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Quilt Fiber Workshop Broomfield Colorado June 21, 2004. Business Models Dave Jent Indiana GigaPop Indiana University. Today's Agenda. I-Light, fiber built by IU and Purdue What we needed What we said to justify Cost justification Who we presented the data to. I-Light.
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Quilt Fiber WorkshopBroomfield ColoradoJune 21, 2004 Business Models Dave Jent Indiana GigaPop Indiana University
Today's Agenda I-Light, fiber built by IU and Purdue • What we needed • What we said to justify • Cost justification • Who we presented the data to
I-Light • 36 strand fiber infrastructure between Bloomington, Indianapolis and West Lafayette • Increased capacity for services available in Indianapolis • Needed to reduce overall cost of services • Access to services that were not available, dark fiber was one
I-Light Justification • That 3-4 year out demand would be 10X of current • That if we could buy the capacity we needed for the future it would be 2X to 5X the cost of a facility we could build. (remember this was 5-6 years ago) • Return on the investment would be a few years, life span of the fiber would be 10s of years.
I-Light Justification • That vendors could not be able to provide capacity and flexibility needed. • Cost for capacity would continue to rise. • That having (owning) I-Light would create opportunities. • That we could save money by building I-Light.
Financials • Estimated cost for circuits/capacity needed/anticipated • Cost of hardware to terminate capacity • Cost for installation of fiber • Estimated (poorly) cost of ownership
Financials • Numbers, then, said it would save the Universities ~$250,000/year each over 10 years • Past few years have basically held up our assumptions • Don’t forget equipment/system replacement funding
Start the hard sell • That we would create a network that would bring together the two largest research Universities in the state and that distance would become irrelevant • The idea of closer ties with other like entities in the state was key. • The network would create and drive opportunities
Who we sold it to • University Presidents • Higher education leaders in the state • Local statehouse representatives • Governor’s office • Finance Officers
Conclusion • Financials, while very important, may not be the determining factor. • Find a champion. • Be flexible. • Be confidant in the cause.
Dave JentAssociate Director, Network InfrastructureIndiana Gigapop Operations DirectorIndiana Universitydjent@iu.edu