Comment Re:few hundred thousand? (Score 1) 172
Mesh AP's have backhaul built in to them. 802.11b/g radio for the subs and 802.11a for backhaul. Nobody runs a dsl line to every AP. Maybe if you had a very small network. Check http://www.skypilot.com/ for info on how to properly roll out Wi-fi mesh.
I am doing this same thing for about $1000 equipment cost per location. That is AP and two antennas. The radio is POE, so all you need is a power source. Light poles have power and there are devices that screw into the lightsocket and you plug the ethernet into it and screw the light bulb into it. Some people use solar power too. One guy in a bucket truck can install a mesh ap on a utility pole in about 30 minutes.
I have one internet connection(with backup of course). One Wimax backhaul for every four or five AP's.
As for the pole access, the relationship with the county will help on this. See this http://www.media-alliance.org/medianews/archives/0 01846.php
As for doing it strictly Wimax right now, have you checked the price comparison between a Wimax cpe vs an 801.11 card?
I am doing this same thing for about $1000 equipment cost per location. That is AP and two antennas. The radio is POE, so all you need is a power source. Light poles have power and there are devices that screw into the lightsocket and you plug the ethernet into it and screw the light bulb into it. Some people use solar power too. One guy in a bucket truck can install a mesh ap on a utility pole in about 30 minutes.
I have one internet connection(with backup of course). One Wimax backhaul for every four or five AP's.
As for the pole access, the relationship with the county will help on this. See this http://www.media-alliance.org/medianews/archives/
As for doing it strictly Wimax right now, have you checked the price comparison between a Wimax cpe vs an 801.11 card?
