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Committee advances BayWeb 700 MHz public-safety broadband despite procurement and cost questions
Summary
City departments recommended joining the regional BayWeb public-safety 700 MHz broadband network to enable data sharing among first responders; staff presented estimated city costs and federal grant deadlines but supervisors flagged vendor-selection and long-term cost uncertainties and sent the matter to the full Board without recommendation.
The Budget and Finance Committee on Feb. 6 advanced a site access and use agreement that would allow Motorola to build and operate the BayWeb 700 MHz public-safety broadband network infrastructure in San Francisco as part of a regional project funded largely by an NTIA BTOP grant.
Anne Cronenberg, director of the Department of Emergency Management, said San Francisco—s current 800 MHz radio system is primarily mission-critical voice and is limited in data capability, is approaching end of life and relies on proprietary, aging infrastructure. BayWeb is a regional broadband network intended to provide dedicated public-safety data (text, photos, video and applications) on 700 MHz spectrum and not share capacity with commercial carriers.
City staff summarized local costs and deployment plans: the regional BTOP grant and Motorola match are expected to cover the bulk of infrastructure upgrades (staff described…
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