Smart Gigabit Communities Launch in Kansas City

1. Kansas City
Smart Gigabit Communities
Launch
January 26, 2016

2. Community Overview
Unique and distinguishing characteristics
• First/most mature Google Fiber deployment
• Regional digital smart/gigabit city capacity in KC Digital Drive
• Cisco/Sprint “smart+connected” deployment along KCMO streetcar line and
Living Lab hosted by Think Big Partners
Kansas City’s advanced network(s)
• HHs uncertain, likely 20-100k; 400+ anchor institutions offered gigabit by
Google, more from other providers
• Current operational status (online and under construction)
• Google Fiber, AT&T Gigapower, Consolidated Communications, liNKCity
• GENI rack at UMKC, also at KU in Lawrence (with connections to KC-area
campuses

3. Key Local Partners
• Code for KC Brigade
(Paul Barham)
• 1 Billion Bits (Ilya
Tabakh)
• Google Developers
Group
• Universities
• Other developer
meetups
• City of Kansas City, MO
• City of Kansas City, KS
• Mid-America Regional
Council (MARC)
• UMKC
• KU/KU Med
• KC Sourcelink (Maria
Meyers
• Think Big Partners
(Herb Sih, Kari Keefe)
• Kcnext (Ryan Weber)
• Digital Sandbox (Jeff
Shackelford)
• KC Startup Village
(Matthew Marcus)
• Mozilla (Janice Wait)
• Big Bang (Jonathan
Wagner)
PARTNERS
Sources of
DEVELOPERS
Community
LEADERS

4. In-home Monitoring for Caregivers
Target audience: caregivers for patients with dementia
Brief description
Project develops, integrates, and tests
advanced video and networking
technologies to support family
caregivers as they manage the
behavioral symptoms of family
members with dementia
Lead developer/group
KU Medical Center Alzheimer Disease
Center

5. Software Lending Library
Target audience: digital divide, entrepreneurs
Brief description
Using gigabit-to-the-end user to
deliver a better virtual desktop
experience, allowing greater
access to high-powered,
expensive applications
Lead developer/group
KC Public Library,
KC Digital Drive

6. What we have to offer to other communities
List of unique community resources to share with other SGCs
 Network assets
 Multiple gigabit providers, relatively large base of gigabit FTTH users
 Test environments and partners
 Cisco Smart+Connected, KC Living Lab, BPU Smart Meters, Center for
Health Insights
 Funding sources
 Digital Sandbox, Gigabit Community Fund
 Startup resources
 Kauffman Foundation (FastTrac), Whiteboard 2 Boardroom)
 Smart city vendors
 Black & Veatch, Burns & McDonnell, Sprint, Rhythm Engineering, Integrated
Roadways
 Forum for sharing – Gigabit City Summit