Southeast AlaskaBroadband Strategic Plan

Prepared by Central Council Tlingit and Haida

Northern Telecommunications Consultants

Broadband in Southeast Alaska

The Key to Southeast Alaska’s Economic Future

and Quality of Life

More jobs

More opportunities for local businesses

Safer communities

Better education

Broadband Impact

How will Broadband impact our communities

so that we can create an effective strategy

for our economic and social development?

What is Broadband?

Broadband Implementation

Must be effective and affordable broadband infrastructure

Must have realistic adoption and utilization strategies

Northern Telecommunications Consultants

Assessment of 19 Southeast Alaska Communities

Using Craig as a Proof of Concept

Craig has been identified as the

proof of concept site todemonstrate the ability of

Central Council of the Tlingit and

Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska to

deploy affordable broadband as part

of a nineteen community system.

PHASE 1: Establish Video Conferencing and computer lab in each community.

PHASE 2: Establish Community building network.

PHASE 3: Deploy WiMAX/Wi-Fi to the community building via Fiber Optic Cable

PHASE 4: Deploy WiMAX/Wi-Fi to Tribal member’s homes.

PHASE 5:

Deploy WiMAX/Wi-Fi Hotspots within Craig for profit to insure sustainability of the vision of affordable broadband.

PHASE 6: Deploy mobile WiMAX/Wi-Fi to emergency services and other critical community users

PHASE 7: Establish a partnership with local exchange telephone carriers: Alaska Power and Telephone (AP&T) and Alaska Communications (ACS) and Ketchikan Public Utilities (KPU).

Phase 8: Establish Fiber Optic cables from central office to anchor tenant buildings and WiMAX tower.

DSL vs Fiber Optic Cable

Sustainability

Proof of Concept

Support in Craig

Each phase must have a well-defined proof of concept and identify individual

components of proof requirements.

Proof Requirements

Prerequisites prior to starting Craig proof of concept are:•Establish approval and support from CCTHITA Business and Economic Development

•Establish approval and support from CCTHITA Executive Board

•Establish approval and support from Craig Community Association, POWTEC and Klawock Cooperative Association

•Define a financial limit available from CCTHITA, Craig Community Association, POWTEC and Klawock Cooperative Association.

•Establish a partnership with AP&T and ACS for the Prince of Wales Island.

•Complete a fully engineered solution complete with material lists and obtain hard cost estimates from vendors and contractors for each phase, including local, backhaul and POP costs

•Insure all other local business such as Craig CATV has an opportunity to participate or establish a partnership if possible

•Obtain all necessary permits

AP&T Communities

Craig Haines Hydaburg Klukwan Metlakatla Petersburg Skagway Wrangell

ACS Communities

Angoon Hoonah Kake Kasaan Klawock Pelican Sitka Tenakee Springs Yakutat Juneau

Ketchikan Public Utilities (KPU) providing local service in Ketchikan

and Saxman.

PHASE 1: Individual Components

1. Individual bandwidth testing of end user equipment to POP.

2. Actual video conferencing live test to confirm system is operational and proof fullyoperational.

3. ANSI/TIA/EIA-568-B.1 – Commercial Building Telecommunications Cabling Standard Part1: General Requirements.

4. ANSI/TIA/EIA-568-B.2 – Commercial Building Telecommunications Cabling Standard Part2: Balanced Twisted-Pair Cabling Components Standard.

5. ANSI/TIA/EIA-568-B.3 – Optical Fiber Cabling Components Standard.

6. TIA/EIA TSB-140 – Additional Guidelines for Field-Testing Length, Loss, and Polarity ofOptical Fiber Cabling Systems.

7. ANSI/TIA/EIA-526-14-A OFSTP 14A – Optical Power Loss Measurements of InstalledMultimode Fiber Cable Plant.

8. ANSI/TIA/EIA-526-7 OFSTP 7 – Measurement of Optical Power Loss of Installed Single-Mode Fiber Cable Plant.

9. TIA/EIA TSB-140 Tier 1 Testing – Tier 1 testing is to include the following: Attenuationwith an OLTS, verification of cable length, and polarity.

PHASE 2: Individual Components

1. Test CAT 5e cabling and verify connectivity to all end equipment to ISO/IEC AS 61935.1

and TIA/EIA-568-B.2-2 standards.

2. Individual testing of end user equipment to ensure correct operation, network configuration and user rights.

PHASE 3: Individual Components1. Test WiMAX/Wi-Fi to attached standards.

2. Individual testing of end user equipment to ensure correct operation, network configuration and user rights.

PHASE 4: Individual Components

1. Test WiMAX/Wi-Fi to industry standards.

2. Individual testing of end user equipment to insure correct operation and network configuration and user rights.

PHASE 5: Individual Components

1. Test WiMAX/Wi-Fi to attached standards.

2. Individual testing of end user equipment to insure correct operation and network configuration and user rights.

3. Insure proper billing and accounting system is set up and operational.

After Craig?

Local Exchange Carrier Partnerships and Benefits

Deployment

Deployment of the affordable

Broadband would follow in each community as partnerships, funding and support are obtained.

Questions and Answers