Want to Issue a Request for Proposal (RFP)
Build a 802.11 and/or 802.16 WiMAX Municipal Wireless Network in a Rural, Suburban, Inner City, Town or Metroplex area?

II.  Interest level in building a broadband wireless network:  (select one)

 End user curious about broadband wireless technology
 Entrepreneur looking for a profitable turnkey system
 Entrepreneur looking for a profitable franchise
 Existing business owner looking for new revenue streams
 Existing ISP looking to add broadband wireless service to portfolio
 Existing Wireless ISP looking for the best equipment money can buy
 Municipal Government wanting to build city-wide network
 Venue/Property Managment seeking Wi-Fi indoor/outdoor hotspots

III.  Where would you like to build your network?

IV.   Type and Size of Planned Network

What type of wireless network do you plan to build?  Select One Wireless Internet Service Provider Indoor HotSpot Outdoor HotSpot Corporate Campus Municipal Network Point to Point Link Point to Mulitpoint Links Wireless Local Area Network Wireless Wide Area Network *

What time frame do you plan to begin network construction?  Select One 1-3 months 3-6 months 6-12 months 12-24 months more than 24 months *

How many new Wireless POPs or Wireless Access Points do you plan to add to your network in the next 6 months?

    Select One 1-5 cells 5-10 cells 10-30 cells 30-100 cells 100 plus cells

How many new Wireless POPs or Wireless Access Points do you plan to add to your network in the next 12 months?

    Select One 1-5 cells 5-10 cells 10-30 cells 30-100 cells 100 plus cells

V.   Planned Wireless Subscriber Revenue

  Not sure how much I should charge

How much does a T1 cost?  Select One <$300 $301-500 $501-700 $701-$1,000 >$1,000

How much do you plan to charge business customers for a 1.5 Mbps?  Select One <$100 $101-500 $301-700 $501-$1,000 >$1,000

How much do you plan to charge residential customers for a 256 Kbps?  Select One <$20 $21-30 $31-40 $41-50 $51-75 >$75

How many potential residential subscribers could your entire system reach or bypass?      Select One Less than 5,000 residential customers 5,000-10,000 10,000-50,000 50,000-100,000 100,000-500,000 500,000-1 million 1 million or more potential customers

How many potential business subscribers could your entire system reach or bypass?     Select One Less than 5,000 business customers 5,000-10,000 10,000-50,000 50,000-100,000 100,000-500,000 500,000-1 million 1 million or more potential customers

VI.   Additional Services Planned for Customer Base: (check all that apply)

     Email Hosting

     Application Hosting

     Virtual Private Networks (VPN)

     Wired LAN Installation

     Wireless LAN Installation

     Network Management Services

    Network Planning and Installation Services

     Point-to-Point Backbone Links

     Point-to-Multipoint Links

     Residential Service

     Business Service

     Hot Spot Access Point Service

     In-Home Wireless Networks

     Voice over IP

     Web Hosting / Collocation

     Web Site Design

VII.   Planned Network Budget

What type of budget do you plan to work with? Select One less than $25,000 $25,000-$50,000 $50,000-$100,000 $100,000-$500,000 $500,000-$1 Million $1-3 Million $3-6 Million more than $6 Million *

How much do you plan to spend on wireless equipment in the next six (6) months?    Select One Less than $5,000 in the next 6 months Between $5,000-$10,000 Between $10,000-25,000 Between $25,000-$50,000 Between $50,000-$100,000 Between $100,000-$500,000 $500,000-$1 million $1 million +

How much do you plan to spend on wireless equipment in the next twelve (12) months?     Select One Less than $5,000 in the next 12 months Between $5,000-$10,000 Between $10,000-25,000 Between $25,000-$50,000 Between $50,000-$100,000 Between $100,000-$500,000 $500,000-$1 million $1 million +

How much do you plan to spend on IP Networking equipment in the next six (6) months?     Select One Less than $5,000 in the next 6 months Between $5,000-$10,000 Between $10,000-25,000 Between $25,000-$50,000 Between $50,000-$100,000 Between $100,000-$500,000 $500,000-$1 million $1 million +

How much do you plan to spend on IP Networking equipment in the next twelve (12) months?     Select One Less than $5,000 in the next 12 months Between $5,000-$10,000 Between $10,000-25,000 Between $25,000-$50,000 Between $50,000-$100,000 Between $100,000-$500,000 $500,000-$1 million $1 million +

