This will be especially useful for fixed wireless access providers, particularly for those offering service in urban and rural areas where traditional broadband access isn't offered or feasible.
What town, Skater? Fixed wireless may be an option for you if there's a provider in your area that offers it. You're in the ideal town for this type of access.
In addition to cable modem and DSL broadband access, you might not want to rule out fixed wireless access. There are providers offering service in rural and urban areas at speeds up to 11Mbps via DSSS and 3Mbps via FHSS.
Check out http://www.isp-planet.com/fixed_wireless/index.htm l for more information regarding the fixed wireless industry.
Looks like it won't be until March when they start offering the X1:
(from Sun's site):
Pricing and Availability
Sun's Netra X1 thin server will be available starting March 6, 2001 through Sun and Sun's existing worldwide sales channels. The starting list price is $995 for a system configured with an UltraSPARC IIe 400MHz processor, 128MB memory (1GB max), 1-20GB hard drive (2 drives max), and Solaris 8 and LOM management software pre-installed.
I'm with you, Dave.
I've been pricing 1U servers with similar specs as the X1. The cheapest solution I found was for about $1,500.
I might have to look into this.:-)
$5,000 per customer?? Ummm...wow. No wonder why you don't work there anymore. Anyone willing to pay $5,000 for a wireless connection must be stoned or stupid.
I'm planning on offering up to 2Mbps of service for no more than $499 per customer (with less bandwidth at lower prices options underneath that).
Line-of-sight is definitely a given. This must be accommodated. The Fresnel zone must also be taken into consideration.
I agree that the equipment can get pretty pricey, but, within the last six or seven months, I've seen it come drastically down in price. This obviously makes it more reasonable for end-users.
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then you simply add more AP's to a cell...
This will be especially useful for fixed wireless access providers, particularly for those offering service in urban and rural areas where traditional broadband access isn't offered or feasible.
What town, Skater? Fixed wireless may be an option for you if there's a provider in your area that offers it. You're in the ideal town for this type of access.
In addition to cable modem and DSL broadband access, you might not want to rule out fixed wireless access. There are providers offering service in rural and urban areas at speeds up to 11Mbps via DSSS and 3Mbps via FHSS. Check out http://www.isp-planet.com/fixed_wireless/index.htm l for more information regarding the fixed wireless industry.
Please see my message concerning availability.
(from Sun's site):
Pricing and Availability
Sun's Netra X1 thin server will be available starting March 6, 2001 through Sun and Sun's existing worldwide sales channels. The starting list price is $995 for a system configured with an UltraSPARC IIe 400MHz processor, 128MB memory (1GB max), 1-20GB hard drive (2 drives max), and Solaris 8 and LOM management software pre-installed.
http://www.sun.com/smi/Press/sunflash/2001-01/sunf lash.20010117.4.html;$sessionid$EBXDBFYAAANTXAMTA1 FU45Q
Especially since Sun bought Cobalt...
I'm with you, Dave. I've been pricing 1U servers with similar specs as the X1. The cheapest solution I found was for about $1,500. I might have to look into this. :-)
$5,000 per customer?? Ummm...wow. No wonder why you don't work there anymore. Anyone willing to pay $5,000 for a wireless connection must be stoned or stupid. I'm planning on offering up to 2Mbps of service for no more than $499 per customer (with less bandwidth at lower prices options underneath that). Line-of-sight is definitely a given. This must be accommodated. The Fresnel zone must also be taken into consideration. I agree that the equipment can get pretty pricey, but, within the last six or seven months, I've seen it come drastically down in price. This obviously makes it more reasonable for end-users.