I heard about this again today…not again. OK, like anything else if you throw enough $$ at something, custom re-engineer something for what it was not intended, make it proprietary as all get out, and create barriers to the evolution for new wireless LAN technology…then I guess maybe you could make it work. But will it work that well? At this point trying to combine these architectures has certain compromises..never intended to work together. Sounds good on the surface. (marketing and good salesmanship) A well designed wireless LAN (and let me state well designed), on it’s own works fine. Some WLAN(s) have not been designed that well as different integrators (well they have different skill sets).
Now to the financial part of things. Go get a quote for WLAN coverage for 1M square feet. Get a quote for a multi-carrier DAS for 1M square feet. Now get a quote for 1M square feet with a DAS to support 802.11n. Compare the costs! Finally, when you hear of now adding WMTS, add this into the equation. It is far less expensive to install a separate DAS, a separate (discrete WLAN), (and it is totally supported by the WLAN companies), than trying to combine everything. I intend to say no more about this, as it makes no technical or financial sense to keep trying to force a round peg into a square hole.
