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To: LTK007 who wrote (10985)	4/17/2001 10:43:44 AM
From: Rob S.	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 12823

I think you need to do some research an get up to speed and that you need to read my posts and try to remember the details rather than have me repeat them. Not a single one of the OFDM companies is talking about 900-1000 installations. You are talking history, not the new systems designed specifically for fixed wireless BB. As I mentioned, reduction of cost has been dependent on using a VLSI IC; the cost argument against OFDM is based on, as VYYO's V.P. of Strategic Planning told me, "very expensive DSP chips are required to do OFDM". OK, I'll repeat myself; NextNet, for instance, is targeting an initial CPE of $400-500 and they expect the price to drop to around $100 within five years. IoSpan, Raze and others say the price will be about $600 initially and will trend down to about $250. There is no truck roll required to install the CPE so there is not a cost related to that as there is for most cable and DSL installs. FWBB will decimate DSL and cable in cost comparisons within four. This is just my opinion and remains to be proven by large scale installations. There is no reason that the price of FBBW will not go down to $300 or less except the volume production must be reached. That is a big if at this point but I think the business case is sufficiently attractive to make that happen.