Slide 1 The National Broadband Plan and Public Safety The Need for More 700 MHz Spectrum Bill Schrier, Chief Technology Officer, City of Seattle 28 May 2010
Slide 2 Public Safety Interoperability 28 May 2010 Public Safety Wireless Broadband Bill Schrier – CTO - City of Seattle
Slide 3 Puget Sound Voice Radio
Slide 4 National Broadband Plan 28 May 2010 Public Safety Wireless Broadband Bill Schrier – CTO - City of Seattle
Slide 5 FCC’s Overall view
Slide 6 Potential applications
Slide MHz Spectrum “D” Block Public Safety Narrowband & Broadband Most reclaimed 700 MHz spectrum has been auctioned to carriers for 4G networks
Slide 8 D Block Adjacency 10 MHz for Public Safety Broadband - One license to the PSST for entire U.S. Slide 8 D Block 5 MHz D Block 5 MHz D Block Scheduled by FCC For Commercial Auction
Slide 9 Broadband Vision Fiber to each premise SmartGrid Meter Control Tele-work Jobs Consumer services at lower cost Public Safety Mobile Wireless