The compiled presentations for all the topics discussed at the NEDAS Boston Symposium on July 12, 2017 at the District Hall.

1. WELCOME
#NEDASBoston

3. External PIM is Still a Challenge!
Slide 3
DTP overlay confirms when PIM is
external.
But where is it? And how long does it
take to find the precise location?
Relative
distance
Remove steel wool and
see distance to site PIM
DTP with steel wool
marks antenna
Steel wool as
“PIM marker”
PIM?
PIM?
PIM?

4. Getting Closer to the PIM Artifact
Slide 4
“DTP worked, and I know
PIM is coming from about
30’ away. Now, where
exactly is the PIM source
in this antenna path?”

5. Slide 5
Getting Closer to the Actual PIM Artifact
Load
Spectrum Analyzer
with Burst Detect
tuned to IM3
frequency
F1, F2
F1, F2
ANTENNA
PIM
IM
products
Filter
PIM tester
PIM Hunter

6. Testing Process – Hunt PIM Sources
Slide 6 Slide Title or URL

7. Testing Process
Slide 7 Slide Title or URL

8. Testing Process - PIM Hunt Safely!
Slide 8 Slide Title or URL

9. Testing Process - PIM Hunt Safely!
Slide 9 Slide Title or URL

10. Test Equipment – What’s Needed
Slide 10 Slide Title or URL
• Battery operated PIM tester of the CORRECT BAND
– Follow carrier MoP/s
– Be sure the SUT passes F1/F2, and receives IM3
• Spectrum Analyzer capable of reliably seeing extremely fast,
narrowband signals output by the PIM tester
– Anritsu “T” series with Burst Detect
• PIM Hunter, N style cable and appropriate band pass filter/s

11. Where PIM Hunter Works Best - Rooftops
Slide 11
• Rusty objects
• Overlapping sheet metal on parapet
cap
• Objects you can’t see under roofing
materials
• Loose cable connectors at antenna

12. Where PIM Hunter Works Best - Tower Sites
Slide 12
• Loose cable clamps
• Rusty metal connections
• Other antennas
• Etc.

13. Spectrum Analyzer Setup
Slide 13
Center frequency = IM3 frequency
Span = 100 kHz
RBW = Auto
Pre-amp = ON
Trace A = Average
# of averages = 2 or 3
Trace B = max hold
Sweep Mode = Burst Detect

14. SpecA Display During a PIM Hunt
Slide 14
• Set upper limit a few dB lower than
max level seen by PIM analyzer
• Turn Limit Alarm “ON”
• Set volume to maximum
• When probe is at the PIM source,
signal level increases
• Listen for audible alarm to ID exact
location

15. Things we are Finding…
Slide 15
• Loose hose clamp behind / below antenna
• Tightening hose clamp gained 15 dB PIM improvement

16. Things we are Finding…
Slide 16
• “Hot spots” under roofing material
• “Hot spots” on parapet face
• Covering with “PIM blanket” eliminated the PIM sources

17. Things we are Finding…
Slide 17
• “Hot spot” on other side of stealth panel
• Covering small area with “PIM blanket” material reduced
PIM by 20 dB!

18. Summary – PIM Hunter 2000-1884-R
• Patent pending design
• Broad frequency range
• Insensitive to probe orientation
• Low PIM construction
• Fiberglass extension rod
• Molded ABS probe cover
• TuffGrip®
handle
Slide 18
The PIM Hunter enables test technicians to precisely locate
sources of external passive (PIM) at cell sites.

20. Colocation of wireless sites in the ROW for IoT

21. • What is the ROW
• Why do some of us care?
Small cells/oDAS
• What structures are
available?
• What else is/can go in the
ROW? IoT:
• Advanced metering
infrastructure
• Distribution
automation
• Smart city applications
• Sensors
Agenda

22. What is the ROW?
•Road that is open
to the public and
maintained and
controlled by
government
•Includes land
beyond the edge
of the road

23. •Often includes public utility private
property
•Ownership of the dirt varies
•Property lines not always easy to
delineate (state, county, muni, private?)
•State and local law vary
What is the ROW?

24. Why does this group care?
•Cheap
colocation of
small cells &
oDAS close to
cellular
customers
•Customary
practices

25. Why does this group care?

26. Why does this group care?

27. Why does this group care?

28. What structures?
•Need to be
shared by all
users
•Wood, concrete,
and metal joint
use utility poles
•Street furniture
•Ad hoc poles

29. What structures?

30. Traditional uses
•Power distribution
and transmission
•Monopoly telco
•Cable TV
•CLECs
•Municipal fire
alarm and traffic
control
•Lighting

31. IoT uses - AMI
•Advanced metering
infrastructure (AMI)
for electric, gas,
water
•Mostly electric
•Loves the pole top
•Super dense
networks

32. SUPER DENSE!
• 7,000 pole top nodes
• 11,000 square miles
bathed in 2.4Ghz RF
• Connects 620,000
meters
• How many pole top
small cells radiating in
Maine today?

