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Technology founded in Bella Bella B.C Canada (2005). Remote Areas 350 miles north of major city center. E – Education Class room Initial installation 2005. Advanced Interactive Joint Venture with M.I.K to form Rural First Broadband Inc “To Connect & Protect”.
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Technology founded in Bella Bella B.C Canada (2005) • Remote Areas • 350 miles north of major city center • E – Education Class room • Initial installation 2005
Advanced Interactive Joint Venture with M.I.K to form Rural First Broadband Inc “To Connect & Protect” Advanced Interactive Inc. engineers solutions that increase access speeds to the Internet in remote communities such as: Alaska, American Samoa, northern Canada, Hawaii, India, Kenya, Nigeria, Tahiti, Tonga, Uganda, etc. www.ruralfirstbroadband.com
International Presence • Over 55 Years in Business • 690 Employees • Over 600,000 sq/ft of facilities worldwide
We took our knowledge base from the cable plant and applied it to wireless. Proof of Concept using UHF Initially we were astonished to find that the footprint of coverage to be a 50km radius or ~8000 Sq/Km. • Applications to Industry Canada were procured, equipment was purchased, programmed and mounted on a existing broadcast tower in a rural community called Whitecourt, Alberta.
After proof of concept the organic migration of live customers on system was achieved. Financial Investment of $15 Million Canadian Dollars. The first system took 4 years of residential installs and thousands of hours of tweaking and fine tuning to fully understand the abilities & Limitations of the 'White Space' Technology. Residential Viability Term to describe the UHF Spectrum. This gave rise to the second system servicing Grande Prairie, Alberta and its surrounding areas.
UHF Coverage footprints along the Highway 43 Alaska Highway Each system has an approximate coverage of 50km radius or 8,000 square km. Covering Over Alberta Coverage Map • 40,447 Residential Homes • 4,272 Businesses • Thousands of Well Heads • 12 First Nation Settlements
Types of Connectivity • Fiber • DSL • Cable
Wireless Spectrum • Previous slide was types of connectivity, this slide needs to be enhanced on different wireless system types, capabilities, features and benefits of our wireless systems
Priority Broadband • Prioritizing traffic and adding in Quality of Service (QOS)
Case Study Wireless broadband communication system
Fox Creek (Industrial Communication System) 600 Homes 200 Business Over 5,000 Well Heads
Our Industrial Broadband Network will provide reliable broadband services to businesses, residential, oil well heads and First Nation settlements communities.
Rapid Deployment Carrier on Wheels • Quick deployment for recovery of any system tower issue • Emergency response during disaster relief