Building Partnerships for Advanced Wireless Daniel Devasirvatham Director, Wireless National User Facility National and Homeland Security FCC Model Cities Meeting / DC April 15, 2015

Public-private partnerships efforts to deploy new technology –Oregon, post BTOP (No award) Broadband attempts –Worked on a Build, Own, Operate, Maintain (BOOM) model –Proposed use of State’s resources to deploy at minimal cost –Example of initiatives in states, but overtaken by other issues 2

City of Ammon Trials: Muni fiber infrastructure + Service providers –Justice Dept. NTIA, NSF (universities), companies –Software Defined Network trials –End user control with connected hardware network –Important backbone capability for Spectrum Sharing, FirstNet, et. al. –A path to Rural-Urban connectivity 3

INL facilitating partnership through access to Wireless National User Facility & Test Bed –Western Region States, Local jurisdictions, universities and companies –Another companion asset to Federal Agencies –LTE, spectrum sharing, smart grid, –Wireless & Cyber Security, SCADA, CERT –State of Idaho, Bonneville Co., City of Idaho Falls –NOT You Bring, We Test; rather Test Together, Make It Better 4

Wireless Test Bed: Assets Capabilities –890 square miles –Low RF Noise + Noise Injection –NTIA Experimental Station Authority –Live and simulation experimentation environments –Experienced research staff –Assembly & integrated technology level testing for conceptual, developmental, operational requirements 5

Test & Research in a Safe Place Dr. Daniel Devasirvatham – (208) – Dr. Carl Kutsche – (208) – 6