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The Office of Central Inspection, the Water
& Sewer Dept. and Environmental Services have been testing the use of
wireless technology in the field with good results |
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By accessing City information from the field
staff is able to get into the field earlier in the morning and stay out
there until later in the day |
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The City benefits from a mobile computing
capability – the operational efficiencies provide a significant increase in
productivity |
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26 Building Inspectors are able to spend 1 extra
hour performing inspections each day |
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16 Neighborhood Inspectors are able to spend 2
extra hours per day in the field |
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This equates to 58 extra man hours a day to
perform inspections |
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More inspections can be completed each day with
less overtime required |
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Mobile Workforce |
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Remote access to work orders, inspections,
plans, permits, etc. |
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Public Safety |
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Mobile Incident Response and Command Centers |
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Mobile reporting, records lookup |
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Records Management Systems (RMS) Interface |
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Surveillance |
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Remote Surveillance of LOIs (high crime areas,
parks, banks, schools, airports, public utility buildings, etc.) |
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Review of previous proposal |
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Consideration of total cost of project |
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Consideration of technology risk |
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Since beginning this project, technology has
changed and so has the cost |
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Trend is for local to government to facilitate
deployment, but have a private sector provider own and operate the network |
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For municipal wireless to be successful the
business model is as important as the technology |
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There are multiple technologies that can provide
wireless broadband throughout the city |
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Cellular |
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WiFi Mesh |
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WiMax |
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Future technology? |
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The market is in flux, different companies are
partnering all the time |
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Cellular (Aircards) |
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Advantages |
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Exists now |
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Service has improved to broadband speeds when
mobile |
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Costs continue to decrease |
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Easy to deploy |
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Uses licensed spectrum |
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Disadvantages |
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Slowest of the available technologies |
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Least capacity for video |
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WiFi Mesh |
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Advantages |
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Connectivity to network is built into most
computers |
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Higher capacity than cellular |
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No towers needed – but lots of light poles |
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More capacity for full-motion video |
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Disadvantages |
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Uses unlicensed spectrum, interference can be an
issue |
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In a metropolitan environment, only one carrier
can exist |
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Expensive to use for sparsely populated areas,
due to the large number of access points required |
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WiMax |
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Advantages |
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Has a reach of several miles, so fewer access
points are required |
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Easily scalable for capacity and geographic area |
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User costs are low |
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More capacity for video |
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Disadvantages |
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Requires towers for access points |
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Philadelphia |
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Objectives |
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Address the digital divide issue |
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Economic development |
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Increased government efficiency (mobile
workforce) |
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Business models |
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Build it, own it, operate it |
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Public-private partnership |
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Private enterprise to fund it, build it, manage
it |
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Earthlink |
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Corpus Christi |
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Objectives |
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Improved customer service and reduced costs
through automated gas and water meter reading |
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All meters are read twice daily and the results
are provided to customers via the Internet |
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Also available for other city staff, residents
and visitors |
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Business Models |
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Build it, own it, operate it |
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Now owned and operated by Earthlink |
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Clearwire Corporation and Sprint Nextel |
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Objectives |
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Provide broadband access to citizens using WiMax
technology – currently Clearwire services 29 municipalities |
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Sprint Nextel has announced they will spend $3
billion to provide WiMax service that will reach 100 million people by the
end of 2008 |
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Sell residential and business broadband service |
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Notes |
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Requires cell towers or similar structures to
deploy |
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These two enterprises own most of the spectrum
for this technology |
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City staff continues to work with staff from USD
259, Sedgwick County and Westar Energy |
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Increased buying power |
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Service delivery area enhanced |
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Potentially different needs |
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RFP to let vendors know that the City of Wichita
would like for them to build a municipal wireless network |
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Decision points that other cities have addressed
with an RFP: |
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Buy, build or lease |
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Aligning technology with the needs of citizens,
business and a mobile workforce |
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Items that staff envisions including in an RFP: |
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Business model |
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Technology utilized |
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Deployment methodology |
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Planned use of a wireless network |
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As policy leaders, what do you envision being
included in an RFP? |
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Policy issues |
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Building of towers |
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Public-private partnership |
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Digital divide |
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Aligning with other community needs |
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