Digital 395 Opportunities Barstow Broadband Roundtable Michael Ort CEO, Praxis Associates, Inc. Chairman, California Broadband Cooperative, Inc. June 9, 2015 For Discussion Purposes Only
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Re-Think The Digital Divide
Transformative Infrastructures US 395 – 1910 to 1940 Digital 395- 2013 Los Angeles Aqueduct - 1913 For Discussion Purposes Only
Digital 395 � CASF and ARRA Funded Project � Spans Eastern Sierra: Reno to Barstow � $109M Fiber Optic Middle Mile Project � 432 Strand Underground Cable � 11 Node Sites for Local Distribution � 271 Anchors and 66 Points of Interconnection � Presently: 150Gbps (2 Strands) – 8.1Tb For Discussion Purposes Only
Complexity and Time Last Funded CAI Connected 2/28/14 Distribution Completed NTIA Issues USDF&W Last Funded (1/29/14) FONSI, PA Issues DT CAI Turned Up Approved Assessment t (4/1/14) (8/2/12) Due (4/1/12) NTIA Nodes Dedication Diligence Awards Completed Ceremony Ends Project (12/24/14) (8/1/14) (12/23/10) (8/1/10) Programmatic Agreement NTIA Closes First Beta Project Customer r EA CPUC Add � l (11/29/14) (9/15/13) Submitted Funding Backbone e (2/1/11) (12/5/13) Construction CPUC Completed Starts Issues NMD (11/5/13) (8/6/2012) (11/17/10) NTIA Final Testing Announces Completed Awards (5/1/14) Begin (8/16/10) NTIA Issues Negotiation Termination for on TMP with Convenience Tribes (8/31/14) (4/6/2012)
The Result � Schools are connected at 1Gbps not 3Mbps � University Labs have meaningful Connectivity � Hospitals and Clinics share specialties � Inyo County site for On-Line Voting trial � Mammoth, Bishop, Big Pine Broadband Speeds increased 10x, soon to be 1000x � Boron, other communities get FTTP � USDA Sponsored Economic Development conferences � USDA working with Agricultural Sector on conservation and Information-based solutions � New Models: Inyo County’s 21 st Century Obsidian Typical Archeological Evaluation Site For Discussion Purposes Only
“Get Action” � Market Strategy: Be Disruptive � Wholesale Model (GEM Anchors & Last Mile) � Flood the region with broadband to stimulate application use and development � Establish metro or better pricing and product offering � Many points of interconnection, shareable assets � Last Mile Channel Strategy � Adopt model of � Cooperation, not Competition � � Symbiotic relationship – Mutual Benefit � Last Mile Providers will stimulate demand � Encouraged expansion of Last Mile solutions) � Extending the Reach � Inter-Connecting other Networks for Added Value � Grow the Boundaries, Be Inclusive For Discussion Purposes Only
What’s Next? Reno • Trans-Sierra Broadband (Reno to Sacramento) • South Inyo Broadband (Support for Obsidian) Las Vegas • East Mojave Broadband (I-15 Corridor to Stateline)
East Mojave Broadband Project � Connect D-395 to Eastern Mojave � Extend D-395 Through Barstow to I-15 � Connect Community Anchors in Barstow (and other Communities) � Last Mile: Tecopa, Shoshone, Chas View � Last Mile: Baker, Newbury Springs, Dagget, Yermo � Collaborative Funding For Discussion Purposes Only
Next Steps • Expand CBC Board to Fill Last County Position > • Promote Network for Economic Development • Leverage Assets for Sustainability • Finalize Scope of Eastern Mojave Broadband Project < • Build Project Support and Interested Parties • Submit Application For Discussion Purposes Only
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