Municipal Broadband Wireless Access

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Municipal Broadband Wireless Access

• Danny NgDirector, Nortel Asia dxn_at_nortel.com

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Agenda

• Background Deployment Model
• Technology Considerations
• Deployment Case Studies
• Q A

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Background - Which Wireless ?
CDMA
OFDM / MIMO
GPRS, Mobile Circuit Switch
1xRTT, EDGE
UMTS / HSDPA 1xEV-DO
Wide Area Mobility
WiMax
WiFi - 802.11 a/b/g
802.11n
Local Area Nomadic
WiMax 802.16a/d
VDSL/ADSL2 FTTx / PON Ethernet
ADSL
Fixed
Cable Modem
10 Mbps
100 Mbps
100 kbps
1 Mbps
Speed
Future Nortel Solution
Nortel solution
Balance between Bandwidth, Mobility, Coverage and
Cost
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Municipal Wireless In the News
Updated 4/8/2005
Aug. 16, 2005
September 2005 by Blake Harris
San Francisco Moves Forward on Wi-Fi Plan SAN
FRANCISCO The city of San Francisco wants
ideas for making the entire 49-square mile city a
free or at least cheap Wi-Fi zone
Philadelphia plans nation's first citywide Wi-Fi
network PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) The city of
Philadelphia will become the largest U.S.
Internet "hot spot
Taipei Determined to Become First Wireless Cyber
City world's largest Wi-Fi grid with more that
10,000 access points that will blanket the city's
272 square kilometers
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Why do it ?
Municipal Wireless Drivers

• Kick Starts Economic Development
• Attract new businesses, residents and tourists
• Bridges the Digital Divide
• Allows disadvantaged citizens to economically
  access on-line government, education, health and
  social services
• Improves Security and Public Safety
• When integrated with digital surveillance cameras
  have reduced crime by more than 50
• Improve Municipal Operations
• Reduce time to deliver municipal services from 3
  weeks to less than 1

Broadband access will enable Chapleau to
connect, and compete, with other communities
throughout the world, positioning us as a center
for innovation and change." Earle Freeborn,
Mayor of the Township of Chapleau, Ontario
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How Does the Money Flow ?
5 Business Models in Play

• SERVICE
• PROVIDER

• INVESTMENT/
• DEPLOYMENT MODEL

• MODEL

OWNER

• Govt funds, owns and operates to support govt
  and public safety needs. Outsourcing operations
  an option.
• Service owned and operated by existing
• dept or a new department created
• Funded, owned, operated, maintained
• by private sector
• Govt funds and owns network,
• capacity split between govt, public, and
  wholesale private service providers
• Private sector funds/owns/operates
• network, offers retail and wholesale
• services. Public sector as anchor tenant.
• Collaborate on Digital Divide programs, may
  involve non-profit

• Public Sector
• Public Sector
• Private Sector
• Public Sector

• Public Sector
• Public Sector
• Private Sector
• Public/Private Sector
• Public/Private Sector

• Public Sector
• Public Utility
• Private Sector
• Private/Public (1)

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Applications
Improving Municipal Operations and Service
Delivery
Public Safety
Municipal Operations

• Inspections and code compliant
• Fleet/asset tracking
• Workflow automation
• Automated meter
• reading
• VoIP Services

• Video Surveillance
• Mobile VPN
• Emergency and crisis management
• Rapid first responder Interoperability

Internet Services
Fully Tested and Integrated

• Residential
• Business store front
• Wholesale to competing ISPs
• Advertisement
• Roaming surcharges

• Come see the applications in action!
• Dedicated integration and testing lab in Raleigh,
  NC

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Advertising Application
Making Customers Stick!

• Increase retention, lower churn
• Reduce marketing and support costs
• Gain ability to use price as competitive
  advantage

Increase Subscriber Revenue by 1-4 per month
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In-Vehicle CommunicationsNetmotion Improving
Effectiveness of First Responders

• Mobile Access to
• Hazardous Material Database
• Location mapping and building maps
• Video Surveillance
• NCIC and local jurisdiction database
• DMV photos, mug shots
• In-car remote report writing, insurance
  verification and issuance of citations

Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Information
Database
Public Safety Data Base
WiFi
WiFi
Public WAN
Public WAN
Private RF
Private RF
360,000 people depend on Colorado Springs Police
Department for security. Colorado Springs Police
Department depends on NetMotion Mobility for
theirs. Mobility helps police cut crime and
costs savings of up to 1 hour per day per unit.
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Digital Surveillance Architecture
Corporate Network/ Internet
Packet Optical Transport
Access
Optical Metro 5200 C/DWDM or Optical Metro 3500
RPR
IP Ethernet Networking
Packet-Optical Network
Video Analysis Center/NVR
DVS Wireless
Secure Connectivity
VPN 5000 Extranet switch
Wireless LAN client access
Digital Monitoring Clients
Industry Proven Products to Complete the Video
Surveillance Network
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Automated Meter ReadingReducing Utility
Operational Expenses
Data Collector Unit

• Reduce OPEX (personnel, equipment, vehicles)
• Reduce in-field safety accidents
• Improve data accuracy reducing customer
  complaints
• Improve customer satisfaction (leak detection,
  accurate billing)

