Navajo Broadband 2009 – 2013 Broadband on Navajo: a $60 Million Dollar Opportunity

Update on Navajo Broadband Project (Summary)

This amazing project seems to improve over time. RFPs from NTUA will be available soon for those vendors who want to participate. Research indicates that this project is supported by the right Navajo Entities for a successful and timely completion in 2013.

ARRA 1st Round Successful NTUA Application – by Monroe Keedo

Commnet is the “last mile” partner because they have the 700MHz spectrum

$13,796,743 is 30% Matching Funds from NTUA and Commnet, which totals $46 million
$37 million going to “middle mile” and $8 million going to “last mile”

This is a 3 year Grant – from March 25, 2010 – March 25, 2013

550 miles of fiber optics; 27 existing towers (NTUA & Commnet) being modified and 32 new towers 1,300 miles of Licensed Microwave and 12,000 square miles of 4G LTE Wireless Coverage

Phase I: It will start in Farmington, NM thru a POP with PNM, Shiprock, NM (District Office) to Ya-Ta-Hey, NM (Sacred Wind Communications facility)
Phase II: Tohatchi, NM to Window Rock, AZ (Burnside Sub-station), Coalmine Sub-station to Burnside into Chinle, AZ and around to Tsaile, AZ (Dine College will benefit from this also)
Phase III: Chinle, AZ to Kayenta, AZ to Burnside Sub-station to Birdsprings, AZ and into Coalmine, AZ

Capacity of 4GB Channels and expand to 16GB – Migration expansion to 80 GB
Data Center (design & infrastructure) is part of this Grant
Network Operating Center will be built in Fort Defiance, AZ

source: nntrc.org