{"id":2529,"date":"2018-10-15T21:33:42","date_gmt":"2018-10-15T21:33:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mtin.net\/blog\/?p=2529"},"modified":"2018-10-15T21:33:42","modified_gmt":"2018-10-15T21:33:42","slug":"wispapalooza-2018-ponderings-and-musings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.mtin.net\/blog\/wispapalooza-2018-ponderings-and-musings\/","title":{"rendered":"WISPAPALOOZA 2018 ponderings and musings"},"content":{"rendered":"

Another WISPAPALOOZA has come and gone to Las Vegas.\u00a0 If you are not familiar with WISPAPALOOZA it is one of the two major trade shows Wispa<\/a>\u00a0puts on each year.\u00a0 The Las Vegas show is the larger of the two. If you are a Wireless Internet Service Provider (WISP), doing outdoor wireless networks, or involved in the WISP industry whatsoever this is the premier event for you.<\/p>\n

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Having attended several shows I have been able to see the evolution of the shows over the past X years. The industry has been evolving and this show highlights many of the evolutions the industry is undergoing.\u00a0 This year billing, LTE, and business services needed by WISPs were prominent in the sessions and on the vendor floors.\u00a0 Vendors such as Baicells<\/a>, Cambium<\/a>, Redline<\/a>, and others were talking about their LTE offerings.<\/p>\n

Other vendors such as \u00a0Ritalia funding<\/a> and Unitel<\/a> were there getting their message out to WISPs. As WISPs evolve, they are looking for services and products which help the business side of things.\u00a0 This business side becomes as important in a mature\u00a0WISP as the technical side is.<\/p>\n

Another aspect WISPs look for as they grow are billing platforms.\u00a0 Companies such as Sonar<\/a>, Azotel<\/a>, and VISP<\/a> were represented at the Vegas show.\u00a0 These can help your WISP streamline and automate operations.\u00a0 The more you can stretch your resources the better.<\/p>\n

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One of the many sessions<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Other themes of the show included fiber deployments, MDUs, and CBRS to name just a few. Knowledge exchange is a key highlight of shows such as this.\u00a0 Operato<\/p>\n

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rs sitting around trading tips, war stories, and what is working and not working for them is invaluable.\u00a0 The selection of the speakers and sessions highlight the pulse WISPA has on the industry as a whole.<\/p>\n

Due to the varied mix of people in this WISP industry shows such as this are great for any level of employee.\u00a0 Any employee will be able to find things they can be engaged with and hopefully add to their knowledge. As with any industry, making personal connections and people networking is huge these events. Being able to have a Rolodex\u00a0of Vendors, distributors, consultants, and other folks in the industry\u00a0are invaluable. Whether you forge relationships over a beer at the local bar, a walk down the strip, or just sitting at a table talking these conversations are something you can’t get anywhere else.<\/p>\n

\"\"My week started with a 5 am arrival at the airport.\u00a0 I was able to catch up with a friend in the industry over a coke at breakfast in the airport.\u00a0 Even though he lives an hour south of me we don’t get together all that much.\u00a0 He is a friend and someone who is doing cool stuff in the industry.\u00a0 The ability to have that focused time is something many of us don’t get. We are so busy with our own lives we have to get into situations like that.\u00a0 After landing in Vegas the intensity level ramps up.\u00a0 You start seeing people you know and quick conversations turn into 20-minute conversations, and the next thing you know its 6 pm and you are just checking into your room. The next several days are more of the same.\u00a0 Late nights, lots of conversations, lots of walking, and an overwhelming amount of information you will only begin to digest once you have a moment to relax. In the end it is a good kind of tired.<\/p>\n

For more information and a show re-cap visit\u00a0http:\/\/thebrotherswisp.com\/<\/a> for a cast coming soon on a re-cap of some of the brothers discussing the show.<\/p>\n

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Another WISPAPALOOZA has come and gone to Las Vegas.\u00a0 If you are not familiar with WISPAPALOOZA it is one of the two major trade shows Wispa\u00a0puts on each year.\u00a0 The Las Vegas show is the larger of the two. 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