There are a wide variety of ways to mount equipment. We are big fans of using standoffs. By using standoffs you are lessening the rick of electrical surge damage. Electricity will find the shortest path to ground. It won’t travel down/up a tower, out to a standoff, and back. Standoffs also do the important job [...]
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One of the questions I see an a recurring basis is can a WISP compete with cable and DSL? My answer is it depends. Before we go on I will define what I consider a typical WISP in regards to this article. A typical WISP is a provider who is using off the shelf unlicensed [...] If you are not tech savvy and are looking to put together a solid business plan for a WISP you should consider the following: -What are you going to charge? This seems obvious but can get complex. Are you going to charge an install fee? What are you going to pay installers? Does the customer or [...] WISPs have two major antenna polarizations to deal with. You have Horizontal & Vertical. As with anything you have bonuses and drawback of each. Some WISPs use Circular polarization but I would recommend against it. Your choices on circular polarization are much more limited. Vertical Polarization (V-POL) is the most common out there. Home routers and [...] If you don’t come away with anything else in this article remember this. Omnis are bad. You have 3 major type of antennas you will deal with. The first is the Omni directional. This receives and transmits a full 360 degrees. In otherwords a single antenna can cover a full 360 degree radius. An Omni is not [...] Frequency selection is one of the most important, but most overlooked, things a WISP can do. Frequency selection determines the type of equipment, antennas, and customer Equipment. Many providers simply start ordering equipment without doing their homework. If you choose the wrong frequency you have just wasted time and money. You will end up spending [...] Bandwidth is a big hurdle most aspiring WISPs face. The reason is if high-speed alternatives were already in place, the need for a WISP would not be as great. Sure there are business models in which the WISP can compete with other high-speed solutions. However, the bread and butter of a WISP is going into [...] As we work on the Redundancy series we are finding several topics carry over into how to start a Wireless ISP. As such we will be launching a new series on starting a WISP. If anyone has questions they are wondering please let us know. |
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