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The Dawn of a New Era May 22, 2018 Jeff Christensen Municipal Broadband Strategy
The Dawn of a New Era
May 22, 2018
Jeff Christensen
Municipal Broadband Strategy
Is Broadband Essential Infrastructure?
Communication is not just a sector of theeconomy. Communication is the economy.
– Kevin Kelly, New Rules for a New Economy
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Is Broadband Essential Infrastructure?
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Is Broadband Essential Infrastructure?
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Open Systems vs. Closed Systems
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The network economy rewards open systems.Closed systems close off opportunities.
– Kevin Kelly, New Rules to a New Economy
The Unpardonable Transgression
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In the network economy, the unpardonabletransgression is to stifle innovation, which iswhat happens when competition is stifled.
– Kevin Kelly, New Rules to a New Economy
Infrastructure
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Infrastructure
Infrastructure and Services
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Services
Infrastructure
Smart City / IoTEducation
Public SafetySmart GridEfficient
GovernmentTransportation
Aging in Place Tele-MedicineEmergencyCommunications
AffordableCommunications Entertainment
Internet
Telephone
Guiding Premise
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Network Operators Service Providers
Who Should Networks Serve?
Subscribers
Guiding Premise
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Network OperatorsWho Should
Networks Serve?
Subscribers
Service Providers
Power of Virtualization
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ISP
Fast InternetTraditional Broadband Closed Network
Illustrated cross-cut of a single fiberstrand containing a traditional ISPNetwork and Service.
Power of Virtualization
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ISP
PublicSafety
SmartGrid
SmartCity
DistanceLearning
NetflixGaming
Etc.
Illustrated cross-cut of a singlefiber strand containing multiplevirtual private networks.
Tele-Health
Aging inPlace
Power of Virtualization
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We are at the dawn of a new era: Software Defined
Infrastructure; a starting point of a very deep revolution
that will reshape our global computing infrastructure.
Today’s internet will run in just one “slice” across this
infrastructure, with many other novel services
populating other slices.
– National Science Foundation February
2016, Workshop
Paying for the Placerville Network
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Premises (Homes / Businesses) 3,750
Average Monthly Internet Cost $75.00
Annual Internet Spend $3,375,000
20 Year Internet Spend $67,500,000
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True Competition in a Dynamic Network
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$75
$50
$25
$0July 2016 Sept 2016 Feb 2017 July 2017
$90.00 ISP35/5 Mbps
$44.95 ISP100/100 Mbps $39.99 ISP
100/100 Mbps
$9.99 ISP100/100 Mbps
Three Cost Categories for Subscribers
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Monthly Infrastructure Expense $17.00
Monthly Maintenance & Operations $16.50
Total Monthly Cost to Subscriber $43.49
Best Monthly ISP Value Currently (100/100 Mbps) $9.99www
Conclusion
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4 Recommendations for Placerville…
Introduce Ordinance that Fiber Optic Infrastructure is Essential Infrastructure. Granting City Authority to Evaluate Municipal Broadband.
Establish Legal Authority to Build Fiber Optic Infrastructure.
Conduct Survey of Residents and Businesses.
Stand-up a Demo System.
The End
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Thank You
