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WISP Issues FCC Presentation 28 June 2002. Michael R. Anderson CIO/CTO PDQLink. PDQLink Progress. Wireless Established 1998 ISP Since 1994 No Other Broadband Available Cable, Satellite, DSL Presently 15 WiPOP Repeaters 500+ Customers Coverage Area
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WISP IssuesFCC Presentation28 June 2002 Michael R. Anderson CIO/CTO PDQLink
PDQLink Progress • Wireless Established 1998 • ISP Since 1994 • No Other Broadband Available • Cable, Satellite, DSL • Presently • 15 WiPOP Repeaters • 500+ Customers • Coverage Area • Over 700 Square Miles of Northern Illinois • Only One Small Area Covered by “other” means of Broadband
PDQLink’s NumbersTypical • 53% Business Customers • 22 % SOHO Customers • 25 % Residential • 19 % School/Educational Facilities • Infrastructure Costs • We Own Infrastructure • Sub $5k per WiPOP • Monthly Tower Rent • Bandwidth
PDQLink’s NumbersTypical Service Plans • Residential (2.4Ghz) • Equipment Costs sub $500 • 128k to 384k ($40 to $90) • SOHO (2.4Ghz or 5.8Ghz) • Equipment Costs sub $500 to $750 • 128k to 384k ($65 to $110) • Business (2.4Ghz or Usually 5.8Ghz) • Equipment Costs sub $500 to $750 • 384k to 512k ($160 to $275)
WISP IssuesTypical • Costs of Infrastructure Equipment • Unlicensed is Affordable • CPE Can and is Coming Down • Tower Rental Mentality of Landlords • Most want Cell Phone Rates • No Interference Security
PDQLink Unlicensed Interference Issues • Schools, Commercial Warehouses, Grocery Stores, Home LANs, Home/ • Business Security • Systems, Cordless • Phones, • Single Location • Over 65 Sources
Dummy WISPs Issues • “Tim the Tool Man • Wants to add Amp’s to overcome everything • 2, 4 and 8 Watts Amps Easily Available • Leases – No Easy Out for Interferences • Landlord rents to anyone willing to pay more • Doesn’t Understand RF Basics • Vertical vs. Horizontal Polarization • Omni vs. Directional • Fresnel Zone, Path Losses. • Lack of Proper Planning • Ultra-Secretive
WISPs (Part-15.Org) • Treat us like ARRL • Our Own Spectrum • Leased not Auctioned • Locally by channel and polarity • Give us a chance
WISP NeedsPossible Alternatives • More Solutions • For NLOS Issues • Component Certification vs. System Certification • Antenna Rules • Smaller Beamwidth Antennae • 3-7 Degree Beams
AdditionalRecommendations • Become WISP Friendly • Ride – FCC Along Programs • Easy to Use Website (e.g. System Certifications) • Public Information Dissemination • Organizations About WISPs • Part-15.org (akin to ARRL) • WISPA.org (mostly commercial) • WCAI and LEA (drum beaters) • WISP Related Functions • WISPCON • WCAI Conventions • ISP-Planet Conventions
Part-15.Org • Professional Installer Exam • Written Test • System Certification Lab • Radio, Antenna, Amp • Same antenna, different labels • WISPCONs • Semi-Annual - Chicago • 100% WISP Related (meat and bones) • Website • Everything you always wanted to know about WISPs