WISPAPALOOZA Fall 2017 - Day 3 Show Daily

AGENDA L Z OO 2017 1 0 WISPA PALOOZA 2017 SHOW I OCTOBER 9 - 13, 2017 www.bekabusinessmedia.com DAY 3 THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2017 (THINK PINK – WEAR PINK) 8:15am Coffee Brasilia- Miranda Hall 8:30am - 9:30am Session Seven Marketing 101 Finance 101 Technical 201 Business 201 Regulatory 101 Vendor Spotlight ManagingYour Image on Social Media and Elsewhere Financing 101 Automation: Saving Time on Common Tasks Strategic Peering for WISPs Why Effective PR Is Critical to Your Success and Ours KP Performance Antennas Brasilia 2 Palma Tropical Brasilia 4 Brasilia 3 Miranda 5 9:30am - 10:00am Intermission 10:00am - 11:00am Session Eight Marketing 201 Finance 101 Technical Regulatory Business Vendor Spotlight Social Media as a Business Development Tool Accounting 101 Dealing with Subscriber’s WiFi/Router View from Capitol Hill ABCs Of Fiber HughesNet Palma Brasilia 3 Brasilia 2 Tropical Brasilia 4 Miranda 5 11:00am - 11:30am Intermission 11:30am - 12:30pm Session Nine Marketing Finance 201 Technical Business Regulatory Sales and Marketing Automation Accounting 201 IPTV- To Do or Not to Do Why You Should Stop Selling Routers Connect America Fund Brasilia 4 Tropical Brasilia 3 Brasilia 2 Palma 12:30pm - 4:00pm Exhibit Hall (Lunch served 12:45 - 2:00) Rio Pavilion 4:00pm - 5:00pm Session Ten Business 201 Technical 301 Marketing Finance 201 Regulatory How to SWOT a WISP: Analysts’ Perspectives Choosing Your Core Developing Your Value Proposition Finance from An Equity Perspective CBRS Operator Roundtable & Regulatory Review Brasilia 2 Palma Tropical Brasilia 3 Brasilia 4 5:00pm - 5:30pm Intermission 5:30pm - 6:30pm Session Eleven Business 101 Technical 201 Marketing Finance Regulatory Hybrid Fiber / Wireless Networks MPLS / Metro Ethernet Marketing in a Competitive Environment Budgeting and Forecasting Broadband Privacy – Separating Fact from Fiction Brasilia 2 Tropical Brasilia 3 Palma Brasilia 4 FIBER FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2017 8:15am - 8:30am Coffee Brasilia- Miranda Hall 8:30am - 9:30am Session Twelve Fiber Business 101 Fiber Infrastructure 101 Fiber-Regulatory Tools Needed for Building Your Fiber Network Fiber Construction in a Subdivision Right of Way Brasilia 1 Brasilia 2 Brasilia 3 9:30am - 9:45am Intermission 9:45am - 10:45am Session Thirteen Fiber-Business Fiber-Construction Fiber-Regulatory Capex Vs Opex of Fiber Hands On With Fiber Working with HOA’s and Municipalities Brasilia 1 Brasilia 2 Brasilia 3 10:45am - 11:00am Intermission 11:00am - 12:00pm Session Fourteen Fiber-Business Fiber- Infrastructure Fiber-Construction What’s New in Fiber Boring, Trenching and Digging Troubleshooting Fiber Brasilia 1 Brasilia 2 Brasilia 3 12:15pm - 1:45pm Lunch and Closing Amazon Ballroom Mid-Atlantic Broadband deploys Adaptrum to extend internet access to student’s homes Mid-Atlantic Broadband Communi- ties Corporation (MBC) is a middlemile provider in Virginia. Since its founding in 2004, MBC has focused its mission on promoting economic development and bridging the digital divide in rural commu- nities across Virginia. As instructional methods and tech- nologies advance to include online learning and digital resources, access to internet has become a vital part of every child’s education. To address this need, MBC’s backbone currently provides fiber connectivity to 159 schools giving students in the region access to the high-speed internet during school hours. However, many students in this rural area lose vital access to online educational material when the school day ends and they head home. This “homework gap” puts students at a disadvantage compared to peers in urban areas where broadband at home is readily available and affordable. To address this important problem, MBC, in partnership with Microsoft, launched a program to provide free internet service to student homes over the largest deployment of TV White Space (TVWS) to date in the United States. With rural populations, hilly terrain, and an abundance of trees, TVWS provided a broadband technology that could economically extend the broad- band connection at the school to reach many of the surrounding homes that lacked affordable internet. After evaluating and piloting various equipment options, MBC selected Adaptrum’s TVWS solution based both on the performance and reliability of the TVWS network as well as Adaptrum’s focus on inno- vating to further improve coverage and speeds to connected families. The first phase of the program has been launched in two counties, in part- nership with Halifax & Charlotte County public school districts, which both have a general lack of widespread affordable broadband options. The first phase of the network is comprised of 18 sites each with typically three sectors using Adaptrum High Power Base Station radios. Providing long-range none-line- of-sight coverage from school and tower locations, the network can reach over 1,000 homes, which will receive internet using Adaptrum’s ACRS2.0 client radios. With Adaptrum radios reliably providing both the necessary coverage and speed, MBC Director Jeremy Satterfield said, “The functionality of the equipment has been pretty steadfast.” The Adaptrum team worked closely with MBC to understand the unique topography of the region and to deter- mine the best solution for reaching as many homes as possible. Commenting on the project, Jeremy Satterfield said, “Adaptrum has been a tremen- dous partner as we look at closing the homework gap in Virginia. Not only have they provided key guidance on using TVWS wireless, but have worked closely with us to ensure the best service to student homes.” The TVWS connectivity immediately provided a positive impact. The very first installation went to a family of three children whose mother was a teacher. Before receiving the system, all four had to spend many evenings at school or libraries in order to get online to complete assignments. After receiving TVWS-powered internet at home, the family can now spend more quality time together. With more than 100 house- holds connected and many more families signed-up, every student will be able to access unlimited educational content at home improving not only their education, but also their quality of life. Following the success and positive impact of the initial phase, MBC plans to not only expand the TVWS network with Adaptrum equipment to surrounding counties, but will also offer a service option, where MBC will sell commodity- based Internet for students and their families that will be set up by third-party provider partners. The paid option will offer full web access, not restricted solely to educational content. m Closing the Homework Gap with TV White Space