33. IoT uses – distribution automation
•Distribution
automation (DA) for
electric, gas, water
•Mostly electric
•Reclosers, fuse
savers, capacitor
banks, voltage
sensing

34. IoT uses – smart city applications
•Lighting
•Wi-Fi
•Public safety
•DPW

35. IoT uses – Sensors
•Cameras
•Public safety
•Spectrum sensing

36. Sounds like a lot of ad hoc
networks?
•That’s a lot of ad hoc
networks in the
ROW
•Public vs private
networks
•Emergence of lower
power/low
bandwidth networks
•5G trumps?

37. Questions
Joshua Broder
jbroder@tilsontech.com
207-653-0573

38. Impact of Regulation Changes on the Industry

40. Correlating Property Asset Value, Cash Flows and
Connectivity in The Connected World

41. • The Connected World
• What Matter’s Past, Now
and In The Future
• Commercial Real Estate
& The Cloud
• Commercial Real Estate
& IOT
• Commercial Real Estate
& Wireless
• The CRE Business Case
for Infrastructure
• In-Building
• Wireless
• Entrance
• Data Center
• Ecosystem
Agenda

42. The Connected World
A GLOBAL
PHENOMENON
• 25% CAGR Growth in Data Globally Cisco
VNI Includes land beyond the edge of the
road
• 2.3ZB Annual global IP traffic will surpass
the zettabyte threshold in 2016, and will
reach 2.3 ZB by 2020 -Cisco VNI
• 24Billion Connected Devices by 2024
-Cisco VNI
• $1.3T Spent on network services globally in
2016 Deloitte's Telecommunications
Outlook

43. Location Matters in
The Connected World

44. What Matter’s Past, Now and
In The Future
•Past
• Tethered
• Client Server
• Building = Space
•Present
• Mobile
• Cloud
• Building = Productivity
•Future
• Predictive Mobile
• Edge Cloud
• Building = Value Creation

45. Use, Value and Scale Change

46. CRE & Cloud
#1 Impact on User Experience with Cloud
Computing?
Connectivity
#1 Trend in Applications?
Move to Cloud
Workers using Cloud applications are 13%
more productive than desktop applications.
Software’s impact on business and its shift to
the cloud means connectivity is increasingly
a critical infrastructure when selecting office,
data center, warehouse, manufacturing and
DR locations.
Impact to CRE
Time on Market +-
Lease Rate +-
Lease Length +-
Occupancy +-

47. IOT Meets CRE
Sensors + NO Connectivity = NO VALUE
Security????
WiFi?, LTE? Broadband?
Value?
Financial Return on Efficiency Gains
Improved Safety/Security/Insurance
Property Differentiation
IOT Goals in CRE
- Energy Savings
- Security
- Operational Efficiency
- Tenant Satisfaction

48. Wireless Meets LEED Certified
• Wi-Fi is only part of the
answer
• Wireless is one of the
most visible decision
points in the lease
decision process
• Wireless is one of the
most common complaints
in tenant experiences
• Regulatory Compliance
Matters – Missed Capital
Efficiency Opportunity
80 percent of all cellular traffic
occurs indoors
When most people are faced with an emergency, they
instinctively reach for their mobile device – not a landline – to
call 911.

49. The Business Case for
Communications Infrastructure
• Lease Rate
• Occupancy Rate
• Lease Term
• Asset Value
• CAMS
• ROIC
Millennials will make up nearly 75% of the
workforce by 202
Global building energy management systems
(BEMS) is expected to grow to $5.2 billion by
2020, at a CAGR of 17 percent from 2017
Increasingly complex buildings produce a
growing amount of data that can be used to
manage systems, increase efficiency, improve
safety, and support a higher quality of life for
end-users.
This data is often generated via sensors that are
integrated into different systems and
distributed throughout the building.
Forward-thinking contractors are setting new
standards for innovation, creating programs to
deploy new workflows, leveraging sensors and
data to improve safety during the construction
process, and integrating sensors and smart
networks within completed buildings.

