ULink is spending some time on the road for the next few months as we work on designing a new LBS based wireless network for he Veterans Administration. This large rollout is currently focused on all VA hospitals east of the Mississippi river and covers some 400+ properties.
Specifications for the network are set to deliver standard data services and location based tracking on the ISM 2.4ghz frequencies with voice grade service on the UNII 5ghz spectrum. At present, I am finishing up a large 1.7 million sqft facility in Augusta GA. with a team of 5 other engineers.
With all the teams deployed, the whole eastern region of the project should finish in late September 2011.

In recognition of the demand for high speed services within many of the mature apartment/MDU properties in the Ozarks, ULink has devised a unique delivery service that keeps the upfront capital expense of a network out of the equation.  Its quite simple:

Property owners need only pick a single basic speed to provide to their tenants.  Everything else is taken care of by ULink.

ULink will install the ISP services, equipment, promotion and management of the network for your tenants.  As the property owner, you will only pay on the speed you want to provide for free to your valued customers.

So you may ask, what about the gamers?  Video streamers or large file downloaders?

We will take care of that as well.  Users that require a larger pipe can get it on demand.  ULink will setup a portal that allows these data consumers the ability to purchase additional speed when they want.  No requirement anymore for all residents to pay for more than they are using.  As the need arises, each tenant will have access to more speed for gaming, HD streaming or file downloading.

Its an effective and easy to implement model that provides a required amenity at a fraction of the monthly recurring cost and absolutely NO upfront network equipment capital costs.  ULink recognizes that funds for amenities is scarcely budgeted for 2011.  With this new service, MDU’s across Missouri and beyond can add a new feature to their current and future tenants.

Received a call from local church needing a quick internet setup between two buildings for a web broadcast of their Sunday services.  After informing them that they had made the right call and various other unnecessary but interesting facts about me, I set to design the solution.

Using a Ubiquiti Powerstation 5 and Nanostation Loco 5, I was able to knock out their problem in a few short hours of roof climbing.  A quick test by their web broadcasting tech, a happy customer is born.

Good times.

I am working with some Ubiquiti equipment and have a 5ghz Loco cpe radio that I use.  One issue with using the unit indoors, is the lack of decent mounting options.  Ubiquiti offers a $20 window mount but I don’t care to pay that much for it and everywhere I look, they have been sold out.

I noticed that the surface of the Loco has a glossy and smooth texture, as does a window.  For my project, I am planning on installing these devices indoors where the use of an ugly J-Arm is not applicable.  So…..I thought about using a double sided suction cup and found them!

Sold by SeaSucker, a company that specializes in suction devices for the marine and boating industry, they are moving these little devices for only a $1 each!

I bought 4 of them and used two on my home radio and the other two on a customers unit.  Its been over a month now and no issues with them falling off.

I plan on putting them into my arsenal as an inexpensive option for indoors installations.

Couple of pics for your enjoyment!

Well, the new site is up and I am excited about it.  Been pushing it off for awhile.  This WLOG will be a mish-mash of my expeditions into the world of wireless technologies.  I’ll be populating these pixels with images and stories of my exploits as I delve deeper into this exciting profession.

While your waiting for something exciting to happen, you can enjoy these link drops of the many experts I follow.

Enjoy!

J.J. Boyd

WLAN Book

WiFi Edge

WiFi Kiwi

Laura Chappell

WiFi Hack

WiFiJedi

Wireless LAN Professionals

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