SWC Telesolutions, Inc - Fixed Wireless - Multiple PAUs
SWC Telecommunications, Inc. (SWCT) proposes to upgrade 20 Fixed Wireless towers in the impacted PAUs with the Tarana dual band Base Nodes, which will allow SWCT to provide broadband service at speeds ranging from 100 Mbps/20 Mbps up to 1Gbps/500 Mbps and with latency less than 100 ms roundtrip. SWCT will also utilize existing Tarana deployments on 5 towers and upgrade CPE equipment to provide eligible locations in 3 additional PAUs with the minimum required speeds of 100/20 Mbps that can be scaled up to 400/80Mbps and with latency less than 100 ms roundtrip. In total SWCT will serve  2023 unserved eligible BSLs, representing 67% of the total eligible BSLs in the project area. Below is a breakout of the locations served by individual PAU.   NM PAU Sites Covered Location Count  Total BEAD Eligible   Location Count  % of BEAD Eligible   Locations Covered Aztec 01  3   450   557  81% Española 01  2   726   827  88% Española 02  3   255   291  88% Española 03  2   60   103  58% Farmington 01  4   276   788  35% Gallup-McKinley 01  3   122   122  100% Mesa Vista 01  1   67   93  72% Navajo 01 TL  5   62   228  27% Pojoaque 01 TL  2   5   5  100% TOTAL  25   2,023   3,014  67%        The remaining unserved BSLs are extremely remote and it is not economically feasible for SWCT to deploy broadband service to these locations, even with BEAD support or are located on Tribal Lands. SWCT will not be deploying high-speed broadband service on Tribal Lands as part of this project. The Fixed Wireless towers are supported by fiber optic backhaul to SWCT’s data centers, providing the capacity and bandwidth needed to provide scalability for future connectivity requirements for the households and businesses within the PAUs and to provide 5G and other advanced services. The project will take3 years or less to complete after the grant award has been made.    SWCT will be asking for a BEAD grant award of $2,107,800 to complete this project. SWCT will contribute 25% of the cost of the project through a cash match of $702,600. The total project cost of $2,810,400 would lead to a total cost per BSL passing of $1,389.22.    SWCT has an established and effective strategy in place to aggressively market its service offerings to newly enabled fiber locations. SWCT has successfully used this strategy in previous fiber deployments. SWCT will use multiple tactics to communicate the availability and benefits of highspeed broadband service. SWCT will also have local teams in place to discuss service offerings with customers, take orders, and install service. SWCT has several service plans available, at speeds ranging from 25 Mbps/3 Mbps to 400 Mbps/80 Mbps. SWCT’s experienced customer service team will work with the subscribers to determine the speed and plan that works best for them. SWCT’s experienced and well-qualified staff continuously monitors the network to ensure it is operating at peak efficiency, all traffic is moving smoothly and reduce bottlenecks through diverse and redundant routing. Any disruption to the network is quickly identified and teams dispatched to isolate the problem and effect any repairs. SWCT performs routine maintenance and upgrades of the network to ensure long-term viability of the network.