[Asterisk-Users] POE hub

[Steve Underwood]

Dean Collins wrote:

>Yep, POE has turned out to be a real fizzer.
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>Whilst a great idea for Access Points (particularly ceiling mounted AP's
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They are *far* more useful for simplifying phone wiring.

>so you don't need to run power points) but apart from that the whole
>concept has just died.
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Not really. People are just stuggling with the cost. They specified 
something rather complex, and the MCUs and other stuff needed to support 
that complexity will stop PoE ever being nick and dime stuff. Single 
chips to do the power control have only recently become plentiful. That 
should make the cost a bit more reasonable, and probably make it 
tolerable over the next year. Don't expect to get a $25 8 port switches 
with PoE any time soon, though.

Regards,
Steve