ERNACT 21 st Anniversary, Brussels, 18 th September 2012
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Overview of the broadband developments in County Donegal (Ireland) and the challenge of meeting the High Speed Broadband targets of the Digital Agenda For Europe (DAE)
Brian BoyleERNACT 21st Anniversary, Brussels, 18th
September 2012
INDEX
• County Donegal• Broadband Progression• Next challenge: High Speed Broadband• Where to aim ? : Finnish ENGAGE partner example
• North West Ireland• Border region• Population: 161,137• Area: 4,841 km2
• Low density population: 33.28 people/km2
• Scattered population
County Donegal
Donegal
County Donegal, www.donegal.ie
• No market competition• Low availability :• Low Speeds: • Services: email, limited on-line
services.
BROADBAND PROGRESSION
Year 2002
• Widespread broadband availability :• Competition in market place• Fibre,DSL, Fixed Wireless, Mobile Services• Services: web 2.0, eGovernment, social
media, eLearning, eWorking, eCommerce, VoIP
Year 2012
Evolution
BROADBAND PROGRESSIONSOME SIGNIFICANT PROJECTS
•New Backhaul Connections•Metropolitan Area Networks (MANS)•Cross Border Interconnects•CNS Wireless Broadband project•National Broadband Scheme•Rural Broadband Scheme•Telecommunications Operator Initiatives•Project Kelvin
Starting Point
Second Backhaul Connection
Metropolitan Area Networks Project
KMsLetterkenny 28.4Donegal Town 13.8Buncrana 10.4Ballybofey / Stranorlar 9.8Ballyshannon 11.8Bundoran 11.5Carndonagh 4.3
Total 90 km
Total Costs €16.1m
Donegal Co Council Contribution €1.75m
Cross-border Backhaul Interconnects
ESB Telecom
BT (Ireland)
EircomBT IrelandNWE
NWE
BT (UK)
ByTel
NTL
ESB Telecom
NWE
Eircom
Derry
Buncrana
New Kelvin Link
Bridgend
Letterkenny
Community Network Services (CNS)
Fixed Wireless Service
Speeds up to 50MB available
Funded by IFI, InterReg,Donegal County Council, Udaras Na Gaeltachta
National Broadband Scheme (NBS)
EU co-funding under the ERDF 2007-2013 Current NBS Service Specifications, Upload 1.2 – 4Mbps, Download 1.6 –
6.8Mbps Specification from Oct 2012, Upload 1.4 – 4.8Mbps, Download 2.3 – 10.4Mbps
Project Kelvin – Linking Ireland NW to North America and Europe
NEXT CHALLENGE : HIGH SPEED BROADBAND
• Changes in the way of consuming information:• More interactive (social media)• Higher data demanding (video, pictures,…)• New HSB services:
• Business: cloud computing, virtual teams,…• Householders: IPTV, video on demand, online gaming• Public services: eHealth, eEducation, …
• HSB is key for knowledge-based growth• Absence of HSB will generate digital divide
Why High Speed Broadband?
NEXT CHALLENGE : HIGH SPEED BROADBAND
Digital Agenda targets
20202013
100% coverage of ≥30Mbps
100% internet coverage
50% households take-up of ≥100Mbps
NEXT CHALLENGE : HIGH SPEED BROADBAND
• National Broadband Plan• FTTx based technology (even if using LTE for “last mile”)• Non – commercial interest for private telecom providers:
• Return of investment is not clear• Lower demand
• Rationale: social return of investment • New financial models are needed (private-public
partnership, community based models,…)
Bigger challenge for rural areas
Ireland - National Broadband Plan
70Mbps - 100Mbps to more than half of the population by 2015
At least 40Mbps to at least a further 20% to 35% of the population by 2018
A minimum of 30Mbps for every remaining home and business in the country by 2020
Mapping Exercise to define the level of investment Leveraging investment from both the private and
public sectors
ACHIEVABLE – ENGAGE Project
Southern Ostrobothnia, Finnish partner in ENGAGE Density: 8,8 inhabitants/km2 • Formed by 55 villages (50-500 inhabitants per village)• Open access FTTx network owned by municipalities• Over 2000 households and businesses with FTTH-
connection• Many customers getting 100 Mbits/s symmetrical
connections• Possiblility to choose among 6 ISPs• Financed with bank loans, regional, national & EU-funds and
money coming from the end-customers
Question: Is this achievable in my region? Answer: Others have done it.