Re: [isp-wireless] The day is coming.

["Matthew S. Hallacy" <poptix@...>]

On Wed, May 18, 2005 at 06:25:31AM -0400, Ken DiPietro wrote:
> 
> If we allow Comcast five years to actually implement this technology (to 
> pick a number) what will we have to meet this? They have the money and 
> the network infrastructure to handle this while we would be looking at a 
> forklift replacement - if that were economically feasible. In order for 
> the WISP industry to be able to meet this challenge we will need to 
> demand that our suppliers start to design and manufacture this equipment 
> right now, in earnest if we are ever to become anything more than a 
> footnote in the history to deploy connectivity.
> 
> It would seem a shame to have had so much potential and have wasted it 
> because we couldn't read the handwriting so clearly painted on the wall. 
> Conversely, if we claim we are an industry that is focused on providing 
> broadband to areas that are not covered by the cable companies or the 
> ILECs it would seem that we will be creating and maintaining the next 
> generation of the digital divide, one that I like to think of as the 
> multimedia divide(tm).
> 
> The battle of the "haves" and the "have nots" continues in earnest.

Doom and gloom as usual. If you think you can compete with cable companies
on bandwidth you're headed for bankruptcy. We have a limited amount of
spectrum (even if you go licensed), they have ~1ghz of usable spectrum
on their wired system (including spectrum needed for TV channels).

"Sectorizing" for them means finding the right spot to splice a piece of
coax, then run a second line back to their headend. (with zero 
interference and immediate bandwidth gains)

Stop trying to compete against companies on points you have no chance
of beating them on. Quality of service, customer support, and 
"value added services" are your only hope.

Want to whine about it? Go install your own cable infrastructure.

-- 
Matthew S. Hallacy 
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