Southeast Alaska Broadband Strategic Plan Prepared by Central Council Tlingit and Haida Northern Telecommunications Consultants
Feb 25, 2016
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