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Wireless Equipment Manufacturer Directory: Exalt Communications Jeff Goldman
[February 25, 2009] Company CEO Amir Zoufonoun says Exalt's mission is to be a one-stop shop for microwave backhaul.
WISP Industry Needs to Build a Map and Prepare for the New Form 477 Alex Goldman
[February 13, 2009] You need to know your coverage area.
Wireless Internet Providers Urge Congress to Help Small Businesses to BringBroadband to Rural and Underserved Americans WISPA
[February 5, 2009] The Wireless Internet Service Providers Association is urging Congress to help ensure that the new bill expands broadband Internet access to Americans in rural areas and to consumers with limited or no access to affordable broadband services.
Building a Tower, Part 3: Construction and Safety Alex Goldman
[February 3, 2009] In part 3 of this series, we examine the critical issues of construction and safety.
Building a Tower Part 2: Tower Design and Site Design Alex Goldman
[February 2, 2009] In part 2 of this series, key executives at MapleNet Wireless discuss the fundamentals of tower and site design.
Building a Tower, Part 1: Planning and Permissions Alex Goldman
[January 30, 2009] MapleNet Wireless builds towers for other companies, so we called and asked them to tell us about the process.
The Peoples Hero Gerry Blackwell
[January 8, 2009] Brian Capouch is well known among those who work in VoIP for his originial thinking, and we were glad to nab an interview with him about his latest project.
Wireless Equipment Manufacturer Directory: Vecima Networks Jeff Goldman
[December 10, 2008] The company's roots in the cable industry have led to a wide range of wireless product offerings.
Wireless Equipment Manufacturer Directory: Laird Technologies Jeff Goldman
[December 3, 2008] Having acquired Cushcraft, Pacific Wireless, Antenex, AeroComm, and Centurion Wireless (among others), Laird Technologies now boasts a product line with over 12,000 different SKUs of antennas.
ISPCON: Manage Your Network Alex Goldman
[November 26, 2008] I asked Rick Harnish to present at ISPCON because his OSS is the best I've seen.
Funambol: Open Source Wireless Alex Goldman
[November 25, 2008] We first covered this company a year ago. Now that cellular is the biggest challenge that WISPs are likely to face (other than government-funded fiber), it makes sense to consider offering mobile wireless data services (not voice) to your customers.
Senza Fili Consulting: Expanding the potential of wireless broadband services in the US using the 3.65GHz band Monica Paolini
[November 24, 2008] This research report from Senza Fili Consulting presents a solid overview of the new spectrum available to fixed wireless broadband providers.
Wireless Equipment Manufacturer Directory: Wireless Interactive Jeff Goldman
[November 19, 2008] The California-based company makes everything from high-power radios to customized cable assemblies.
Broadband Wireless: The Sector at a Glance New Paradigm Resources Group
[November 13, 2008] The executive summary of this study by the New Paradigm Resources Group (NPRG) provides an useful overview of this rapidly changing industry, from WiMAX to the WISPs.
WISP Profile: PNC Alex Goldman
[November 10, 2008] This small WISP in rural California has survived and is thriving by offering new services and by not cutting costs on hardware (Demarc) and software (CommuniGate and others).
AT&T to Acquire Wayport Naomi Graychase
[November 6, 2008] The agreement, announced today, means that some AT&T customers will get Wi-Fi access at nearly 20,000 U.S. hotspots and that AT&T is better poised to woo the influx of consumers with Wi-Fi-enabled devices looking for service in the coming months and years.
Press Release: Partnership Broadband acquires NetPort USA
[October 28, 2008] The WISP is adding 1,700 customers and $1,000,000 recurring annual revenue, bringing its customers to over 8,000.
Exalt Offers Backhaul Alex Goldman
[October 22, 2008] This equipment company specializes in backhaul radios for WISPs and cellular companies worldwide.
Broadband Wireless: Sector summary & highlights, Fall, 2008 New Paradigm Resources Group
[October 2, 2008] Broadband wireless providers are holding their ground in the increasingly competitive telecommunications marketplace.
Wireless Equipment Manufacturer Directory: Ubiquiti Networks Jeff Goldman
[October 1, 2008] Ubiquiti's Wi-Fi products, both embedded radios and complete solutions, are designed to optimize both price and performance.
IDT Spectrum Touts Wireless Opportunity Alex Goldman
[September 26, 2008] This company, a subsidiary of the multinational telecommunications company IDT, has spectrum covering the entire 48 states several times over, and hopes to use that spectrum to fulfill contracts that are up for bid right now.
