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TriState Operations & Technology Conference 2009

Wireless:Spectrum & Technology

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Who we are

• We help clients navigate, reach, and exceed goals

• We focus on rural broadband and stealth tech startups

• Based in RTP, NC (RDU) and Missoula, MT (MSO)



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History

Providing technology strategy leadership to rural broadband service providers for over 10 years (former CTO of Digitel and NeoNova, ex-Nortel)

Jay Cuthrell is also a widely recognized speaker at rural broadband operator events and symposiums (This concludes the references to myself in the third person)



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And now...

source: Flickr



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• Spectrum and Technology Trends

• NTCA's Wireless Symposium 2009

• CTIA Wireless 2009

• Google I/O 2009

• Examples and Discussions (aka Q&A)

Wireless



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Spectrum

2.5 GHz WiMAX(ratified)

Source: NRTC, Cisco, DBC




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Spectrum

700 MHz“WiMAX”(profile)

Source: Stutler Technologies Users Group Conference 2009




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Spectrum

That said...



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Spectrum

• DTV deadline Feb 17 June 12, 2009 (Friday!)

• Great presentations online at stutler.net

• 700 MHz overviews, Airspan info, etc...

• D Block, PSST, Waivers (big cities)

• and... White Spaces



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Spectrum

• You remember this?

• (p.s. it’s Google)

• 15 videos

• < 75k views (total)

source: YouTube



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Spectrum

• By comparison...

• Cat playing a keyboard

• Millions of views

source: YouTube



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Trends

• Handset “stores” of various types

• DPI vendors or the new revenue (Sprint ad)

• Last mile reaches the couch and beyond

• Variety and choice in kit, color, and tether

• Hardened and ready for anything



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Trends

• Backhaul

• more Backhaul

• WWE cage match: WiMAX vs. LTE

• and some more Backhaul



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Trends

• AT&T 3G issues

• AT&T Edge issues

• AT&T Ops issues

• AT&T Backhaul

• Result: Credits

source: VentureBeat



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Trends

• AT&T Pre-announce

• AT&T upgrade: 2011

• $17B investment

• Doubling capacity

• i.e. HSPA 7.2 Mbps

source: VentureBeat



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Trends

• iPhone 3GS “does” video

• AT&T MMS later in 2009

• AT&T tethering ambiguous

source: VentureBeat



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Trends

• Verizon flaunts capacity

• Verizon opens backhaul

• Verizon heads ‘em off

source: GigaOM



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Trends

source: Palm, Apple, VZW, Sierra, TechCrunch, CNET



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Trends

source: TechCrunch



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Trends

source: TechCrunch

Expect 18 new phonesby end of 2009...

Oh, and a refrigerator(maybe)



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Trends

source: engadget



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Trends

source: YouTube



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Trends

source: Flickr



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Trends

source: Wikipedia, Flickr



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• DESIGN: Spectrum Search, Business Modeling, Tower Acquisition/Installation, RF Design and Engineering, Site Surveying

• DEPLOY: Hardware integration, RF Master and Micro Cell integration, Multiple Vendor Solutions

• OPERATE: Back office, billing, and ISP (desktop/Help Desk) support services

Trends



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• Next generation wireless products and consulting

• Tower site selection and Licensed spectrum search

• Grant writing and assistance: traditional and emerging

• Public sector, video monitoring, and Ag niche solutions

• Turnkey RF and IP network design, feasibility studies, planning and deployment including managed back office services

Trends



• Utility poles with mesh AP’s

• Public Safety: Dedicated Mobile Access Routers

• Leverage of existing fiber networks

• In house operations staff trained

• Scoped and retained outside consultants (T&M)

Example



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• Fixed Wireless Broadband mixing and matching

• 700 MHz, 900 MHz, 2.4 MHz, 2.5 MHz, 3.65 MHz

• 2.4, 5.4, 5.8 MHz and licensed

• Towers ranging from 200-400 ft.

• Average of 1000 Subscribers

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• Dozens of towers sites in remote rural areas

• +200 mile backhaul wireless ring

• E-RATE sites as fiber connected demarc

• E-Farming soil, water, and related telemetry support

• Mix of licensed spectrum and unlicensed

• Vendors mix and complexity under 4-5 players

Example



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The Need

USA TodayJune 08, 2009



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Getting There

source: Digitel Wireless



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Considerations

3.65 GHz 2.4 GHz900 MHz

Licensed 2.5 GHzsource: Digitel Wireless



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Phases




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Future




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Actual

source: Digitel Wireless, i-Linc Technologies



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Expect More

public portals

multi-usenetworks

niche




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Intentionally Blank

(see also: Q&A Time...)



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