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EPB recently announced that Chattanooga would be the nation’s first city to offer 25 gig service. Photo by Angela Foster.<\/p><\/div>\n

What happens when unprecedented innovation meets unprecedented opportunity? Billions in economic activity, millions in research funding and one very productive partnership.<\/p>\n

In 2010, local utility and broadband provider EPB brought Chattanooga the nation\u2019s first 1-gigabit internet connection. In 2015, a University of Tennessee at Chattanooga scientist began researching the potential of smart electric grids to harness high-speed broadband to address urban environmental problems such as pollution and congestion.<\/p>\n

That scientist, Mina Sartipi, founded and remains director of the Center for Urban Informatics and Progress (CUIP) at UTC. Created in 2015, CUIP has since achieved a string of research funding awards for successive \u201cSmart Cities\u201d projects that have won national and international recognition.<\/p>\n

In April, Sartipi, also a UTC Guerry Professor of Computer Science and Engineering, was at a conference in Austin, Texas, when one big difference between that city and Chattanooga became obvious.<\/p>\n

\u201cNone of us could get on our phones,\u201d Sartipi said. \u201cIt wasn\u2019t even that big of an event\u2014maybe 200, 300 people were there\u2014but nobody could get on their phone. There was no reception there.\u201d<\/p>\n

She explained that the problem was an overcrowded wireless network with too many people and phones.<\/p>\n

Wireless access is so ever-present these days that you don\u2019t notice it\u2019s there until it\u2019s not there. In August, EPB announced it\u2019s taking its fiber-optic network from the 10-gig capacity it established in 2015 up to 25 gigs<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

According to EPB, the need for faster networks is expected to grow 50% a year as cloud-based applications continue to expand. A 25-gig network\u2019s capacity means more than 3,000 laptops can simultaneously and smoothly stream ultra-high video without \u201cbuffering\u201d or lag, EPB said.<\/p>\n

For now, the 25-gig network serves only the Chattanooga-Hamilton County Convention Center, but the goal is expansion across the EPB coverage area with good results all over the city. And in this case, what\u2019s good for Chattanooga is expected to be very good for UTC and its urban-environment campus.<\/p>\n

\"CUIP<\/p>\n

Leveraging the increase in speed<\/strong><\/h4>\n

The University already uses EPB\u2019s 10-gig network, and an increase to 25 gigs will increase efficiency and ease of use, said Vicki Farnsworth, UTC chief information officer and interim vice chancellor for finance and administration.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s part of the evolution of moving things forward,\u201d she said. \u201cAs the evolution happens, you can do more processing and sending of data.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou\u2019ll see more data being moved from lots of devices in real time. It can travel a lot further; you need less equipment because the bandwidth is so much bigger, and it will become more reliable.\u201d<\/p>\n

At this point, no campus technology has to be replaced for the 25 gigs, she said, and the bandwidth expansion won\u2019t cause any disruption to online reception.<\/p>\n

For CUIP, the faster network will be invaluable for expanding its computer network that keeps an eye on intersections in the city, Sartipi said.<\/p>\n

As a result of record funding of $4.5 million from the U.S. Department of Transportation announced earlier this year and combined with $4.7 million from industry partners, UTC, Chattanooga city government and EPB, CUIP research will turn all of Downtown Chattanooga into an electric vehicle \u201ctestbed.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cameras are now at 10 intersections where the most automobile accidents occur. The DOT recently gave permission to expand that to more than 80 intersections, Sartipi said<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have 33 cameras now because each intersection has three,\u201d she explained. \u201cNow it\u2019s going to be almost 100 cameras.\u201d<\/p>\n

She said that the 25-gig network would make handling all that data from the additional cameras much easier.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s going to be faster, and we\u2019re not going to have such an issue in terms of the number of devices that are going to be used.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"The<\/p>\n

A boon for esports<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Esports at UTC also will benefit from the larger network. Along with students who play video games in their housing units, the University Center Esports and Gaming Facility<\/strong><\/a> inside the UC Game Room has several different video-game consoles that can be used by competitive teams.<\/p>\n

The UTC \u201cCall of Duty\u201d team has been recognized as one of the best in the country, and there also are UTC teams for \u201cRocket League,\u201d \u201cLeague of Legends,\u201d \u201cValorant\u201d and \u201cApex Legends.\u201d<\/p>\n

Video gaming requires a lot of bandwidth and\u2014while UTC has enough to handle campus esports\u2014more is always welcome, said Tony Parsley, interim vice chancellor for information technology.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe good news is UTC for a while now has had really good bandwidth supporting our faculty, staff and students,\u201d he said. \u201cAdding bandwidth only makes us that much better.<\/p>\n

\u201cUTC will do everything possible to leverage this additional bandwidth, especially around our esports program.\u201d<\/p>\n

In the College of Engineering and Computer Science, students and faculty often share research data between UTC and external researchers and partners. Some data needs to be instantly available on each side of the connection, and having more bandwidth will make that easier, said Daniel Pack, dean of the college.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhether it\u2019s downloading files or software or whatever it may be, I think it will be a tremendous help for our students and faculty members who are working on research that involves real-time computation and interaction with people outside the college and outside the community,\u201d Pack explained.<\/p>\n

\u201cEspecially in science and engineering, there are simulations and real-time computation that\u2019s needed to accomplish and execute the work.\u201d<\/p>\n

Having 25 gigs of bandwidth also could lead to new concepts and insights that aren\u2019t even on the research radar, he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt will allow us to not only identify what the future applications would be but also new applications that we haven\u2019t thought about yet but will become available because we have this infrastructure,\u201d Pack said.<\/p>\n

\"UTC,<\/p>\n

The University with lightning-fast internet<\/strong><\/h4>\n

As enrollment grows at UTC, more connectivity will be needed, Sartipi said. More students mean more cellphones, laptops and desktop computers, iPads, Bluetooth devices and more streaming services in campus housing.<\/p>\n

\u201cHow many connected devices do you have at home per person? Phones or iPads or laptops, all of those things. Then think about all of that on campus,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen we are talking about, all of a sudden, hundreds or thousands of devices needing connectivity, then that would become a challenge, and that\u2019s how 25 gigs can support that.\u201d<\/p>\n

From 2010 to 2020, EPB\u2019s fiber-optic network had a $2.7-billion economic impact in Chattanooga and Hamilton County, according to a study conducted by Bento Lobo, head of the Department of Finance and Economics in the Gary W. Rollins College of Business. The study further concluded that the network\u2019s value exceeded its costs by more than $2.2 billion and saved or created 9,516 jobs in Hamilton County.<\/p>\n

\u201cFrom a business standpoint, there are just immense efficiencies in terms of time savings and productivity increases,\u201d Lobo said. \u201cThere are healthcare benefits. There are telecommuting benefits. There are benefits to the education of our kids.\u201d<\/p>\n

He said the lightning-fast gig network in Chattanooga is also receiving attention from outside the city, which is a positive for everyone\u2014including UTC.<\/p>\n

\u201cFrom a community standpoint, people who come in from elsewhere, they notice it. We take it for granted, but they notice it,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you couple that with the natural beauty of the area, this becomes a very attractive place to draw talent.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In August, EPB announced it is taking its fiber-optic network from the 10-gig capacity it established in 2015 up to 25 gigs. The goal is expansion across the EPB coverage area with good results all over the city, and what\u2019s good for Chattanooga is expected to be very good for UTC and its urban-environment campus.<\/p>\n

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