An update on Holland Michigan's downtown fiber optic project. Delivered at Holland Young Professionals' Breakfast of Champions March 16, 2017.
https://www.hollandfiber.org/
collectiveidea.comDowntown FiberHYP Breakfast of Champions16 March 2017Daniel Morrisonhollandfiber.org@danielmorrison
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collectiveidea.comWhy am I talking about fiber?
collectiveidea.comWhat are we reallytalking about?
collectiveidea.comBroadband• FCC’s definition:• 25 Mbps down• 3 Mbps up
collectiveidea.comFiber Optics• Speed of light• Massive amounts of data• Future proof• 10+ Gbps per fiber (now)
collectiveidea.comBroadband is the “What”
collectiveidea.comFiber is the “How”
collectiveidea.comA Little History
collectiveidea.com1992: Holland Builds Fiber
collectiveidea.comBPW’s Fiber Network Today
collectiveidea.comWho Uses BPW Fiber?• Schools• Hospitals• Larger Businesses
collectiveidea.comCost Structure• 10 Mbps - $150/month• 100 Mbps - $350/month• 1 Gbps - $750/month• Plus ISP fees!
collectiveidea.comWe Can Do Better
collectiveidea.comMunicipal ISP• Community ownership• Not for profit• Can invest for the long-term• Public utility
collectiveidea.comDowntown Project
collectiveidea.comDowntown Pilot• Started March 2016• 3 buildings (this one!)• 2 equipment vendors
collectiveidea.comExpanded Downtown Pilot
collectiveidea.comDowntown Project• Pine to Garretson, 7th to 9th Streets• Fiber to every building (FTTP)• 1 Gbps (1,000 Mbps) speeds
collectiveidea.comDowntown Technology• GPON (Gigabit Passive Optical Network)• Shared Network• Proven technology
collectiveidea.comDowntown Timeline• March - Engineering• April - Bids• June/July - Construction• September - Operational
collectiveidea.comDowntown Pricing• $80 Residential• $120-220 Business• Estimates based on 40% “Take Rate”
collectiveidea.comWhen can I get it at home?
collectiveidea.comHow can I help?
collectiveidea.comGet Involved• Sign up at HollandFiber.org• Help spread the word• Make downtown a success• Talk to City Council
collectiveidea.comThank You!Daniel Morrison@danielmorrison[email protected]hollandfiber.org
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