| The Obama administration will spend billions of dollars | | | | Teachers |
| installing new or upgrading existing wireless broadband | | | | Hall Monitors and Deans of Students |
| services for public schools. These provisions are in | | | | Administrators |
| stark contrast to Federal Communications Commission | | | | Technical Applications |
| regulations, which will seize school WiMAX (2.5 GHz | | | | Video |
| Educational Broadband Services) licenses where | | | | Distance Learning via Video Conferencing |
| school districts do not comply with build out | | | | HD at 1 Mbps?: HD recording and streaming live |
| requirements for their licenses. | | | | anywhere, any time |
| This paper will make the case for WiMAX as the | | | | Architecture |
| most effective wireless broadband technology for | | | | Bandwidth |
| educational services enabling school districts to keep | | | | Standards |
| their 2.5 GHz licenses. In a time of economic downturn | | | | Figure 21 Field-testing for WiMAX and HD camera |
| in the private sector, industry players would be well | | | | with laptop-sized encoder |
| advised to "follow the money" into major public sector | | | | Cameras |
| initiatives related to broadband internet services in | | | | Audio Factors |
| education. | | | | Echo Cancellation |
| Major Points in Publication: | | | | The Audio Secret Sauce: Compression Algorithms and |
| * Educational Broadband Services licenses (2.5 GHz) | | | | "wideband" |
| will be forfeited by school districts and other license | | | | Textbooks |
| holders that do not build out networks by May 01, 2011 | | | | Voice |
| * School districts holding those licenses are not | | | | Selling to school districts |
| protected by subletting to large commercial operators | | | | Gauging the market |
| (Sprint, Clear, etc) | | | | Revenue Potential |
| * Understanding the education technology market (its | | | | Extrapolating by student head count |
| not the same as enterprise or mobile) | | | | Estimates based on Cahners Report |
| * Why WiMAX is the best technology for this | | | | Who should do this? |
| application | | | | Schools "roll your own" |
| * Why WiMAX is the best complement to a | | | | Carriers |
| one*to*one computing program | | | | Wireless Internet Service Providers (WISPs) |
| * The "3 A's: Access, Applications and Affordability" of | | | | WiMAX Service Providers |
| WiMAX in Education | | | | How to sell to schools |
| * Breakthroughs in video over WiMAX: HDTV on 1 | | | | Long sales cycles |
| Mbps WiMAX | | | | Facilitate across departments |
| * "The 5% Solution": one*to*one computing and | | | | Need to compete in RFI/RFQ/RFP processes |
| WiMAX for 5% of a school district's annual | | | | Need to partner with other vendors |
| per*student allocation | | | | Establish marketing intelligence database |
| Target Audience | | | | Aggregate, aggregate, aggregate |
| WiMAX vendors: This will prove to be a very lucrative | | | | Find the money: grants, etc |
| niche market for those willing to focus on it and adjust | | | | Get a success story, even if you have to give it away! |
| their sales and marketing strategy accordingly | | | | Conclusion and Recommendations |
| Laptop vendors: They will sell many more laptops | | | | Recommendations |
| more quickly if the laptops can be networked to the | | | | Schools and Instructional Institutions |
| school intranet or Internet via a low*cost WiMAX | | | | Network Operators and Service Providers |
| network. | | | | Equipment Suppliers and Systems Integrators |
| Computer chip vendors: 45 million public school | | | | List of Figures |
| students using WiMAX*enabled laptops will sell a lot of | | | | Figure 1 Are networked student laptops inevitable? |
| chips. | | | | Figure 2 Most US schools have computer labs with |
| Network devices vendors: WiMAX deployments to | | | | desktop computers networked to the school's intranet |
| schools will sell a lot of routers, servers and other | | | | content and applications |
| devices. | | | | Figure 3 Access to a school computer lab is limited |
| Carriers: new technologies such as WiMAX may | | | | geographically |
| disrupt their traditional business and how to "turn the | | | | Figure 4 School connectivity for a majority of schools. |
| retreat into a parade" | | | | For many kids, technology ends at the school house |
| Educators: How can the instructional yield from | | | | Figure 5 Campus-wide wireless network access with |
