Project Title:
Habematolel Pomo of Upper Lake Broadband Infrastructure 2022
Funding Program:
Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program
Project Purpose/Type:
With NTIA funding, the Habematolel Pomo of Upper Lake will plan and construct a fiber middle mile network to serve their wireless point of presence, plan and construct a wireless last mile network serving 48 unserved Tribal households in the proposed service area with 100 Mbps/20 Mbps broadband services with a latency below 100 ms, and complete all environmental, workforce development, and sustainability plans.
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$500,000.00Funding Amount
- Plan and construct a fiber middle mile network from wireless point of presence to an existing communications center.
- Plan and construct a last mile network designed to serve 48 unserved Tribal households in the proposed service area with broadband service at a minimum speed of 100 Mbps/20 Mbps, with a latency of less than 100 ms, using wireless 3.5 GHz CBRS spectrum technology.
- Complete environmental compliance plans.
- Develop network designs for fiber optic middle mile and wireless last mile networks.
- Prepare workforce training plans.
- Develop a long-term network sustainability plan.
- Provide high speed and reliable Internet access to the Reservation’s 48 unserved Tribal households.
- Increase student participation in online educational activities.
- Increase employment rates and opportunities. Increase access to telehealth services.
48 unserved Tribal households.