Briefing for Regional Radio Executive Policy Committee 2 August 2010 Bill Schrier, CTO, City of Seattle

Events have overtaken us! Spectrum, we got spectrum The FCC’s Grand Plan The Events of the Last Six Months Where we go from here … 2 August 2010 Regional Radio Executive Policy Committee 700 MHz Briefing – Bill Schrier 2

Voice network issues 800 MHz ~ 2015 technology issue Interoperability, coverage STILL AN ISSUE! Data Network issues – computers Technology? Build our own? Events have overtaken us! BL: Consultant’s Scope of work must change BL: Consultant’s Scope of work must change 2 August 2010 Regional Radio Executive Policy Committee 700 MHz Briefing – Bill Schrier 3

2 August 2010 Regional Radio Executive Policy Committee 700 MHz Briefing – Bill Schrier 4 BL: There are many competing uses for spectrum; FCC decides.

2 August 2010 Regional Radio Executive Policy Committee 700 MHz Briefing – Bill Schrier 5 VHF UHF MHz 6000 MHz BL: It’s Chopped Up so it ain’t interoperable!

2 August 2010 Regional Radio Executive Policy Committee 700 MHz Briefing – Bill Schrier 6 BL: The FCC has a “Grand Plan” 100 – squared for wired broadband Commercial spectrum for smartphones Public Safety wireless

2 August 2010 Regional Radio Executive Policy Committee 700 MHz Briefing – Bill Schrier 7 Public Safety Network Commercial

2 August 2010 Regional Radio Executive Policy Committee 700 MHz Briefing – Bill Schrier 8 “D” Block Public Safety Narrowband & Broadband Most reclaimed 700 MHz spectrum has been auctioned to carriers for 4G networks

Nov 2008 – Boston asks to use – 19 others ask to use 700 Jan 2010 – Seattle asks to use 700 Mar2010 – National BB Plan issued May 12 – FCC grants 21 requests May 13 – Stimulus grants re-open July 1 – Stimulus grants submitted by the 21 jurisdictions 2 August 2010 Regional Radio Executive Policy Committee 700 MHz Briefing – Bill Schrier 9

Gotta use “LTE” technology Standards set by NIST Gotta be interoperable FCC will set the rules to insure interoperability Commercial Roaming too BL: Ya wanna use the spectrum or get grant money, you play by the FCC’s rules! 2 August 2010 Regional Radio Executive Policy Committee 700 MHz Briefing – Bill Schrier 10

LTE Network 38 Enhanced Cores $7m Computers Roaming $28M, $20M grant RFP 1 August 2010 Digital Comm. Law Enforcement APCO 2010 Digital Comm. Law Enforcement APCO 2010 Bill Schrier, CTO, City of Seattle 11

Today: P. S. Data Dispatch, Records Mgmt Vehicle, personnel location Video streaming two way Images: NG911, Building Plans A little later: cellular telephone Longer-term: voice dispatch 1 August 2010 Digital Comm. Law Enforcement APCO 2010 Digital Comm. Law Enforcement APCO 2010 Bill Schrier, CTO, City of Seattle 12

Now: City of Seattle Next: Four-County Central Puget Sound Region Then: State of Washington All interoperable nationally 1 August 2010 Digital Comm. Law Enforcement APCO 2010 Digital Comm. Law Enforcement APCO 2010 Bill Schrier, CTO, City of Seattle 13

Today: Public Safety Law Enforcement Firefighting & EMS Second Responders Electric & Water Utilities Transportation Public Works General Government Commercial? 1 August 2010 Digital Comm. Law Enforcement APCO 2010 Digital Comm. Law Enforcement APCO 2010 Bill Schrier, CTO, City of Seattle 14

Today Data / Computers Laptops & Handhelds Roaming PS & Commercial 2012 – Cellular Voice ? – Dispatch ? – Public Safety Dispatch 1 August 2010 Digital Comm. Law Enforcement APCO 2010 Digital Comm. Law Enforcement APCO 2010 Bill Schrier, CTO, City of Seattle 15

Continue voice networking work – the problem still exists! Stop work on data networking – consider only how to expand 700 MHz LTE network regionwide Regional Governance Model 2 August 2010 Regional Radio Executive Policy Committee 700 MHz Briefing – Bill Schrier 16

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2 August 2010 Regional Radio Executive Policy Committee 700 MHz Briefing – Bill Schrier 18 Dedicated Capacity Priority access for public safety, second Responders In-building coverage (700 MHz) Reliability Multiple fiber connections Backup power to sites Control over service and maintenance

Allocate 10M to Public Safety Broadband (for data) Auction 10M - D Block Commercial D Block Winner builds PS network For data: National network Interoperable nationally Low cost 2 August 2010 Regional Radio Executive Policy Committee 700 MHz Briefing – Bill Schrier 19

In 2007, no commercial carrier bid on the D Block! The Plan doesn’t work! 2 August 2010 Regional Radio Executive Policy Committee 700 MHz Briefing – Bill Schrier 20

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