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Justin’s List of xISP vendors and resources

Posted on January 10, 2021 by j2sw

I have been working on this list for a while. The following are vendors, manufacturers, and various companies I have dealt with in my career as an ISP owner and consultant. This is not a complete list by any means. These are companies I have dealt with personally and/or are sponsors of this site. Companies with the are ones that support this blog and I personally recommend. I don’t recommend them just because they support this blog, but because they provide a good product or service. If you would like to be included on this list please contact me as I am working on more detailed lists per category. This is a starting point for those looking to narrow down some focus of their research.

Distributors
ISP Supplies
Texas-based distributor carrying a big number of product lines such as Cambium, Mikrotik, Airspan, and many others

Baltic Networks
Chicagoland based distributor carrying product lines such as Mikrotik, Cambium, and others.

CTIconnect
Distributor of fixed wireless and telecommunications infrastructure for Internet Service Providers (ISP’s), Cable Operators, Telephone Companies

Double Radius

Billing
Azotel
Mature billing solution which can
manage all aspects of your ISP.

Sonar
Modern Billing software with many backend automation

VISP
Automation and control of your WISP customers

More Billing providers can be found at xISP billing platforms

Manufacturers
Baicells
LTE and CBRS based solutions

Cambium Networks
Manufacturer of fixed wireless products such as EMP, 450, and cnPilot wireless.

Mikrotik
Manufacturer of Mikrotik routers and RouterOS routing and switching products

Ubiquiti
Manufacturer of WISP and WIFI products. Product lines include AirFiber and Unifi.

Tower Related
TowerOne
Training and equipment to keep climbers and companies compliant and safe. Large selection of needed items such as Harnesses and rope related items for tower work.

Voice
Atheral
Unified communications with experts to help you migrate and stay compliant. Here is a link to a podcast I did with Ateral.

True IP Solutions
Unified communications solutions integrated
with access and camera solutions.

Training
Rick Frey
mikrotik training and certification as well
as consulting and integrations solutions

LinkTechs
Training on Mikrotik and distributor of related products

More info on training for the xISP

Supporting Services
TowerCoverage
RF Mapping and Modeling for tower sites and customer pre-qualification

Wireless Mapping
Radio Mapping, two-way radio, mark study information, and Municipal broadband.

IntelPath
Microwave and Millimeter Wavechannel procurement.

Organizations, web-sites, and groups
WISPA
Trade Organization supporting Wireless Internet Service Providers=

WISP Talk on Facebook

Cambium Users group on Facebook

YouTube Channels
TheBrothersWISP
Networking, ISP, and related topics

MSFixit

Did I forget you? Would you like to sponsor this blog and your name listed? Contact me for more information.

WISPA Webinar about the $2 trillion CARES Act

Posted on March 30, 2020 by j2sw

Free WISPA Webinar, Wednesday, April 1, 2020, at 2pm EDT.

There’s a lot of confusion about the $2 trillion CARES Act / COVID-19 bill and what it means to small businesses. Listen to Jeff Carlisle, counsel for the law firm of Lerman Senter, as he unravels how it affects WISPs.

WISPAPALOOZA 2019 Photos

Posted on November 12, 2019 by j2sw

WISPAPALOOZA 2019 News and tidbits

Posted on October 11, 2019 by j2sw

WISPAPALOOZA 2019 is rapidly approaching October 14th-18th 2019. I will be attending in several capacities.

FD-IX will have a booth with Athereal, Ascilis Telecom (booth 135). Come by and say hi. We have some giveaways as well as a comfy spot for a chat.

I will be speaking and moderating a few panels.
I will be moderating
The Little Things
Wednesday – Oct 16, 2019
09:15 – 10:15am

I will be a speaker on

IPv6 – How and When?
Thursday – Oct 17, 2019
03:00 – 04:00pmHow to deploy IPv6 and when? (include ipv4 conservation here?

Some Vendors to check out

Services
Acilis Telecom
Atheral– Atheral is building customer-centric white-label and wholesale cloud solutions for Internet Service Providers
Divi Networks –
Towercoverage.com – Quickly Create RF Propagation Maps for Anywhere in the World!
ToweroneInc – Climbing and personal safety

Distributors
CTI Connect
ISPSupplies – Distributor

Equipment
ALG – High-performance antennas
Alpha Wireless – designs and manufactures antenna solutions
Cambium Networks – Wireless equipment manufacturer. ePMP, PMP, and other equipment.

Some things to do
Cambium Open House – Monday, October 14th

Are you a first time WISPAPALOOZA attendee?

Posted on September 19, 2019 by j2sw

If you are attending the annual WISPA event known as WISPAPALOOZA in Vegas this October as a first time attendee then you may want to check out this upcoming webinar.

https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/712802794809924108

You’re going to WISPAPALOOZA for the first time – five days of, well, a ton of fun, networking, education and opportunity. But unlike the saying, “What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas,” the WISPAPALOOZA experience is just too good to leave there. So, how does a “newbie” get the most of the awesome event? Come hear WISPAPALOOZA veterans Jeremy H. Austin, Georgette Lopez-Aguado and Justin Wilson share some great tips, advice, and survival tactics in a WISPA Webinar, “WISPAPALOOZA 101: A Primer for 1st Time Attendees,” Thursday, October 3rd at 2pm ET.