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Economic DevelopmentSupported by Technology Infrastructure
Joshua BroderTilson
Consulting, Planning, Engineering and Project Management for telecom and IT
Consulting, Planning, Engineering and Project Management for telecom and IT
Agenda
• My prospective• Why should we care about technology
infrastructure projects?• First things first- objectives• Planning framework• Execution
Consulting, Planning, Engineering and Project Management for telecom and IT
My prospective• Grew up in New England during the decline of the
industrial economy and the emergence of the Internet• Became a telecom/IT project guy as an Army officer,
learned about the importance of execution• Own a tech infrastructure planning, engineering, and
construction company, cut our teeth on ARRA broadband and smart grid, 2-100 people in 6 years. We don’t compete with carriers, we help communities (~50/year) and carriers (mobility/fiber) plan and build
Consulting, Planning, Engineering and Project Management for telecom and IT
Why should we care about planned tech infrastructure?
• Because we have sea ports, airports, mill space, and roads already
• Exporting our ideas is going to be a bigger economic engine than our physical products
• Technology is just a tool, not an end unto itself
• Limited resources applied to the right tech to achieve a community’s specific objectives
Consulting, Planning, Engineering and Project Management for telecom and IT
Planning framework• Start with economic development
objectives• What are table stakes for the
residential base?• How will the community
differentiate? • What platform is needed to meet
objectives?• What does the platform need to
do?• How much will it cost?
• Applications:– Broadband– Smart grid– Intelligent
transportation– Cloud
• Technologies– Fiber– Wireless– Data center– Software
Consulting, Planning, Engineering and Project Management for telecom and IT
Don’t forget! • Aggregate demand and look for natural affinity
groups• Check to see what private providers can do first-
generally a low awareness about carrier capabilities in communities
• Mobility matters• Market failure = potential subsidy needed• Your community built the roads- you can do
anything!
Consulting, Planning, Engineering and Project Management for telecom and IT
Questions
Joshua Broder207-653-0573