June 2012 Map of the Month

Mobile Broadband Availability in Utah’s National Parks

Utah’s Five National Parks

• Arches National Park

• Bryce Canyon National Park

• Canyonlands National Park

• Capitol Reef National Park

• Zion National Park

Why National Parks?

• Its summer and travel season!

• Draw in visitors from all over the world

• Located on periphery of wireless broadband coverage areas

• Safety/rescue issues?

• Visitor centers are community anchor institutions

• Verification

What are we looking at?

• Provider data is from most recent submission, drive test data was collected in July 2011 (drive test data is a function of signal strength and other factors)

• Drive test points are colored by speed (up and down), gray-scale colors represent speeds below broadband, colored dots are above broadband minimum (warmer colors represent faster speeds)

• Provider submitted data is blue

• Main campgrounds and visitor centers are marked

Arches National Park

Arches National Park

Bryce Canyon National Park

Canyonlands National Park

Capitol Reef National Park

Zion National Park

Conclusions

• National Parks have areas of spotty or unreliable access to wireless broadband

• Visitor centers appear to have coverage

• Drive test data mostly aligns with provider data but not always...

• Questions? Discussion