 prop
@d-infinitum.com.mx | using uhf for wifi transmition i am in southern mexico and my isp uses a microwave system to provide internet service to many residents here.he says there is alot of available bandwidth on uhf since tv has gone digital and is exploring the use of uhf.what would this entail?thanks for any help |
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 John GaltForward, MarchPremium
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Happy Camp
kudos:5 | Technically, it is completely possible, but the equipment would be very expensive. |
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LLigetfa
join:2006-05-15
Fort Frances, ON
kudos:1 | reply to prop
The frequency used limits the throughput so lower frequency = lower throughput. So, aside from TVWS being expensive, the fact that it has less bandwidth does not bode well with today's hunger for bandwidth.
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prop
@d-infinitum.com.mx | i have read that this is a very good solution for isolated areas of the usa where putiing up towers would be next to impossible.the fact that there are trees and mountains to deal withand that it is a good option to get internet to isolated areas.is there any truth to this? |
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ssprengePremium
join:2006-10-09
Chaska, MN | reply to LLigetfa
But is there any equipment even available to purchase?
What frequencies? Are they not proprietary?
I've seen claims that there are demo networks up by and running, but what frequency and equipment are they using? North Carolina for example. |
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LLigetfa
join:2006-05-15
Fort Frances, ON
kudos:1 | Carlson is leading the market at this time.
»www.carlsonwireless.com/solution···and.html
The problem (besides cost) is the limits on EIRP and the limits on tower height.
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 margioaPremium
join:2007-04-06
Nicaragua
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said by prop :i have read that this is a very good solution for isolated areas of the usa where putiing up towers would be next to impossible.the fact that there are trees and mountains to deal withand that it is a good option to get internet to isolated areas.is there any truth to this?
Maybe this can work for you as well? »www.wirelessinteractive.com/orion400/ |
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 aSicapplication specificPremium
join:2001-05-17
Wakulla, FL
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Ubiquiti XR1 comes to mind... although good luck getting one. They refuse to sell even to licensed users of the band. Its not whitespace, but it'd do.
»dl.ubnt.com/xr1_ds.pdf
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public
join:2002-01-19
Santa Clara, CA | reply to LLigetfa
said by LLigetfa:The frequency used limits the throughput so lower frequency = lower throughput. Throughput is determined by channel width, not by frequency.
The problem is limited number of 20MHz channels at vhf. |
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public
join:2002-01-19
Santa Clara, CA | reply to John Galt
said by John Galt:Technically, it is completely possible, but the equipment would be very expensive.
Wifi with a downconverter is not expensive. The problem is regulatory compliance. |
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lutful... of ideasPremium
join:2005-06-16
Ottawa, ON Reviews:
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said by LLigetfa:The frequency used limits the throughput so lower frequency = lower throughput. So, aside from TVWS being expensive, the fact that it has less bandwidth does not bode well with today's hunger for bandwidth. Operating in disjointed 5-8Mhz wide gaps between high power DTV transmitters require very robust modulation (2-5 bits per hertz) but that still translates to about 10-40 mbps per sector.
The trick is to create a reasonable cost multiple-sector UHF basestation so that a whole bunch of them can be deployed to blanket a large rural area. Those UHF nodes could be interconnected using a very high throughput 5Ghz PtMP network. |
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John GaltForward, MarchPremium
join:2004-09-30
Happy Camp
kudos:5 | reply to public
said by public:said by John Galt:Technically, it is completely possible, but the equipment would be very expensive.
Wifi with a downconverter is not expensive. The problem is regulatory compliance. I was speaking more to the relative costs. It can't approach the UBNT et al pricing now available.
The unit mentioned by margoia is a good example of a quality solution in that band.
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LLigetfa
join:2006-05-15
Fort Frances, ON
kudos:1 | reply to margioa
Do you have a statement of regulatory compliance for Orion? The last time I looked to them for wireless gear they did not have Industry Canada approval and they had no intention of getting it.
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John GaltForward, MarchPremium
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Happy Camp
kudos:5 | said by LLigetfa:Do you have a statement of regulatory compliance for Orion? The last time I looked to them for wireless gear they did not have Industry Canada approval and they had no intention of getting it.
It's probably their intention to serve other markets rather than Canada/US/EU... |
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margioaPremium
join:2007-04-06
Nicaragua Reviews:
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said by LLigetfa:Do you have a statement of regulatory compliance for Orion? The last time I looked to them for wireless gear they did not have Industry Canada approval and they had no intention of getting it.
In some cases, here in Nicaragua and other C.A. countries, we are not too concern about regulatory compliance.
I have seen working wireless interactive products in several WISP companies and they have done the job. OP is from southern Mexico - IMHO I it might work for him. |
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prop
@d-infinitum.com.mx | can you tell me what they are using in nigaragua and how the speed is?thanks |
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LLigetfa
join:2006-05-15
Fort Frances, ON
kudos:1 | reply to margioa
said by margioa:...we are not too concern about regulatory compliance.
LOL
Wireless signal knows no borders. I'm right on the Canada/US border so I get to piss off two regulatory agencies.
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margioaPremium
join:2007-04-06
Nicaragua Reviews:
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said by prop :can you tell me what they are using in nigaragua and how the speed is?thanks
I have seen Orion 2300 (throughput ~22 Mbps) & Orion 900 working on the field...
edit: just called a fellow WISP worker, he has confirm me that he has an orion 2300 running at a real throughput of 18 Mbps |
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 InssomniakThe GlitchPremium
join:2005-04-06
Cayuga, ON
kudos:1 | reply to LLigetfa
said by LLigetfa:said by margioa:...we are not too concern about regulatory compliance.
LOL Wireless signal knows no borders. I'm right on the Canada/US border so I get to piss off two regulatory agencies. You too eh.?
On a good day I can see Pennsylvania AND New York during some of my installs
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margioaPremium
join:2007-04-06
Nicaragua Reviews:
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Wireless Interactive response:
" The Orion 400 is not yet FCC approved. It is for international use only. It would be a product that you would have approve through your own countries procedure. We are not allowed to sell it here in the US, unless it is to be exported." |
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