alameda power & telecom an enterprise of the city of alameda last-mile technology and rfp...
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Alameda Power & TelecomAn Enterprise of the City of Alameda
LAST-MILE TECHNOLOGY AND RFP DEVELOPMENT
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Get into Telecom
• Decide what business you want to be in
• Select technology options
• Develop a technology selection RFP
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Business Plan
• Market studies
• Service needs of customer base
• Capital expenditure
• Revenue requirement
• Schedule requirements
• Determine acceptable technical risk
• Management approval
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Last Mile Technology
• Wireless data transmission
• Hybrid fiber cable (HFC)
• Fiber to the ….– Neighborhood– Curb– Home
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Wireless Strengths
• Cellular radio based (licensed)
• Wi-Fi (unlicensed)
• Reuse of existing poles and ROW
• No service drop costs– Internet access, e-mail– Mobile dispatch– Automatic meter reading
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Wireless Limitations
• Limited RF spectrum availability
• Fast-moving technology
• Can support only limited video
• High- and low-end competition
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Hybrid Fiber Cable
• Mature technology
• Utilization of aerial and underground ROW
• 130 ch. Video capacity (860 mhz BW)
• Supports video, data, and telephony
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Alameda P&T Milestones
• Alameda Power & Telecom HFC System
– Authority to proceed ~ June 1999– First customer ~ April 2001– 12,350 Customers ~ October 2004
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HFC Challenges
• Competition– Incumbent CATV provider– Direct TV via satellite– Telephone system Internet access (DSL)– Niche customer wireless businesses
• Community wireless cooperatives• Coffee shop, marinas, school campuses
– Broadband over power lines? (BPL)
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FTTx x = Neighborhood, Curb or Home
• Advantages of moving fiber toward customer
– Large delivered bandwidth– Totally passive outside plant– Reduced RF distortions– Reduce or eliminate FCC regulation
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Fiber to the Home
• Challenges– Ultra bandwidth markets haven’t developed– Leading-edge techniques required– Fiber terminal equipment not yet standard– Customer provided terminal power– Limited source of skilled fiber technicians
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Technology Selection RFP
• Translate business plan parameters into design requirements– Service requirements– Engineering estimates– Available capital– Available schedule time– Service area– Define acceptable technical risk
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Evaluate Responses
• Qualifications• List previous completed work• Examples of estimates versus actuals• Independent, qualified consultant • Reference list• Job site visitations• Technology selection cost = 1% of
construction cost
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Internal Resources
• Hire an enterprise champion
• Hire a technical expert in chosen technology
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Choosing Technology
Alameda Power & Telecom2000 Grand Street
Alameda, CA 94501
• Jim Fleming:[email protected]
• Joe Kohler: [email protected]