Wireless Equipment Manufacturer Directory: Tranzeo Wireless Technologies Jeff Goldman
[September 24, 2008] Tranzeo's product line includes a broad range of Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi mesh and WiMAX solutions.
Wireless Equipment Manufacturer Directory: Redline Communications Jeff Goldman
[September 17, 2008] Despite its increasingly diverse customer base, Redline says it remains focused on the needs of wireless ISPs.
Wireless Equipment Manufacturer Directory: Trango Broadband Wireless Jeff Goldman
[September 10, 2008] Trango offers both licensed and unlicensed point-to-point and point-to-multipoint wireless solutions.
The Network of Wisper Wireless Alex Goldman
[September 8, 2008] Able to afford more than the average WISP, this wireless provider is already delivering the traffic of the future, such as video and VoIP.
Setting Up a Hotspot Best of ISP-Lists
[September 4, 2008] WISPs share advice on adding a hotspot to your network.
Wireless Equipment Manufacturer Directory: Andrew Jeff Goldman
[September 3, 2008] The company's long history goes all the way back to its founding as a sole proprietorship in 1937.
Trouble With AM and FM Towers Best of ISP-Lists
[August 21, 2008] It's not easy to handle the power of the commercial radios on these towers, but some are able to provide strategies.
Wireless Equipment Manufacturer Directory: Alvarion Jeff Goldman
[August 20, 2008] The company's broad product portfolio includes fixed and mobile WiMAX solutions as well as unlicensed 5 GHz, 2.4 GHz, and 900 MHz products.
Fowler Says Municipal Projects Must Have Business Plans Alex Goldman
[August 15, 2008] It should neither be a surprise nor an unwelcome intrusion to suggest that municipal wireless projects need to have a business plan.
BelAir Networks Shows Mesh Lessons Were Learned Alex Goldman
[August 14, 2008] A new and improved product is being deployed in municipal networks across the U.S.
Wireless Equipment Manufacturer Directory: BridgeWave Communications Jeff Goldman
[August 13, 2008] BridgeWave's 60 GHz and 80 GHz point-to-point products are designed for maximum performance and reliability, making it the high end option in this area.
If You're Building a Small Tower Best of ISP-Lists
[August 11, 2008] Veterans say it's better to go with a prefab tower than to try to design your own, and that it's obvious where to go to get one.
Wireless Equipment Manufacturer Directory: Ceragon Jeff Goldman
[July 30, 2008] The company's high capacity microwave backhaul solutions are designed to help operators transition between TDM and Ethernet networks.
Tower Climber Safety Best of ISP-Lists
[July 29, 2008] Those with experience in the WISP business take tower safety and tower climbers seriously.
Mikrotik Heat Issue Solved Best of ISP-Lists
[July 25, 2008] A member of our ISP-Wireless list reports a problem with Mikrotik boards, and then gets the solution from Mikrotik support.
Wireless Equipment Manufacturer Directory: LigoWave Jeff Goldman
[July 23, 2008] The joint venture between Deliberant and Wilibox offers a growing line of high performance wireless products.
Wireless Equipment Manufacturer Directory: Deliberant Jeff Goldman
[July 16, 2008] With over 2,000 customers worldwide, Deliberant focuses on providing affordable wireless equipment backed by solid and accessible support.
Two Wi-Fi Rollups in Texas Alex
Goldman
[July 1, 2008] It pays to learn about the companies that are buying other ISPs—before they call you.
Wireless Equipment Manufacturer Directory: Proxim Wireless Jeff Goldman
[June 25, 2008] Proxim's equipment is designed to provide WISPs with a complete, centrally managed solution. The company incorporates brands from Western Digital, YDI, Agere, and Terabeam, as well as several others.
Self-Inflicted Interference is the Worst Kind Marlon Schafer
[June 24, 2008] Your network is growing, your competitors' networks are growing, and your customers are using more wireless spectrum too. But careful spectrum management starts at home.
ISPCON: WISP Mistakes Part 2: Dustin Jurman Alex
Goldman
[June 20, 2008] Two fixed wireless experts shared their experience at this rapid fire ISPCON session.
ISPCON: WISP Mistakes Part 1: Jack Unger Alex
Goldman
[June 19, 2008] Two fixed wireless experts shared their experience at this rapid fire ISPCON session.
About the Iowa Floods Best of ISP-Lists
[June 17, 2008] A member of the ISP-Wireless list writes about his experience of the floods, from Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Wireless Equipment Manufacturer Directory: E-ZY.net Jeff Goldman
[June 4, 2008] E-ZY.net's aim is to make high performance wireless equipment available at a very low price point.
