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Building a Tower, Part 3: Construction and Safety Alex Goldman
[February 3, 2009] In part 3 of this series, we examine the critical issues of construction and safety.

Building a Tower Part 2: Tower Design and Site Design Alex Goldman
[February 2, 2009] In part 2 of this series, key executives at MapleNet Wireless discuss the fundamentals of tower and site design.

Building a Tower, Part 1: Planning and Permissions Alex Goldman
[January 30, 2009] MapleNet Wireless builds towers for other companies, so we called and asked them to tell us about the process.

Trouble With AM and FM Towers Best of ISP-Lists
[August 21, 2008] It's not easy to handle the power of the commercial radios on these towers, but some are able to provide strategies.

Self-Inflicted Interference is the Worst Kind Marlon Schafer
[June 24, 2008] Your network is growing, your competitors' networks are growing, and your customers are using more wireless spectrum too. But careful spectrum management starts at home.

How to: Define Minimum SNR Values for Signal Coverage Jim Geier
[May 8, 2008] The performance of an RF site survey requires more than just ensuring that users are able to connect to an access point. Learn what signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) to use for defining effective range boundaries.

Book Excerpt: Wi-Fi Hotspots: Setting Up Public Wireless Internet Access—Part 2: Monitoring Eric Geier
[November 30, 2007] In this excerpt, the author shows how to set up a hotspot that everyone can share, avoiding freeloaders and bandwidth hogs.

Book Excerpt: Wi-Fi Hotspots: Setting Up Public Wireless Internet Access—Part 1: Setup Eric
[November 29, 2007] In this excerpt, the author shows how to set up a hotspot that everyone can share, avoiding freeloaders and bandwidth hogs.

Book Excerpt: Deploying Voice over WLANs Jim Geier
[April 10, 2007] In this book excerpt, the author describes key issues in enabling roaming.

Running Cables Up a Tower Best of ISP-Lists
[March 13, 2007] It's easy to get this wrong. Here's how some WISPs are coping with weather and wear on cables.

100 Mbps Wireless Best of ISP-Lists
[February 13, 2007] As WISPs grow, they need to adopt more advanced technology or add to the power of what they're already using. Here's a case in point.

BelAir Embraces Multiple Radios Alex Goldman
[February 6, 2007] Just as some mesh builders move from one radio to two, BelAir says one and two are good, but check out eight.

ISPCON: Wireless Truck Roll Tricks Jeff Goldman
[December 19, 2006] The veterans say there's a myriad of ways to improve the efficiency of your truck rolls.

Motorola's Wireless Broadband Strategy Alex Goldman
[December 19, 2006] A pair of former CEOs and an executive PR team dropped by to explain a wireless broadband plan that incorporates the latest technology and some savvy acquisitions.

Airship Communications: High Flyer or Pie-in-the-Sky? Jim Thompson
[December 15, 2006] In the coming months, Sanswire Networks and GlobeTel plan to launch a fleet of airships above the earth to provide broadband and cell service. The launch could give a whole new meaning to "down time."

Existing Wi-Fi Has Potential Packet Loss Issue Eric Griffith
[November 9, 2006] Vendors think the negligible performance hit is written off by low expectations for WLANs, and that 802.11n is the fix.

WISPs Face a VoIP Decision Best of ISP-Lists
[October 3, 2006] WISPs need to decide early on whether they want to learn how VoIP works or hire an expert to do the system for them. Not doing VoIP is not an option.

Seeing With Pings Best of ISP-Lists
[September 26, 2006] In addition to detailed network monitoring at the NOC at the core of the network, ISPs say everybody should have a monitor looking in from outside.

Batteries Alex Goldman
[June 5, 2006] While members of the ISP-Wireless list discussed rechargeable batteries, we talked about the history and maintenance of rechargeable batteries with the only battery services corporation we know of..

Your SSID Isn’t Hidden Forever Eric Griffith
[January 10, 2006] Don't let the disabling of SSID broadcasting give you a false sense of security. Learn what really happens.