TOWNOFSEEKONK,MA

BoardofSelectmanPresenta1on

PublicSafetyRadioCommunica1ons

PresentedMay3,2017

Submi7edBy:NelsonCommunica?ons,Inc.

13FalmouthHeightsRoad-Suite-200Falmouth,MA02540

TownofSeekonk,MA!ReportonPublicSafetyCommunicaAonsSummaryRecommenda?ons

§  Robustsystemdesignforsignalcoveragetosupportportableandmobileradiosinstreet,inresidencesandinsideindustrialbuildingswithaddi1onalradiosites

§  Replacesallexis1ngportableandmobileradioswithradiosthatcanoperateonmul1plefrequencybands(VHF,UHF&700/800MHz)toimproveinteroperabilitywithotherdepartmentsinMA&RI

§  LeveragesupcomingUSCongressionalmandateregardingrelinquishingT-Bandfrequencies

§  ReplacestheunreliableVerizonleasedcopperlineswithTownownedmicrowavetoconnectthevariousradiositesand9-1-1

§  ReplacesallEnd-of-Lifeequipment

Coveragemapaccuracy–isbaseduponRadioSoVsoVwarealgorithm,propaga1onmodelselected,andterraindatabase.Coveragemapsprovidedbyothersourcesmayshowdifferentcoveragethanthoseprovidedinthisreport.CDCG’scoveragemapsdonotrepresentorimplyanywarrantybyCDCGthatthedefini1onof95%/DAQ-3.4aresa1sfiedatallpointswithinthecoveragearea.

‘AsIs’CoverageCondi?ons|CoverageDeficienciesShowninColorTALKOUT–DispatchtoPortable TALKBACK-PortabletoDispatch

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In-StreetCoverage

CoverageInsideResiden?alBuildings

CoverageInsideIndustrialBuildings

CoverageBelowDesignCriteriaof95%/DAQ-3.4

Note:RedisunderneathYellow,Yellowunderneath

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TALKOUT[DispatchtoPortable]CoverageDeficienciesShowninColorTALKOUT–AsIs TALKOUT-Proposed

Coveragemapaccuracy–isbaseduponRadioSoVsoVwarealgorithm,propaga1onmodelselected,andterraindatabase.Coveragemapsprovidedbyothersourcesmayshowdifferentcoveragethanthoseprovidedinthisreport.CDCG’scoveragemapsdonotrepresentorimplyanywarrantybyCDCGthatthedefini1onof95%/DAQ-3.4aresa1sfiedatallpointswithinthecoveragearea.

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In-StreetCoverage

CoverageInsideResiden?alBuildings

CoverageInsideIndustrialBuildings

CoverageBelowDesignCriteriaof95%/DAQ-3.4

Note:RedisunderneathYellow,Yellowunderneath

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TALKBACK[PortabletoDispatch]CoverageDeficienciesShowninColorTALKBACK–As-Is TALKBACK–Proposed

Coveragemapaccuracy–isbaseduponRadioSoVsoVwarealgorithm,propaga1onmodelselected,andterraindatabase.Coveragemapsprovidedbyothersourcesmayshowdifferentcoveragethanthoseprovidedinthisreport.CDCG’scoveragemapsdonotrepresentorimplyanywarrantybyCDCGthatthedefini1onof95%/DAQ-3.4aresa1sfiedatallpointswithinthecoveragearea.

Legend

In-StreetCoverage

CoverageInsideResiden?alBuildings

CoverageInsideIndustrialBuildings

CoverageBelowDesignCriteriaof95%/DAQ-3.4

Note:RedisunderneathYellow,Yellowunderneath

White

VHFBackupCommunica?onsTALKOUT–Proposed TALKBACK–Proposed

Coveragemapaccuracy–isbaseduponRadioSoVsoVwarealgorithm,propaga1onmodelselected,andterraindatabase.Coveragemapsprovidedbyothersourcesmayshowdifferentcoveragethanthoseprovidedinthisreport.CDCG’scoveragemapsdonotrepresentorimplyanywarrantybyCDCGthatthedefini1onof95%/DAQ-3.4aresa1sfiedatallpointswithinthecoveragearea.

Legend

In-StreetCoverage

CoverageInsideResiden?alBuildings

CoverageInsideIndustrialBuildings

CoverageBelowDesignCriteriaof95%/DAQ-3.4

Note:RedisunderneathYellow,Yellowunderneath

White

TownofSeekonk,MA!ReportonPublicSafetyCommunicaAonsReplaceLeasedLineswithMicrowaveRadio

45WoodlawnAve

AT–950Taunton

AT–IndustrialWayAT–ProgressSt.

