Government Leaders Teleconference

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• WELCOME
• Government Leaders Teleconference
• Wireless The 21st Century Technology
• September 15, 2004

Mayors Office of Information Services
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Emergence of wireless broadband

• WiFi dense cellular mesh technology enables the
  implementation of metropolitan wireless broadband
  networks that provide business and public access
  to wireless broadband Internet service throughout
  a geographic coverage area similar to the digital
  mobile phone service that is provided today.
• Today, you can find a wireless hot spot in most
  hotels, airports, book stores and coffee shops.
  Seamless broadband wireless Internet services
  will be widely available by the end of 2005.
  Over 200 governments today are looking at
  implementing some form of WiFi broadband
  technology.
• The problem with the current WiFi hot spot
  implementation vs a metro-scale WiFi is a
  wireless user must either find a free wireless
  hot spot or pay at each establishment they go to.
  

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Sample of Wireless Technologies Today
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Open Standard WiFi Clients
2005 5 billion market for Wi-Fi equipment
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2004 1,000 devicesWiFi certified
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2003 Wireless integrated ontoPC motherboard
Wireless device proliferation laptops, PDAs,
video cameras, etc.
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2002 Wireless NIC lt60
Wi-Fi Client Devices (millions)
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2001 HP, Dell, IBM,Toshiba offer built-in
wirelessWireless NIC 100
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1999 IEEE 802.11b (Wi-Fi) standard
adoptedWireless NIC 200
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2002
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Source Synergy Research Estimates
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Metro-Scale WiFi a Transformative Technology

• Easier, less cost entry for small to mid-size
  businesses to high speed data access can spur
  economic development
• Access to lower cost connectivity for
  disadvantaged individuals and small businesses
  can help eliminate the digital divide
• Access to metro-scale network makes communication
  between school, teacher, student and parent in
  the home a reality
• Ubiquitous access can make university campus
  access available to non-resident students
• Citywide/countywide access can reduce the cost of
  service delivery for Government
• Tourist destination sites around the world are
  vying to be identified as the Wireless City
  that allows you to always be connected
• Metro scale continuous networks will allow
  travelers, business people and residents to roam
  seamlessly throughout the City for free or with
  one single payment for month, week or day

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How Philadelphia Got Started

• Aligned technology with Mayors goals
• Create briefing paper and fact sheet
• Created free WiFi hot spot to demonstrate
  potential
• Monitored usage
• Held meetings with interested sectors in
  community
• Presented findings to Mayor
• Mayor appointed Wireless Philadelphia Executive
  Committee
• Developing Business Plan and Funding Strategy

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Role of Wireless Executive Committee

• Represent cross mix of community interests
• Promote use of wireless to strengthen the Citys
  economy and transform neighborhoods
• Serve as advisors and advocates for wireless
  community networking through community outreach
• Provide forum for discussion to enhance usage of
  emerging wireless technologies
• Recommend policy around wireless fees, extent of
  service, privacy and security
• Help maximize the social, developmental and
  educational return from a connected community

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Community Outreach

• Hold five community Open Discussion Forums
• Conduct focus groups
• African American Chamber, Asian Chamber, Hispanic
  Chamber, Small Business Chamber,
• Health Community
• Hi-Tech/Early Start companies
• Education K-12 and Universities
• Industrial Development Corporations
• Community Development Districts
• Resident Organizations
• Multiple pilot projects
• Historic district, Hispanic neighborhood, NTI
  neighborhood, Hope VI housing project, Navel Yard
  district

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Funding Models

• Government owned and operated
• City/County owns pole rights or has right-of-way
  authority
• Government owned and privately operated
• Public/Private partnership
• Joint Power Authority
• Non-for-Profit owned and operated (501c3)
• Non-Profit owned and privately operated (501c6)
• Enterprise owned and operated with revenue
  sharing
• Tiered subscription fees, one time usage revenue
  roaming revenues
• Fees shared

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Timeline

• June 2004, Wireless Love Park Pilot launched
• August 2004, Wireless Philadelphia Executive
  Committee appointed
• Sept. Oct. 2004, forums, focus groups and
  pilots completed
• Sept. Nov. 2004, business plan and funding
  strategy development
• December 2004, business plan, funding strategy
  and recommendations delivered to Mayor
• February 2005, launch project and RFPs
• Spring 2006, metro-scale wireless network LIVE