Metropolitan Unified Fiber Network (MUFN)

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Metropolitan Unified Fiber Network (MUFN)

• Silly name SERIOUS fiber

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UW Managed Fiber Networks
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UW Managed Fiber Networks
WiscNet
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MUFN Project

• Finalist to host 1999 Vice-President Debate
• Lost due to lack of adequate Internet access
• Hosted 2002 National Mayors Conference
• Used temporary broadband to meet needs
• Developed interested parties roundtable to
  address affordable broadband access issues

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ARRA (Stimulus) Law

• 787 BILLION American Recovery and Reinvestment
  Act
• 7.2 BILLION for broadband stimulus
• Dept of Commerce (DOC) Natl. Telecommunications
  and Information Administration (NTIA)
• Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP)
  (4.7 B)
• 200 M expand public computer center capacity
  (min)
• 250 M stimulate broadband demand usage (at
  least)
• 350 M broadband mapping (up to)
• 10 M inspector general (audits)
• 141 M admin expenses
• 3.75 BILLION broadband GRANTS

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MUFN BTOP Proposal

• Built public/private partnerships
• Partners include UW Health (UWHC/UWMF/Med)
  Meriter Hospital Madison and Middleton cities
  Madison, Monona Grove and Middleton Cross Plains
  school districts, South Central Library System,
  UW-Madison, Madison College, State Lab of
  Hygiene, UW-Extension WGNHS, DaneNet
  (representing 30 community orgs)
• 97 education, research/job, health, government
  locations
• Xiocom d/b/a MadCity Broadband commercial service
• MUFN Network
• 8.86MM project
• 5.1MM BTOP grant (announced nationally 3/2/10)
• 530k cash contribution
• 3.2MM in-kind contribution (existing
  conduit/fiber)

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MUFN BTOP Proposal

• Installation of high-count fiber-optic cables in
  new or existing street right-of-way
• 110 miles of new/existing fiber
• 87 miles (backbone)
• 23 miles (laterals)
• 2 year major conduit/fiber construction project
• 35.25 miles of conduit
• 57.05 miles of fiber
• Long-term operations
• UW/City of Madison/Xiocom operate fiber
• UW performs MUFN business services
• Billing (annual basis)
• Contract management
• Governance 66.03 intergovernmental agreement
• Executive Board

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MUFN BTOP Proposal

• 1Gb or 10Gbps broadband connections
• Residential/Commercial/Anchor Institutions
• 48k households
• 5k businesses
• 220 anchor institutions
• Saved/created 72 jobs
• Buying U.S. materials / services from local
  groups
• Worked with UW Research Sponsored Programs on
  submission and ongoing reporting

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MUFN Law of Unintended Consequences

• Google fiber to home

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MUFN Silly name SERIOUS Fiber

• Comments/Thoughts?

patrick.christian_at_doit.wisc.edu