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Own The Network, Brough Turner, eComm 2008
This document discusses approaches to internet connectivity and ownership of network infrastructure. It presents the model used in Sweden where municipalities or community associations own dark fiber networks that provide high speed internet access at affordable rates. It contrasts this with the situation in the US where internet access is often provided through regulated monopolies or bundled cable packages. The document argues that communities could consider models where they own or control their own dark fiber networks rather than relying on private companies.
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- 1. Own the NetworkA Radical Approach to Internet Connectivity Brough Turner, CTO, NMS Communications
- 2. Sweden Courtesy Lars Hedberg, The Swedish Urban Network Association Hammarbysjostad (Stockholm) Västerbotten (Northern Sweden)
- 3. Sweden Courtesy Lars Hedberg, The Swedish Urban Network Association Hammarbysjostad (Stockholm) Västerbotten (Northern Sweden)
- 4. Sweden 100 Mbps, $16/month Courtesy Lars Hedberg, The Swedish Urban Network Association Hammarbysjostad (Stockholm) Västerbotten (Northern Sweden)
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- 7. But what todo?
- 8. But what todo? Competition?
- 9. But what todo? Regulation? Competition?
- 10. But what todo? Telephony is not a “natural monopoly” — What about Internet connectivity? Regulation? Competition?
- 11. Be careful whatyou ask for…
- 12. Be careful whatyou ask for…
- 13. Be careful whatyou ask for…
- 14. Local Right-of-Way isa bottleneck
- 15. Using the rightof way also has issues Photo by Dr. William T. Verts, http://www-unix.oit.umass.edu/~verts/things/things.html Swedish Urban Network Association
- 16. Cable bundles leadingto one fiber per home
- 17. Who lights thefiber? At least 2 choices! Regulated monopoly lights the fibers All homes get same speed(s) and are locked to those electronics until the whole neighborhood is upgraded Homeowners pick an ISP to light their fiber Homeowner selects the speeds & services desired
- 18. Own (or Control)Individual Dark Fibers
- 19. Own (or Control)Individual Dark Fibers Condominium fiber Québec’s Villages Branchés program (2002) 62 school boards participate in commercial dark fiber coops 18,000 km dark fiber 184 new “non-dominant carriers” 7 engineering firms; 10 fiber contractors 4332 buildings connected
- 20. Community Association – Ulmea http://www.bjornerback.com/tomas/mattgrand/
- 21. Community Association – Ulmea 1 Gbps middle-km connection http://www.bjornerback.com/tomas/mattgrand/
- 22. Municipal dark fiber – Stockholm Stokab AB founded 1994 Fibre to the block – entire metro Stockholm http:// www.stokab.se
- 23. Own (or Control)Individual Dark Fibers Issues Existing (legacy) laws and regulations Vested interests Path forward Public & politicians notice US global rank High tech community has some lobbying clout Success models visible
- 24. Thank you !Brough Turner [email_address] http://blogs.nmss.com/communications/
Editor's Notes
- #2 Since this presentation is mostly pictures, I’ll add some real notes to reflect what I plan to say…