A Case Study Abstract

By Rapid Systems Inc.

Tampa, Fl

Rural Broadband

What started it all was a short educational video clip.

The impact it had on Florida’s Rural Counties…

Forever changed the way they saw things…

Did you know?

Right Here…

Right Now…

Shift Happens…

Did you know?It is not just about Rural Broadband.

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Generational

Change

So What Does It all Mean?

The kids are moving away …Reluctantly, young adults are leaving for other places that offer a better opportunity.

Hardee County Florida

Three back to back Hurricanes hit Hardee County Florida

FEMA’s recovery plan for the area depicted a need for advanced communications (This is the case for all recovery plans)

The second highest High School drop out rate in the state of Florida

A stall in both Economic and Industrial Development

A case for Rural Broadband…

Factor 1

Factor 2

Factor 3

Factor 4

Factor 5

What makes a good

public-private

partnership?Stage 1

Equality

Both of the partners share Risk and Gain

Stage 2

Real Requirements, Real Goals, and Real Expectations

Stage 3

Commitment to Execution and a Rapid Deployment

Stage 4

Public Exit Strategy

We all know in this industry that the concept of a public private partnership is not new.

We also know that it has manifested itself in many ways throughout the years.

• The Earthlink and MetroFi model does not work.

• FREE is not FREE

Hardee County Broadband

Local Business

Support

Public Safety

Support

Economic Development

County

Support

Community

Support

Local Media

Support

A Public/Private Partnership

EDC’s / IDA’s and Mentoring

An Economic Development Council provides advocacy, education, research and training to its community. An incubator.

The primary role of an Industrial Development Authority is the implementation and management of federally legislated bond financing programs serving as fixed asset investment incentives for private sector industry expansion and location. Programs implemented will be consistent with the Authority’s legal status and compatible with the economic development goals established by the Board of County Commissioners and other economic development organizations operating in the County or Community.

What is an EDC? An IDA? What do they do?

EDC

IDA

An EDC and IDA provide the intimate mentoring which translates to “advocacy, education, research and training to its community.”

Mentoring

It may take a lot

of steps to get

there…

• Execution

• Fiscal Responsibility

• Equally Shared Risks

• Full Involvement of the community…

1. The possibilities are endless.

2. The results are priceless

It started with Municipal involvement…

The Hardee County IDA – The Pole Legacy

Hardee Pole Party Kick-Off

15-140’ Concrete Hurricane Rated Monopoles

Local Contractors, local manufacturers, local public

safety, local workforce…Economic Development

Local Contractors, local manufacturers, local public

safety, local workforce…Economic Development

“GREEN “ Environmentally Safe and Fast Track

methodologies were utilized for a Rapid

Deployment with zero impact to the rural

landscape.

No concrete mix, no chemicals, no steel sleeve, biodegradable slurry mix, and respect for rural landscapes solidified the method with the local incumbents. Community Support…

Some Assembly Required

Hard at Work

Professional Installation

Tower Tops

Motorola WiMax 320

15 Monopoles

2 Water Tanks

QUICK FACT

• Rapid Systems designed the Hardee County Rural Broadband Network utilizing the latest in licensed wireless backhaul technology from Motorola. The PTP800 was utilized in 11GHz

• The backhaul middle mile is interconnected by OCCAM EPS switches which enhances the performance of the RF Network by offloading the traffic and handing it off within microseconds

• The service level and overall quality of the middle mile has been validated by an IPTV integrator, and passes an RFC2544 test from end-to-end

QUICK FACT

• Rapid Systems / Hardee County IDA partnered with Motorola to evolve the WiMax 320 platform

• This is currently the largest deployment of its type in the United States

• The Motorola WiMax 320 platform allowed Rapid and Hardee to quickly deploy a *licensed last mile that is state of the art.

• Hardee County currently has about 800 subscribers and over 1000 new customers in Queue for service.

RF Network

Hardee County Today

Speed Test – Motorola PtP800

QUICK FACT

• Rapid Systems designed the Hardee County Rural Broadband Network utilizing our Methodology of Wireless Today, ? Tomorrow

• 10 Gigabyte switching fabric at all tower PoP locations

• A superior egress and ingress fabric that has dual counter rotating ring design.

• This design is resilient, redundant, and extremely freakin COOL!! (later slide)

QUICK FACT

• Cisco ASR platform was selected by Rapid Systems for this type of flattened network topological approach to a hybrid rural “MetroE” deployment.

• The ASR also has a 10 Gigabyte architecture which together with the MSAP creates a 10 Gigabyte “Fabric”

• Core aggregation , MSAP, super bad crazy server….

• 64 Processors and 192 Gigs of RAM

• Cloud Fabric…exciting stuff…

MSAP – EPS/RPR

&

Core Aggregation Routing

All the pieces really need to be defined up front.

This method ensures clearly defined goals and milestones that are achievable.

Both from an engineering perspective and a community perspective

Public and Private sectors need synergistic relationships that yield benefits equal to both parties.

A real relationship…not just a contractual agreement.

It Takes Two…

Questions?We are happy to help you!

Dustin Jurman - CEORapid Systems Inc.

1211 N. WestshoreBlvd. Suite 711Tampa, Fl 33607