New Zealand regulatory bodies are trying to put us more in line with the US FCC standards. So I should not see to much of a problem,. 5.8 & 5.3ghz are virtually self managed by users as it is. I have several cases at the moment of other people using the Uncertified and darn right HORRIBLE! 2.4/5.8 Up.Down converters in areas turning the spectrum in to "Flip the coin for a channel" . But it's a matter if people been sensible and maybe we can take some more control over our own spectrum. Some where I have papers outlinig this, Off list of anyone wants Helen Clarkes peoples dribble on the matter. Best Regards Matthew G Brown Managing Director B & R Holdings LIMITED Nelson, New Zealand Ph: 027 4807731 Http://www.brh.co.nz -----Original Message----- From: Juha Saarinen [mailto:juha(a)saarinen.org] Sent: Friday, 11 July 2003 9:38 a.m. To: Matthew G Brown Subject: RE: [nznog] Anyone thinking about WiMAX? On Thu, 10 Jul 2003, Matthew G Brown wrote:

We had a meeting on this at CeBit Sydney. I was not aware that the IEEE had ratified the standard at the time. There is plenty of talk about it in isp-wireless news groups over the last few months. Proxim

and Alvarion are defiantly working on 802.16 at the moment.

The issue lies with me that if your not after the QOS and control features then why not just go buy Redline off the shelf, $20,000 for 55mb over 40 miles is cheap buying.

Im going to keep following this standard for the fact it can be developed over a combination of frequencies. Ideally 3.5ghz .... FYI people considering 3.5ghz should keep in Mind that Alvarion ( Formally

Breezecom ) have been producing 3.5ghz equipment for there local market for 10 years. Infact the BAII & BreezeAcess series are all avail at 3.5ghz. Good news for Rural Broadband people

More coffee... it's morning. Although the 802.16a stuff is pricey at the moment (they're talking US$1,000 for customer "modems") it could be very interesting for providers looking to bypass the local loop stranglehold. Not just for the rurals, in other words. Here's hoping someone else than Walkers will try to deploy in Auckland. I wonder if there are any radio frequency spectrum issues here though? Redline's AN-50 looks like it delivers the same performance -- 72Mbps, up to 80km range... only 49Mbps "at the Ethernet level" though. -- Juha Saarinen