Illinois Century Network

1. Illinois Century Network Illinois Broadband Opportunity Partnership – East Central Project

2. 7,000 connections 15+ years serving K-12, higher education, libraries, museums, health care, government, and other non-profits $32M Operating Budget Governance Policy Committee Advanced Engineering Taskforce ICN Overview

3. ICN Advantage • High Speed – up to 1 Gbps dedicated, symmetrical speeds • High Reliability – physical route diversity • High Quality – low latency and low jitter • Quality of Service – priority for video and voice traffic • On-net Access – connect to more than 7,000 publicentities without touching the Internet • Internet 2 – access to the national research network • User Driven – network policies support the needs of the users • You Get What You Pay For – a 100 Mbps servicedelivers 100 Mbps to the customer all the time

4. Broadband Stimulus Project • $96M Project • 1,000 miles of new fiber • 1,000 miles of dark fiber • 55 counties • Complete by August 2013

5. Benefits & Impact • Improved Broadband Connectivity • 400+ community anchor institutions directly connected • 3,000+ community anchor institutions indirectly connected • Broadband speeds up to 1 Gbps • Dark fiber for lease • 300+ interconnection points

6. Benefits & Impact • Economic Development • 150+ direct jobs retained or created during project implementation • Long term access to very high speed, very high quality, economical broadband services and fiber for education, government, health care and businesses

7. Opportunities - Applications • What can you do with Gigabit speeds? • Cloud Computing • Long Distance Health Care • Research • Video Collaboration • Long Distance Education • Voice over IP • Online Learning

8. Opportunities – Getting Connected • Municipal Fiber Ring • Install fiber on municipal owned poles • Install fiber and/or conduit when running new water and sewer lines • Partner with local hospitals/health care facilities, businesses, schools, libraries, public safety and government entities to share costs

9. Opportunities – Getting Connected • Existing Service Providers • Encourage current providers to offer Metro Ethernet (10 Mbps and above) last mile connections to the Illinois Century Network • Encourage regional Wireless Service Providers to expand and improve service

10. Opportunities – Economic Development • Attracting New Businesses • Promote the proximity to the ICN fiber network • Promote municipal investments in fiber infrastructure • Promote service provider investments in fiber infrastructure

11. Project Status • Complete • Environmental Assessment Approved • Fiber Construction Vendors Selected • Multiple Fiber Leases Complete • Optical Equipment Vendor Selected • 80 Miles of Leased Fiber Operational • Commitments from Direct Connect CAIs

12. Project Status • In Progress • 69% of Detailed Design Complete • 90 Miles of Fiber Construction Ready to Begin – Kankakee to Champaign • Multiple Fiber Leases for Laterals • Litchfield Lateral Out for Bid • Finalizing Bid Specs for Kankakee to 95th Street – 50 Miles • Securing Permits • Preparing POP Sites for Optical Equipment • Marketing to Service Providers

13. Project Status • To Do • Finalize Rates • Revise Customer Agreements • Contract for Fiber Locate and Maintenance Service • Fully Operational By August 2013

14. What’s New • Big Differences • Businesses may connect • Wholesale providers – existing and new • Expanded service offerings • On-network, point to point, Egress • Customized services to meet constituent needs • Significant capacity and lower costs

15. Applications • What Constituents are requesting • Shared services • Secure private networks • Interconnecting networks • Local and regional networks • Scalable bandwidth • Customized services

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