University of Tennessee Knoxville entered into such an agreement. Their interest was to cover the Stadium. It's done, and it seems to work well. There are many providers of such service, and UTK used a competitive bidding.
Two things that I can remember from that agreement: -Once the initial contract is signed (revenue sharing, infrastructure, etc...), it takes also a long time to sign a contract with each carrier that will join the shared infrastructure. -Also, the late Dewitt Latimer was always warning campuses: If carriers are interested in one particular location of your campus (because they can reach other interesting locations from there), make sure to negotiate a complete coverage, don't allow a partial one that is only in the interest of the carrier! Be ready for many back and forth between the two legal department! Philippe Hanset www.eduroam.us<http://www.eduroam.us> On Feb 10, 2014, at 11:22 AM, Ray DeJean <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: All, We've been approached by wireless company to install a DAS (distributed antenna system) throughout our campus. They would then market the system to local carriers, which would increase their coverage (we have pretty poor AT&T service on campus). There would be revenue sharing and they've offered to assist in expanding our 802.11 coverage as well. Just wondering if anyone else has entered into a similar agreement with a wireless company, and how it's working out for you. thanks, Ray -- Ray DeJean Systems Engineer Southeastern Louisiana University email: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> http://r-a-y.org<http://r-a-y.org/> ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/groups/. ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/groups/.
