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  5. Q&A from Webinar "Symmetrical Sector Antennas" 02.12.2015

    in TwistPort™ Products

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    11 hours ago, wirelessrudy said:

    Interesting reading.

    One new question though, the new simper radio's; what OS will they have? From previous articles I've got the impression it would be ROS or an clone of it? Im my opinion that would make you new radio's a winner. MT users could then just integrate these into their existing ROS network.

    But since ubnt has much bigger market share business wise Airmax would be better. (But not for me.. :-(   ROS is much better than ubnt's OS but then again, just radio's don't always need all these options....) Probably you guys have to pay a fee to either MT or ubnt for use of their OS?

    Maybe the radio's would come with no OS at all? You could than just  opload the OS of you liking? Or you can pick the one of choice? For sales volumes multi platform looks best to me. For sales value not. (Price has to be lower since user still has to pay the OS license).

    I'm hoping you guys are not inventing the wheel again with a new, non tdma compatible, OS version. This would drop interests a lot from supposed users.

    Off course I am referring to tdma (Airmax or NV2). Normal 802.11a/n/c is compatible to all, but in reality most serious WISPS don't use that anymore.

     

    To have a third party OS embedded in our product, we have to have an agreement with that vendor, covering a lot more than just license fees. As regards us, we have always been and still are very interested in having RouterOS powered Simper radios, irrelevant if it's our integrated or modular Simper design. So far I can tell you, no agreement for using RouterOS is in place. Let´s be perfectly clear, right now, all options for RouterOS in Simper are upon decision of MikroTik. As a MikroTik customer, most probably you could direct such requests to MikroTik and tell them that you want to use RouterOS powered Simper radio. I can ensure you, that RF elements is interested for that option without a doubt.

    TDMA is proprietary, so again, it is difficult to blame new manufacturers for not being compatible with main market players. Every established manufacturer is very protective of its install base and is naturally trying to lock its customers by not to being compatible across platforms basically on anything. It is all on those who own existing proprietary TDMA. Again, probably it may help, if they hear your voice. ;)

    11 hours ago, wirelessrudy said:

    Oh, and now we are talking the new radio's with a new OS. Radio sync would make them very interesting.

    I know, MT is not doing that (yet???) so if you guys would choose to come with something new, try to embed radio sync. This would make it a winner again.

    [I am afraid that if ubnt or MT is chosen for its OS only ubnt will see it with sync available now. This would put MT on the side line.....

    ...and the same thing goes for Sync :) I can imagine, one functional sync across all major platforms would be a nice thing to have. ..or better said, to dream about :) 

    Btw, speaking about compatibility, our approach is fairly different from other manufacturers. Example: We would offer a royalty and support on TwistPort™ to other radio manufacturers, so they are able to design their radios with TwistPort™ connector and be perfectly compatible with all TwistPort™ antennas. I would think this is a very different approach from the rest of the market and people see it as an almost heretic approach (lunatic, if you wish), but we are very very serious with this as we believe TwistPort™ is a game changer for this industry.