METER TRANSMISSION UNIT (MTU)
Mesh AP
Reduce cost per meter read from 2 to 0.10
CUSTOMER SUPPORT CENTER
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Mobile TV with SmartVideo
One Solution with Triple Play Capability
Cell phones
PDAs
Laptops
IPTV
Revenue Share Opportunity of 3 per Subscriber
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Voice over WLAN Your Office in Your Pocket

• Advanced desk set features
• High quality voice throughout facility
• Durable handsets for vertical apps
• Seamless integration with Nortel Communication
  Servers
• Ease of use
• Push-to-talk functionality for group communication

Our clinicians absolutely depend on the mobility
solution Were helping them be more efficient,
more productive and to do more with less. You
couldnt pry it way from them if you
wanted. Leigh Popv,Manager of Technical
Infrastructure and Capital Planning Credit
Valley Hospital
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Multimedia ApplicationsOffice Anywhere
IP Telephony
SIP Multimedia Applications
Self Service
3rd Party Apps
Real-Time Collaborative Applications
Contact Center
Nortel Soft/Hard Clients
Unified Messaging

• Office workers
• Mobile workers
• Tele-workers

3rd Party Clients
Presence
MultimediaDashboard
Improved Communications for Todays distributed
and Mobile Workforce
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RFID and Sensor Applications
Improving Efficiency with Real-Time Status
Fleet tracking monitoring
Inventory management asset tracking
Yard management access
One architecture supports all RFID, location, and
sensor services in the municipality... providing
simplified management extensive scalability
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Fleet Tracking and Monitoring
Improving the Return on Mobile Assets
Identification, location, time stamp, route
path, speed, vibration,
Optimize Fleet Operations
Municipal Wireless Mesh
Edge appliance with GPS, sensors WiFi
Mapping Software Corporate ERP fleet management
Sensor Network Manager Appliance with data
tracking policies
Customer savings of 4,500 per vehicle per year
via increased asset utilization, route
optimization, and fuel savings
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Agenda

• Background Deployment Model
• Technology Considerations
• Deployment Case Studies
• Q A

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Wireless Mesh Networking ?
Wireless Mesh
Access Point
10/100BT Ethernet
Access Point

• WiFi-based Access and Transit
• Operate in Unlicensed Spectrum
• Intrinsic redundancy via dynamic Meshing

Mobile Device
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Wireless Mesh Deployment
Transit Link _at_ 5 GHz
Wireless Mesh Access Point

• Access Points mounted at elevation
• Line of Sight between Access Points up to 400m
• Users can roam between Access Points
• Standard WiFi user devices

Access Link _at_ 2.4 GHz
User Devices
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WiMAXIdeal for Rural Connectivity

• Open Standards ratified
• Fixed IEEE 802.16d
• Mobile IEEE 802.16e
• Many active trials and some pre-standard
  deployments
• Can operate in licensed and unlicensed spectrum

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Broadband WirelessMesh and WiMAX-Complementary
Solutions
WiMAX
Wireless Mesh

• Access to licensed spectrum
• Running high bandwidth critical applications
• Require full mobility (WiMAX 5000 Family)
• Ideal for sparse population

• Unlicensed spectrum
• Moderate bandwidth applications
• Require nomadic mobility
• Dense populations

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Agenda

• Background Deployment Model
• Technology Considerations
• Deployment Case Studies
• Q A

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City of Taipei Worlds Largest Municipal WiFi
Network

• Investment Drivers
• Support Tawains Mobile City Vision
• Support Taipeis large population with innovative
  new broadband technologies
• Solution
• Wireless Mesh Network Solution
• Aptilo Subscriber Management Solution
• Full System Integration
• Results
• High-speed wireless services in MRT stations,
  selected commercial buildings and other key
  locations across the city
• Innovative applications such as E-Bus, and
  M-Medicine
• Support for 272 sq Km, 2.65M people, 5000 APs

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Marshalltown Iowa Kick-Starting Economic
Development

• Investment Drivers
• Differentiate community, attract new business
  investment, retain current businesses and
  residents.
• Ubiquitous mobility services to city
  departments, business and residents
• Solution Wireless Mesh Network Solution
• Results
• First Wi-Fi city network in the State of Iowa
• Lower capital outlay than large-scale fiber
• Citizens, city workers, businesses and visitors
  gain seamless access and roaming
• Ready for public safety applications, eg. for
  emergency response workers and video surveillance
  purposes, local hospital applications

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Golden Telecom MoscowEuropes Largest Wireless
Mesh Network

• Investment Drivers
• Expansion of its broadband access network through
  Wi-Fi capabilities in 2006
• Indoor and outdoor coverage to extend to 3.9M
  residents
• Solution
• Wireless Mesh Networking
• Full Turnkey Services
• Results
• VOIP/Internet Access via Aport Search engine,
  location services
• 5,000 APs phased in approach
• Trials commenced 2Q06

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SAB/NetagoCanadas First Commercial WiMAX
Deployment

• Investment Drivers
• Bring wireless broadband to underserved, rural
  communities in Southeastern Alberta
• Solution
• Fixed 802.16d solution in 3.5GHz spectrum
• Collaborative project Public and Private
  Enterprise
• Results
• Wireless broadband access to residences and
  business
• Internet, email, multimedia apps, VoIP, digital
  video surveillance and remote telemetry
• Coverage of 8000 sq. miles (21,000 sq. km)

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Agenda

• Background Deployment Model
• Technology Considerations
• Deployment Case Studies
• Q A

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