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DocuSign Envelope ID:A8E51 BF8-6EBC-4632-A21 F-FE02EF5B133D <br /> openbroadband <br /> Roles and Responsibilities <br /> • Network design—Open Broadband <br /> • Network construction—Open Broadband, our partner Lumos Data Centers, and selected <br /> vendors for tower climbing and fiber builds as needed <br /> • Network operations and management—Open Broadband and Lumos Data Centers <br /> • Customer support—Open Broadband and Greenlight <br /> • Publicly available information—Open Broadband <br /> • Marketing and outreach—Open Broadband <br /> Technology <br /> We believe in solving the customer need regardless of technology, and will deliver service over <br /> fixed-wireless, fiber, or a hybrid depending on the situation. Our fiber-to-the-home solution <br /> leverages GPON technology, the same technology deployed by Google Fiber and Ting, <br /> Our fixed-wireless service leverages a variety of spectrums, depending on the area being <br /> covered. These options include white space channels, LTE/CBRS 3.5 GHz, non-licensed bands <br /> of 2.4GHz, 5GHz, 24GHz, and 60-70 GHz, and licensed bands at 11 GHz, and 80 GHz. The <br /> wireless design consists of placing antennas on tall structures/towers and beaming signals to <br /> another antenna at a customer location. For close-in line-of-sight customers we can deliver 1000 <br /> Mbps speed using 60 GHz. For line-of-sight customers farther from the tower, we are delivering <br /> symmetrical speeds up to 100 Mbps using the 5GHz frequency. <br /> Fixed-wireless technology is impacted by vegetation and line-of-sight factors. In areas with <br /> heavy vegetation we have to use the lower frequencies (white space, 2.4 GHz, or LTE/CBRS at <br /> 3.5 GHz), and as a result, target 25 Mbps down by 3 Mbps up in those areas. Some of the <br /> unserved and underserved areas in Orange County fall into this category. <br /> Fixed wireless radios and antennas are readily available from distributors in North Carolina, <br /> including Double Radius in Indian Trail. Vendors include Ubiquiti, IgniteNet, Bai Cells, RF <br /> Elements, Mimosa, Cambium, and Carlson. The technology we are deploying is state of the art <br /> with an expected minimum life span of 5 years. Open Broadband will install maintain, and <br /> upgrade its network equipment as needed to maintain high service levels. Open Broadband owns <br /> all network equipment and does not expect the County to hold a lease on any equipment. <br /> Video and phone service <br /> Video services are not provided by Open Broadband, but we will support the wide variety of <br /> commercially available over-the-top service options such as Sony VUE, Sling.ty, YouTube.ty, <br /> Netflix and others. Our high-speed service easily accommodates multiple video streams, <br /> allowing households to have multiple video streams happening simultaneously. <br /> Open Broadband,LLC I PO Box 723.Waxhaw,NC 28173 1 704-237-0102 <br /> www.openbb.net <br />