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New York City and Wireless Technology. Mobile Telecom Franchise (MTF). Several Routes. Who Owns it? Who Operate s it? Who Uses it? Who Pays for it? Each combination has its own ADVANTAGES and DISadvantages.
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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?
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?
Enhancing Mobile Networks through Franchising Franchising Allowing private companies to occupy the City’s 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
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)
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.
2003 • NYC looks for ways to improve wireless connectivity and initiates a self reported survey of poor cell phone coverage through 311
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.
City’s 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
New York City’s 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 Zones—A, B, C • Base Compensation • Compensation per pole
Zones Zone A: Manhattan South of 96th Street Zone B: Citywide excluding Zones A and C Zone C: Community Districts where > 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
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
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
Working in the Electronic Age • Efficiency • Accuracy of Data • Speed • Accessibility • Level of Service • Productivity • Coordination
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
CMWNPresentation Overview User Application Requirements Solicitation “Approach” Types of Proposals Challenges Spectrum Technology Cost
Key Participating City Agencies • FDNY/EMS • NYPD • OEM • DOT • DoITT
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
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
Class 2-Wireless Automatic Vehicle Location (“AVL”) • Wireless centralized tracking of the locations of all of the City’s 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
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
Class 4-Wireless Vehicular Traffic Control • Wireless infrastructure for the Department of Transportation’s 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
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
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_mobile_wireless.shtml
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.
700/800 MHz Licensed 900 MHz Licensed & Unlicensed 2.4/5.8 GHz Unlicensed 4.9 GHz Public Safety 1.6/2.5 GHz Licensed (Leased) UHF VHF Licensed Mission Critical Two-Way Voice Network Architecture IP-based High-Speed Wireless Network Architecture 2 Mbps + 3 Mbps Multimedia Multimedia 144 kbps 144 kbps Enterprise/ Enterprise/ VPN , etc. VPN , etc. 14 kbps 14 kbps Email, Email, File Transfer File Transfer WAP, Cellular - WAP, Cellular - Video - Video - Specific Apps Specific Apps conferencing conferencing Web Browsing, Web Browsing, mCommerce mCommerce Multi - user Multi - user VoIP VoIP 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
CHALLENGESCategories • Spectrum • Technology • Cost
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)
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
CHALLENGESCost • Network Infrastructure • Backhaul • Devices • Management/Maintenance • Application Development • Site Leases • Spectrum