Broadcom announces WIFI6
Wi-Fi 6E is a new standard that builds on the rich feature set of Wi-Fi 6, including OFDMA
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The changing RF landscape for WISPs
To answer this question, we need to update our thinking on the trends in networks, not just wireless networks. Customers are demanding more and more speed.
Antenna patterns and interference
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Mikrotik mAP for the WISP installer
One of the problems installers run into on a few networks we manage is having the right tools to properly test a new install
ALG 5GHZ backhaul before and after
The following are results from a series of tests of AGLcom’s parabolic dish antennas on an existing link that is 5.7 miles long.
Cambium Multi-Mimo
Multi-user MIMO (MU-MIMO) is a set of multiple-input and multiple-output (MIMO) technologies for wireless communication
What is VoLTE?
Voice over LTE (VoLTE) allows both Data and voice calls at the same time. It is also known as “HD Calling” . Lots of good info here. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voice_over_LTE The advantages -Simultaneous Voice and Data Calls -High definition (HD) voice calling Sprint currently supports VoLTE. Airspan is supporting VoLTE. Phones which support VoLTE https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_smartphones_with_HD_Voice_support
Some photos of Mikrotik 60ghz
For those of you who may not have seen the Mikrotik 60ghz dishes. Here are some screenshots.
Water tower install with mounting frame
We recently headed up a job for a client of installing some RF elements horns, Cambium ePMP, and Baicells LTE for a client. One of the gems of this job was the frame the client designed for the job. We can’t take credit for this. We just think it’s cool. Some of these pictures were … Read more
80GHZ microwave antenna alignment (and other mm-wave radios)
Recently we had a teaching moment for a couple of folks who had not had much experience with aligning higher frequency antennas with very tight beamwidths. This particular day we were aligning 2 foot Siklu 80GHZ antennas. One of the questions we often get asked is how do you align these? These questions are usually asked … Read more
Wisps getting it done
Several times a year, Paul Conlin barrels up a steep, wooded hillside in his mud-green Rhino SUV to the top of Rattlesnake Mountain above Hume, to perform maintenance on his equipment, which puts homes scattered in the valley below on the internet superhighway.