The Ever-Changing Landscape of Broadband

1. The Ever-Changing
Landscape of Broadband
John Walker
Connected Nation
Research & GIS Analyst
November, 2012

2. Main Barrier to
Broadband Adoption
Percent of Minnesota residents without home broadband service
Cost
26% Digital
Literacy
18%
Availability
Relevance
9%
29%
Other
Don't 11%
know
7%
Q: Which one of these is the main reason why you do not subscribe to home Internet service? and Source: 2011 Connect Minnesota
Q: Which one of these is the main reason why you do not subscribe to home broadband service? Non-Adopter Technology Assessment
(n=1,900 MN residents without home broadband service) www.connectmn.org

4. National Broadband Map
Data collected by Connect Minnesota is submitted to the National
Telecommunications and Information Agency for inclusion in the National
Broadband Map

5. 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.

6. State of Minnesota Statutory
Broadband Service
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.

7. Broadband Availability
Fixed Broadband Service

8. Fixed Broadband Service by
Speed Tier
Speed Tier Percent Served Percent Served Percent Served
Households Households Households
Download/Upload
June 2011 Dec. 2011 June 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

10. Fixed Broadband Service by
Metropolitan/Micropolitan
Classification
Percent of Served Households as of June 2012
Statewide Metropolitan/ Non-Metropolitan/
Micropolitan Micropolitan
98.68 98.44 96.35
91.64
97.99 97.54
94.51 80.3 76.95
93.32 91.43 76.33
82.08 86.81 65.88
72.82 68.57
61.57 67.82
54.09
32.39
22.24
11.9 10.26
768Kbps 1.5 Mbps 3 Mbps 6 Mbps 10 Mbps 25 Mbps 50 Mbps 100 Mbps
200Kbps 200 Kbps 768 Kbps 1.5 Mbps 6 Mbps 1.5 Mbps 1.5 Mbps 1.5 Mbps
Source: Connect Minnesota, June 2012; Office of Management and Budget, 2009

11. Broadband Readiness Index

12. 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

13. Broadband Readiness Index

14. Broadband Readiness Index
for Minnesota

15. Broadband Readiness Index
Minnesota Household Density and
Population
Metropolitan/Micropolitan Non-Metropolitan/Micropolitan
Household Percent of Household Percent of
Grade
Density Population Density 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

16. Broadband Availability
Mobile Broadband Service

19. Broadband Availability of
Platform Types by Speed Tier
Percent of Percent of
Speed Tier Percent of
Households Households
Households Served
Download/Upload Served by Fixed Served by
by All Platforms
Platforms 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

20. 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.

21. Contact Information
John Walker
Research & GIS Analyst
Connected Nation
jwalker@connectednation.org
1-877-846-7710