=0 > > (.pdf) > - see Kenney's prepared testimony > < > http://links.mkt1985.com/ctt?kn=187&ms=NzE0MjgxOQS2&r=NDc2MTk4ODcyMzcS1&b=0&j=MTc5NzA2OTg3S0&mt=2&rj=MTc5NzA2OTg3S0&rt=0 > > (.pdf) > - see Comcast blog post > < > http://links.mkt1985.com/ctt?kn=118&ms=NzE0MjgxOQS2&r=NDc2MTk4ODcyMzcS1&b=0&j=MTc5NzA2OTg3S0&mt=2&rj=MTc5NzA2OTg3S0&rt=0 > > > - /Broadcasting & Cable/ has this story > < > http://links.mkt1985.com/ctt?kn=190&ms=NzE0MjgxOQS2&r=NDc2MTk4ODcyMzcS1&b=0&j=MTc5NzA2OTg3S0&mt=2&rj=MTc5NzA2OTg3S0&rt=0 > > > > _______________________________________________ > Wireless mailing list > Wireless@wispa.org <mailto: Wireless@wispa.org > > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > > > _______________________________________________ > Wireless mailing list > Wireless@wispa.org <mailto: Wireless@wispa.org > > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Wireless mailing list > Wireless@wispa.org > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > _______________________________________________ Wireless mailing list Wireless@wispa.org http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless _______________________________________________ Wireless mailing list Wireless@wispa.org http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless _______________________________________________ Wireless mailing list Wireless@wispa.org http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless </blockquote> _______________________________________________ Wireless mailing list Wireless@wispa.org http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless
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