Mew WISP Setup

[Coonasswireless]

OK Experts, here is your chance to help out a newbe....

I am looking to set up a WISP here in a local town of about 2000 people. The current options for internet is the local Telco with up to 1.5 Mbps (when it is running). This is what i am getting at.

DS3 (10 MBPS) coming into base. Terminating here into a ZHone then sent to Tower 3 miles away with a clear LOS. Then from tower to CPE's within 10 miles.

Problem;
Equipment at base to take signal from ZHONE to the tower. (I would like to also have the base as an AP for close residents and business.)

Tower; what equipment to use here. I have seen one unit that will be a backhaul 5ghz and an AP at 2.4ghz (all in one)

CPE; this will need to be at 2.4ghz and have a range of 10 miles. (at the most).

I am putting this together for a Business plan to start this. All input is helpful and thanks ahead.

Jim B

[WHT]

Unless you have a tower lease that charges you by number of boxes on the tower, there's no reason why you can't use a solution that has separate boxes for the 5.8 and 2.4 radios.

Use the Bullet 5 with 29 dBi grid antennas for the backhauls and either Powerstation 2 with an omni, or an array of four Nanostation 2 radios for the remote access points.

[WHT]

And if you want to deliver that 10 Mbps DS3 to clients 10 miles out, I'd use the Powerstation 2 radio. The 17 dBi antenna will give you the needed 20 dB fade margin at 24 Mbps RF data speed.

[Coonasswireless]

Ok Sorry for the confusion but let me try to clearify.

The 10MBS is what I have available to me to use. The package I would be offering would be 1.5 to 3MBPS.

As for the Lease space, yes I will be charged for the amount I take up, so to use one box that can do the work of 2 separate boxes would save me $$.

[WHT]

Get ONE BIG box and stuff all your radios into that.

Nano 2 radios at 6 Mbps speed at ten miles would get you a 16 dB fade margin. That fade margin would be all right at five miles; but at ten miles, you really need at least 20 dB.

[Coonasswireless]

Thanks WHT but I'm charged by the rack mount space. But I like the idea of separating the backhaul from the AP. just in case one acts wrong.

Thanks for the help and Info!

[WHT]

Get ONE BIG BALLOON.....and float it outside.