I had been holding off on getting any ePMP 3000L radios as there always seems to be some problem with them and older gear just keeps working well. I thought the GPS issues were resolved, but recently there seems to be a resurgence of issues. I also see people periodically concerned about Ethernet issues.
I am curious - for anyone experienced with 3000L radios, would you keep installing new ones if given the opportunity?
Specifically, if you needed a 2x2 radio, would you keep using the ePMP 2000 until some 2x2 version of the ePMP 4000 comes out, or would you use the ePMP 3000L?
[I’m considering them for some small 2x2 radio locations (That are currently using ePMP 1000 or 2000) where I don’t want the additional expense of a full ePMP 3000 if I can help it.]
We skipped the e2k and use the e3kL for ptp and micro pop AP.
Once your on 4.6.2 and you use the new gps pucks they are very stable.
We have replaced several e1k APs with e3kL just to get the higher throughput and better compatibility. Then again we are also still using those e1k APs to serve pico-pops that are only for a few people.
We have a large number of 3kL and with 4.6.2 and proper GPS signal, they are fine and stable. And they are WAY faster than a 1K or 2K, especially when paired with F300 SMs for the highest use clients.
The new round ones are much thicker than the old round ones and are slightly better than the square pucks that replaced the originals.
If you are using e3k radios, better to use cmm5 compatible sync sources like ugps or packetflux Cambium sync gigabit injector and a sync box jr
and none of the ones I got have 3m stickers. . . . . If its square its 2nd gen puck, if its round and thin (3/8" thick) its the first gen and the newest is round and about 1/2" or so thick.
I am supposed to be on a tower that has the square and the new round pucks this weekend (inspection time again!), Ill try to grab some pics