Looking for advice...
I live in central / western New York state (think villages and farms). There
are a good number of hills but no mountains. I have solid LAN experience and
experience facing a smaller network to
the Internet. I was network admin for a medium size enterprise network (I.e.
design and implementation including LAN, Internet connectivity, VPN, routers,
DNS, mail, webservers, physical servers, etc). I would like to build a local
ISP that can serve high speed internet access to the more rural areas whose
only option is dial up access, well away from the CO. It would also be nice to
compete with the cable company and DSL for customers in the villages.
I have been researching information for design / implementation of WiMAX,
equipment suppliers, contractors to help with installation of tower equipment
and acquiring tower space, but have been coming up empty handed.
What resources are available to help me bridge the gap from where I am to what
I need to know to get started and what specific technologies would you
recommend I bone up on? I know beyond the WiMAX specific information, I will
probably need to cozy up to BGP, maybe MPLS for traffic between the core and
towers? Also do you have any suggestions on where I can find suppliers and
service vendors in this field? Networks are my passion and am willing to dig
in, but I need some direction.
Thanks for you help an insight.
Charles Bronson
