Commercial TVWS Solutions Webinar presented 12/8/2011

1. Commercial
TV White Space
Solutions
Presented by:
December 2011

2. Introduction & Housekeeping
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3. Today’s Webinar Agenda
1) Current State of TV White Space
2) Market Opportunities
a) Industry Applications
b) TVWS Deployment
3) Spectrum Bridge’s Role in Partner Development
4) Radio Partners
a) KTS Wireless Services
b) Carlson Wireless
5) Questions & Answers
6) Resources and Updates

4. Webinar Supporting Sponsors
WISPA promotes the development, advancement
and unification of the wireless Internet service
provider industry. WISPA has over 600 members
consisting of wireless Internet service
providers, equipment manufactures, and service
vendors, and other interested parties.
www.wispa.org
Koos Technical Services has been
Carlson Wireless - For more than a decade, Carlson
designing, manufacturing and delivering
Wireless has led the way in providing wireless
transformational radio technologies for over 30
communications solutions for a broad spectrum of
years. From the advent of Mesh technology, earth
applications and users. Carlson is a leading radio
station telemetry products and special purpose
equipment manufacturer, pioneering wireless
industrial radios, KTS provides the expertise for
communication solutions for remote environments
wireless solutions and will be one of first to market
and challenging conditions and serving customers in
with TV white space products.
public safety and many other industries.
www.ktswireless.com
www.carlsonwireless.com

5. Presenters
Peter Stanforth
CTO, Spectrum Bridge, Inc.
Andy Mancone
Director of Marketing, KTS Wireless
Jim Carlson
CEO, Carlson Wireless

6. Current State of TV
White Space

7. What is White Space?
 Wireless Devices will be certified with a database
 Channel acquisition and database interaction will be virtually transparent to the end user

8. White Space Channel Availability
(UHF Fixed Channels)

9. TVWS Milestones in the U.S.
2nd TVWS Report
and Order
FCC publishes
initial NPRM on 1st TVWS Report FCC announces
and Order database providers
TV White Space
2004 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
First TVWS database First TVWS solution
Demonstration subject to FCC trial
First experimental
TVWS network
First certified TVWS
commercial solution

10. What is New About TV White Space?
 Spectrum Bridge expects to be appointed as the World’s First TV White
Space Database Provider by the FCC.
 Anticipated Go Live Date is January 2012
 Parallel Radio Certifications in progress with several devices
 Rules updates under consideration by FCC
– antenna heights
– access to some of the registration data
– emissions mask
– Fixed TVBD operation on adjacent channels
 The FCC leads the world in this innovative approach and the rest of the world
is likely to adopt similar rules for TV White Space
– UK Ofcom has ongoing trials, some differences in technical detail, but still
database-driven
– Industry Canada issued a TV white space consultation paper on August 29
– Standards efforts with IEEE and IETF

11. TVWS complements existing solutions
 FCC rules for unlicensed White Space operation are similar to those in
existing 2.4 GHz and 900 MHz unlicensed bands:
– Part 15 rules
– 4 W EIRP
– Non-exclusive use
 Aside from the additional capacity afforded by white space
spectrum, operating in the VHF and UHF band enables improved coverage
and Non-Line of Sight performance:
2.4 GHz 600 MHz

12. Global Leaders in TVWS Innovation
• US First in the World to Adopt TV White
Space Innovation
- Successful deployments for rural broadband,
Smart City, Smart Grid, tele-health, & telemetry
applications
• SBI actively Involved in Finland,
Singapore and Cambridge, UK Trials
- Anticipate more trials in 2012
• Regulators are defining rules in other
countries across the world

13. Market Opportunities

14. Initial Deployments:
High power, fixed devices at moderate cost
M2M
Telemetry
Rural
Broadband
Smart
City
$$
Smart
Grid
Public
Sector
Home
Networking
TODAY 2015
HIGH POWER, FIXED LOW POWER, MOBILE DYNAMIC SPECTRUM
TVWS DEVICES TVWS DEVICES ACCESS DEVICES
Dedicated Broadband Dedicated Broadband for Anytime, Anywhere
Wireless for Local Use Local and Enterprise Use

15. TVWS Applications – Rural Broadband
 Rural Broadband
o Isolated communities
 Backhaul
o Capacity management
 Benefits
– Non-line of sight, better coverage
– A lot of TVWS spectrum available

16. TVWS Applications – M2M (machine-to-machine)
 Telemetry
– Real-time data transmission
– Machine monitoring & Inventory tracking
 SCADA
– Remote monitoring of substations
– Meter triggering
 Transportation
– Traffic monitoring
– Traffic metering
 Smart City application
– Video monitoring
*illustration from Intel