50. The Connected World
The Building’s Investment Is Infrastructure,
Strategy + Passive Enablement
• In-Building
• Wireless
• Entrance
• Data Center
• Ecosystem

51. Questions
Ben Edmond
Ben@Connected2Fiber.com
508-202-1807
www.connected2fiber.com
SaaS Go to Market Platform
For The Connected World

52. Bridging the gap in Smart Cities Infrastructure

53. The Fiber Tsunami
ATT experienced 100,000% increase in data
traffic from 2007-2015
Internet of Things to create 200 billion connected
devices by 2020
Carriers expect to see continued 57%
year-over-year increase in wireless data
consumption

54. Bridging the gap

55. Pillars of the Bridge
• Authority
• Aesthetics
• Process &Timing
• Costs
• Fiber & Wifi
• Trust &
Communication

56. Authority
Carriers
• DAS & Small cell
indistinguishable
• Equal treatment
under Title II
• Eliminate local
control
Jurisdictions
• Facilitate PROW
• Safety
• Public Interest
• Reasonable &
Equitable Access
• Fair
compensation
Help the process evolve. Assume the role of
educators and innovators.

57. Authority - Aesthetics'

58. Authority - Aesthetics'
Concealment costs, but consequence of uncontrolled
expansion is blight

59. Process & Timing
Carriers
• Upstream pressure
& downstream
deliverables
• Expedited
permitting
• Burdensome
process
Jurisdictions
• Purposeful process
• Volume of requests
• Manpower
• “Land Grab”
• Ensure Accuracy &
Accountability
Be mindful of the evolving nature of siting and
permitting, create realistic expectations

60. Costs
Carriers
• Pre-deployment
(Engineering, Permitting,
Franchise)
• Deployment (poles,
attachment, power)
• Price compression
• Competition
Jurisdictions
• Statutes
• Fair compensation
• Silos
• Revenue
• Reinvestment
Look for synergies, partner, leverage scale

61. Fiber & WIFI
Carriers
• Access to ROW
• Capital Intensive
• Competition
• Consolidation
Jurisdictions
• Foundation of
Smart City
Infrastructure
• Control Scale
• Long Term Capital
Investment
• Serve public
Fiber & WIFI presents opportunities for P3’s &
common element for Smart City Infrastructure

62. Trust & Communication
Carriers
• Presume ignorance
• Fragmentation
• Outsourced silos
Jurisdictions
• Duty to protect
public interest
• Carriers Fail to
deliver
• Insulation &
Isolation
Trust, communication and citizenship are paramount
for telecommunications ecosystem to flourish

63. Take aways for bridge building
• Authority: Help the process evolve. Assume the role of
educators and innovators.
• Aesthetics: Concealment costs, but the cost of
uncontrolled expansion is blight. Compromise has to be a
bigger factor than profit.
• Process & Timing: Be mindful of the evolving nature of
siting and permitting, create realistic expectations
• Costs: Look for synergies, partner, leverage scale
• Fiber & WIFI presents opportunities for P3’s & common
element for Smart City Infrastructure
• Trust, communication and citizenship are paramount for
telecommunications ecosystem to flourish

64. Questions
Brian Proffit
Brian.proffit@adtell.com
610-973-6010

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66. Solving for Middleprise requires a toolkit approach
Enterprise-ready, Operator-grade In-Building Solutions
High-end Large Venue in-Building market
500,000 + Sq. Ft. is well served by DAS
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FORTÉ Site Manager
ATT
Verizon
Sprint
T-Mobile
DAS
Headend
Public
Internet

69. • Wave Wireless is centered around the needs of real estate developers and
building owners
• Challenging the current deal structure for privately-financed neutral-host
ownership model within the in-building wireless infrastructure environment
• Focus on Cellular and Wi-Fi connectivity in multi-tenant enterprise buildings in
the following verticals – New Construction, MDUs, Commercial Offices,
Hospitality, Government, Health Care and Sports/Entertainment
• Best tenant experience and public safety connectivity where federal, state
and local fire codes mandate
(formerly DAS Worldwide)

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74. NEDAS is proud to announce its partnership
with INCOMPAS: Fall 2017
● INCOMPAS, October 15 - 17; NEDAS, October 17
● Expanded perspective of communications industry
● Communications integrations
● Expanded branding opportunities
● Ability to speak to a more diverse audience
● NEDAS is continually developing and morphing as the wirelines and
wireless worlds converge to enable IoT everywhere
● Exhibitor and sponsorship prospectus available shortly. Please contact
info@nedas.com for more information
● Media Room supported by iMPR

75. “Bringing NEDAS to The INCOMPAS Show is yet another way that INCOMPAS
is enhancing our attendees’ experience, offering them the chance to explore
cutting-edge small cell technologies and potential opportunities, including the
advent of 5G, that will expand their businesses,” says Chip Pickering, CEO of
INCOMPAS. “We look forward to collaborating with NEDAS and welcoming
their members to San Francisco.”
~Chip Pickering, CEO, INCOMPAS
Full Press Release
http://www.marketwired.com/press-release/nedas-to-colocate-fall-event-with-th
e-incompas-show-fall-2017-2225710.htm

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Silver Annual Sponsor

79. Thank you to our
Event Sponsors