Re: Googlie Wifi - expanded

>>  Tyler hid it on the head for costs and value. The cost basis I  
>> was using
>> was based on real life experience with these projects and is LOWER  
>> than what
>> it would be with BelAir, Cisco and a few others. I WAS factoring  
>> in all
>> installation and network costs, including backhaul, backup power,  
>> etc., but
>> again, not the recurring, project design and misc costs. I think  
>> you would
>> actually find my cost estimates to be on the low end.
>
> Wow.  I didn't think enough before I posted.  I hadn't considered the
> fact that backhaul etc. would be a very large piece of the pie,  
> relative
> to APs and rollout.  Thank you for taking the time to elaborate.
>
>>  Any other thoughts?
>
> I forgot how much MissNet cost, but a rooftop network like that, with
> radio (or optical) backhaul to a fixed-wireless 'net connection,  
> should
> cut out enough infrastructure costs to be be cheap enough to build.
>
> Of course, if you charge for access, you get out of PTP territory, and
> lose the goodwill you need to place rooftop nodes.

If I recall correctly, the grant was for $15,000. Some of that of  
course was spent on grant administration
but in all, it's 6 radio system with some repeater nodes and 3  
backhaul points. It's a design that
should scale nicely if PTP where to take on a larger neighborhood.  
However, even with an all-volunteer workforce,
this network cost about an average of $2500 per access point (no the  
indivitual AP didn't cost nearly that much, but
factoring everything else in is where it adds up).

Tyler Booth // President
ph. 503.548.2000 | fx. 503.548.2002
921 SW Washington St, Suite 224
Portland OR 97205

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