[CAnet - news] My testimony at FCC broadband workshop
"Bill St. Arnaud" <[email protected]> Thu, 13 Aug 2009 12:44:13 -0400
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[The FCC has been tasked to develop a national broadband strategy and are
holding a series of workshops. I was invited to give a short presentation on
some of the ideas we have been working in Canada and elsewhere. Here are my
speaking notes - Bill]
www.broadband.gov
My presentation and background slides can be found at
http://www.slideshare.net/bstarn/fcc-broadband-workshop
Good morning
First all I would like to thank the FCC staff inviting me to give speak at
this event and I applaud their initiative in this area. These workshops will
be very critical in defining a national broadband vision not only for the US
but other countries around the world as well
I am Bill St Arnaud Chief Research Officer for CANARIE
CANARIE is the Canadian equivalent of Internet 2.
Our mandate is a bit broader in that we have been tasked to advance Canada's
telcom and Internet networks and applications
We work closely with organizations like Internet 2, NLR , Educuase in the
US and institutions like UCSD
As everyone knows the Internet originated with the R&E community.
Not many people realize however that R&E community is also a major pioneer
in new broadband architectures and business models
The R&E community has long experience in operating their own networks
national and locally and many university networks are equivalent to those
that would be deployed in a small city
New broadband Concepts like condominium networks, customer owned and
controlled networks, hybrid networking, etc all started with the R&E
community
[First slide]
In my opinion the biggest challenge in developing a national broadband
vision is defining a business case
Many people think that government is going to invest billions of dollars in
a national broadband deployment
In this era of trillion deficits and near bankrupt state and local
governments I very much doubt that governments will be able to make any
significant investments in broadband
So we have to look at the private sector as the primary vehicle for
deploying broadband
But the business case for private sector to deploy national broadband is
also very weak, especially if we want multiple facilities based competitors
I think there is general agreement that multiple facilities based
competition is the ideal solution as competition drives innovation, lower
prices and more choices for the consumer
But the business case for traditional NGA deployment is very weak and is
predicated on 40% takeup and triple play revenues of $130
And of course revenues from triple play are gradually being undermined as
video and voice service migrate to the internet in the coming years
Even with those numbers high speed broadband based on fiber will only reach
about 40% of customers
So what we need is to experiment with new business models to underwrite the
cost of next generation broadband
NEXT SLIDE
Some good examples are the "Home with Tails" concept that some Google
analysts are advocating where the customer owns the last mile
Another one is Green Broadband where the cost of the broadband
infrastructure and service is bundled with the customers' energy bill, and
the customer is encouraged to reduce their energy consumption, while the
service provider makes money from the energy bill rather than triple play.
There are now several pilots around the world adopting this model
As you may have heard CANARIE has launched a modest Green IT pilot program
to help industry and academia capture new business opportunities in this
field
Other examples include the condominium fiber deployment in Netherlands being
lead by KPN in partnership with Reggenfiber
Another good example is the Swisscom national condo fiber project being
deployed in partnership with numerous energy companies in that country
So my number one suggestion to FCC is that they work with R&E community and
fund a number of NGA pilots that promote facilities based competition
For more information please see the links on your screen
Thank you
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<p class=3DMsoNormal> [The FCC has been tasked to develop a =
national broadband
strategy and are holding a series of workshops. I was invited to give a =
short
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elsewhere.
Here are my speaking notes – Bill]<o:p></o:p></p>
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at<o:p></o:p></p>
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<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class=3DMsoNormal>Good morning<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal>First all I would like to thank the FCC staff =
inviting me to
give speak at this event and I applaud their initiative in this area. =
These
workshops will be very critical in defining a national broadband vision =
not
only for the US but other countries around the world as =
well<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal>I am Bill St Arnaud Chief Research Officer for =
CANARIE<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal>CANARIE is the Canadian equivalent of Internet 2. =
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal>Our mandate is a bit broader in that we have been =
tasked to
advance Canada’s telcom and Internet networks and =
applications<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal>We work closely with organizations like =
Internet 2,
NLR , Educuase in the US and institutions like UCSD<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal>As everyone knows the Internet originated with the =
R&E
community. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal>Not many people realize however that R&E =
community is
also a major pioneer in new broadband architectures and business =
models<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal>The R&E community has long experience in =
operating their
own networks national and locally and many university networks are =
equivalent
to those that would be deployed in a small city<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal>New broadband Concepts like condominium networks, =
customer
owned and controlled networks, hybrid networking, etc all started =
with
the R&E community<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal>[First slide]<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal>In my opinion the biggest challenge in developing a =
national
broadband vision is defining a business case <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal>Many people think that government is going to =
invest billions
of dollars in a national broadband deployment<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal>In this era of trillion deficits and near bankrupt =
state and
local governments I very much doubt that governments will be able to =
make any
significant investments in broadband<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal>So we have to look at the private sector as the =
primary
vehicle for deploying broadband<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal>But the business case for private sector to deploy =
national
broadband is also very weak, especially if we want multiple facilities =
based
competitors<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal>I think there is general agreement that multiple =
facilities
based competition is the ideal solution as competition drives =
innovation, lower
prices and more choices for the consumer<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal>But the business case for traditional NGA =
deployment is very
weak and is predicated on 40% takeup and triple play revenues of =
$130<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal>And of course revenues from triple play are =
gradually being
undermined as video and voice service migrate to the internet in the =
coming
years<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal>Even with those numbers high speed broadband based =
on fiber
will only reach about 40% of customers<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal>So what we need is to experiment with new business =
models to
underwrite the cost of next generation broadband<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal>NEXT SLIDE<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal>Some good examples are the “Home with =
Tails”
concept that some Google analysts are advocating where the customer owns =
the
last mile<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal>Another one is Green Broadband where the cost of =
the
broadband infrastructure and service is bundled with the =
customers’
energy bill, and the customer is encouraged to reduce their energy =
consumption,
while the service provider makes money from the energy bill rather than =
triple
play. There are now several pilots around the world adopting this =
model<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal>As you may have heard CANARIE has launched a modest =
Green IT
pilot program to help industry and academia capture new business =
opportunities
in this field<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal>Other examples include the condominium fiber =
deployment in
Netherlands being lead by KPN in partnership with =
Reggenfiber<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal>Another good example is the Swisscom national =
condo
fiber project being deployed in partnership with numerous energy =
companies in
that country<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal>So my number one suggestion to FCC is that they =
work with
R&E community and fund a number of NGA pilots that promote =
facilities based
competition<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal>For more information please see the links on your =
screen<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal>Thank you<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class=3DMsoPlainText>These news items and comments are mine alone and =
do not
necessarily reflect those of the CANARIE board or =
management.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
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