In this episode of Unlicensed Podcast, we're joined by our good friend Jeff Little from Above Wireless LLC. We mainly talk about tower maintenance, radio deployments and NATE organization. We also give some insights from the WISPAPalooza 2024 show that we attended not long time ago.

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In this episode of Unlicensed Podcast, we interview Adair Winter from AW Broadband. Adair's been through a lot with his businesses over the years and has lots of experience in WISP industry.

We mainly discuss Wireless Broadband, their approach to business, different challenges they had, site planning, and least but not last, how to find the right people for the job and build a strong long lasting team you can count on. We talked a little bit about Fiber Networks too. In AW Broadband they have tried any kinds of tools you could think of and Adair's ready to share his thoughts and experience with you. Watch this episode to find out more!

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In this episode of Unlicensed Podcast, we've got two special guests from Alta Labs - Chase Harrison (CEO @ Alta Labs) and Jeff Hansen (CTO @ Alta Labs).

We discuss the origins of Alta Labs, their approach to scalability in large network deployments such as those found in MDU's, and their perspective on hardware design. We also cover the growth of carrier offload applications, differences between cloud and local network controllers, and the importance of network security.

Check out more about Alta Labs here: https://www.alta.inc/

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In this episode of Unlicensed Podcast, we're happy to be joining Dmitry Moiseev, Senior Director of Engineering @ Cambium Networks. We discuss mainly the 6 GHz networks, possibilities and near future.

We dived into topic of radios from Cambium Networks, feedback from their customers and how they are constantly trying to improve their hardware.

The talk was also about the new 6 GHz radios. What are they struggling with? Watch this podcast with Dmitri to find out!

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00:00 - Introduction

02:07 - 6 GHz, AFC and Stuff

28:09 - GPS Puck

33:50 - Cambium Radios Talk

49:04 - Customer Feedback

56:49 - Cambium's Next Steps

01:11:04 - Final Thoughts

In this WISP Spotlight episode of Unlicensed Podcast, we're joined by Keefe John from Ethoplex Internet. Keefe shares his story to running a successful WISP business in Wisconsin. Keefe's been running this WISP for over 20 years! Watch this episode to find out, what challenges did he have during that time and how he's coping with all the "Doom" that's been falling down the WISP industry.

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In this episode of Unlicensed Podcast we have a special guest, Richard Bernhardt from WISPA, who discusses the current status of the 6 GHz band and the Automatic Frequency Control (AFC) system. While there may be bumps in the road, the AFC system is designed to protect incumbents and ensure a fair and efficient use of the spectrum. We also spoke about the never-ending story of BEAD funding and why it is still one of the most important things to follow in the WISP world now. The conversation was also about the importance of using the right bandwidth for different scenarios. Also, do you want to know some more useful information about CBRS? Then watch this episode to find out!

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In this episode of Unlicensed Podcast, we're happy to be joined by our guests: Jimmy Schaeffler (The Carmel Group), Mike Wendy (WISPA) and Matt Larsen (Vistabeam Internet). Here we discuss WISPA's Headwinds Project and why it matters for everyone involved in the WISP industry. We dive deeper into what BEAD funding should be about and what it's not, what drives NTIA to act, and what we as WISP warriors can do to thrive in the face of these forceful federal policies.

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In this episode of Unlicensed Podcast, we're gonna take a deeper dive into VoIP solutions from Atheral LLC. Our guests are Daniel White and Veronica Perrin, who will tell their story of growing their business, what struggles they face and what's their expectations about future and VoIP services.

Atheral's white-label, client-centric VoIP platform is designed for Internet Service Providers. They aim to provide a world-class voice-switching platform with industry-leading support that decreases end-user churn while being geo-redundant, highly available, and scalable. Their platform is deployed by fixed wireless and FTTH ISPs, ranging from privately held to municipal and utility-owned providers.

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In today's episode of Unlicensed Podcast, we wrap up 2023 in wireless industry as a whole and also tell the big news from RF elements! If you haven't seen this link yet: https://rfelements.com/new-products-2023, then definitely go check it out now! We have big news about the new antenna series that we were planning for some time now:

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✔ BIGGER DISHES! (https://rfelements.com/new-products-2023#30-dbi-dish-antennas) We have listened to our customers and created all new high gain - 30 dBi parabolic dish antennas covering both 5 and 6 GHz unlicensed bands. Highly directional UltraDish™ Antennas have suppressed side lobes for ultimate performance. Great stability of the radiation pattern and gain ensure flawless connections.

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In this episode, we also cover this year's WISPAPALOOZA show, BEAD funding, FCC and the long awaited Unicorn - 6 GHz spectrum that could be opening #soon 👀.

In today's WISP Spotlight episode of Unlicensed Podcast, we're happy to be speaking with Ryan Grewell - Founder and General Manager at Smart Way Communications. Ryan started a WISP business back in 2014 in Ohio to serve internet to his friend located 30 miles away. Since then, he's serving thousands of people with quality internet service and became yet another great success story in WISP industry. Watch this episode to find out what struggles had he overcome and what's his current state of WISP.Find out more about RF elements Horn Antennas: https://rfelements.com/products