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FEATURED TOPICDigital Transition -The term "Digital Transition" describes the process all organizations must go through in the 21st Century, as they leverage new technologies that provide new options for Applications, Equipment, Processes, and Networks that make them more effective. In contrast, the term "Municipal Wireless" is limiting. It puts the network technology ahead of the application and process changes that drive the business case. ORIENTATION |
Whitepapers for Registered UsersAs a Registered User, you are now part of one of the newest communities in the world. Members of the MetroNetIQ.com community share a desire to know more about the practical aspects of creating a wireless broadband cloud over a city, town, or region. You can use this area to review and access available downloads. Please see the list below of over 70 downloads, which will continue to grow. On MetroNetIQ.com, these downloads are available only to registered users. You can access them here, or out on the site in the different category areas. Note: you will need to register on MetroNetIQ first before downloading these whitepapers. ORIENTATION: Background White Papers MetroNetIQ.com Resources Whitepaper on Structural Change Wireless Networks as Disruptive Influences Electric Utilities and Municipal Networks Chart of Wireless Vendors I assembled this chart over the past 18 months. I recommend you start here to get familiar with the industry landscape and take notes on those vendors that look promising. I left this particular document in Microsoft Excel spreadsheet format, so you can take this and make the chart you need for planning. I recommend you cut and paste the company names into Google to find websites as you get familiar with the industry. Center for Digital Government Building the Untethered Nation: A Strategic Guide for Local Government on Wireless Technology and the Community Infrastructure (no downloads available - call The Center for Digital Government at 916-932-1300 (Folsom, CA) Intel Digital Cities Initiative The Wireless City: Enhancing Productivity, Efficiency and Lifestyle Understanding Wi-Fi and WiMAX as Metro-Access Solutions Deploying Secure Wireless Networks: Intel's strategies to minimize WLAN risk Mobile Digital Cities: Shifting to a knowledge-based economy IBM Pervasive Wireless (links, not downloads) IBM mobile connectivity for public wireless local area networks IBM wireless broadband for municipalities IBM Wireless Solutions for the Mobile Government Worker Tropos: Creating Capacity Using Superior Routing: The Metro-Scale Mesh Networking Facts Tropos: Receive Sensitivity: A Practical Explanation Tropos MetroMesh Architecture Overview Intel WiMAX and mesh whitepaper On Networks Intel Wireless Broadband Whitepaper 2004 INPUT Wireless Internet Expands Broadband Price Waterhouse Coopers Broadband Future Unstrung article: A Wireless Taxonomy On Spectrum Citizen's Guide to the Airwaves The Cartoon Guide to Federal Spectrum Policy, which is a little more on the lighter side (a challenge when dealing with a topic like spectrum!) Radio Revolution I think that this comprehensive whitepaper by Kevin Werbach did more to give me the perspective on the potential of smart radios and a new way of looking at wireless spectrum than anything else I've read. This is a great place to start to begin to understand radio, wireless, and why there is so much potential in this area. Spectrum Regulatory and Legislative Primer The changes before the FCC are laid out in this whitepaper. What happens in this area in the next several years will go a long way to determining how much we are all able to take advantage of the potential of wireless broadband technologies. Broadband Public Safety Data Networks in the 4.9 GHz Band:Potential, Pitfalls & Promise Tropos authors drill down on the potential of using the Public Safety spectrum to bring wireless broadband to a community. Four Scenarios for TV Spectrum In this intriguing analysis, David Isenberg explores different scenarios based on how the spectrum currently allocated to analog television broadcasters is treated by the FCC. What will they do to open up this new territory? In a sense, we are at a threshold not unlike when the federal government looked to open up new geographic territory in the development of this country one hundred years ago. 1994 Keynote Interview on Spectrum Availability This interview by the founder of Metricom, a company before its time that tried and failed to provide wireless broadband at the end of the last century, will take some time to get through, but it's like one of those dusty finds from up in the attic. When I found this on Google and read through it, I thought I should share it with you - for those who really want to dive deep on this topic. On Electric Utilities and Broadband Economist Article on the Energy Internet Municipally Owned Utilities and Broadband Energy Future Coalition Report on Smart Grids American Public Power Assn on Utility Broadband On WiMAX Intel WiMAX and mesh whitepaper Intel WiMAX Houston County Georgia Case Study Open Standards for Broadband Wireless Networks: Wi-Fi to WiMAX On Network Security Multi-Layered Security Framework for Metro-Scale Wi-Fi Networks This whitepaper demonstrates the issues of security in a wireless environment, with particular