said by Chele:Make it able to handle up to 36v so that it can be connected directly to solar power systems.
Units will accept up to 48V at either the power connector or POE.
Let the units have dual input sensors--one to measure the solar feed and another to measure battery condition.
Gots!
I know it's going above and beyond your initial intentions, buuuuuut-----------make a unit with remote rebooting/ping watchdog capabilities.
Done.
It goes without saying, make it rugged! It's amazing the working conditions we subject the equipment to and ask(demand!!) that they work reliably.
Various cases are an option for demanding conditions (IP65 and such).
As always, pricing is an issue--most WISPs will have several POPs and it begins to add up.
But of course! That is the whole objective here...to reduce the cost of such technologies significantly.