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U.S. Department of
Transportation
Research and Innovative
Technology Administration
Additional Commercial and Financial Elements
Commercial Review
•Two major costs and obstacles in deploying a robust network:
•Network build
•Device/user deployment
•Wireless networks capital intensive:
•Must be built out to a sufficient coverage level
•Must be fully built before deployment
•High device cost dampens the rapid, widespread
proliferation of new users
•May be offset, depending on value to third parties
Network Deployment Challenges
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