Downtown Holland Fiber Update

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/

Transcript

1. collectiveidea.com Downtown Fiber HYP Breakfast of Champions 16 March 2017 Daniel Morrison hollandfiber.org @danielmorrison
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3. collectiveidea.com Why am I talking about fiber?
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5. collectiveidea.com What are we really talking about?
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7. collectiveidea.com Broadband • FCC’s definition: • 25 Mbps down • 3 Mbps up
8. collectiveidea.com Fiber Optics • Speed of light • Massive amounts of data • Future proof • 10+ Gbps per fiber (now)
9. collectiveidea.com Fiber Optics • Speed of light • Massive amounts of data • Future proof • 10+ Gbps per fiber (now)
10. collectiveidea.com Broadband is the “What”
11. collectiveidea.com Fiber is the “How”
12. collectiveidea.com A Little History
13. collectiveidea.com 1992: Holland Builds Fiber
14. collectiveidea.com BPW’s Fiber Network Today
15. collectiveidea.com Who Uses BPW Fiber? • Schools • Hospitals • Larger Businesses
16. collectiveidea.com Cost Structure • 10 Mbps - $150/month • 100 Mbps - $350/month • 1 Gbps - $750/month • Plus ISP fees!
17. collectiveidea.com We Can Do Better
18. collectiveidea.com Municipal ISP • Community ownership • Not for profit • Can invest for the long-term • Public utility
19. collectiveidea.com Downtown Project
20. collectiveidea.com Downtown Pilot • Started March 2016 • 3 buildings (this one!) • 2 equipment vendors
21. collectiveidea.com Expanded Downtown Pilot
22. collectiveidea.com Downtown Project
23. collectiveidea.com Downtown Project • Pine to Garretson, 7th to 9th Streets • Fiber to every building (FTTP) • 1 Gbps (1,000 Mbps) speeds
24. collectiveidea.com Downtown Technology • GPON (Gigabit Passive Optical Network) • Shared Network • Proven technology
25. collectiveidea.com Downtown Timeline • March - Engineering • April - Bids • June/July - Construction • September - Operational
26. collectiveidea.com Downtown Pricing • $80 Residential • $120-220 Business • Estimates based on 40% “Take Rate”
27. collectiveidea.com When can I get it at home?
28. collectiveidea.com How can I help?
29. collectiveidea.com Get Involved • Sign up at HollandFiber.org • Help spread the word • Make downtown a success • Talk to City Council
30. collectiveidea.com Thank You! Daniel Morrison @danielmorrison daniel@collectiveidea.com hollandfiber.org