attention to the issues associated with mesh technology on a large scale. Intel Security for Wireless Networks is a good primer on security issues with regard to wireless networks. On Neighborhood Security Tropos Metro-Scale Wi-Fi Networks for Video Surveillance This white paper describes the impact that a "crime control system" had on high-crime neighborhoods in New Orleans. By combining a Tropos wireless mesh node with a streetlight and a wireless video camera, New Orleans police were able to realize dramatic reductions in assault and murder rates, often crimes of opportunity. A well-lit area that is under video surveillance becomes mighty unattractive for criminals, who we assume either forego their crime or go to seek out a more favorable venue. Either way the community benefits when criminals are disrupted in their nefarious pursuits. Score one for technology! Broadband Public Safety Data Networks in the 4.9 GHz Band:Potential, Pitfalls & Promise Tropos authors drill down on the potential of using the Public Safety spectrum to bring wireless broadband to a community. On the Municipal Broadband Debate The Case for Municipal Broadband succinctly states the argument for municipal broadband. Broadband Economic Development: An Economic Case Study is a more academic look at the economic impact of a municipal broadband network. Highly recommended because of the quantitative approach. Miscellaneous Background Docs 802.11 Technologies: Past, Present, and Future is a thorough review of "Wi Fi" - All of the alphabet soup versions of IEEE's 802.11 industry standard for wireless broadband are reviewed, with a look at what's coming up as well. A Mayor's Guide to Wireless This is a well written wireless primer that covers six different broadband technologies from a city leader's perspective. Sandy Teger and Dave Waks are the principals of System Dynamics Inc., a consultancy specializing in residential broadband technology and planning. They may be reached at 973-644-4739 or editor@bb-home.com. Wireless Without Limits provides a good introduction to wireless issues and solutions. Motorola Connections This article is an interview with Robert Filka, the Chief Operating Officer of the Michigan Broadband Development Authority, a lending entity created by the Michigan State Legislature to help spur the use and availability of affordable high-speed Internet access. The organization issues bonds and uses the proceeds to finance most types of broadband initiatives in underserved communities. FT.com / FT-IT review This Financial Times article, featured in another blog in this category, has lots of good introductory articles on municipal wireless for the novice. Metro-Scale Mesh Networking with Tropos MetroMesh Architecture explains how mesh networking can be used to cover an entire metropolitan area. Price-Performance Comparison: 3G and Tropos MetroMesh Architecture compares the cellular 3G approach to provide full metropolitan coverage and the new Mesh Network approach. A compelling comparison. Forward Compatible Network Management provides an overview of network design issues that come to bear on Wi Fi mesh networks. Receive Sensitivity: A Practical Explanation explains in detail how radios work to receive signals from end devices and how they overcome interference issues inherent in using unlicensed spectrum. Creating Capacity Using Superior Routing: The Metro-Scale Mesh Networking Facts demonstrates the means by which a mesh network can be scalable to cover an entire city - it's in the software. Open Standards for Broadband Wireless Networks: Wi-Fi to WiMAX shows how mesh networks will migrate to WiMAX technology as it comes on line in the next two years. The Perfect Storm This is a compelling look at convergence - in a short form white paper, very readable. PLANNING Documents Five Keys to Successful Metro-Scale Wi-Fi Deployment This Tropos document is succinct and derives its wisdom from the nearly 200 deployments of Tropos gear already out in the field. MIT White Paper on Muni Broadband Networks This Dec 2003 MIT study on local government involvement is prescient in its focus on Municipally Owned Utitlities (MOUs) and the potential for leverage. A Business Case Whitepaper - Maximizing Profitability: Tropos Networks and the Wireless ISP City officials should benefit from this document that describes the business case issues for the private sector WISP that deploys a metropolitan wireless network. Structural Change Chart I captured my thoughts on structural change in this March 2005 document, only to see the reasoning mirrored in Tom Friedman's new book The World is Flat in May. The bottom line is that change is all around, and it's moving faster and faster. The message is get prepared and understand what the change means. UnwireMyCity Principles for Planning This document has my long-held prinicples for planning and for business management captured. Print this and pin it on the wall to keep what is important in front of you. ACTION: RFPs Greg Richardson, CEO at Civitium has written a paper on RFP best practices exclusively for MetroNetIQ.com subscribers. Karl Edwards, VP of Operations at Excelsio Communications, has provided MetroNetIQ.com with this guide of practical pointers for municipal wireless RFPs.
Posted on February 03, 2006 at 08:20 PM |
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