establishing a successful btop partnership in rural southeast ohio
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Establishing a Successful BTOP Partnership In Rural Southeast Ohio. Brice Bible, Chief Information Officer, Ohio University Bill McKell , President, Horizon Telcom Pankaj Shah, Executive Director, OARnet. Agenda. Ohio Higher Education/ Government Network Provider Perspective - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
ESTABLISHING A SUCCESSFUL BTOP PARTNERSHIP IN RURAL SOUTHEAST OHIOBrice Bible, Chief Information Officer, Ohio UniversityBill McKell, President, Horizon TelcomPankaj Shah, Executive Director, OARnet
Agenda Ohio Higher Education/
Government Network Provider Perspective
University Perspective Carrier Perspective Lessons Learned Q & A
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Pankaj Shah, Executive Director, OARnet
Advanced Regional Network Perspective3
“Expanding broadband to unserved and underserved Ohioans.”
− Ohio Middle Mile Consortium
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OARnet serves as the glue between the Ohio Middle Mile Consortium Partners.
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OMMC Benefits for OARnet and Partners
OMMCPartner
OARnet Benefits
Partner Benefits
ComNet, Horizon, & OneCommunity
General optical backbone upgradeProvides for expanded disaster recoveryExtend and increase capacity
Lower capital construction & ongoing operating costsAggregation reduced federal ask without compromising reach
Universal Benefits
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OMMC Benefits for OARnet and Partners
OMMCPartner
OARnet Benefits
Partner Benefits
ComNet, Inc.
Two strands of dark fiber along 2 routes in western Ohio
One 10G wave IRU on one route
Horizon Telcom
Two strands of dark fiber along 6 routes in Southeast Ohio
Two 10G wave IRU on five routes
OneCommunity
Two strands of dark fiber along 2 routes in northeastern Ohio, including “Super Ring”
One 10G wave IRU on four routes
Partner-Specific Benefits
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Impact: OARnet’s Network8
Pre-ARRA Funding Post-ARRA Funding
Overall Funding Dynamics
Total OMMC Projects
Project Match Awards TotalHorizon Telcom $28,488,963 $66,474,246 $94,963,209 ComNet, Inc. $12,872,419 $30,031,849 $42,904,268 OneCommunity $25,188,433 $44,794,046 $69,982,479
Total $66,549,815 $141,300,14
1 $207,849,95
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Brice Bible, CIO
Ohio University10
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Ohio University and Southeast Ohio Broadband Growth Video classrooms and the addition of high quality
video services IT service consolidation in Athens
LMS Data Storage Web Environments
Increased ERP usage (students and faculty) Overall increase in I1 Consumption (all campuses) Tech startups and economic development at all
campuses Shared telecommunications infrastructure
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Ohio University’s Goals For the OMMC Program Establish a world-class
cyberinfrastructure in Southeast Ohio
Utilize the eight (8) major Ohio University campuses as anchor POPs
Fully integrate with OARnet for optimal statewide connectivity and redundancy
Ensure scalable capacity into the foreseeable future (10+ years)
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Historic Data Circuit Capacity
Year 2007 2008 2010 2011
I1 205 450 510 1gig
I2 118 350 350 350
IntraOhio 58 100 100 8+gigRegional
Campuses1.5 45 45 1gig
Bill McKell- CEO, Horizon Telcom
Connecting Appalachia
The Service Area
Lack of Access
17,000 square miles
58.9% without broadband
How Did WeGet Here?
• Southern Ohio Health Care Network awarded FCC Rural Health Care Pilot funds in early 2007
• Congressman Space launches Connecting Appalachia Initiative in mid-2007
• NTIA Round 1 application filed in mid-2009, rejected due to insufficient match
• Horizon steps-up for the region with 30% match for Round 2 proposal
• OARnet forms OMMC, successfully settles turf issues among applicants and gains support from Governor Strickland
• NTIA Round 2 Application filed in early-2010
Success!
Connecting Appalachia awarded August 18, 2010
$95 million fiber-optic broadband project
$66 million covered from federal funds
$29 million match by Horizon
OARnet a sub-recipient
Impact
• 1,950+ miles of fiber• DWDM backbone with ROADM• 1 Gbps Metro-Ethernet ports as
standard distribution interface (with speed tiers)
• 2.5 Gbps to 10 Gbps lambda services (higher speed in future years)
• Higher Education• Laterals to 44 campuses• Additional OARnet rings• Expanded OARnet DWDM capacity
• Additional CAIs• 231 K-12 buildings• 212 health care sites• 66 public safety locations• 34 industrial parks• 5 park lodges
Horizon Profile• 115-year history of serving rural
Ohio• Big enough to handle the project• Nimble enough to be an innovative
partner• State-of-the-art know-how
– Pioneer in use of fiber-optics since the 1980’s
• Horizon came forward to risk $29 million, demonstrating commitment to and faith in the future of rural Ohio
The Powerof Partnership
Plus 200+ health care facilities in the SOHCN
Health Care Anchors (to Date)ARC Local Development Districts
K-12 Information Technology Centers
Other Groups
Funding already from:
Higher Education (to Date)
Advantages of theConnecting Appalachia Network It’s Our Region’s Network
Tailor-made to our needs Unprecedented support Key partnerships
Tremendous capacity because of fiber-optics
Resilient and reliable service because of rings
Example of Diverse Fiber Routing
High AvailabilityAnchor Site
POP C
= Fiber Splice Point
POP A
POP B
Last-Mile Network Provider
What’s Left to Doin Broadband Last-Mile partnerships
Wireless Internet Service Providers (WISPs)
Fiber-to-the-home initiatives
Local and county government opportunities to partner with Horizon
November 2010
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ImprovedConnectivity
Speeds and performance for virtualization across wide range of services
Physically diverse fiber feeds will deliver reliability
Supports consolidation of servers and services for regional campuses
Increases feasibility and range of shared services among universities
Enables continued expansion of OhioLink services
November 2010
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K-20 Collaboration
Ability to extend the K-20 vision will no longer be limited by bandwidth
K-12 ITCs are partners in project Moving ITCs to new backbone will
bring these K-12 hubs into OARnet at much higher speeds
At completion of project, all schools in the service area will have fiber connections
As ITCs move buildings to the new network, benefits will multiply
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Enhanced Research High capacity, low latency
connectivity will support wide variety of research and simulation agendas
Improved connectivity with OARnet and Internet2 bring next generation speeds to Ohio researchers
Unified network supporting education, health care and businesses open avenues for regional investigations
November 2010
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Ohio University Lessons Learned Establish Executive Sponsorship Early Determine Balance Between Partnership
and Competition and Get Buy-in to Approach
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OARnet Lessons Learned Planning
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OMMC: Transforming Ohio’s Broadband Landscape
Com Net, Inc. Western Ohio $30 million 700 new miles of fiber
Horizon Telcom Southern and eastern Ohio $66.5 million 1,960 new miles of fiber
OneCommunity Northeastern Ohio $44.8 million 986 new miles of fiber
3.6 million households 534,000+ businesses 83 private and public
universities and colleges
34 community colleges 2,356 K-12 and career training
centers 1,300+ health care facilities 2,200 state and local
government offices 1,500 public safety operations 429 libraries 207 industrial parks
ARRA Award Summaries Projected to Reach32
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Brice BibleCIOOhio [email protected]
Pankaj ShahExecutive [email protected]
Bill McKellPresidentHorizon Telcomemail
Questions?