P S M C

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P S M C
Wyoming Statewide Public Safety Mobile
Communications

• Robert Wilson
• Telecommunications Program Mgr
• Wyoming Department of Transportation

Telcomms Council, Nov 2, 2001
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Project Goals

• Ultimate goal of project
• Provide ample and reliable voice data comms
  with and between public safety mobile units,
  statewide.
• Relationship to other projects
• Doesnt include point-to-point communication.
• Depends on continuing WYDOT microwave backbone
  upgrade, especially to reach mountain sites.
• Essential results timing goals
• Ease spectrum congestion frustrations.
• Establish architecture for interoperable
  statewide public safety comms, as various
  agencies need to recapitalize their old systems.
• Meet emerging needs for more capable voice data
  comms, security and increased interoperability
  reap benefit of improved technology.

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Project Goals, cont.

• Avoid risks of declining radio effectiveness
• Endangerment of field personnel
• Sub-optimal levels of public safety service
• Obsolescence rising costs to support old systems
• Inability to support future growth needs
• Chaos of independently pursued incompatible
  trunked radio systems
• Provide universal statewide access
• Coverage maintained or improved
• Achieve life cycle cost efficiency
• Leverage existing infrastructure

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SALECS Coverage
2-way radio, Talk-Back. Lightest gray
approaching marginal comms.
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Background

• User Group recommendation (Feb-Aug 1997)
• Quantum Analysis of Statewide Telecomms (May 99)
• RSM McGladrey Report on Statewide Public Safety
  Wireless Network (Aug 2000)
• Motorola Business Case Analysis for Statewide
  Wireless Network (Sep 2000)

FOR MORE INFO...

• http//ipc.state.wy.us/radio/index.htm (under
  the heading of Consultant's Reports)

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Statewide PSMC Plan RFP

• Progress procedural highlights
• The consultant will provide
• independent, objective and credible
  recommendations cost estimates,
• technical expertise on commercially available
  public safety mobile communications technology
  and standards,
• operational and organizational expertise relating
  to public safety communications , and,
• administrative support for meetings and
  documentation.

FOR MORE INFO...
Executive Summary of draft RFP is included in
status rpt at-- http//ipc.state.wy.us/radio/statu
s/2001_09_05.doc
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Strategic Alternatives

• Specific alternatives are to be determined in
  phase 1 of planning process, but shall include
• hybrid networks
• commercial services
• leased networks
• do nothing statewide this is the stovepipe
  model

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Current Efforts

• Overview of project efforts
• RFP draft undergoing minor updates
• Legislative initiative to fund plan, Feb 2002
• APCO conference Nov 28, 2001, in Casper
• PSWN pilot project with WY to provide strategy
  for business case

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Challenges Issues

• Initial funding
• Recurring funding
• Local government concerns
• Facilities
• Availability of commercially competitive,
  standards-compliant radio systems
• Interoperability with other types of networks

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Telcomms Council Implications

• Support SALECS participation on Steering
  Committee on behalf of State Executive Branch
  stay cognizant of reports contribute to
  planning effort.
• Include Statewide PSMC success as an element of
  the States strategic plans.
• Support Statewide PSMC as a fiscal priority.

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Conclusion

• Questions?
• Project Manager is Robert Wilson [phone]
  rwilso3_at_state.wy.us
• Technical Lead is Bill Smith(307)777-4440
  Bill.Smith_at_dot.state.wy.us
• Guidance?