Comments on: Analyzing Long Island’s strategy http://www.muniwireless.com/2007/08/16/analyzing-long-islands-strategy/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=analyzing-long-islands-strategy Citywide WiFi, smart grid, enterprise wireless, public safety, mobile apps Sun, 12 Feb 2012 01:38:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ellen McNeilly http://www.muniwireless.com/2007/08/16/analyzing-long-islands-strategy/#comment-21392 Ellen McNeilly Fri, 17 Aug 2007 21:47:24 +0000 http://muniwireless.sandboxdev.com/?p=6330#comment-21392 so much fiber being run: Cablevision, Verizon, now KeySpan, possbile Sprint/Nextel as fiber wired links to towers. So much redundancy, so much politics--ridiculous. And now the 700mhz spectrum allocation coming up with national emergency services usages over what: fiber, WiMax, etc. so much wasted money with the reduncancy. so much fiber being run: Cablevision, Verizon, now KeySpan, possbile Sprint/Nextel as fiber wired links to towers. So much redundancy, so much politics–ridiculous. And now the 700mhz spectrum allocation coming up with national emergency services usages over what: fiber, WiMax, etc. so much wasted money with the reduncancy.

]]> By: Ken DiPietro http://www.muniwireless.com/2007/08/16/analyzing-long-islands-strategy/#comment-21390 Ken DiPietro Fri, 17 Aug 2007 20:13:22 +0000 http://muniwireless.sandboxdev.com/?p=6330#comment-21390 Here are some very quick "back of the napkin" calculations, so please take them for what they are. $200,000/mile average ($150MM/750) $180,000/mile for hardware assuming a 10% installation cost $ 1,245,615.13/month for 15 years at 5.750% with no allowance for equipment failure, upgrades or OPEX. This will be exciting to watch. Here are some very quick “back of the napkin” calculations, so please take them for what they are.

$200,000/mile average ($150MM/750)
$180,000/mile for hardware assuming a 10% installation cost

$ 1,245,615.13/month for 15 years at 5.750% with no allowance for equipment failure, upgrades or OPEX.

This will be exciting to watch.

]]> By: Craig Plunkett http://www.muniwireless.com/2007/08/16/analyzing-long-islands-strategy/#comment-21382 Craig Plunkett Fri, 17 Aug 2007 14:59:21 +0000 http://muniwireless.sandboxdev.com/?p=6330#comment-21382 some of the questions about how the electric utility is structured on Long Island vis-a-vis the wi-fi project are answered here: http://www.cedx.com/2007/08/some-answers-to.html some of the questions about how the electric utility is structured on Long Island vis-a-vis the wi-fi project are answered here:
http://www.cedx.com/2007/08/some-answers-to.html

]]> By: Matthew Thomas http://www.muniwireless.com/2007/08/16/analyzing-long-islands-strategy/#comment-21372 Matthew Thomas Fri, 17 Aug 2007 12:37:13 +0000 http://muniwireless.sandboxdev.com/?p=6330#comment-21372 It makes me wiggle in my seat to see another freebie network going in especially with the recent announcements by Earthlink and their strategy modifications. So, given that E-Path knows the issues surrounding Earthlink yet they are taking on a model (or at least announcing one) mirroring that of E-Link, I am willing to bet that there is more to be told. In my opinion, it comes by way of the partnerships that have been made. Cisco and their recent announcement regarding equipment designed for applications and Keyspan being the utility could point to a massive meter reading project. Perhaps revenues are not just generated between integrator, public citizen and municipality. Could there be a model that develops muni networks for the benefit of two private groups? It makes me wiggle in my seat to see another freebie network going in especially with the recent announcements by Earthlink and their strategy modifications.
So, given that E-Path knows the issues surrounding Earthlink yet they are taking on a model (or at least announcing one) mirroring that of E-Link, I am willing to bet that there is more to be told.
In my opinion, it comes by way of the partnerships that have been made. Cisco and their recent announcement regarding equipment designed for applications and Keyspan being the utility could point to a massive meter reading project. Perhaps revenues are not just generated between integrator, public citizen and municipality. Could there be a model that develops muni networks for the benefit of two private groups?

]]> By: WiFi Gadfly http://www.muniwireless.com/2007/08/16/analyzing-long-islands-strategy/#comment-21339 WiFi Gadfly Thu, 16 Aug 2007 17:57:02 +0000 http://muniwireless.sandboxdev.com/?p=6330#comment-21339 The question that everyone needs to be asking concerns ePath's financial viability. Has any financial due diligence been done on them? Or is this a situation where their consortium was the only one left standing after other parties backed out? The question that everyone needs to be asking concerns ePath’s financial viability. Has any financial due diligence been done on them? Or is this a situation where their consortium was the only one left standing after other parties backed out?

]]> By: Esme Vos http://www.muniwireless.com/2007/08/16/analyzing-long-islands-strategy/#comment-21338 Esme Vos Thu, 16 Aug 2007 17:49:35 +0000 http://muniwireless.sandboxdev.com/?p=6330#comment-21338 KeySpan is the local power company, isn't it? Local utilities have been key participants in many broadband infrastructure projects in the US and Europe. I'm curious to see if they use it for their utilities business as well. KeySpan is the local power company, isn’t it? Local utilities have been key participants in many broadband infrastructure projects in the US and Europe. I’m curious to see if they use it for their utilities business as well.

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