SeekonkPSB

ComputerLine-of-SightSlightPathObstruc1on,SurveyRequired

AT=AmericanTower,Inc.ProposedMicrowave

RouteMap

TownofSeekonk,MA!ReportonPublicSafetyCommunicaAonsPolice&FireRadioInventory

End-ofLifeEquipmentPOLICE

24–XTL1500Mobile42–XTS2500Portables40–XTS1500Portables1–CDM1250ControlSta1on1–XTL1500ControlSta1on1–CDM1250ControlSta1on1–CDM1550LSControlSta1on1–MCS2000ControlSta1on

FIRE

8–MCS2000Mobile2–XTL2500Mobile1–XTL1500Mobile38–MT2000Portables2–MT1500Portables3–XTS2500Portables

TownofSeekonk,MA!ReportonPublicSafetyCommunicaAonsFCCMandate-StatusofSeekonkT-BANDAuthoriza?ons

SeekonkmustvacatetheirT-Bandfrequenciesbyyear2023,andmigratetheiropera?onstootherfrequencybandsperFCCmandate

•  TheFCC‘T-Band’[470-512MHz]iscurrentlybeingphasedoutbyCongressionalmandate•  ForSeekonk,three[3]T-BandFCCauthoriza1onsareforFireopera1ons•  The“SpectrumAct,”TitleVIoftheMiddleClassTaxReliefandJobCrea1onActof2012

(PublicLaw112-96)Congressionallegisla1onrequirespublicsafetyusersu1lizingT-BandfrequenciestobereclaimedbytheFCCandauc1onedbytheyear2021

•  Byauc1oningofftheT-Bandfrequencies,theFCCisrequiredtomakeavailablegrantsfromtheproceedsoftheauc1onforT-Bandincumbentstocovertheirreloca1oncoststootherfrequencybands.Theavailabilityofthisfundingisan1cipatedtobeattheendof2021fromspectrumauc1ons.

•  TheFCChasissuedalicensefreezeandisnolongeraccep1ngorprocessingapplica1onsfornewT-Bandlicensesorapplica1onsseekingtomodifyexis1ngT-Bandlicenses,affec1ngthefollowingchanges:–  Cannolongeraddorchangefrequencies–  Cannolongerchangetechnicalparameters:ERP,antennaheights,etc.–  Cannolongeraddsiteloca1ons

•  Thereisanexcep1ontotheabovestatement–shouldSeekonkdesiretoaddtransmirersites,theFCCwillacceptaRequestforWaiverfornewtransmirersitesonlyifthenewsiteshavetheirservice/interferencecontourfootprintinsidetheexis1ngauthoriza1on

TownofSeekonk,MA!ReportonPublicSafetyCommunicaAonsNoteonDiscon?nuanceofDedicated

AnalogLeasedTelephoneLinesbyCarriers•  PublicSafetyhavereliedondedicated4-wireanalogcircuitsleasedfromthecarriers

forconnec1vitytoandfromradiositesanddispatchcentersforseveraldecades•  Theseserviceshavetradi1onallyofferedaneffec1velowcost,lowbandwidthtransport

medium•  However,bothVerizonandAT&Thaveannouncedplanstodiscon1nuealldedicatedcopper

basedserviceswithinthenextseveralyears•  Leasedservicesarebasedon2/4wireanalogtechnologyhasalreadybeendeclaredend-of-

lifeanddatestostopsuppor1ngthemhavebeenannouncedtosomecustomers•  Thedecisiontoendsupportofcopperfacili1esistheresultofinfrastructureage,andits

inherentproblemofnarrowbandwidths•  CarrierscannotaffordtomaintainboththeanalogandIPnetworksandremaincompe11ve

withotherproviders,suchascablecompanies•  4-wireanalogcircuitsareconsideredarchaic,Verizonisnotupgradingtheiranalog

infrastructure;technicalstaffbecominglessknowledgeableontherepairofthesecircuitsduetoconcentra1ononIP/Ethernet

•  TrendistomigratetoIP/Ethernetcircuitsforbothvoiceanddata.IP/Ethernetinfrastructurecanbeeasilyscalabletoallowincreasedbandwidthondemand

•  Fiber,microwave,andCarrierEthernettechnologiesleasedservicesfallintothiscategory

TownofSeekonk,MA!ReportonPublicSafetyCommunicaAonsSummaryBudgetaryCostEs?mates

Not-to-exceedINFRASTRUCTURE Includes2DispatchConsolepositions;4transmitsimulcast&receivervotingsites;microwaveradionetwork $1,711,158.00

SUBSCRIBEREQUIPMENT Includesallbandmobile,portable,andcontrolstationradios $1,030,000.00

CONTINGENCY[10%] $275,016.00

NOTE:Pleaserefertosupplementalspreadsheetshowingequipmentcostsdetail

TOTAL $3,016,174.00

Notes:1.Estimatedbudgetarypricingisnotbasedonanyspecificvendorbutratheronbestindustrylistpriceaverage2.Actualcostsresultingfromcompetitivebiddingshouldbeless

SeekonkBudgetaryCostEstimates

TownofSeekonk,MA!ReportonPublicSafetyCommunicaAons10-YearTaxRateImpactSchedule