Telecom: Broadband Adoption

State & Local Broadband Best Practices Survey

1. ID (System Generated): 48781

2. Project Name (System Generated): IA Des Moines, Quad Cities, and Iowa City ITS Deployments

3. State: IA

4. Title of project or program: Des Moines, Quad Cities, and Iowa City ITS Deployments

5. Identify the type of organization that administers this project:

   1. Government Agency

   2. Other:

6. What is the project’s geographic coverage area? Municipal

7. Is the purpose of the project to construct broadband infrastructure in/to:

8. Is the purpose of the project to promote broadband use by:

9. What technologies are used by the project?

   1. Fiber Optic

   2. Wireless-Wi-Fi

   3. Other Wireless Technology

   4. Other technology: Cameras, Traffic Sensors, Highway Advisory Radios, Dynamic Message Signs, Web and Phone Interface to the Public

10. If the project involves utilizing noteworthy hardware or software products, please identify the major vendors and/or partners for the project:Daktronics, Addco, Skyline, Wavetronix, EIS, Baker Electric, Highway Information Systems

11. Did the project involve building infrastructure that produced a new or faster broadband service? Yes

    1. What is the rated or marketed speed of the fastest new or updated broadband service offered to:

       Business consumers? mbps

       Residential consumers? mbps

    2. Are these “peak” speeds or “average” speeds?

    3. Are these speeds “symmetrical?” (users can simultaneously upload and download at this speed):

12. What consumers are served by the infrastructure project:

    1. Other: Emergency Services, Local Media, Public

13. If the purpose of the project is to stimulate demand for broadband services, please indicate how it achieved this goal:

    1. Other method:

14. If the purpose of the project is to improve affordability of broadband services, please indicate how it achieves this goal:

    1. Other method:

15. If the purpose of the project is to promote the availability of broadband services in rural areas, please indicate how it achieves this goal:

    1. Other:

16. Please provide detailed project description including time sequence for the project's implementation: • Installation of 46 cameras, 68 traffic sensors, 2 HAR transmitters, fiber optic communications, 10 overhead DMS, and 22 side-mount DMS in order to give the public information about traffic, accidents, planned events, and other emergencies. Project duration: March 2004 - March 2008

17. Identify the project funding sources:

    1. State or Local Tax Funds

    2. Other Federal Sources

    3. Other:

18. What is the project cost?

    1. Total capital expenditures to date:

       $ 13000000 millions as of [fiscal/calendar] year 2010

    2. Annual program operating budget (estimated if not yet fully operational):

       $ 500000 millions as of [fiscal/calendar] year 2010

19. What impediments or problems were encountered in completing the project or program? Implementing and troubleshooting hardware that was the first of its kind in the state.

20. What actions were taken to resolve or minimize project or program impediments and problems? Using fiber optic instead of wireless wherever possible, using licensed wireless communications when necessary

21. What other lessons were learned during the process of undertaking and completing this project or program? Unlicensed wireless communications can be susceptible to interference, leaving more than adequate time for city-state agreements

22. Project or program website link: www.511ia.org

23. For further information contact:

    1. Name: Willy Sorenson

    2. Title: State ITS Engineer

    3. Organization: Iowa Department of Transportation

    4. Telephone Number: 515-239-1212

    5. E-Mail Address: willy.sorenson@dot.iowa.gov