1. Holistic Right of Way: Using Road Improvements to Deliver Next-Generation Telecom

2. From macro to micro

3. Network demand is exploding
Now Smartphones Tablets Electronic Logging Devices OnStar etc Emerging Smart Cities 5G Municipal Fiber
Soon Ubiquitous Smart Cities IoT CV & AV monitoring systems CV & AV traffic data collection CV & AV occupant entertainment Public Safety Wi-Fi

4. Cell Sizes are Shrinking
Can you afford 24,000 small cells to per existing macro site? Can you afford 18 antennas in the right-of-way for every center-lane-mile of road you service? How will you manage 18 lease agreements per mile of road coverage?
Is that even a question? At $10k / permit? LOL … well, have fun with that I guess.

5. 5G maps will never look like 4G

6. Data needs are getting complicated
Hyperlocal hosting Shortest-path transmission Content distribution at the edge Smart Cities, Connected Vehicles, Autonomous Vehicles
High-resolution real-time maps Predictive hosting Micro-DCs for energy efficiency Control centers for SC / IoT

7. Edge Dense Digital Physical Hybrid Network
Smart Pavement Slabs
Switches
every 200’
Control Center
every half-mile
Plan View (Top Down)
Fiber interconnects at each CC

8. put the network where the users are
2,000 antenna positions per mile Near-perfect coverage maps based on local conditions One landlord, one permit, one lease, for decades
Smart Pavement Control Centers are positioned every ½ mile Control Centers provide equipment racks for radio units and other operating equipment Control Centers provide CDN and edge-hosting

9. Neutral Host Wireless Network
NOC / TMC
Internet,
Carrier Network
LTE, 5G, DSRC, Wi-Fi antennas in-road
Optical Backhaul/Transport
Modular Data Center
Front Haul Network, see Wired network Architecture slide

10. 5G will be heavily targeted to roadways
Only high-demand corridors will be upgraded any time soon Dense urban corridors High-traffic interstates
80% of mobile users are in a vehicle or within 300 feet of a roadway Road emphasis for 5G enables 4G offloading & re-aiming

11. Short-range Antennas & Sensors in the roadway
Four expansion ports per slab In-slab power and data I/O
On-the-spot mapping data hosting Traffic sensing for beamforming

12. Major cost efficiencies by building once
Most implementation expenses are absorbed by the roadbuilding. Only carrier-specific equipment costs are borne by the carrier. Permit and real estate costs are greatly reduced.
Long-term single-landlord lease structure reduces overhead expenses for lease management. Long-term lease structure ensures predictable lease rates and no change of ownership.

13. 5G Horizontal Neutral Host – A How-To
Focus on the Agency’s needs 40% of roads need major service -> 75% in 15 years Public authorities are broke! Address their needs for roads, and make the network component to the road improvements
Things that the DOT / Pub Works Department is mandated by law to prioritize:
Roadways
Things that the DOT / Pub Works Department is not mandated by law to prioritize:
Telecom

14. DBFOM public private partnership
Design – Build – Finance – Operate – Maintain
Financiers
Engineering Firm(s)
Contractor(s)
Integrated Roadways
Telecom & Other
Finance the full cost of the road improvements Incorporate the network build into the road project Get concession to operate network across the financing life At end of life, the Agency takes the road back, and you keep the network

15. Smart highways w/o tolls
$$$$$ ARR
ARR for everything above “technology” Exclusive operations for 35 to 50 years Maintenance of physical assets provided by a P3 maintenance & operations firm
$$$$ ARR
$$$ ARR
$$ ARR
$ ARR
$$ every 3-5 yrs
$$ one time sale
Provided by owner

16. Give the roads, get the network
Treat the network like a road
Project financing pays out to participants during build
You get paid to build the network
Debt guaranteed by TIFIA
Treat the road like a network
Data
Connectivity
Applications & Services

17. Full spectrum value
Roadway-as-an-asset Long-span or muni fiber network Backhaul Fronthaul Edge-density
Protected, buried lines Local data store Local processing & analysis Tax incentives & subsidies Subsurface utility access

18. Understand your client
Roadbuilding is heavily regulated Statutes require competition You have to understand their existing bidding & letting The P3 can structure the build to match bidding & letting needs
You want to build a large-scale network The public agency needs confidence in your work This is new to them, so take it one step at a time

19. Large networks built piecewise
Establish full scope of municipal needs
Create P3 w/ muni
Muni vests options on full scope into P3
P3 & Muni establish build order & schedule based on “Transportation Improvement Plan”
P3 calls options based on build order & schedule
Start with a small section to demonstrate
Put up temporary network elements ASAP to start getting revenue
Replace temporary network w/ permanent equipment as options are called & roadbuilding proceeds

20. Roads are networks too!
Humanity’s first network
Underpin our entire economy
Service the roads, and the Agency will jump out of your way to let you build the network
Or you can just pay $10k for each permit and haggle with tens of thousands of landlords, if you prefer…