Proposal Evaluation Process for Phase I Selection

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New York City and Wireless Technology
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Mobile Telecom Franchise (MTF)
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Several Routes
Who Owns it? Who Operates it? Who Uses
it? Who Pays for it? Each combination has its
own ADVANTAGES
and DISadvantages
Government ? Private Sector?
Individuals? Mixed?
Franchising?
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Government--Right Tool for this Job?

• Stifling Competition?
• Is the government an unfair competitor?
• What services already exist?
• Government Expertise?
• Can the government do a better job than the
  private sector?
• Can the government keep pace with market changes
  or new technologies?
• Regulations?
• Priorities?
• What is an acceptable Return on Investment?
• Does this serve all constituents?

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Enhancing Mobile Networks through Franchising

• Franchising
• Allowing private companies to occupy the Citys
  Rights of Way for a fee
• Encourages entrepreneurship and innovation
• Allows private companies access to extensive
  real estate
• Allows companies to improve existing networks
  and build new ones
• Encourages sustainable business models and
  Return on Investment
• Can accommodate diverse constituent needs
• Maximizes value of City property
• Encourages efficient use of resources
• Municipal revenue

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Mobile Telecom Franchise (MTF)

• Allows company to
• install and use telecommunications equipment
  and facilities, including base station and access
  point facilities, for mobile telecom, on
• City street light poles
• traffic light poles
• highway sign support poles
• over 200,000 poles citywide
• install and use related facilities
• (e.g. connecting fiber)

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MTF in NYC

• 1996
• Franchise awarded to Metricom. They eventually
  installed 3,000 antennas citywide for their
  Ricochet system, a mobile high-speed internet
  service.

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• 2003
• NYC looks for ways to improve wireless
  connectivity and initiates a self reported survey
  of poor cell phone coverage through 311

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MTF in NYC

• 2004
• City re-released updated Request for Proposals
  for Mobile Telecom Franchises, resulting in the
  granting of 6 franchises.
• 2005
• 1st Reservation Phase started in June and the
  first installations are expected by the end of
  the year.

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Citys Objectives

• Support the Growth in use of mobile
  telecommunications in both business and personal
  context
• Provide Alternative Communications outlets
• Increase Revenue for City by making city-owned
  property available for facilities
• Improve Existing Wireless Networks
• Improvement and expansion of service in
  Underserved Areas of the city

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New York Citys Mobile Telecom Franchises

• Maximum of 3,000 poles citywide per franchisee
• Maximum of 15 year agreement
• Equipment Design requires Art Commission
  Approval
• Equipment Installation primarily at
  intersections
• City divided into 3 ZonesA, B, C
• Base Compensation
• Compensation per pole

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Franchisees
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Zones

• Zone A
• Manhattan South of 96th Street
• Zone B
• Citywide excluding Zones A and C
• Zone C
• Community Districts where
• gt or 5 of the occupied housing units do not
  have telephone service (2000 U.S. Census) MN 10,
  11, BX 1-7, BK 3-5, 16

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Zones

• Zone C only
• 10,000/yr.
• Zones B and C only
• 50,000/yr.
• Zones A, B, and C
• 100,000/yr.

A min 250 /pole/month B min 50
/pole/month C min 10 /pole/month
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Working in the Electronic Age Technology to
Better Manage Technology

• Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Mapping
• Global Positioning System (GPS) Accuracy
• Electronic Databases and Applications (e.g.
  Poletop Manager)
• Internet
• Digital Photos
• Electronic file sharing

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Working in the Electronic Age

• Efficiency
• Accuracy of Data
• Speed
• Accessibility
• Level of Service
• Productivity
• Coordination

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Benefits

• Encourages sustainable business models and
  Return on Investment
• Supports continued growth in use of mobile
  telecommunications
• Diverse Technologies
• Accommodate diverse constituent needs
• Maximizes value of City property
• Minimal municipal investment
• Keep pace with emerging technologies
• Competitive pricing
• Reliable Network
• New ways to view government assets

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Coming to a Street Near You
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CITYWIDE MOBILE WIRELESS NETWORK
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CMWNPresentation Overview

