Business

The Peoples Hero Gerry Blackwell
[January 8, 2009] Brian Capouch is well known among those who work in VoIP for his originial thinking, and we were glad to nab an interview with him about his latest project.

ISPCON: Manage Your Network Alex Goldman
[November 26, 2008] I asked Rick Harnish to present at ISPCON because his OSS is the best I've seen.

WISP Profile: PNC Alex Goldman
[November 10, 2008] This small WISP in rural California has survived and is thriving by offering new services and by not cutting costs on hardware (Demarc) and software (CommuniGate and others).

IDT Spectrum Touts Wireless Opportunity Alex Goldman
[September 26, 2008] This company, a subsidiary of the multinational telecommunications company IDT, has spectrum covering the entire 48 states several times over, and hopes to use that spectrum to fulfill contracts that are up for bid right now.

Fowler Says Municipal Projects Must Have Business Plans Alex Goldman
[August 15, 2008] It should neither be a surprise nor an unwelcome intrusion to suggest that municipal wireless projects need to have a business plan.

Two Wi-Fi Rollups in Texas Alex Goldman
[July 1, 2008] It pays to learn about the companies that are buying other ISPs—before they call you.

ISPCON: WISP Mistakes Part 2: Dustin Jurman Alex Goldman
[June 20, 2008] Two fixed wireless experts shared their experience at this rapid fire ISPCON session.

ISPCON: WISP Mistakes Part 1: Jack Unger Alex Goldman
[June 19, 2008] Two fixed wireless experts shared their experience at this rapid fire ISPCON session.

ISPCON: Determining Whether Interference is Malicious or Not Alex Goldman
[May 27, 2008] There's plenty of work to do before you bring in the lawyers.

New Wireless Provider Bets on HSPA Gerry Blackwell
[April 17, 2008] Ed Evans has cogent arguments in favor of the choice he made, but few seem to be ready to do what he's doing. Is he a pioneer, or is he doomed?

NextPhase Prepares Careful Growth Plan Alex Goldman
[April 7, 2008] And the company also warns that spectrum is becoming congested.

Banking on WISP Acquisitions Gerry Blackwell
[December 21, 2007] This is a WISP rollup strategy we've never seen before.

Mesh Networks Thrive at Historic Resorts Alex Goldman
[October 22, 2007] Firetide's mesh equipment has found success in several verticals, but the vertical that's of greatest interest to WISPs is hospitality.

Wireless Broadband for Northern Virginia Alex Goldman
[October 15, 2007] This independent buildout shows how the latest gigabit radios can allow an ISP to compete with any telco.

What SLAs (Wired and Wireless) Mean Best of ISP-Lists
[October 8, 2007] If you're building SLAs, don't try to get away with the games the monopolies play.

Experienced Businessmen Prefer Contracts to Handshakes Best of ISP-Lists
[May 22, 2007] Here are some of the arguments against bartering service for a lease, something that many wireless ISPs have tried in the past and decided to never do again.

Meinrath Says Everything Else is Stupid Alex Goldman
[March 12, 2007] He's got a pretty good idea based on a simple question: why is bandwidth priced differently across the U.S.? Isn't it fungible?

A WISP with Vision Gerry Blackwell
[January 5, 2007] He has navigated federal, state, and local bureaucracies, runs an ISP association, and has built a WISP that's always a step ahead of the industry.