I can't help with most, but for wireless gear check out the ubiquity nanobridge stuff. Cheap fast and good. I've seen these work at 5km range with high speeds (eg: 30-60mbps) when using 40mhz channels.
Works well to bridge the last mile in cases where you have access to mount hardware. A pair costs around $180 or so. Jared Mauch On Dec 16, 2011, at 1:24 PM, Darren Bolding <dar...@bolding.org> wrote: > Apologies if this is not the most appropriate forum for this, but I am not > aware of a better list to use. > > I recently took over responsibility for the network connectivity at an > office in downtown Palo Alto (University and Emerson). Unfortunately, and > perhaps ironically, the connectivity options here are not as great as I > would like- currently they are using DSL, there is no cable service, and > lead times for T1's and above are higher than I would like. > > I have already started the process of getting fiber from the city of Palo > Alto between the office and Equinix/S&D/PAIX/529 Bryant, which will resolve > the problem. However, the city's time estimate is longer than we need, and > experience implies there may be delays. > > So- I am investigating wireless/free space ISP's in downtown Palo Alto, and > also possible options for doing a point-to-point wireless connection > between our office and 529 Bryant (I am reaching out to Equinix on this). > > Any pointers to known good providers, or other suggestions would be very > welcome- off list is fine. I am already reaching out to a telecom broker, > but wanted to reach out for suggestions. > > To clarify- I am trying to get either a) rapidly turned up IP transit or b) > rapidly turned up point-to-point (presumably wireless) between 529 > Bryant/PAIX and the office (University and Emerson). > > Thanks very much! > > --D > > -- > -- Darren Bolding -- > -- dar...@bolding.org --
