Evaluation Information
Evaluation Criteria
Up to three finalists will be chosen from the applications in Round II based on the following criteria:
- Core requirements (must meet all for winner eligibility):
- Able to be ready by April 2018
- Able to cover the required area
- Able to connect the required number of people
- Low cost hardware (breakthrough category)
- Low initial cost of network hardware
- Low maintenance or replacement cost of network hardware
- Useful life of at least five years
- Speed of deployment (breakthrough category)
- Ease of installation and impact on TGI operations
- Performance of network architecture (breakthrough category)
- Bandwidth
- Capable of connecting via multiple bands or technologies, e.g., Wi-Fi, LTE
- Ability of network architecture to support future advances in speed or performance without further hardware replacement
- Ability of network architecture to support next generation smart city applications
- Resiliency
- Provides service to the Island other than through the tunnel conduits
- Additional climate change resiliency elements
- Applications
- Applicability of technology to other areas in NYC and the world
- Proposals for IoT and Smart City network applications
- Extended access: Wireless access at ferry terminal, on ferries, and in buildings on the Island
In addition to selecting the finalist teams, each judge will cast a single vote for each breakthrough recognition award in the categories of ease of construction; use of low-cost of hardware; and network architecture. In the event of a tie, multiple breakthrough recognition awards will be made.
Evaluation Panel
- Miguel Gamino, Chief Technology Officer, City of New York
- Josh Breitbart, Director of Broadband, City of New York
- Michael Samuelian, President and CEO, TGI
- Jenny Staley, Vice President of Operations, TGI
- James Patchett, President, NYCEDC
- Sonam Velani, Senior Advisor to Deputy Mayor for Housing and Economic Development
- Shrikant Shenwai, CEO, Wireless Broadband Alliance