and then I think they just abandoned their gear in place.
----- Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions Midwest Internet Exchange The Brothers WISP ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ken Hohhof" <khoh...@kwom.com> To: "AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group" <af@af.afmug.com> Sent: Monday, September 23, 2024 11:00:06 AM Subject: Re: [AFMUG] defunct WISPs Yes, thank you. Openrange is the name I was trying to remember. Any idea what happened with them? I seem to remember they shut down suddenly and left customers without service. I don’t remember them getting bought out. From: AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com> On Behalf Of Colin Stanners Sent: Monday, September 23, 2024 10:47 AM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <af@af.afmug.com> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] defunct WISPs I don't follow what happens down there in the USA much but was it Openrange? On Mon, Sep 23, 2024, 10:28 a.m. Ken Hohhof < khoh...@kwom.com > wrote: I remember around the time JAB/Rise was taking off there was a flurry of other WISPs that took off and then crashed and burned rather suddenly. I think at least one of them used WiMAX equipment that was somewhat popular with apartment dwellers because they had indoor modems. I also seem to remember equipment vendors left holding the bag, and surplus equipment showing up on eBay. I think one of them approached us about M&A but they were offering stock claiming that was better than cash because it would go up in value (yeah, right). Anyone remember the names of these companies, I’m drawing a blank. Also any recollection of what went wrong and lessons learned that might apply to the current rush to deploy broadand. -- AF mailing list AF@af.afmug.com http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com -- AF mailing list AF@af.afmug.com http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com
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