C.I.N.C C hippewa valley I nter N etworking C onsortium School Board Presentation August 19, 2010
Objectives this evening: ✤ Give you a brief history of CINC. ✤ What have been the benefits of CINC for our district? ✤ Recent news for CINC and what does the future hold.
What is CINC? ✤ A regional Community Area Network (CAN) work group that formed in 1999 that shares a broadband infrastructure. ✤ Consists of 72 miles of fiber. ✤ 150 locations connected. ✤ 18 current members. ✤ The Chippewa Falls School District built it’s own fiber network in 2003 at a cost of $647,912
Original Members (1999) ✤ CESA 10 ✤ Chippewa Falls School District ✤ Chippewa Valley Technical College ✤ City of Eau Claire ✤ Eau Claire County ✤ Eau Claire Area School District ✤ Eau Claire Public Library ✤ University of Eau Claire
Current Members (2010) CESA 10 Chippewa County CFSD CVTC City of Chippewa City of Eau Claire Dove Healthcare Eau Claire School Falls District Eau Claire County Elk Mound School Indianhead Luther Midelfort Mayo District Federated Library Health System System St. Joseph’s Osseo-Fairchild Sacred Heart UWEC School District Hospital UW Health Department of Transportation
PDF Document: CINC_fiber_map_01_20_10.pdf
Benefits to CFSD ✤ The piece of mind and control of a secure, redundant network that can handle our needs currently and in the future. ✤ The sharing of applications and networks. ✤ Substantial savings.
Substantial Savings Leased Fiber CFSD Fiber 2 Locations at $16,752 9 Locations at $1,500 per year. per year 1 Gig Currently, we could 30 mb of bandwidth go to 10 Gig Limitations with data and No parameters voice
Cost of Ownership/Leasing Five Years 1 Gig – 10 Gig 30 mbps 100 mbps Estimated cost of leasing fiber for $92,136 $123,552 N/A all buildings per year: 5 year cost to $460,680 $617,760 N/A lease Cost to build own -- -- $647,912 fiber (2003) Cost to connect -- -- $125,000 to Eau Claire (2008) Yearly -- -- $1,500 maintenance fees Total after five $460,680 $617,760 $780,412 years:
Cost of Ownership/Leasing Looking out even further (estimates) 1 Gig – 10 Gig 30 mbps 100 mbps $460,680 $617,760 $780,412 Five years (2009) $552,816 $741,312 $782,412 Six years (2010) Seven years $644,952 $864,864 $784,412 (2011) $737,088 $988,416 $786,912 Eight years (2012) $829,224 $1,111,968 $789,412 Nine Years (2013) $792,412 (Savings $921,360 $1,235,520 Ten Years (2014) already at $443,108) Capacity to meet our needs for 50 100 mbps will not be 30 mbps will not be able years. Longer? able to meet our to meet our needs . Currently maxing needs. out at 1-2%
Recent news for CINC ✤ Recipient of a Federal Broadband Grant totaling 11.5 million. This was grant was applied for by CINC through UW Extension. (Press Release PDF) ✤ The grant will add more than 200 miles of fiber-optic cable and 1,300 square miles of wireless (WIMax) coverage for the Chippewa Valley. ✤ We are one of five communities around the state receiving grants which totaled 32 million for the state of Wisconsin.
What this grant means for CFSD? ✤ Continued improvements for our existing infrastructure. ✤ Continued cost savings ✤ Use of a WiMax wireless signal within our educational community. Use to bridge the digital divide?
What have we learned? ✤ We have and will continue to have substantial savings as a school district. ✤ We are collaborating with other partners within our communities to share resources and costs. Relationships are built. ✤ Control and flexibility. ✤ A decision made by the board and district displayed great vision and foresight. ✤ Confidence to take this next step.
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