Smart Gigabit Communities Launch in Chattanooga, TN

1. Chattanooga, TN
Smart Gigabit Communities Launch
January 26, 2016

2. Community Overview
Chattanooga, TN
The most robust fiber deployed network in America
• Every home and business in a 600 sq mi area
• Minimum 100Mbps up to 10Gbps
• Available to 170,000+, 75,000+ subscribers
• Network operator: EPB
• GENI rack: UT-Chattanooga
Unique and distinguishing characteristics
• Culture of Collaboration: Working Together Works!
• Outdoor Magazine’s “Best Town Ever”
• Emerging engineering focus on urban science and technology

3. Key Local Partners
Public Education Foundation
SwiftWing Ventures
Dryan / Thinking Media
Lamp Post Group
UNUM
The Jump Fund
The Lupton Company
City and County Mayors
Chattanooga State President
Chamber of Commerce President
UT-Chattanooga Chancellor
Hamilton County Superintendent
EPB President & CEO
River City President
Chattanooga Public Library
PlayCore
Chambliss Law Firm
Spartan Ventures
The Howard School
Hamilton Medical Center
Blue Cross Blue Shield
Sources of Developers
Partners & Leaders

4. City-Wide ATMS
Advanced Transportation Management System
Transition to Smart Wireless Gig City
Transportation options have grown more
diverse, increasing the need for information to
make smart planning and travel decisions.
Chattanooga’s ATMS will bridge the city’s
transit systems, enabling citizens, EMS, and
infrastructure to coordinate for the most efficient
transportation based on historical and real-time
data.
Lead developers
• City of Chattanooga
• EPB
• UTC

5. 4K Video Microscopy
Enabling access to learning resources
Advanced learning experiences
Many schools cannot afford high quality
scientific instruments.
By combining high-power microscopes
with 4K video streaming and advanced
video conferencing services, we are able
to deliver learning experiences from
anywhere in the world.
Lead developers
• University of Southern California
• EPB (Network Provider)
• Public Education Foundation (PEF)
• Hamilton County Schools
• STEM Hub Chattanooga

6. What we have to offer to other communities
• 75,000+ EPB broadband users with 100Mbps to 10Gbps
• Most advanced smart grid in the country
• World-recognized mid-size innovation district
• Additive manufacturing ecosystem
• UTC SimCenter applied computational science and engineering and
National Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance/Cyber
Defense Education
• Strong growing entrepreneurial ecosystem
• Collaborative community
• CoLab, GigTank
• Eagerness to partner
• Multiple startup investment firms