Trends in Broadband Minnesota’s Place in the Global Broadband Network

Key Considerations in Broadband High Capacity Fiber-Based Networks Mobility Enabled by Wireless Applications

High Capacity Fiber-Based Networks

Mobility Enabled by Wireless

Applications

Moving Towards Fiber Ubiquity Connecting Cities and Research Institutions Connecting Large Businesses, Schools and Governments Connecting Homes and Small Businesses Telecommunications Networks, Multi-national businesses Institutional Networks FTTP! Then Now!

Connecting Cities and Research Institutions

Connecting Large Businesses, Schools and Governments

Connecting Homes and Small Businesses

Telecommunications Networks, Multi-national businesses

Institutional Networks

FTTP!

Internet II

Combined Fiber Network of MN Independent Telephone Companies Source:www.mnart.org

Regional K12 School Networks Connecting K12 schools Owned or leased fiber Gigabit capable w/100 Mbps connectivity Shared network management services Distance learning over interactive video Connection to Internet2

Connecting K12 schools

Owned or leased fiber

Gigabit capable w/100 Mbps connectivity

Shared network management services

Distance learning over interactive video

Connection to Internet2

Regional MSET Network in Central Minnesota

Eagan Fiber Map

Getting Fiber Deployed

Technology Choices FTTP vs FTTN Active vs Passive GPON vs EPON Factors driving choice include: Deployment costs Capacity Ability to support open access networks and unbundling Scalability

FTTP vs FTTN

Active vs Passive

GPON vs EPON

Factors driving choice include:

Deployment costs

Capacity

Ability to support open access networks and unbundling

Scalability

Who Will Provide Fiber in Your Community? LEC – Your existing telephone company? CLEC – A competitive telecom company? Cable – Your existing cable company? Municipal – Your city government through a utility or joint venture Developer – To new residential development areas Or maybe a unique partnership?

LEC – Your existing telephone company?

CLEC – A competitive telecom company?

Cable – Your existing cable company?

Municipal – Your city government through a utility or joint venture

Developer – To new residential development areas

Or maybe a unique partnership?

Minnesota Fiber Deployments

MN FTTP Deployment Existing Municipal Windom Longtime cable TV provider upgrades to FTTH and offers triple play Cross Lake Longtime municipal teleco and cable provider upgrades to FTTH and offers triple play Planned Municipal Monticello Has passed referendum and is preparing to sell bonds for municipal utility Red Wing Is considering options Iron Range FiberNet A joint powers group considering an open access network St. Paul City Council just adopted a task force recommendation to deploy fiber in stages rather than move forward on citywide wireless

Existing Municipal

Windom

Longtime cable TV provider upgrades to FTTH and offers triple play

Cross Lake

Longtime municipal teleco and cable provider upgrades to FTTH and offers triple play

Planned Municipal

Monticello

Has passed referendum and is preparing to sell bonds for municipal utility

Red Wing

Is considering options

Iron Range FiberNet

A joint powers group considering an open access network

St. Paul

City Council just adopted a task force recommendation to deploy fiber in stages rather than move forward on citywide wireless

More FTTP Projects CLEC Fiber Projects Cohasset/Grand Rapids by Paul Bunyan Telephone Cooperative financed through RUS Brainerd/Baxter by Consolidated Telephone Company – CTC leveraged with school district as anchor tenant Wabasha (Hiawatha Broadband) LEC Multiple deployments with network upgrades and greenfield development primarily by independents and Frontier Communications Developer FTTH in Rosemount, Hugo and other suburban locations. These franchises are in the midst of an ownership change. Nationally Verizon is the nation’s leading deployer of FTTP networks Qwest is committed to a FTTN strategy in states with statewide video franchising

CLEC Fiber Projects

Cohasset/Grand Rapids by Paul Bunyan Telephone Cooperative financed through RUS

Brainerd/Baxter by Consolidated Telephone Company – CTC leveraged with school district as anchor tenant

Wabasha (Hiawatha Broadband)

LEC

Multiple deployments with network upgrades and greenfield development primarily by independents and Frontier Communications

Developer

FTTH in Rosemount, Hugo and other suburban locations. These franchises are in the midst of an ownership change.

