Established in 1974 Service Area of 1,200 Square Miles Population of 440,000 People We Answer 700,000 Calls for Service Each Year 3 rd Largest PSAP in Colorado Who We Are

Adcom911 Staff Supports 2000 Public Safety Users Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) Mobile Data Police and Fire Records Audio Recordings Land Mobile Radio (LMR) LTE Fiber Optic and Microwave Networks Systems We Support

Adams County Sheriff Adams County Fire Rescue Bennett Fire Dept Brighton Police Dept Commerce City Police Dept Greater Brighton Fire Northglenn Police Dept North Metro Fire Sable Altura Fire South Adams County Fire Strasburg Fire Our Agencies

FCC Waiver to Operate on the 700MHz Granted in 2011 Federal Grant Awarded to Construct the LTE Network IP Wireless / Raytheon Solution Importance of Utilizing Existing Sites and Network Infrastructure May 2012 FirstNet Created Adcom LTE Project Suspended November 2013 Spectrum Management Lease Agreement (SMLA) Signed with FirstNet February 2014 Adcom Contracted with General Dynamics Broadband to Complete the Project LTE Project

Comprehensive public safety data system Integrating the various system used by Public Safety Data automatically flows into each system as events progress System Allows for:  Multi-agency data sharing  Paperless records and jail bookings  Remote field access to all data  Ad-hoc data analysis LTE Project Goals

CAD RMS JMS Originating Information Internet9-1-1PSTN Agencies Field Unit 2 State Regional Federal Field Unit 1 Field Unit N Information Video Sensors Jails E- Booking Direct Real- time Access Direct Real- time Access Sub Networks Additional Information External Sources Core Applications Hospitals Diagnostics Real-time Information Exchange Data Share

We’ve tried everything else! - Narrowband, 4.9 GHz 900 MHz, Private carriers, Commercial carriers do not provide coverage, capacity and reliability required for data needs Bandwidth is the primary limitation for rolling out new technology Data is becoming as crucial as voice All communications will soon be IP Why LTE

EPC installed and operational 9 RAN sites installed “Initial site specific drive testing” in- progress Waiting on permits for remaining sites System scheduled to be live this fall LTE Project Status

Be prepared to adapt Education is key: both local officials/users With external partners, get decision makers involved early Identify and work though site issues early LTE Lessons Learned

Manage expansion/growth Manage expectations Education of users Need for additional resources to manage increased data Migrate into FirstNet final architecture. LTE Future Challenges