Regional Developments In Advanced Networks

What’s Happening In Alberta

Robin Winsor Cybera

Demand For Network Services

• Academic– Growing but well served

Next Generation Needs

• Exascale computing

Demand For Network Services

• Academic– Growing but well served

• Public– Urban

• Growing but well served

– Rural• Grossly under-served

Almost four in five people around the world believe that access to the internet is a fundamental right, a poll for the BBC World Service suggests.

Population Density(Population / Sq Km)

“…study ranks Canada 19th worldwide in overall Internet access.”Harvard University Berkman Center Feb 2010

“If we do not act with haste, the innovations that could employ our future work force could well pass us by”Globe and Mail editorial Feb 2010

“Governments must regard the internet as basic infrastructure - just like roads, waste and water”

- Dr Hamadoun Toure, Secretary-general of the International Telecommunication Union

$ / User

# of

use

rs4,000,000

Lab

$ / User

# of

use

rs4,000,000

Community

Olds, Alberta•7,200 residents•3,200 Homes & Businesses•College

Alberta – Population Distribution

Cost to Connect ($/month)Rural Urban

Speed (Mbps) Satellite Wireless Cable

1.0 70

1.5 100 49

3.0 65

5.0 89

10 47

26 70

50 100

“The Olds Institute for Community and Regional Development Technology Committee has a vision to make Olds the small and medium enterprise capital of Alberta built on superior cyberinfrastructure.

The OICRD is currently building a private fiber network that will connect every home and business in the community.”

- Norman McInnis, Chief Administrative Officer for Olds

HomesHomes

HomesHomes

BusinessesBusinesses

Businesses

Distribution Point

PublicCyberInfrastructure

Utility

ContentCo.

SuperNet

Satellite Farm

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Regional Developments In Advanced Networks

What’s Happening In Alberta

Robin Winsor Cybera