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To: ftth who wrote (3370)	4/13/1999 9:46:00 PM
From: Frank A. Coluccio	Respond to of 12823

The story would have been good enough in its generic form, but once someone starts touting a vendor name...

To: ftth who wrote (3370)	4/13/1999 10:10:00 PM
From: John Stichnoth	Respond to of 12823

The web site lists all "802.1d" specification products, as you guessed, on the 2.4 Ghz segment. Frank's right, it didn't need an advertisement. But, the RBOC's better watch out! Best, JS

To: ftth who wrote (3370)	4/13/1999 11:47:00 PM
From: SPSEIFERT	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 12823

Dave Iread with great interest your analysis of the options available to you/your company for getting bandwidth at a reasonable cost with an acceptable level of reliability. I think your writeup could be a good baseline for an intelligent analysis to any thinking investor that is interested in speculating on where this whole bandwidth will be in a few years. Unfortunately I looked at your user profile and immediately discounted all you had to say because of the inane approach you used to describe who you are to the other members. Maybe you want to work on this so we can move forward to some serious analysis that we all can benefit from.

To: ftth who wrote (3370)	4/14/1999 3:16:00 AM
From: Darren DeNunzio	Respond to of 12823

Wireless...the unknown option ? Dave, it is not that anyone hasn't heard of wireless. It is more like no one's listening. Only a few people in this thread can even say the word. You see Dave, this is "Last Mile Technologies", and I am beginning to think that this thread is on it's last mile. Well, I for one feel that wireless is a no-brainer... The Japanese Ministry reported that it would cost $500 billion to bring fiber into every home in Japan, and another $400 billion to bury it. Over 75% of the world's population does not have a phone in there home. 50% have never even used a phone. There are more phones in the city of New York, then on the entire continent of Africa. One third of 95 developing countries have a waiting period of six or more years for a telephone connection. The days of a wired world, are long gone. New technology, for a new millennium.

To: ftth who wrote (3370)	4/14/1999 6:35:00 AM
From: Gary R. Owens	Respond to of 12823

I saw this product when I hung around with the techs who were wiring up the convention center for VON: breezecom.com Then after reading dave's post the light bulb went off and thus: breezecom.com and finally: breezecom.com (ta daa!<g>) [for what it's worth] Need a cost-effective alternative to leased lines or cable that is quick to deploy and easy to use? BreezeLINK E1/T1 wireless voice and data radio modems are your solution. Immediately interconnect offices and rural sites,implement "last-mile" links,, extend Cellular, PCS, SMR, and Paging infrastructures, and add minicell/microcell stations, eliminating leased line monthly expenses as well as cable installation costs Hope this hasn't been a repeat. regards, gary

To: ftth who wrote (3370)	4/15/1999 7:06:00 PM
From: Hiram Walker	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 12823

Dave et all,this is the breakthrough I have been looking for in wireless technology. A sectorized,cross-polarization two way MMDS downstream,MDS upstream. Tuesday April 13, 9:02 am Eastern Time Company Press Release SOURCE: Wavepath California Amplifier Equipment Selected for First Two Way MDS Deployment Wavepath Implements Breakthrough Sectorized Architecture CAMARILLO, Calif., April 13 /PRNewswire/ -- California Amplifier Inc., (Nasdaq: CAMP - news) a leading supplier of RF subscriber equipment to the wireless broadband industry, and Wavepath, the San Francisco Bay area's premiere provider of wireless local loop services, announced the first deployment and use of a 20 degree sectorized antenna in a commercially operating two way wireless broadband system using MMDS and MDS frequencies. Wavepath's two way sectorization plan was fully implemented this month, using California Amplifier supplied RF and antenna equipment. The network utilizes the MMDS (2.5 to 2.686 GHz) frequency band to transmit signals to subscribers and MDS (2.15 to 2.162 GHz) frequency band to transmit signals on the return path. Through this network, Wavepath provides the most widely available high speed Internet access solution in the Bay area. The company's flagship service, iSpeed, is marketed in the Bay area through leading Internet Service Providers (ISPs), including Bay Junction Technology, Concentric Network, DNAI, ISP Networks, LaunchNet, LanMinds, MasterLink, Reality Networks, SlipNet and Urjet. California Amplifier's state-of-the-art Yagi-Horn antenna was developed specifically for two way delivery deployments. With exceptional sidelobe and cross polarization performance, the product is suitable for use as a customer premises antenna for commercial buildings or as a hub receive antenna in a sectorized system. When used as a sectorized hub antenna, the product allows the reuse of upstream frequencies in alternating sectors. ''We are very pleased that Wavepath selected California Amplifier to support the deployment of the first commercial wireless Internet service using the MDS band for upstream data,'' said Kris Kelkar, Vice President, Voice and Data Products of California Amplifier. ''As leaders in data delivery over MDS and MMDS, Wavepath is setting the precedent for the industry.'' ''Deploying sectorization in the upstream channels has not only increased the capacity of our network, but has also enhanced the robustness of our upstream links,'' stated Harry Perlow, Vice President, Engineering for Wavepath. ''The wireless revolution occurring in broadband delivery methods necessitates innovative engineering, and the equipment to implement those solutions.'' I have a follow up article also. Hiram