17. How a TVWS device gets deployed?
TVWS
Platform
Authorized Shared Access
Internet
Rules-based Spectrum Platform
Secondar
Billing & Bandwidth Spectrum Spectrum
y Market
Clearing Manager Sharing Tools
Exchange
Base Station Client Endpoint

18. TVWS Service Provider Deployment
Planning:
 Step 1: Check for available spectrum in your area at
http://showmywhitespace.com
Deployment:
 Physical installation of radios
 Configure base station and connect to the internet
 Deploy client devices (device registration is automatic)
 Manage the network
– Configure preferred channel list – not all channels are equal
– Maintain internet connection required – no internet = no white space
– Neighbor awareness – coexistence, interference mitigation
– Enhanced services to support network operation

19. Partner Development

20. TVWS Ecosystem Partners
System
Integrators
Radio
Partner Value-Added
Resellers
Connecting & Managing Access

21. Partner Program
 Radio Partners
– Turnkey solution includes API functions to get products to market faster
– Assistance with regulatory & certification process
– SBI platform supports radio for useful life
 Service Providers & Network Operators
– Service more customers with a TVWS portfolio
– Enhanced capabilities from Show-My-Whitespace
– Access to secondary markets spectrum
 System Integrators & Value-added Resellers
– Differentiate your solutions using TVWS and licensed spectrum
– Deployment support and expertise
– Co-marketing in new Vertical Industries

22. Radio Partners

23. KTS Wireless
Andy Mancone, Director of Marketing
Larry Koos, VP of Engineering
www.ktswireless.com
amancone@ktswireless.com

24. KTS Wireless - Agility White Space Radio
(AWR)
 FSK, SOQPSK - Field Upgradeable Waveform(s) for 2012
 Availability: Now – FCC Certification December, 2011
 FSK 2.0 Mbps – SOQPSK 3.1 Mb/s Throughput
 Outdoor/Pole Mounting – Weather Proof Enclosure
 VHF and UHF Versions Available / Log Periodic Antennas Also
Available
 FCC Part 15 Subpart H compliant (pending)
 Power over Ethernet
 Managed by SBI TVWS DB

25. KTS Wireless - Agility White Space Radio
(AWR)
 Vertical Solutions
 White Space Broadband Applications
 Mission Critical Industrial Telemetry
 Provides a SCADA Migration Path
 Challenged Terrain Requirements
 Dense, Consistent Coverage
 Designed for Always On Application Requirements

26. KTS Agility White Space Radio - Applications
Increasing Mission Criticality/
Application Integrity
M2M Solutions
SCADA + and
Secure, Resilient
SOHO Internet
Applications
Telemetry
Industrial
Access
KTS’ FSK and SOQPSK KTS’ AWR Provides a
Performance Envelope SCADA Migration Path
Decreasing Increasing
Data Rate Reliability

27. Carlson Wireless
Jim Carlson – CEO
Kiely Cronin – Product Specialist
Best Product of the Year
Neul – Carlson Solution www.carlsonwireless.com
jcarlson@carlsonwireless.com

28. Radio Partner
Product Design Evolution
 Initial Market Requirements from WISP Market
– NLOS Coverage Critical – Multipath Challenge
– Adequate Bandwidth for Last Mile Customers
– Justifiable Cost
 Carlson Hardware Solution
– UHF Full Range 470-786 MHz (698MHz for US)
– 16 Mbps OTA with 10+ Mbps to Users
– Cost Under $600 per CPE moving to < $400 in 2013
 Neul – Software Solution
– Tested in extreme locations

29. Radio Partner
Product Design Challenges
 Meet Regulatory, BW and Cost without ASIC
– Power at Antenna max legal + 36 dBm EIRP
– Spectral Emissions at +/- 3 and 9 MHz - 55, 72 dBc
– 2nd and 3rd Harmonics at Lowest Operating Freq
– Power Spectral Density Rule 12.2 dB
– PA Cost and Efficiency
– POE Outdoor Enclosure (NEMA 4 or IP66)

30. Radio Partner
 Targeted Applications
– WISP
– Machine to Machine
• Smart Grid
• Utility Metering
• Asset Tracking
• Traffic Signal
– Video Surveillance
– Telemedicine and Distance Learning
– Public Safety and Campus Networks
– Backhaul

31. Radio Partner
 Timeframe of RuralConnect II
– Running Production Quantity to Meet Market Price.
– 1000 Units in Production Cycle
– 1st Product to Roll off Line in January 2012
– FCC and IC Certification Planned for February 2012
– 2nd Production Run in Planning Stages
– ASIC Solution Early 2013

32. Q&A
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34. Resources & Updates

35. Keep Informed
 Where to stay updated on TVWS
– www.spectrumbridge.com
– www.youtube.com/spectrumbridge
– Partners website:
• www.wispa.org
• www.carlsonwireless.com
• www.koostech.com
 More links to resources on TVWS will be posted in materials
distributed after the webinar
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