C.I.N.C

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C.I.N.C

• Chippewa valley
• Inter
• Networking
• Consortium

School Board Presentation August 19, 2010
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Objectives this evening

• Give you a brief history of CINC.
• What have been the benefits of CINC for our
  district?
• Recent news for CINC and what does the future
  hold.

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What is CINC?

• A regional Community Area Network (CAN) work
  group that formed in 1999 that shares a broadband
  infrastructure.
• Consists of 72 miles of fiber.
• 150 locations connected.
• 18 current members.
• The Chippewa Falls School District built its own
  fiber network in 2003 at a cost of 647,912

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Original Members (1999)

• CESA 10
• Chippewa Falls School District
• Chippewa Valley Technical College
• City of Eau Claire
• Eau Claire County
• Eau Claire Area School District
• Eau Claire Public Library
• University of Eau Claire

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Current Members (2010)
CESA 10 Chippewa County CFSD CVTC
City of Chippewa Falls City of Eau Claire Dove Healthcare Eau Claire School District
Eau Claire County Elk Mound School District Indianhead Federated Library System Luther Midelfort Mayo Health System
Osseo-Fairchild School District Sacred Heart Hospital St. Josephs UWEC
UW Health Department of Transportation
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PDF DocumentCINC_fiber_map_01_20_10.pdf
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Benefits to CFSD

• The piece of mind and control of a secure,
  redundant network that can handle our needs
  currently and in the future.
• The sharing of applications and networks.
• Substantial savings.

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Substantial Savings
Leased Fiber CFSD Fiber
2 Locations at 16,752 per year. 9 Locations at 1,500 per year
30 mb of bandwidth 1 Gig Currently, we could go to 10 Gig
Limitations with data and voice No parameters
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Cost of Ownership/Leasing

• Five Years

30 mbps 100 mbps 1 Gig 10 Gig
Estimated cost of leasing fiber for all buildings per year 92,136 123,552 N/A
5 year cost to lease 460,680 617,760 N/A
Cost to build own fiber (2003) -- -- 647,912
Cost to connect to Eau Claire (2008) -- -- 125,000
Yearly maintenance fees -- -- 1,500
Total after five years 460,680 617,760 780,412
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Cost of Ownership/Leasing

• Looking out even further (estimates)

30 mbps 100 mbps 1 Gig 10 Gig
Five years (2009) 460,680 617,760 780,412
Six years (2010) 552,816 741,312 782,412
Seven years (2011) 644,952 864,864 784,412
Eight years (2012) 737,088 988,416 786,912
Nine Years (2013) 829,224 1,111,968 789,412
Ten Years (2014) 921,360 1,235,520 792,412 (Savings already at 443,108)
30 mbps will not be able to meet our needs. 100 mbps will not be able to meet our needs. Capacity to meet our needs for 50 years. Longer? Currently maxing out at 1-2

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Recent news for CINC

• Recipient of a Federal Broadband Grant totaling
  11.5 million. This was grant was applied for by
  CINC through UW Extension. (Press Release PDF)
• The grant will add more than 200 miles of
  fiber-optic cable and 1,300 square miles of
  wireless (WIMax) coverage for the Chippewa
  Valley.
• We are one of five communities around the state
  receiving grants which totaled 32 million for the
  state of Wisconsin.

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What this grant means for CFSD?

• Continued improvements for our existing
  infrastructure.
• Continued cost savings
• Use of a WiMax wireless signal within our
  educational community. Use to bridge the digital
  divide?

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What have we learned?

• We have and will continue to have substantial
  savings as a school district.
• We are collaborating with other partners within
  our communities to share resources and costs.
  Relationships are built.
• Control and flexibility.
• A decision made by the board and district
  displayed great vision and foresight.
• Confidence to take this next step.

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Questions?