Pioneer Consulting Market Report
Table of Contents

1. Executive Summary
2. What is Municipal Broadband?
   1. Definition of “Municipal”
   2. Municipal Wireless (WiFi Mesh)
   3. Municipal Fiber (FTTH)
3. Broadband as a utility
   1. Reality check
      Is there a demand in the market for municipal broadband?
      What’s the financial status of muni BB?
      What is driving municipalities to take this initiative?”
   2. Is it a free utility?
      Should municipalities charge for BB?
   3. The Private Industry Link
      Can private industry benefit from muni BB?
4. Business Models
   1. Muni Wireless
      1. Capital Expenditure
      2. Operating Expenditure
      3. ROI
   2. Muni Fiber
      1. Capital Expenditure
      2. Operating Expenditure
      3. ROI
   3. Comparisons
5. Case Studies
   1. Muni Wireless
      Each case study includes area covered, vendors, cost, details of deployment, level of opposition faced, operator participation
      1. Study 1 - US
      2. Study 2 – Europe
      3. Study 3 - Asia
   2. Muni Fiber
      Each case study includes area covered, vendors, cost, details of deployment, level of opposition faced, operator participation
      1. Study 1 - US
      2. Study 2 – Europe
      3. Study 3- Asia
6. Regulations and Policies
   1. US
      1. Federal
      2. Local
   2. Europe e.g. Germany, France, or UK
   3. Asia e.g. Japan, China, S. Korea, HK, or Singapore.
7. Vendor Profiles
   1. Mesh (5 profiles – 0.5 to 1 page each)
   2. FTTH (5 profiles – 0.5 to 1 page each)
8. Municipal Broadband – Guidelines & Conclusions
   1. Key Decision Factors
   2. Opportunities
   3. Risks
   4. “Internal” factors, i.e. what makes a municipality a good supplier of BBA and what makes it a poor supplier?