Rock Solid Internet & Telephone

TVWS ApplicationsFrom Frontier To Colonists

Current SystemLocated In A 4 County Area

Outside Of San Antonio TX

300 Mbps Total Bandwidth Via Fiber

Backhauls Are Comprised Of 5 GHz Point to Point Motorola/Orthogon, Ubiquiti, & Trango

Towers

42 Towers with 98 Access Points

• 2.4 GHz Motorola & Ubiquiti• 5.8 GHz Ubiquiti• 3.65 GHz Ubiquiti (Licensed)• 900 MHz Ubiquiti

Issues With Current Network

• Not Enough Available Spectrum

• Need More Throughput

• LOS Issues Cause Higher Truck Roll Costs

Current SpectrumTowers Are Close Enough That They Sometimes Cause Interference With Each Other

• Terrain Causes Need For Higher Density

Contention With Competitors For Available Spectrum

• Lack Of Cooperation Causes “Fighting” For Available Channels

Throughput Issues• Current Access Points Can Handle Large

Numbers Of Clients, But Not Necessarily Large Simultaneous Delivery Of Bandwidth Per Client

• Applications Like Netflix And Hulu Create More Demand For Higher Bandwidth Per Client

• Using 5 GHz For Access Points Causes Less Available Spectrum For Backhaul Delivery

Line Of Sight Issues

Terrain Causes Need For More Tower Density

Obtaining Line Of Sight Creates Additional Costs For Mounting Hardware

Aiming Generates An Additional 15-30 Minutes Of Labor Cost

How Can White Space Help?

• Reduce Tower Density• Lower Upfront Capital Expenditures• Reduce Labor Costs For Truck Rolls• Reduce (Hopefully) Hardware Costs For

Client Installations• Reduce The Contention For Current

Unlicensed Frequency

The “Perfect” TVWS Scenario

• Enough Contiguous Spectrum To Deliver 10-30 Mbps Of Bandwidth To Client

• TVWS Access Points Support 10+ Miles• Total CPE/Installation Cost < $300• Ability Of TVWS Access Points To

Support 500+ Clients Per Tower

We’re Ready!Deploying Our First TVWS Access Point

Late February, Early March

• Mico, TX – Extremely Hilly Terrain

• Carlson Wireless Product

• Experimental License Procured From The FCC