How the Northwest Connects — A Public Utility Consortium Serving Washington State with Broadband and Next Generation 911 Services

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A slide presentation by NoaNet, described as a public utility consortium serving Washington State with broadband and Next Generation 911 services, dated 2021-11-19 among congressional materials. It explains wired and wireless connection types and describes NoaNet as a non-profit municipal corporation owned by public utility districts, with wholesale authority granted in 2000 and full retail authority in 2021. The slides list services including grant preparation, network design and network operations, and report more than 3,300 miles of fiber, more than 260 ISP customers and $15 million invested annually in rural communities. A history timeline cites a 2010 BTOP award of $180 million for middle mile expansion and states that PUDs and NoaNet have invested over $800 million in networks in the state.

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                                                     How the Northwest connects



                                        A Public Utility Consortium Serving Washington State
                                          with Broadband and Next Generation 911 Services




Mike Henson
Chief Operating Officer

Chris Walker
Senior Executive Director, Infrastructure Strategy
Broadband Technologies

TWO MAJOR MEANS OF CONNECTION: WIRED & WIRELESS

   Things to Consider:
          • How is the community connected to the backhaul infrastructure?
          • How are households and businesses laid out in proximity to downtown
            district?


WIRED CONNECTIONS                                         Bandwidth Loss
• Legacy Connections (copper)                          over 100 meters (320ft)
• Fiber
                                                    COPPER                FIBER

WIRELESS CONNECTIONS
• Satellite                                        94%                  3%
• Fixed
• Mobile
NoaNet Structure

A NON-PROFIT MUNICIPAL CORPORATION
We are a registered Telecom Carrier with WUTC,
OPUC and FCC -- CLEC


WE ARE OWNED BY PUBLIC UTILITIES
•   Formed through a Public Utility District (PUD)
    Interlocal Agreement (publicly owned)
•   PUDs are publicly owned water, sewer, and/or
    power service providers
•   Providing safe, reliable, and low-cost services to   Our Members
    the public


OUR AUTHORITY
•   Wholesale authorized by state legislature in
    2000
•   Full retail authority granted in 2021
•   Subject to all rules of government agencies
Scope & Partnerships
 EXAMPLES OF NOANET SCOPE AND PARTNERSHIPS:

    •   Introduction of private companies
            •   P3’s (facilitate partner builds)
                  •   Port Garfield project
                  •   Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation

    •   BTOP: 23 entities involved, both public and private
    •   Wholesale provider
    •   Many Interlocal Agreements (ILAs) with other public entities
    •   Grant writing support
    •   Feasibility research
    •   Washington State’s 911 network (assumed liabilities & increased
        efficiencies)
    •   E-rate network

    •   Few limits to the structure in which NoaNet was formed…
   HOW do we do this?
   1. Grant prep   2. Grant management 3. Network operation

BROADBAND STRATEGIC PLANNING
   • Road to Broadband Toolkit
        • Community Surveys
   • New Business development
   • Network Design & Management
   • Mapping (public document)
   • Engineering
   • Construction management

INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING
    •  High Level System Design (Shovel Ready Projects)
    •  Outside Plant System Design and Engineering
    •  Network Design and Implementation; PON and P2P Ethernet
    •  Pilot Project Evaluations
    •  Network Operations, Maintenance, and Monitoring
Network Coordinated Services
NETWORK OPERATIONS CENTER (NOC)
Delivering a first-class network management
platform and customer support team to provide
24x7x365 systems management and escalations


COLLABORATIVE FIELD TECHNICIANS
Supporting day-to-day field support and
emergency restoration services across every
county and network


ENGINEERING & OUTSIDE PLANT
Designing and building networks


COMMUNITY BROADBAND SOLUTIONS
Facilitating grant and loan opportunities for
community broadband projects including network
planning, business modeling, demand mapping
and community outreach
Our Network
TODAY’S NETWORK
•   3,300+ miles of fiber
•   Long haul, middle mile and local loop
•   96 channel active DWDM system with more
    than 40 Terabytes of simultaneous data
    transmission
•   More than 260 ISP customers and 3,500+
    end points and 250,000+ ends users
•   $15 million annually invested into rural
    communities
•   600+ miles of microwave


THIS TOOK TIME
In 2001 we had 4 OC-48’s of capacity, 6
employees and a big idea.


CORE BROADBAND SERVICES
Multi-platform Internet, Ethernet, Data Center,
VOIP, Access, Surveillance, and OTT
2021 Network Map
1pm-2pm:    BROADBAND 101
            We'll start at the beginning! This session will review terminology, technologies, and other
            need-to-know broadband basics in plain English.

2pm-3pm:    MAPPING THE PROBLEM: THE MARKET ANALYSIS
            In order to solve any problem, it's important to know where you're starting... this is true for
            broadband too! We'll talk about how to gather the information needed in order to create a solid plan
            of action.
3pm-4pm:    DESIGNING A NETWORK
            We'll dive into feeds and speeds, equipment, and how to apply different technologies successfully
            in this crash course on how broadband networks are designed and how they function.




1pm-2pm:    BROADBAND BUSINESS MODELS
            There are many different successful approaches to broadband. In this session, we'll review
            various models being utilized here in Washington and nationally.

2pm-3pm:    BROADBAND GRANT OPPORTUNITIES
            Our panel of experts will discuss current and future opportunities, as well as share tips and
            strategies for success!

3pm-3:30:   NETWORK OPERATIONS SOLUTIONS
            Building a broadband network is only one piece of the equation. We'll discuss practical network
            operations considerations.

3:30-4pm:   OPEN FORUM Q&A
Thank you.
Questions?




Mike Henson
(360) 815-4630
mike.henson@noanet.net


Chris Walker
(208) 699-1031
chris.walker@noanet.net
State NoaNet History

2001  Primary Transport System award lowering State transport
costs,
2005  First 10G statewide system and introduction of Microsoft and
Yahoo into Quincy, WA resulting in over a billion dollars in investment
2010  BTOP awards $180 million funding for middle mile expansion,
23 public and private partners across the state
2013  300+ cell towers in rural WA connected for 4G and 5G service
deployments and still growing
2017  NG911 Project involving 16 public and private entities across
the state
2020  Drive-in WiFi, more than 300 access points in 60 days across
45 different public and private entities.
2021  Exploring other short term broadband solutions…
    Washington’s PUDs and NoaNet have
invested over $800 million dollars in fiber optic
and wireless network and facilities in our state.

   Today, NoaNet operates a fiber network
     totaling more than 3,300 fiber miles
         throughout Washington State


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