Putting $ 7 Billion To Work For Broadband Development

by: Harry Parrish

Over $ 7 Billion in The Broadband Technology Opportunity Program (BTOP) is up for grabs from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) and the USDA Rural Utilities Services (RUS) for organizations that meet all the requirements and the deadline.

Requirements include showing what social benefits will be achieved as related to promoting increased computer usage in low income households, economic development of unserved or underserved areas, increasing the availability of healthcare or any of the many other social benefits that the broadband stimulus package is intended to nurture.

Another important qualifier is speed. With a minimum 3 megabits per second (Mbps) down to the subscriber and approximately a 1 Mbps uplink from the subscriber, WiMAX becomes an attractive choice.

Don’t forget the deadline. With only 18 months to address network planning, Rights of Way issues, and the application process 18 months begins to seem a little rushed. With less network planning necessary, less rights of way issues to negotiate and an online application for the spectrum license from the Federal Communications Commission, WiMAX reduces time for each of these stages and you should have your license in about four weeks if applying for the lightly populated 3.65ghz spectrum.

There are even more advantages to WiMAX like faster speed of deployment, A WiMAX base station could be Installed and tested in less than a week. Assuming a maximum range of five miles, this equals a coverage zone of almost 80 square miles from one base station in one day. No wired technology can be rolled out this fast. Also Wireless backhaul can eliminate negotiations with a less than enthusiastic incumbent service provider, also increasing speed of deployment. And lets not forget the faster return on investment you’ll see by avoiding conventional fiber roll-out using aerial or burial delivery methods.

There has not been any trend so opportune to the telecommunications market since the Telecommunications Act of 1934.

In conclusion the decreased logistic requirements of planning and development with WiMAX make it the preferred technology to meet the list of technical requirements for the loans and grants available under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.


About The Author

Harry Parrish is the Marketing Director for SurplusEQ.com. He has been involved with internet marketing for over 5 years and has worked on many SEO projects achieving first page listings for his clients, through blogging, SEO, SEM and article writing.

http://www.surpluseq.com

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