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Re: Microwave link capacity


From: mike.lyon () gmail com
Date: Mon, 4 Apr 2016 13:26:41 -0700

And some more options:

Mimosa Netwtk 10 Ghz livensed solutuon, in excess of gigabit throughput. Licensed 10 ghz and 6 ghz can go pretty long 
distances (20+ miles)

Also check out SAF Tehbika licensed radios, mkstly 366 Mbps throughput but they have a wider band radio now too.

Cambium, Ceragon and Trango are also good platforms.

For short hops (less than a mile or so), check out Siklu 60 Ghz, gigabit,  solutions.

If in the US, FCC licensing for PtP links is actually pretty affordable, couple or three grand. It's not like buying 
spectrum for cell phones.

If you need more info, please feel free to hit me up offlist.

-Mike

On Apr 4, 2016, at 12:22, Jean-Francois Mezei <jfmezei_nanog () vaxination ca> wrote:

Thanks everyone. I got the sanity check I needed.

The telcos often have old microwave links to rural communities and in
trying to outfit communities with modern broadband (which the telco
hasn't done), there needs to be consideration for the link back to
civilisation.

Up existing microwave links can be upgraded to enough enough capacity
for the community, then perhaps it is a acceptabvle solution at least in
short/medium term.

I know that Telus in the rockies has provided some communities with
microwave links to get over mountains (new installs) in last couple of
years. (but this has added costs since each tower needs to be powered,
have access road or helicopter landing capability etc).




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