CONXX Builds a Network for Cambria County Alex Goldman
[June 3, 2008] This is how government should build networks. The Cambra Connected network provides bandwidth for emergency responders, government, and schools, and allocates the remainder to ISPs.
Two ISPs on Cambria Connected: In The Stix and Digital Razor Alex Goldman
[June 3, 2008] Two typical but very different ISPs are representative of the ISP industry as a whole.
Wireless Equipment Manufacturer Directory: BelAir Networks Jeff Goldman
[May 28, 2008] BelAir's multi-radio mesh networking products are designed to maximize capacity in urban and suburban WISP deployments.
ISPCON: Determining Whether Interference is Malicious or Not Alex Goldman
[May 27, 2008] There's plenty of work to do before you bring in the lawyers.
Wireless Equipment Distributor Directory:
HD Communications' WirelessNetworkProducts.com Jeff Goldman
[May 22, 2008] HD Communications offers free design services with its wireless equipment—just pay a small upfront fee, and that fee is then credited towards the price of any equipment the company sells.
Link Technologies' PoweRouter Alex Goldman
[May 9, 2008] Aiming to take on the Cisco 7200 series, Link Technologies has adapted MikroTik technology to high end deployments.
How to: Define Minimum SNR Values for Signal Coverage Jim Geier
[May 8, 2008] The performance of an RF site survey requires more than just ensuring that users are able to connect to an access point. Learn what signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) to use for defining effective range boundaries.
F2C: Dewayne Hendricks Alex Goldman
[April 25, 2008] This internet pioneer warned that the internet is being redefined for the benefit of a few powerful special interests.
Wireless Equipment Distributor Directory: Creative Wireless' WiFi-Parts.com Jeff Goldman
[April 23, 2008] WiFi-Parts.com's customers get the benefit of Creative Wireless' years of experience as a WISP.
F2C: Wireless Politics Alex Goldman
[April 22, 2008] Michael Calabrese of the New America Foundation talked common sense on wireless and spectrum issues.
New Wireless Provider Bets on HSPA Gerry Blackwell
[April 17, 2008] Ed Evans has cogent arguments in favor of the choice he made, but few seem to be ready to do what he's doing. Is he a pioneer, or is he doomed?
Wireless Equipment Distributor Directory: Last Mile Gear Jeff Goldman
[April 9, 2008] Last Mile Gear sells its own high-performance Cascade product line alongside wireless equipment from a range of other manufacturers.
NextPhase Prepares Careful Growth Plan Alex Goldman
[April 7, 2008] And the company also warns that spectrum is becoming congested.
Wireless Equipment Distributor Directory: Pasadena Networks Jeff Goldman
[April 2, 2008] Created by the founder of the Southern California Wireless Users Group, Pasadena Networks aims to be a one-stop shop for everything a wireless ISP might need.
The Super Antenna Gerry Blackwell
[March 31, 2008] We contacted Superpass to find out how this tiny wireless equipment company competes with the major players.
Next Generation Backbone Radio Alex
Goldman
[March 17, 2008] DragonWave has updated its product line and now offers 1.6 Gbps throughput using two signals, one on each polarization.
Sandoval County Claims Broadband Bamboozle Jim Thompson
[March 13, 2008] This New Mexico project promised to bring extreme broadband to places that don't even have phone services, but several years in, the project has resulted in lawsuits, allegations of corruption and a loss of more than one million dollars. Is Sandoval Broadband a case of good intentions gone wrong or is it the poster child for a flawed model and an industry in trouble?
The Largest and Smallest ISPs Face Similar Wireless Challenges Alex
Goldman
[March 10, 2008] Alcatel-Lucent's carrier class 9900 Wireless Network Guardian, announced today, works in the core to monitor application performance on wireless networks.
Opportunities and Challenges for Broadband Wireless and WiMAX in the USA, 1st Edition:
1: Key Findings Tim Sanders
[February 25, 2008] A new study from Maravedis peers through the WiMAX hype to make actionable predictions. Here are the details, the key findings.
Opportunities and Challenges for Broadband Wireless and WiMAX in the USA, 1st Edition:
2: Executive Summary Tim Sanders
[February 25, 2008] A new study from Maravedis peers through the WiMAX hype to make actionable predictions. Here's the big picture, the executive summary.
When Solar Power Leaves You in the Dark Best of ISP-Lists
[February 4, 2008] Renewable energy is great, but using it may force you to redesign your tower site.
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