What time frame are you expecting to see a return on your investment?  Select One 6-12 months 12-18 months 18-24 months 24-36 months 36-48 months more than 48 months

VIII.   Equipment we would like to receive information about:  (check all that apply)

  Amplifiers
  Antennas
  Application Software (including e-commerce, messaging/mail, web content/publishing, database)
  Authentication/Security Systems (Radius, etc.)
  Radios
  Base Stations
  Free Space Optics
  Cabling
  Dialup Equipment
  DSL Equipment
  Cable Modem Equipment
  IP Network Equipment (routers, switches, hubs, storage systems, backup)
  Servers (including windows NT servers, Unix servers, workstations/PCs,
      mid-range/mainframe computer and mass storage devices)
  Test and Measurement/Spectrum Analyzers
  Power Systems/UPS
  Communications Shelters
  Tower Structures
  Other 

IX.   Services we would like to receive information about: (check all that apply)

  Turnkey Systems

  Broadband Wireless Franchise

  Business Planning Services

  Consulting Services

  Legal Services

  Grant Writing Services

  Venture Capital Investment Services

  Tower Location Services

  Installation Services (CPE, headend and tower construction)

  Financial Planning and Management Services

  Network Baseline Planning, Design and Management Services

  Operations Support Systems and Billing systems

  Other 

X.   Spectrum planned for use to deliver service:  (check all that apply)

  Only Public (Unlicensed) Spectrum
  Only Licensed Spectrum 
  Combination of Public and Licensed Spectrum

XI.  Where will you buy broadband wireless equipment? (Select all that apply)

Direct from Manufacturer

Wireless Distributor

System Integrator

Value Added Reseller

BWE Consulting Services

XII.  Broadband Competition

Are there any broadband providers in your area now?  Select One yes no not sure *

Pleck check any broadband competitors that are already available: 

Cable Modem

DSL Modem

ISDN Modem

Satellite Modem

Wireless Modem

XIII.   Landscape Topography/Geography of network location

What does the landscape look like? Please select all that apply: 

Flat Plains
Rolling Hills
Very Large Hills
Mountains
Light Foliage
Medium Foliage
Heavy Foliage
Tall Buildings
Swamps
Large Bodies of Water

XIV.  Network Financing

How do you plan to finance your network build out ?

Personal Credit Cards
SBA Loan
Local Bank Line of Credit
Bond Election
Vendor Lease Financing
Cooperative Funding
State/Local Grants
Venture Capital
Other

Are there any local or state programs that provide grants or public money to help fund your network build out? 

  Select One yes no not sure

Would you like assistance filing the appropriate paperwork to secure these grants/low interest loans if available? 

  Select One yes no not sure

Would you like assistance finding a venture capital firm to provide startup funds? 

  Select One yes no not sure

XV.  I would like to receive technical and pricing information on the following companies:

  Alvarion
  Aperto
  Axxcelera
  BeamReach
  Buffalo Technology
  Cambridge Broadband
  Ceragon
  Cirronet
  Dragonwave
  Enterasys
  fSona
  Karlnet
  Linksys
  Malibu Networks
  MeshNetworks
  MiLAN
  Motorola
  Navini Networks
  Nokia
  P-Com
  RadioLAN
  Raylink
  Redline
  Remec
  smartBridges
  SMC
  Symbol Technologies
  Trango Broadband
  WaveRider
  YDI
  Others 

XVI.   Business Experience

Have you managed a business before?  Select One yes no not sure Number of years

Do you have any Internet Service Provider or Networking experience? Select One yes no not sure   Number of years

Do you have any experience working with Radio Frequency technology?  Select One yes no not sure   Number of years

Are you involved with any local government officials or large group of business leaders that could
help you win community approval to build out a high-speed network in your area?  Select One yes no not sure

What level of purchase authority do you have?  Select One researcher recommend specify approve purchase final decision maker *

XVII.  How would you like vendors/service providers send you information?

Response type desired:

Select One Respond to our company's RFI/RFP Information via postal mail Information via email Information via company website Information via sales call Send us a network proposal *

Where can we download a copy of your Request for Information or Request for Proposal?

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We look forward to helping you issue your
first Broadband Wireless Request for Proposal.

Someone should be in touch with you in 24-48 hours.  If you 
don't hear from someone, please feel free to call us at (480) 218-4441.