Re: Future of WiMax

[Jared Mauch <jared () puck nether net>]

On Jun 17, 2010, at 10:00 AM, Bret Clark wrote:

> On 06/17/2010 09:46 AM, Dennis Burgess wrote:
> > Lots of my clients (Wireless ISPs) have looked into deploying it,
> > however the costs are well over 20 times the cost of a unlicensed system
> > per access point.
> >   
> Yeah...that is really the crux of the problem. Every WISP I know would switch over in a heartbeat if the upfront cost 
> was the same as deploying many well know 5.8GHz systems. Battling with interference in the 5.8GHz can be tough at 
> times, at least with the 3.65GHz range there is some control over frequency use, but even so, dealing with frequency 
> use in 5.8GHz is worth it for the cost savings.

Yup, the ability to pick up a $80 5.8ghz integrated device w/ antenna, etc.. that does PoE (eg: google NBM5-22), it's 
hard to argue for more expensive gear.

- Jared