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Broadband in Homewood

CanyonProviding Last-Mile Broadband Service

to Homewood Canyon

John Rothgeb ESCRBC Board member, Julie Langou ESCRBC Project manager

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Broadband=

High speed Internet

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Why Broadband is so important?

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Broadband SB 740 – Senator Padilla

California goal

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98% of CONNECTED by December 2015

80% of ADOTERS by December 2015

Local government leadership is key to closing the Digital Divide and sustaining digital

inclusion

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About ESCRBC ESCRBC is one of 14 regional

consortia in the State of California.

The project is supported by the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) and is run by the Desert Mountain Resource Conservation and Development Council (RC&D).

Kennedy Meadows is part of San Joaquin Valley Broadband Consortium but the bandwidth will come from ESCRBC territory. July 2013

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Disclaimer This presentation and feasibility study have been done of

behalf of ESCRBC and is intended for Kennedy Meadows residents and Board member of Kennedy Meadows Homeowner association.

While every reasonable effort has been made to ensure that the information provided on this study is accurate, no guarantees for the accuracy of information are made.

The information in this feasibility study have been collected by John Rothgeb, ESCRBC Board Member. This theoretical analysis performed is given as “as is”. ESCRBC had no access to “on the ground data”, and as such cannot validate the study.

ESCRBC accepts no liability for the content of this presentation, or for the consequences of any actions taken on the basis of the information provided in the feasibility study.

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ObjectiveLooking at opportunity to bring Last-Mile Broadband Service to Homewood Canyon

To the community by the community

With Fixed Wireless Technology

At a low capital cost

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Current Situation24 household without a Broadband connection

Only solution at the moment: Satellite

No Cellular

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The community

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What is that?

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Trona Situation Trona is not likely to get

connected NOW to D395

Over 2700 inhabitants

Trona has line of sight to Ridgecrest

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Road Map Fixed Wireless Scenarios to HC

About

Option 1 : Getting the signal from Trona Airport

Scenario 1 with one hop scenario

Scenario 2 with one turn scenario

Right of ways

Alternate Option: Getting the signal from Keeler

Conclusion of studies

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About Fixed Wireless

Fixed Wireless Use of wireless devices (antennas) used to connect

two fixed locations (e.g., tower to building) with radios.

Fixed Wireless can use unlicensed spectrum – no FCC license.

Large selection of inexpensive equipment available which is easy to set up and easy to use.

Point-to-Point Link = Bridge = From tower to tower

Point-to-Multi Point Link = Access Point = From tower to houses

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Best option From There to Here..

There = Trona Airport BLM operated Airport, managed by LESTER

PHILLIPS

Connected to Internet (?)

Line of Sight to ridge

Here= Homewood Canyon formed by

40 residents

Line of Sight to ridge

Scattered Houses through 5 miles radius

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Scenario 1 – One hopTrona Airport to RS3 Ridge to Homewood Canyon

Antenna

GPS COORDINATE

35° 57' 20 N / 118° 1' 4.6 W

LINK 1 LINK 2

KM

North

North

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Scenario 1 – One hopRS3 Ridge:

- Name ?

- Road access ?

- Belong to ?

- Can we see everybody from there?

North

North

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Trona Airport RS 3One hop – Link 1

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One hop – Link 1Total Speed

Bad Condition (bad weather, very limited visibility)

Good Condition

Perfect Condition (clear weather, unlimited visibility)

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One hop Results For any kind of condition (bad weather)

simulation shows a total maximum throughput of 180Mbps

Integrating overhead, we can expect a very reliable Internet connection greater than 50 Mbps

Limitations: Need Right of Way on RS5

Need Broadband Advocate

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Right of Ways, Permits

To place antennas, radios and solar power equipment, you need to apply for right of ways

For more information contact the appropriate agencies

Each agency has their own rights of way policies, some requires an annual fee – ESCRBC will not be able to discuss directly with the agencies, but we will gladly write letter of support.

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A Wilderness Area is a region where the land is in a natural state; where impacts from human activities are minimal – may be more

challenging to get Right of Way

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Alternate options Instead of RS3, signal follows the canyon and

the highway

Instead of using Trona Airport, can check with other locations (radio sites, golf, fire stations, searles valley community service council, schools, etc..)

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TRONA NEEDS BROADBAND!!!

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Conclusion Satellite best bet at the moment

Encourage your local officails to reach out outside of their district. Homewood Canyon needs Broadband to Trona.

What you can do to help: Identify a champion

Collect Broadband Demand

Who want to subscribe, how much, what bandwidth

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