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Palm Coast’s Municipal Fiber-Optic Network: Project Update

Palm Coast’s Municipal Fiber-Optic Network: Project Update. Prosperity 2021. Economic Development Tool to Recruit Businesses Competitive Advantage to Neighboring Communities. What Is FiberNET?.

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Palm Coast’s Municipal Fiber-Optic Network: Project Update

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  1. Palm Coast’s Municipal Fiber-Optic Network: Project Update

  2. Prosperity 2021 • Economic Development Tool to Recruit Businesses • Competitive Advantage to Neighboring Communities

  3. What Is FiberNET? • Palm Coast FiberNET is a City-owned municipal broadband network. Originally proposed to replace City telecommunication costs, the network now offers a secure, fast, and cost effective fiber optic network to other government agencies and businesses located in Palm Coast. • The state of the art network provides the opportunity to integrate data, voice, and video. We currently offer connections from 2 Mb/s up to 10 Gb/s but future bandwidth is virtually unlimited. • Our topology typically follows one of two models: • Internet Access • Wide Area Network

  4. What Is FiberNET?

  5. What Is FiberNET?

  6. What Is FiberNET?

  7. What Is FiberNET? FiberNET = Transport

  8. FiberNet Milestones • 2005 Council Approves FiberNet Proposal • 2007 Consultant Design Nine Retained • March 2010 Colocation Facility Opens • May 2010 FiberNet Available For Commercial Customers • October 2010 Florida Hospital Flagler Comes Online • July 2011 Flagler School District Comes Online

  9. FiberNet Build-Out Year1 • 2007-08 = YEAR 1 • City Facilities Connected: • Old City Hall (11 Commerce Blvd) • Water Treatment Plant 1 • Waste Water Treatment Plant 1 • Fire Station 21 • Utility Office • Community Center

  10. FiberNet Build-out Year 2 • 2008-09 = YEAR 2 • City Facilities Connected: • Public Works (Streets) • City Offices at Cypress Point Pkway • Linear Park • Frieda Zamba Pool • Water Treatment Plant 3

  11. FiberNet Build-Out Year 3 • 2009-2010 = YEAR 3 • City Facilities Connected: • Fire Station 25 • Fire Station 24 • Tennis Center • Palm Harbor Golf Course

  12. FiberNet Build-Out Year 4 2010-11 = YEAR 4 City Facilities Connected: • Ralph Carter Park • Indian Trails Sports Complex • Fire Station 23 • Central Park - Town Center

  13. FiberNet Today City of Palm Coast FiberNET today (09/2012) 50 miles of fiber

  14. Current Status • 50+ Miles of Fiber Optic Cable • 21 Municipal Facilities • 15 School District Sites • 5 Medical Buildings • 28 Local Businesses • 2 County Libraries

  15. Financials • Revenue and Expenses • Return on Investment (ROI) • City of Palm Coast Municipal Facilities • Flagler County School District • Florida Hospital Flagler • Internet Service Providers • Fibernet As A Whole

  16. Financials Fibernet Expenditures and Savings Municipal Facilities

  17. Financials Fibernet Return on Investment (ROI) Municipal Facilities

  18. Benefits to the City: Current and Future Internal Applications: Operational Support and Enhancements City-Owned Communications Allows City to own and operate nearly all necessary communications infrastructure Enables continued operations between connected sites during Hurricanes/Disasters Disaster-Recovery Provides City with necessary backbone infrastructure to support Municipal Wireless Municipal Wi-Fi Traffic Signalization & ITS Supports enhancements to traffic signaling systems, enhancing City operations

  19. Financials Fibernet Expenses and Revenue Flagler County School District

  20. Financials Fibernet Return On Investment (ROI) Flagler County School District

  21. Financials Fibernet Expenses and Revenue Florida Hospital Flagler

  22. Financials Fibernet Return On Investment (ROI) Florida Hospital Flagler

  23. Financials Fibernet Expenses and Revenue Internet Service Providers (LUX & Palm Coast Internet)

  24. Financials Fibernet Return On Investment (ROI) Internet Service Providers (LUX & Palm Coast Internet)

  25. Financials Fibernet Total Expenses and Revenue

  26. Financials FiberNet Total Return On Investment (ROI) Includes City, School District, Hospital, & ISPs

  27. Financials FiberNet Financial Summary

  28. Business Plan Update • Original consultant Design Nine contracted for follow up visit • Internal staff meetings • Meetings with Internet Service Providers and Installers

  29. Summary of Business Plan Update • Reducing Costs • Simplifying Processes • Aggressive Pricing • Marketing

  30. Reducing Costs • Reduce drop installation costs • Use of direct burial cable • Install cable at shallower depth • Separate backbone cost when calculating ROI • Contract with additional installer • Use of less expensive CPE

  31. Simplifying Processes • Eliminate existing easement agreements • Eliminate need for Notary • Implement proposed Connection Agreement

  32. Aggressive Pricing • New pricing with symmetric bandwidth • Multi-tenant discounts • Construction costs over max will be responsibility of the ISP * Includes UPS for CPE

  33. Marketing • Palm Coast Business Assistance Center • Dedicated Fibernet website • Directed marketing • Chamber of Commerce • Commercial Realtors • Property Management Companies • Building owners • Window decals • Contract buy out options • Identify target sites/businesses

  34. Potential Sites B. Paul Katz Professional Center Town Center

  35. Potential Sites Westpointe Plaza

  36. FiberNet Project Update Questions

  37. FiberNet Project Update Thank You

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