Fiber To The Church
by Marc Duchesne, Fiber Evangelist

the bottom-up approach to deploy
muni broadband networks in rural areas

why “Bottom-Up” ?

because the “Top-Down” do not work

bottom line: make the citizens adopt the project

business case #1:
get fiber to save local jobs

Montmirail, Champagne
3,500 habitants
one major industry
600 employees in town

1,700 staff worldwide
10 subsidiaries in Europe, Americas, Asia
€92 million turnover
2 Mbit/s DSL line !

if the company moves to Paris or Reims,
Montmirail dies.

the solution
connect the main site
to the Open Access
Fiber next town

outcome for the
municipality
FTTH !, thanks to
interconnection of
multiple business sites
across the town

business case #2:
will to make a showroom

La Grande Paroisse,
Ile-de-France
2,800 habitants
water sports resort
growing population

archaeological & historical site
one main point of attraction
both aging population and newcomers
typical French !

the new Muni Administration team
wants to ready
the village for 2030

the idea
develop new services
for residents and
enterprises

the plan
deploy ultra-broadband
open access network,
step-by-step,
based on local needs.

business case #3:
offer innovative services

Val d’Isère, French Alpes
1,800 habitants
world famous ski resort
26,500 beds, lots U.K.

ski guaranted from December to May
155 runs, 300-km slopes
village redesigned for the 1992 Winter Olympics
Attendance on the
downhill slide !

Val d’Isère has become too luxurious
the GenY don’t buy it
anymore

the solution
offer innovative
services to residents
and visitors

the plan
bring fiber to hotels,
commerces, sports &
medias centers

That’s “Bottom-Up” !

in every village, there is a church
so, go Fiber to the Church first
to get the citizens embrace Fiber to their homes
later on

FiberGeneration
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