City of Atlanta Wireless Broadband Initiative Overview

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City of AtlantaWireless Broadband Initiative
Overview
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Atlanta Led the Municipal Wireless Broadband Trend

• City launched wireless broadband initiative in
  2002
• City partnered with Biltmore Communications on
  FastPass
• Focused on hotspots at City Hall, airport,
  tourist destinations, and universities
• Hartsfield Jackson International Airport launched
  Wi-Fi service in November, 2005

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What Can Wireless Broadband Bring to Atlanta?

• Citywide umbrella of anytime, anywhere access to
  information
• High value access for all visitors, residents,
  and businesses
• Free access in some public places, City buildings
  
• Affordable access for low-income families
• Low cost access for residents, businesses, and
  visitors
• Able to go beyond access to applications
• More efficient, lower cost government services
• Potential to roam throughout Metro area

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Atlantas Opportunity to Become a Digital City

• Time is Now
• Fits with Mayors Strategic Goals for Second Term
• Strengthen Economic Development
• Improve Quality of Life
• Potential for little to no taxpayer investment
  through public/private partnership

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Wireless Broadband Enhancing Quality of Life

• Support existing redevelopment initiatives
  (Beltline Peachtree Corridor)
• Reinforce City image brand
• Improve visitor experience through location based
  services
• Free access at some attractions (Centennial
  Olympic Park, Piedmont Park, etc.)

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Wireless Broadband Enhancing Quality of Life

• Strengthen Public Safety / Homeland Security
• Allow mobile reporting
• Real time intelligence sharing
• Streaming video
• Virtual lineups for victims
• Improve Transportation
• Online, productive while on MARTA
• Real time access to Georgia Navigator, etc

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Wireless Broadband Economic Development

• Wireless broadband will support Atlantas New
  Century Economic Development Plan
• Target industries with greatest potential for Job
  Growth
• Strengthen business recruitment, retention, and
  expansion efforts
• Attract Creative Class
• Increase economic vitality of underserved areas

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Cooperative Wholesale Business Model

• Uses no taxpayer dollars to fund or operate
• City will provide access to mounting assets and
  act as anchor tenant
• City selects company to fund, own, and operate
  the network
• Selected Service Provider will provide wholesale
  services to other Service Providers
• Selected Service Provider will provide retail
  service to government, residents and businesses

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Wireless Services Delivered

• Consumer mobile and residential
• Small business mobile and office
• Medium to large business T1 and higher
  replacement
• Separate secure government services
• Coverage outdoors and to the door

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Stakeholders
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Atlantas Tentative Timeline

• RFP issued June
• RFP Responses Due August
• Select Partner September
• Contract Negotiations September to December
• Council Approval January
• Proof of Concept Network Deployment Begins
  March
• Full Citywide Deployment Begins June