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The Ever-Changing Landscape of Broadband
John WalkerConnected Nation
Research & GIS Analyst
November, 2012
Percent of Minnesota residents without home broadband service
Q: Which one of these is the main reason why you do not subscribe to home Internet service? andQ: Which one of these is the main reason why you do not subscribe to home broadband service? (n=1,900 MN residents without home broadband service)
Main Barrier to Broadband Adoption
Relevance29%
Cost26%
Digital Literacy
18%
Availabil-ity9%
Other11%
Don't know7%
Source: 2011 Connect MinnesotaNon-Adopter Technology Assessment
www.connectmn.org
National Broadband Map
Data collected by Connect Minnesota is submitted to the National Telecommunications and Information Agency for inclusion in the National Broadband Map
What is Broadband
Federal Communications Commission's Standards for High-Speed Internet
1996 – High Speed Line considered 200 Kbps download and 200 Kbps upload
2008 – Basic Level Broadband considered 768 Kbps download and 200 Kbps upload.
2010 – National Broadband Plan stated “every home and business” needs access to at least 4 Mbps download and 1 Mbps upload.
2015 – Access to at least 50 Mbps download to approximately 100 million households.
2020 – Access to at least 100 Mbps download to approximately 100 million households. Approximately 500 times faster than 1996.
Minnesota Broadband Goals (Minnesota Statute § 237.012):
Subdivision 1. Universal access and high-speed goal.
It is a state goal that as soon as possible, but no later than 2015, all state residents and businesses have access to high-speed broadband that provides minimum download speeds of 10 to 20 megabits per second and minimum upload speeds of 5 to 10 megabits per second.
State of Minnesota Statutory Broadband Service
Broadband Availability Fixed Broadband Service
Fixed Broadband Service by Speed Tier
Speed TierDownload/Upload
Percent Served HouseholdsJune 2011
Percent Served Households
Dec. 2011
Percent Served HouseholdsJune 2012
768Kbps/200Kbps 97.08 97.77 97.99
1.5 Mbps/200Kbps 96.73 97.33 97.54
3 Mbps/768 Kbps 91.14 93.04 94.51
6Mbps/1.5Mbps 81.20 85.09 86.81
10Mbps/1.5Mbps 80.20 84.13 85.45
10Mbps/6Mbps 57.40 59.92 61.57
25Mbps/1.5Mbps 68.93 71.54 72.82
50Mbps/1.5Mbps 65.24 68.42 68.58
100Mbps/1.5Mbps 45.30 67.66 67.82
1Gbps/1.5Mbps - - -
Source: Connect Minnesota - June 2011, December 2011, and June 2012
768Kbps200Kbps
1.5 Mbps200 Kbps
3 Mbps768 Kbps
6 Mbps1.5 Mbps
10 Mbps6 Mbps
25 Mbps1.5 Mbps
50 Mbps 1.5 Mbps
100 Mbps1.5 Mbps
97.99 97.5494.51
86.81
61.5772.82 68.57 67.82
98.68 98.44 96.3591.64
65.88
80.3 76.95 76.3393.32 91.4382.08
54.09
32.39
22.24
11.9 10.26
Statewide Metropolitan/Micropolitan
Non-Metropolitan/Micropolitan
Fixed Broadband Service by Metropolitan/Micropolitan
ClassificationPercent of Served Households as of June 2012
Source: Connect Minnesota, June 2012; Office of Management and Budget, 2009
Broadband Readiness Index
Broadband Readiness Index
• National Goals for Broadband:
Federal Communications Commission’s National Broadband Plan, 2010– Access to 100% of households to 4 Mbps download/1 Mbps upload– Access to 85% of households to 50 Mbps download by 2015
White House, 2/10/2011– Access to 98% of households to mobile broadband by 2016
• Progress is measured in the form of grades:– A (100%): Goals Met– B (99.9% to 70%): Prepared to Meet Goals– C (69.9% to 60%): Progress Remains – D (59.9% to 0.01%): Dire Challenge Ahead– F (0%): Completely Unserved
Broadband Readiness Index
Broadband Readiness Index for Minnesota
Metropolitan/Micropolitan Non-Metropolitan/Micropolitan
GradeHousehold
DensityPercent of Population
Household Density
Percent of Population
A 562.9 51.4% - -B 27.4 42.3% 7.5 25.7%C 14.7 3.4% 6.1 39%D 15.8 2.8% 5.8 35.3%F - - - -
Total 126.9 51.2% 15.2 48.8%
Source: National Broadband Map, December 2011; U.S. Census, 2010; Office of Management and Budget, 2009
Broadband Readiness IndexMinnesota Household Density and
Population
Broadband Availability Mobile Broadband Service
Broadband Availability ofPlatform Types by Speed Tier
Speed TierDownload/Upload
Percent of Households
Served by Fixed Platforms
Percent of Households Served
by All Platforms
Percent of Households Served by
Mobile Only
768Kbps/200Kbps 97.99 99.92 1.93
1.5 Mbps/200Kbps 97.54 99.69 2.15
3 Mbps/768 Kbps 94.51 97.44 2.93
6Mbps/1.5Mbps 86.81 89.53 2.72
10Mbps/1.5Mbps 85.45 88.66 3.21
10Mbps/6Mbps 61.57 61.57 -
25Mbps/1.5Mbps 72.82 78.82 -
50Mbps/1.5Mbps 68.58 68.58 -
100Mbps/1.5Mbps 67.82 67.82 -
1Gbps/1.5Mbps - - -
Source: Connect Minnesota - June 2012
Summary
• Mapping of service as of June 2012 showed approximately 41,000 households are without access to fixed broadband service of at least 768Kbps download and 200Kbps upload.
• Four counties in Minnesota meet desired national standards set to be in place by 2016.
• Most significant difference between broadband services available in Metropolitan/Micropolitan and areas that are not is density of households.
• Mobile broadband service provides a means of filling the broadband availability void in unserved communities.
John Walker
Research & GIS Analyst
Connected Nation
1-877-846-7710
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