Nationally

Verizon is the nation’s leading deployer of FTTP networks

Qwest is committed to a FTTN strategy in states with statewide video franchising

Open Access Networks: One Network, Many Providers Open Access Networks Utilize one wholesale provider to own, maintain and operate the network Opportunity for multiple providers to provide retail services, whether voice, video and/or data as well as niche services A portion of the 700 Mhz spectrum up for auction may be utilized as open access wireless

Open Access Networks

Utilize one wholesale provider to own, maintain and operate the network

Opportunity for multiple providers to provide retail services, whether voice, video and/or data as well as niche services

A portion of the 700 Mhz spectrum up for auction may be utilized as open access wireless

Making Full Use of Fiber Even with FTTP, some providers are not offering “big bandwidth” services Windom – 5 Mbps Cross Lake – 1 Mbps Verizon - 5, 15 or 30 Mbps International – 40 Mbps or more Local users have not changed their practices to take full advantage of the services

Even with FTTP, some providers are not offering “big bandwidth” services

Windom – 5 Mbps

Cross Lake – 1 Mbps

Verizon - 5, 15 or 30 Mbps

International – 40 Mbps or more

Local users have not changed their practices to take full advantage of the services

Wireless Increasing Mobility, Increasing Capabilities, Increasing Value

Wireless Types Wi-Fi Wi-Max Fixed Wireless Cellular Devices are increasingly made to use multiple services IPhone can use wi-fi for calling Cellular data can be used to connect laptops and home networks

Wi-Fi

Wi-Max

Fixed Wireless

Cellular

Devices are increasingly made to use multiple services

IPhone can use wi-fi for calling

Cellular data can be used to connect laptops and home networks

Wi-Fi Short range, moderate speed service Unlicensed frequencies Offered for free in coffee shops, campuses, hotels and tourist areas Significant use within homes and businesses for networking Municipal deployments are increasing Minneapolis - Moorhead St. Louis Park - Chaska Frontier Communications in Burnsville

Short range, moderate speed service

Unlicensed frequencies

Offered for free in coffee shops, campuses, hotels and tourist areas

Significant use within homes and businesses for networking

Municipal deployments are increasing

Minneapolis - Moorhead

St. Louis Park - Chaska

Frontier Communications in Burnsville

Wi-Max Longer range, medium speed (3-5 Mb) Licensed frequencies Offers promise of mobility and roaming Wi-Max can be used for wireless backbone Major corporate backing Sprint – Clearwire partnership Intel and other vendor backing Alternative to DSL and cable modems for home and business

Longer range, medium speed (3-5 Mb)

Licensed frequencies

Offers promise of mobility and roaming

Wi-Max can be used for wireless backbone

Major corporate backing

Sprint – Clearwire partnership

Intel and other vendor backing

Alternative to DSL and cable modems for home and business

Fixed Wireless Longer range, medium speed Generally unlicensed frequencies Generally deployed on city water towers to serve community and surrounding area External antennas required Line of sight generally required

Longer range, medium speed

Generally unlicensed frequencies

Generally deployed on city water towers to serve community and surrounding area

External antennas required

Line of sight generally required

Cellular Data Offered by national providers Sprint, Verizon, ATT, others Increasing speed 1 Mb now, soon up to 3 Mb Proliferation of mobile devices and applications GPS Smart phone/Blackberries/PDAs

Offered by national providers

Sprint, Verizon, ATT, others

Increasing speed

1 Mb now, soon up to 3 Mb

Proliferation of mobile devices and applications

GPS

Smart phone/Blackberries/PDAs

Applications Driving Demand for Bandwidth

Blandin Light Speed Grant Program Designed to overcome barriers to application development Equipment Software Training Four projects recently funded

Designed to overcome barriers to application development

Equipment

Software

Training

Four projects recently funded

Education Applications Windom Empower and train students to create local video content and make this content available online and over cable Encourage local teachers to create content for distribution over the regional and state education network Little Crow Purchase equipment to enable store and forward of online and video conference curriculum Increase availability of local content, including cultural and sporting events, for online viewing

Windom

Empower and train students to create local video content and make this content available online and over cable

Encourage local teachers to create content for distribution over the regional and state education network

Little Crow

Purchase equipment to enable store and forward of online and video conference curriculum

Increase availability of local content, including cultural and sporting events, for online viewing

Health Care Applications Home and Community Options – Winona Group home operator will use HBC fiber network to monitor facilities and residents via sensor and video Use high speed networking for network operations, including back-up, file sharing and training Lakewood Health System – Staples Use remote monitoring, both video and instruments, to maintain contact with and improve monitoring of post-surgical and long-term patients in their homes

Home and Community Options – Winona

Group home operator will use HBC fiber network to monitor facilities and residents via sensor and video

Use high speed networking for network operations, including back-up, file sharing and training

Lakewood Health System – Staples

Use remote monitoring, both video and instruments, to maintain contact with and improve monitoring of post-surgical and long-term patients in their homes

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