KillerApp Communities
Is Your City a Killer App Community?
Killer App Communities have next-generation fiber-based networks and possess the vision to make use of those networks. The communities on this list have shown a strong desire to use broadband to better the lives of their citizens.
Our list includes communities ranging in size from hundreds to hundreds of thousands, spanning the country from Utah to Indiana. What they have in common is a commitment to the exploration and implementation of broadband applications in their communities.
If your community would like to be considered as a Killer App Community and listed in this directory, please send an introductory email to communities@killerapp.com.
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 Community – Fort Wayne, IN (www.cityoffortwayne.org)
FTTH Deployer – Verizon (www.verizon.com)
Area of Deployment – 109 square miles
Availability - 128,000 homes and businesses
Maximum Residential Connectivity (down/up) – 30Mbps/5Mbps
Applications of Interest
- Distance Learning
- Videoconferencing
Broadband in Action
- Public Safety Wi-Fi hotspots with integrated Mobile Data Terminals
- Indiana Data Center wireless backbone services Fort Wayne and surrounding communities with broadband
- Free downtown outdoor Wi-Fi use
 Communities
Tremonton, UT (www.tremontoncity.com)
Brigham City, UT (http://brighamcity.utah.gov)
Perry, UT (www.vii.com/~perrycty)
Latyon, UT (www.laytoncity.org)
Centerville, UT (www.centervilleut.net)
West Valley City, UT (www.wvc-ut.gov)
Murray, UT (www.murray.utah.gov)
Midvale, UT (www.midvalecity.org)
Riverton, UT (www.rivertoncity.org)
Cedar Hills, UT (www.cedarhills.org)
Lindon, UT (www.lindoncity.org)
Orem, UT (www.orem.org)
Payson, UT (www.payson.org)
Cedar City, UT (www.cedarcity.org)
FTTH Deployer – Utah Telecommunications Open Infrastructure Agency (UTOPIA) (www.utopianet.org)
Area of Deployment – 173 square miles in 14 cities in Utah
Availability – 160,000 planned, 44,443 passed, 5,500 live
Maximum Residential Connectivity (down/up) – 100Mbps/100Mbps
Applications of Interest
- Working with developers of high-quality videoconference and telepresence applications that can take advantage of fiber bandwidth
- Cost-effective telemedicine applications
- Rolling out dedicated GigE circuits for private networks to support remote data exchange and server backups
Broadband in Action
- School districts use UTOPIA GigE circuits to link all facilities with the district office in support of administrative functions, educational media distribution, and interactive distance learning
 Communities
Winona, MN (www.cityofwinona-mn.com)
St. Charles, MN (www.stcharlesmn.org)
Wabasha, MN (www.wabashmn.org)
FTTH Deployer – Hiawatha Broadband Communication (www.hbci.com)
Area of Deployment – 27 sq miles
Availability – Winona 13,000 passed; St. Charles 1,700 passed; Wabasha 1,300 passed
Applications of Interest
Healthcare
Education
Quality of life
Broadband in Action
Winona customers can enroll in Winona Health On-Line (www.winonahealth.org), to link their health records to an electronic medical record generated by the community’s healthcare providers. The project is a partnership between Winona Health, Hiawatha Broadband, and Cerner Corporation of Kansas City.
 Community – Reedsburg, WI (www.reedsburgwi.gov)
FTTH Deployer – Reedsburg Utilities Commission (www.reedsburgutility.com)
Area of Deployment – 5.2 sq miles
Availability – 4,500 passed, 2,412 live
Maximum Resident Connectivity (down/up) – 10Mbps/10Mbps
Applications of Interest
VoIP
IPTV
Broadband in Action
City uses broadband to stream video data to the local access channels for live feeds.
 Community
Previously unserved area in northern Michigan where the counties of Alcona (www.alconacountymi.com), Alpena (www.alpenacounty.org), Montmorency (www.montmorencycountymichigan.us), and Oscoda (www.oscodacountymi.com) meet.
FTTH Deployer – Allband Communications Cooperative (www.allband.org)
Size of Deployment – 177.4 sq miles
Availability - ~300 planned
Applications of Interest
Security and home monitoring
Educational content and service provision, interactive education
Government applications for emergency first responders and e-government
Telemedicine
Broadband wireless applications
Broadband in Action
- Working with the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration in Alpen to run fiber to two islands for archaeological and educational purposes, including the use of wireless underwater cameras.
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