This document provides information on Merit Network, including its products, financial information from FY 2013, history starting in 1966, construction progress with federal stimulus funds, competitive advantages like its Michigan fiber network, and future plans to gain from infrastructure growth through services like its cyber range and cloud offerings.

1. Merit Network
Alexander Welch
1/27/2014

2. Sample Products
ISP
Professional Learning
MeritMail

3. Financial Info
FY 2013
19.5 million revenue
19 million expenses
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~17 million normal yearly expenses
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~2 million investment
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Cyber range + R&D

4. History
1966
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Michigan, MSU, Wayne State
1987
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39 million NSFNET
1997
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Internet2 Created

5. What's hot?
2009 – Round 1 Stimulus 41m total 33m federal
2010 – Round 2 Stimulus 100m total 80m federal
Summer 2013 – Round 1 construction finished
Spring 2014 – Round 2 construction finished
2013 – Cyber Range founded

6. Secret Sauce
Michigan Fiber

7. Story
Cyber Civilian Corp

8. Competition
Comcast
Charter
AT&T
Frontier

9. What's Next?
Gains from infrastructure growth
Cyber Range
Cloud Service