Municipal Planning: Including Smart City Apps Diane Kruse dkruse@NEOconnect.us 970-309-3500

Broadband Impacts Every Sector of Industry Importance of Broadband is not just about NETFLIX Drives every industry Including E-Government Applications, Communities need to look at infrastructure planning comprehensively: to help with traffic mitigation, and transportation management, smart parking, smart metering (water and sewer), Public Safety

Municipal Broadband Planning 2010 - 2014 Anchor Institutions FTTP with Triple Play Services (Voice, Data, Video) Municipalities that owned Electric Utility 2014 - 2015 Concentration of Broadband, Ubiquitous Gigabit Services Emergence of Public, Private Partnerships and Unique Models 2016 – 2017 and Beyond Ubiquitous Gigabit Services Emergence of Public Private Partnerships and Unique Models Intergovernmental Agreements and Collaboration 5G Technology Content Internet of Things Smart Cities Public Safety Today: Gigabit Broadband is one primary driver and application for all-fiber networks (but not the only one).

https://youtu.be/gXuPXqNdCLw What is a Smart City? Conscious Planning An urban development vision to integrate information (Big Data), communication technology and Internet of things (IoT) technology in a secure fashion to manage a city's assets Improving Urban Life https://youtu.be/gXuPXqNdCLw

Transportation Lighting and Energy Management Waste Management

Where to Begin Conversation, Collaboration Break down the silos Partnerships and Collaboration Partnership Synergies to build infrastructure Reduces Capital Costs Making it Happen Smart policies (Leverage 5G implementation, FirstNet Work) Smart Conduit Design, Priority locations Leverage funding sources Broadband Strategy This becomes the path toward Ubiquitous Gigabit broadband

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