• User Application Requirements
• Solicitation Approach
• Types of Proposals
• Challenges
• Spectrum
• Technology
• Cost

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Key Participating City Agencies

• FDNY/EMS
• NYPD
• OEM
• DOT
• DoITT

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Classes of Applications

• Class 1 Wireless public safety (high-
  speed data and video)
• Class 2 Wireless Automatic Vehicle
  Location (AVL)
• Class 3 Wireless call boxes for
  emergency services
• Class 4 Wireless Vehicular Traffic
  Control

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Class 1-Wireless Public Safety(high- speed
data and video)

• Wireless access to Internet/Intranet applications
• Large data and image file transfer (including
  fingerprints and images of wanted or missing
  persons, maps and building blueprints).
• Full Motion Video to/from vehicles
• Streaming video from emergency scenes to Command
  Centers
• Continuous environmental monitoring and control
• 5,000 to 10,000 subscriber devices

Wireless Network
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Class 2-Wireless Automatic Vehicle Location
(AVL)

• Wireless centralized tracking
• of the locations of all of the Citys
• NYPD, FDNY/EMS and other
• non-emergency vehicles
• enabling the operators of
• emergency vehicles to establish
• their own precise locations and
• determine the best routes to take to
• respond to requests for assistance.
• 5,000 to 10,000 units citywide

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Class 3-Wireless Emergency Call Box

• Installation of wireless call boxes in public
  locations that would be used by the public to
  summon emergency dispatch services when needed.
• Initial 1,000 call boxes, up to 19,000 call boxes
  citywide

911 PSAC
Wireless Network
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Class 4-Wireless Vehicular Traffic Control

• Wireless infrastructure for the Department of
  Transportations Vehicular Traffic Control System
  (VTCS), which provides direct, on-line control
  of the traffic signals located throughout the
  City on a real-time basis.
• Up to 8,000 traffic lights citywide

DOT Traffic Control Center
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Network/RFP Technical Requirements Requirements

• Defined Specifications for
• Data Throughput
• In-Street Coverage
• High Speed Mobility
• Security
• Reliability
• Scalability
• IP-Addressing
• Network Management
• Integrated to support multiple
• Classes of Applications

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SOLICITATION APPROACHSystems Integrator

• The request for proposals solicited proposals
  from Systems Integrators to design, construct,
  manage, maintain and provide user equipment for a
  Citywide Wireless Network.
• Technology and spectrum agnostic

http//www.nyc.gov/html/doitt/html/miscs/rfp_mobil
e_wireless.shtml
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SOLICITATION APPROACHPhases I II

• Phase I (Pilot) One or more systems
  integrators will install its/their proposed
  network(s) in a defined area of NYC for a limited
  time and demonstrate all classes of applications.
• 12 Weeks/Primarily Lower Manhattan
• Phase II (Full Implementation) Based on the
  Pilot evaluation, a systems integrator may
  selected for citywide implementation.

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TYPES OF RFI/RFP PROPOSALS
NYPD 19.2 Data
FDNY/EMS 4.8-19.2 Data
DoITT License
UMTS
3G Commercial
Broadband Data
Voice/Low Speed Data
Aligning Spectrum w/ Voice and Data Requirements
WiMax Technology
Mesh Technology
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CHALLENGESCategories

• Spectrum
• Technology
• Cost

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CHALLENGESSpectrum

• 4.9 GHz (Public Safety)
• 700 MHz (Spectrum Coalition for Public Safety)
• 1.9 GHz (Commercial)
• 2.5 GHz (Formerly ITFS and MDS)
• 1.7 GHz/2.1 GHz (Advanced Wireless Services)
• 2.4 GHz (Unlicensed)

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CHALLENGESTechnology

• Is Mobile Broadband Technology for Public Safety
  Ready?
• Risks related to purchasing and inferior,
  short-lived or quickly obsolete product
• Can Any Technology Solution Perform Reliably in
  New York City?
• Canyons of Lower Manhattan 320 square miles to
  cover 6,200 miles of roadway

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CHALLENGESCost

• Network Infrastructure
• Backhaul
• Devices
• Management/Maintenance
• Application Development
• Site Leases
• Spectrum

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Thank You.