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ERNACT 21 st Anniversary, Brussels, 18 th September 2012

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 Boyle. ERNACT 21 st Anniversary, Brussels, 18 th September 2012. INDEX. County Donegal Broadband Progression

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ERNACT 21 st Anniversary, Brussels, 18 th September 2012

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  1. 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 Boyle ERNACT 21st Anniversary, Brussels, 18th September 2012

  2. INDEX • County Donegal • Broadband Progression • Next challenge: High Speed Broadband • Where to aim ? : Finnish ENGAGE partner example

  3. County Donegal Donegal • North West Ireland • Border region • Population: 161,137 • Area: 4,841 km2 • Low density population: 33.28 people/km2 • Scattered population

  4. County Donegal, www.donegal.ie

  5. BROADBAND PROGRESSION Evolution Year 2012 • 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 2002 • No market competition • Low availability : • Low Speeds: • Services: email, limited on-line services.

  6. BROADBAND PROGRESSION SOME 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

  7. Starting Point

  8. Second Backhaul Connection

  9. Metropolitan Area Networks Project KMs Letterkenny 28.4 Donegal Town 13.8 Buncrana 10.4 Ballybofey / Stranorlar 9.8 Ballyshannon 11.8 Bundoran 11.5 Carndonagh 4.3 Total 90 km Total Costs €16.1m Donegal Co Council Contribution €1.75m

  10. Cross-border Backhaul Interconnects

  11. Community Network Services (CNS) • Fixed Wireless Service • Speeds up to 50MB available • Funded by IFI, InterReg,Donegal County Council, Udaras Na Gaeltachta

  12. 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

  13. Project Kelvin – Linking Ireland NW to North America and Europe

  14. NEXT CHALLENGE : HIGH SPEED BROADBAND Why 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

  15. NEXT CHALLENGE : HIGH SPEED BROADBAND Digital Agenda targets 2020 2013 100% internet coverage 100% coverage of ≥30Mbps 50% households take-up of ≥100Mbps

  16. NEXT CHALLENGE : HIGH SPEED BROADBAND Bigger challenge for rural areas • 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,…)

  17. 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

  18. ACHIEVABLE – ENGAGE Project Question: Is this achievable in my region? Answer: Others have done it. • 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

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