| one*to*one computing be multiplied using WiMAX? | | | | one-to-one laptop programs extends network access |
| School administrators: What is WiMAX and why is it | | | | campus-wide |
| so important to instruction? | | | | Figure 6 WiMAX extends the school intranet content |
| State/Federal/School finance professionals: provides | | | | and applications to the student home 10 |
| strategies in paying for multi*million dollar WiMAX | | | | Figure 7 A school district-wide WiMAX network |
| deployments Table of Contents : | | | | connects the student to the school's intranet content |
| WiMAX: The Educational Broadband Services Solution | | | | and applications |
| Introduction: Technology to the Kid via WiMAX | | | | Figure 8 The 3 elements that comprise a |
| Technology to the kid AND the classroom | | | | telecommunications network: Access, switching and |
| One-to-One Computing and Federally-mandated | | | | transport (backhaul) |
| Technology Literacy | | | | Figure 9 Wi-Fi serves a coffee shop or home. WiMAX |
| The School Intranet: The Value Statement for | | | | serves a city |
| Networked One-to-One Computing | | | | Figure 10 WiMAX nomenclature: base station and |
| Converging One-to-One Computing and School | | | | subscriber station |
| Networks | | | | Figure 11 WiMAX base station and antenna |
| Extending the School Network via Wireless | | | | combinations |
| Technology to the Kid: At school or at home | | | | Figure 12 WiMAX access or subscriber devices |
| Market Drivers for the WiMAX-enabled One-to-One | | | | Figure 13 Line of sight offers better range and |
| Laptop | | | | throughput than non line of sight |
| Government mandates | | | | Figure 14 Link budget illustrated |
| Private vs. public networks | | | | Figure 15 On campus WiMAX delivers a throughput of |
| The 3 A's of WiMAX-enabled One-to-One Computing | | | | multiple megabits per second |
| Access | | | | Figure 16 A WiMAX-enabled laptop can enjoy a range |
| Why WiMAX | | | | of one mile with throughput equal to DSL. WiMAX |
| Objections to WiMAX | | | | extends student access to the school's intranet |
| WiMAX is not Wi-Fi | | | | content and applications to the student's home |
| WiMAX Components | | | | Figure 17 Note populated areas of Palm Beach County, |
| Relationship of WiMAX Range and Throughput for | | | | Florida (where the students live) are concentrated on |
| School Applications | | | | the coast. Compare with figure below for school |
| Base Station and Student Density | | | | locations and WiMAX coverage |
| Fixed vs. Mobile WiMAX | | | | Figure 18 Placing a WiMAX base station ate each of |
| Why backhaul is important | | | | Palm Beach County Schools 172 schools covers a |
| Wireless Backhaul Considerations | | | | majority of the populated area of Palm Beach County |
| Comparisons with Fiber | | | | Figure 19 Backhaul supports WiMAX base stations, |
| Spectrum Considerations | | | | which in turn support student at home internet access |
| Access Conclusion | | | | 32 |
| Affordability | | | | Figure 20 Cover Palm Beach County, Florida at a cost |
| WiMAX is inexpensive relative to other technologies | | | | of $7 million for 170,000 students = $41 per student in |
| What does a one-to-one WiMAX-enabled laptop | | | | one-time CAPEX or lease for $1/month/student on a |
| program cost? | | | | 48 month lease or 5% of school district's per student |
| Case Study: School District of Palm Beach County, | | | | annual allocation |
| Florida | | | | Figure 21 Field-testing for WiMAX and HD camera |
| Savings on Existing Expenditures | | | | with laptop-sized encoder |
| Telecom and Textbooks (or is that "flexbooks"? | | | | Figure 22 Satellite imagery of the US at night reveals |
| Other Instruction-Related Expenses | | | | concentration of population more easily served by |
| School assets | | | | WiMAX |
| Government mandates-can a school district afford to | | | | List of Tables |
| NOT comply? | | | | Table 1 The progression to "one-to-one" computing |
| Conclusion | | | | Table 2 Comparison of Wi-Fi and WiMAX for school |
| Applications | | | | district use |
| Literacy | | | | Table 3 Comparison of Wi-Fi and WiMAX |
| Numeracy | | | | Table 4 Comparison fixed vs. mobile WiMAX |
| Writing | | | | Table 5 Comparisons of wireless backhaul with other |
| Who benefits | | | | options |
| Parents | | | | Table 6 Comparison of wireless vs. |