Update to the original post: http://seekingalpha.com/pr/16749805-verizon-deliver-5g-service-pilot-customers-11-markets-across-u-s-mid-2017
On Thu, Jan 26, 2017 at 11:01 PM, Josh Reynolds <j...@kyneticwifi.com> wrote: > Crownception. > > On Jan 26, 2017 9:23 PM, "Robert" <i...@avantwireless.com> wrote: > >> Department of redundancy department? >> >> On 1/26/17 6:55 PM, Mike Hammett wrote: >> > Crown is just the latest in a series of fiber-related acquisitions Crown >> > has done. >> > >> > >> > >> > ----- >> > Mike Hammett >> > >> > Intelligent Computing Solutions <http://www.ics-il.com/> >> > <https://www.facebook.com/ICSIL><https://plus.google.com/+In >> telligentComputingSolutionsDeKalb><https://www.linkedin.com/ >> company/intelligent-computing-solutions><https://twitter.com/ICSIL> >> > >> > Midwest Internet Exchange <http://www.midwest-ix.com/> >> > <https://www.facebook.com/mdwestix><https://www.linkedin. >> com/company/midwest-internet-exchange><https://twitter.com/mdwestix> >> > >> > The Brothers WISP <http://www.thebrotherswisp.com/> >> > <https://www.facebook.com/thebrotherswisp><https://www.youtu >> be.com/channel/UCXSdfxQv7SpoRQYNyLwntZg> >> > ------------------------------------------------------------ >> ------------ >> > *From: *"Faisal Imtiaz" <fai...@snappytelecom.net> >> > *To: *"WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> >> > *Sent: *Thursday, January 26, 2017 8:40:46 AM >> > *Subject: *Re: [WISPA] What my spies are talking about >> > >> > >> > >> > Just to add to that.... >> > >> > a) Take all what Brian said below, and add to it the fact that, in many >> > cities they are very quietly installing Micro-Pops, every few blocks, >> > fiber feed (essentially replacing street light poles with, poles which >> > are light poles and micropops). >> > >> > b) The noise and developments in LTE-U >> > >> > c) The very strange, over-priced acquisition of FPL-Fibernet by Crown >> Castle >> > >> > d) Relatively quite conversion, installation of GPON system on every >> > building that ATT had a Metro Ethernet presence in. >> > >> > e) Hype and noise about Gigabit fiber delivery, installation of fiber >> > based service in select areas, ATT Conversion of their select IFTL >> > neighborhoods to Gigabit fiber.. >> > >> > f) The rumblings about Cable Co's moving over the Docsis 3 >> > >> > Granted that this is not ubiquitous across the nation.. but I can see >> > the competitive service providers could easily be starved out by the >> > choke hold on being able to deliver/buy/have access to fat pipe >> > especially in the middle mile. >> > >> > I think in most major metro areas the perceived minimum base level of >> > service offering is going to hit high triple digit numbers in terms of >> > bandwidth i.e. 200meg,300meg,500meg etc... we are already seeing >> > customer expectations / perceptions around 100meg. >> > >> > Regards >> > >> > >> > Faisal Imtiaz >> > Snappy Internet & Telecom >> > 7266 SW 48 Street >> > Miami, FL 33155 >> > Tel: 305 663 5518 x 232 <(305)%20663-5518> >> > >> > Help-desk: (305)663-5518 <(305)%20663-5518> Option 2 or Email: >> supp...@snappytelecom.net >> > >> > ----- Original Message ----- >> >> From: "Brian Webster" <i...@wirelessmapping.com> >> >> To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> >> >> Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2017 11:46:38 PM >> >> Subject: Re: [WISPA] What my spies are talking about >> > >> >> Remember, Verizon bought XO Communications. XO has 24 GHz and 39 GHz >> >> spectrum over most of the country, so now Verizon owns that spectrum. >> They >> >> seem to be taking the same approach Windstream and Google are for last >> > mile >> >> connectivity, but Verizon owns the spectrum. Windstream is leasing >> > spectrum >> >> in these same bands from Straightpath (http://straightpath39.com/) and >> >> Google is looking to build in 70 and 80 GHz with E-Band licenses. All >> of >> >> the sudden the WISP industry looks good enough for the big boys to do >> it >> >> too. Cambridge Networks has PTMP radios for these bands already, 600 >> > meg per >> >> sector. Hang them on the fiber at the pole and create a very small >> > cell type >> >> system. This will work great for backhaul on their Pico cellular >> network >> >> expansion for LTE/Cellular as well as a good tool for FTTH and Business >> >> class circuits. >> >> >> >> http://cbnl.com/vectastar-600 >> >> >> >> http://cbnl.com/vectastar-platform-introduction >> >> >> >> >> >> Thank You, >> >> Brian Webster >> >> www.wirelessmapping.com >> >> www.Broadband-Mapping.com >> >> >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> >> From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] >> On >> >> Behalf Of Fred Goldstein >> >> Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2017 3:19 PM >> >> To: wireless@wispa.org >> >> Subject: Re: [WISPA] What my spies are talking about >> >> >> >> On 1/25/2017 11:58 AM, Marco Coelho wrote: >> >>> Some of my friends at Verizon are talking a major shift in their Fiber >> >>> Deployment. >> >>> They have decided Fiber to the Home is non practical. They have >> >>> adopted a fiber to the pedestal scheme with the last part of the >> >>> connectivity being wireless to the home. Details on bands used have >> >>> not been provided, but that is apparently their new model. They have >> >>> sold their copper plant in Texas to Frontier as a part of this plan. >> >>> Interesting times. >> >> >> >> That's right. FiOS is basically over, for new builds. Too expensive. >> > It is >> >> mostly down to some FTTPR (fiber to the press release). They told >> Boston >> >> that they would build FiOS there. Lots of good press last year. >> >> But they actually had built out some neighborhoods about a decade ago, >> and >> >> simply not activated it. So now they're activating it and claiming >> it's a >> >> new build. But in the meantime they are planning massive densification >> of >> >> their wireless capacity, using street light poles, and basically just >> >> building fiber to the pole. They've told this to Wall Street; they >> haven't >> >> made it clear to the locals. >> >> >> >> While 4G meant LTE, 5G apparently just means "whatever we do after >> > deploying >> >> LTE, because 5 comes after 4". >> >> >> >> ATT has this "IP transition" plan which doesn't have much to do with >> IP. >> >> It basically means they're abandoning most of the copper, updating some >> >> short loops to U-Verse, and putting in a lot more wireless to replace >> the >> >> copper. It's not fiber speed but it's cheap. Both AT&T and Verizon are >> > very >> >> very interested in 3.5 GHz CBRS, as well as millimeter wave for where >> that >> >> works. You may recall that a few months ago, AT&T announced a plan to >> put >> >> millimeter wave backhaul on top of utility poles, beaming pole to pole >> >> (about half a mile), and using the electrical wires as a sort of >> waveguide >> >> to help the signal. >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> Fred R. Goldstein k1io fred "at" interisle.net >> >> Interisle Consulting Group >> >> +1 617 795 2701 >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> 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 >> > > _______________________________________________ > Wireless mailing list > Wireless@wispa.org > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > -- Marco C. Coelho Argon Technologies Inc. POB 875 Greenville, TX 75403-0875 903-455-5036
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