1. Municipal Planning: Including Smart City Apps
Diane Kruse

2. 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

3. Municipal Broadband Planning
Anchor Institutions
FTTP with Triple Play Services (Voice, Data, Video)
Municipalities that owned Electric Utility
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).

4. 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

5. Transportation
Lighting and Energy Management
Waste Management

6. 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

7. Diane Kruse, 970-309-3500 diane@NEOconnect.us
QUESTIONS
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