The Brothers WISP 193 - RIP Matt Hardy, State of Wireless, Tachyon 60Ghz

About this episode

We are chatting about the state of wireless with the Scottish and Missouri mafia.


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Topics Covered
The return of The Brothers WISP after a long break.
How the Northeast WISP / Scottish WISP community formed and grew.
Remembering Matt Hardy and his impact on the industry.
What changed in fixed wireless over the last four years.
Ubiquiti Wave: early issues, improvements, limitations, and supply roblems.
UISP as a monitoring tool versus a CRM.
Splinks, Sonar, Powercode, and other WISP management platforms.
Cambium deployments and moving away from older AirMax networks.
Tarana G1 performance, power requirements, spectrum reuse, latency, and real-world speeds.
Using 60 GHz with backup paths, OSPF, BFD, and carrier drop.
Monitoring backup links and the difficulty of knowing when secondary paths fail.
MikroTik’s role in routing, 60 GHz, LTE/5G backup, and outdoor wireless.
TP-Link Aginet routers, TR-069 provisioning, GenieACS, and remote CPE management.
The shift toward fiber and hybrid wireless-to-fiber deployments.
Why 6 GHz could be a major opportunity for WISPs.
The missing low-cost replacement for small Ubiquiti AirMax micropop deployments.
Tachyon’s 60 GHz gear and why it has Andrew excited.


Guest Links and Contact Info Mentioned
Conor / Converged Rural Broadband: crb.scot
Conor email: [email protected]


Ali / Commswest: commswest.co.uk


Rob / WiFi Scotland: wifiscotland.co.uk


Bill: [email protected]


Andrew Kaiser: Find him in the Little Brothers WISP Slack and WISP-related Facebook groups.


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