Determining What TechnologyTechnologies Will Work Best for Your

Determining What Technology/Technologies Will Work Best for Your Community • • Fiber Fixed Wireless Satellite TV White Space

Moderator: Scott Zimmer Air Advantage, LLC szimmer@airadvantage. net Presenters: • Erica Myers, Microsoft: Erica. Myers@Microsoft. com • Virginia Lam Abrams, Starry: vlam@starry. com • Gerry Lawlor, T-Mobile: Gerry. Lawlor@t-mobile. com • David Goldman, Space. X: David. Goldman@spacex. com

Determining What Technology/Technologies Will Work Best for Your Community • • • Is there a best solution? • One size DOESN’T fit all Advancements in TV White Space What impact will the Sprint/T-Mobile Merger on the industry? What effect will low orbit satellites have on rural America? What is the most limiting factor for expanding broadband?

Microsoft Mission “Empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. ” - Satya Nadella

The connectivity gap in the United States At least 21. 3 million people lack access to broadband 1 At least 16. 8 million people reside in rural communities 1

Airband mission - to connect the unconnected Partner with equipment makers, internet and energy access providers, and local entrepreneurs to make affordable broadband access a reality for communities around the world. 3 Million POPs 40 Million POPs Projected people covered in rural unserved areas of U. S. by July 2022 Projected people covered globally by July 2022

Our approach

TV White Space (TVWS) A unique solution in the internet connectivity toolkit – connecting underserved rural communities. TVWS leverages unused spectrum in the traditional UHF and VHF television broadcast band. TVWS signal can travel over long distances and penetrate buildings and foliage better than other wireless communications technologies. Partnering with RADWIN to deliver an innovative TVWS solution. Multiple use cases: • High speed internet • Wi-Fi access points • Telemetry and internet of things (Io. T)

Hybrid Network Topology o o Fiber Microwave Wi-Fi mmwave o o Urban o 3. 5 GHz o 5. 8 GHz o Satellite o o Wireless + Wired Urban + Rural o TVWS (470 -698 MHz) o o Licensed/Unlicensed LOS Wireless + Wired Urban Licensed/Unlicensed LOS + NLOS Wireless

Introducing Starry • Starry is a next-generation fixed wireless internet service provider, offering affordable high-speed, uncapped internet access. • Starry is currently serving subscribers in Boston, Los Angeles, New York, Denver and DC with a national expansion roadmap that covers 40 million U. S. households. • Today, Starry is focused on serving urban areas with its point-to-multipoint fixed wireless technology, which provides gigabit-quality coverage across a city with only dozens, not thousands, of transmitting sites. • Starry works in partnership with building owners and managers to bring its new competitive service to their residents. • Starry also works collaboratively with communities and their public and affordable housing owners to provide free and low-cost internet access through its digital equity program, Starry Connect.

Introducing Starry’s ‘last-mile’ connection is wireless, which means we can build our network and connect households with little to no disruption to the communities we serve. We don’t have to tear up sidewalks and streets to serve a neighborhood with competitive broadband service and Starry’s advanced point-to-multipoint antenna technology is deployed on rooftops, not public rights of way.

STARLINK Constellation of 4, 000+ advanced lowearth orbiting (LEO) small satellites High Throughput that can be adjusted to meet the needs of the community Low-Latency (< 40 ms) Dynamic Capacity using beams that can be placed wherever data density is needed most Cutting-Edge Ground Equipment

Credit: Space. X