Kansas City Southern Intermodal Communications Solutions Kansas City Southern

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1 Kansas City Southern Intermodal Communications Solutions

2 KCS Intermodal Intermodal: adjective: Involving two or more different modes of transportation in conveying goods.

3 KCS Intermodal Our heaviest investment in outdoor WiFi supports eight intermodal facilities.

4 KCS Intermodal Intermodal.org shows a consistent trending increase in intermodal business demand. Fuel Costs EIA.gov Declining infrastructure conditions/investment infrastructurereportcard.org

5 KCS Intermodal Rail facts We can move 1 ton of freight 436 miles on 1 gallon of diesel. Common unit trains are 100 cars long, some longer. Flat cars can hold up to four containers. That is up to 400 trucks worth of freight on a single train. Efficiency is key. To compete with more diverse trucking industry with more direct local access to costumers we need to load, unload, process, and manage inventory quickly and efficiently. Utilize handheld technologies to manage inventory faster and with fewer errors. Requires a robust wireless solution.

6 Opportunities Hurdles Mobile workforce. Poor cell coverage. Minimal existing WiFi within ground level range. Highly reflective environment. Dynamic, changing, expanding intermodal facilities. Goals Use off the shelf solar and WiFi technology to establish sustainable network solutions. Gather WiFi coverage metrics, monitor, alert, and report.

7 The econe Project The Solution: The econe by Trimble with Buckeye designed solar solution. Provides WiFi where the workers are. Contained solution that can be moved. Captures real time health metrics. Solar aligns with sustainability goals.

8 The econe Project Vehicle mounted WiFi sensor/extender. ( econe is a product of Trimble) health reports.

9 KCS Rapid Deploy Investment Issues with traditional pole deployment Costly KCS Intermodal facilities have existing surfaces, some several feet thick, that would have to be trenched through and resurfaced to install WiFi using a fixed pole design. This would result in a higher cost, less flexible solution potentially requiring more access points to cover the area. Static A pole in the ground is a static asset, a fixed investment. If yard design changes you have to redesign your network, and likely deploy new poles to support the new design. Limited Coverage Fix poles dictate the location and elevation you can effectively mount your AP s, directly effecting coverage, requiring more investment in those fixed assets to provide comprehensive coverage where needed.

10 KCS Rapid Deploy Investment Rapid Deploy Cost: Lower per unit than poles, materials, labor, and service interruption estimates. Dynamic: can be placed any were with 6 square feet of ground and can be repositioned with low effort and no new investment. Expandable: new units can be incorporated into existing networks with low effort/cost. Sustainable: The 100% solar solution and enables the Rapid Deploy platform contributes to the companies Green goals.

11 Proof of Concept at Kansas City s IFG Before: There was a limited WiFi deployment at IFG but a need for service. After: Service provided by a single proof of concept unit. 1,125,000 square feet

12 Kendleton With our traditional model of field deployed WiFi we would have to install 18 access points. Further more these AP s would have to be installed on the existing light rings 100 in elevation or on new 40 poles installed adjacent to the existing. Existing poles: The 100 elevation is nearly 3 times the height of industry specification for providing wireless at ground level. Est. $110,000 (equipment & labor) to provide a suboptimal design, relying entirely on mesh backbone, that would provide measurably poor coverage. New poles: New pole installation is impactful to facility operations, provides static/fix value, at a premium cost. Our low end estimates put new poles at $35k/pole (equipment & labor). Add the soft costs of weeks/months of construction and impact to operational performance of the facility.

13 Kendleton (Before) 3,576,160 square feet * 13

14 Kendleton (After) Installed 8 Rapid Deploy units with 2 supplementary AP s installed on existing buildings. 3 days to install with no construction. Wifi is being broadcast at industry specified elevation. Near zero interruption of facility operations.

15 Puerta Mexico Puerta Mexico Utilizing a pole based deployment model would require the installation of 6 new poles supporting 9 AP s, some mounted on buildings within the facility. Typical Deployment: 6 new poles at $35,000/per, 9 AP s, 3 mounted on existing buildings at the facility. $210,000 which includes equipment and labor but does not include VAT, weeks of construction, or operational impact. The design: 2,029,480 square feet

16 Puerta Mexico Post Implementation, 3 days labor, no interruption of service or facility operations.

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