Scott As I understand it the 1000 anchor institutions across the state (that counts all the grants, not just the ICN administered on that is the big part of the center of the state) will be connected to the projects fiber. Speeds are limited only by the electronics on each end. Initially, I believe we are looking at primary 10 Gig. Links although some anchor institutions may use the wavelength multiplexing (hope I got that right off the top of my head) technologies that allow separate circuits on the same fiber using separate wavelengths of light to put up their own 20 Gig circuits between different locations.
The anchor institutions have been spread thuout the state where the fiber runs go and there will be interconnects available into the fiber at almost all major intersections (once again based on my memory). Of course the fiber is not a mesh that reaches every corner of the state but as I understand it anchor institutions in return for the fiber connection are expected to reach out and connect others in their areas or at least allow those connections to occur into the fiber reaching their premises. I'm guessing this will be a good opportunity for collaborations between institutions in a community (school, library, town, police, health clinic, Internet provider) to put up a wireless link to the nearest community college or hospital or large town that is connected. Remember, this only allows us almost unlimited bandwidth for transit around the state. Traffic that has to enter the commercial Internet still costs someone $$ and will have to be metered very closely. But, it means that the more of those type of things we can put on the cloud (united & discovery streaming media servers for example) and the more ICN or the Illini Cloud can Cache for us (Microsoft updates?) the less of our traffic will need to leave the state. Finally, ICN will be holding their normal yearly regional meetings and further explanation and question answering will be the main item on the agenda, I think. I suspect as well they'll be doing some education specific presentations at various educational conferences (possibly in tandem with Illini Cloud?) to discuss these issues. Sorry, it doesn't answer the last part of your question. As someone who lives part time in an island 20 miles from the Michigan coast I have a lot of empathy from people who may live a similar distance outside the nearest large town. This grant will get a lot more bandwidth closer to those people and for some of them it'll now make it profitable for an Internet wireless access provider to set up shop in their area or it may mean their small town can now set up a 15 mile wireless interconnect instead of looking at the 75 mile one that was needed before. It's a great 1st step, the journey is not over. Jim Sent from my iPad Cell 773.396.4638 Chicago 773.463.5494 Beaver Island 231.448.2109 Privacy Notice: The information contained in this electronic message is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed. This message is private and may contain information that is privileged, confidential and/or inside information and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient, you are notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. Please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message On Aug 21, 2010, at 9:37 AM, "Williams, Scott" <[email protected]> wrote: > Can anyone tell me what "ultra high-speed access" is actually in Mbps? > > > ANd, can anyone tell me how this will NARROW the gap between rural , and I > mean rural, not small towns that already have cable, and the town that now > will receive ultra high-speed access? > > SCott > ________________________________________ > From: [email protected] [[email protected]] > On Behalf Of Jim Flanagan [[email protected]] > Sent: Friday, August 20, 2010 4:44 PM > To: Tech Geeks List > Subject: [tech-geeks] Fwd: Governor Quinn Announces More Than $106 Million > in Federal Awards for Broadband Infrastructure > > FYI > > Beyond the politics is a little more info. > > Jim > > Sent from my iPad > Cell 773.396.4638 > Chicago 773.463.5494 > Beaver Island 231.448.2109 > > Privacy Notice: The information contained in this electronic message is > intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it is > addressed. 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Governor Pat Quinn announced more than $106 > million in federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funds to > improve broadband access across Illinois. Approximately $38 million in > Illinois Jobs Now! capital funding and $23 million in matching funds from > local partners helped secure the federal awards. > > “Building information infrastructure brings jobs and high-speed Internet > access to underserved areas,” said Governor Quinn. “This significant federal > funding is a major win for Illinois and will support economic development > across our state.” > > The four projects will create approximately 600 direct jobs, invest more than > $160 million into the Illinois economy, and directly connect more than 1,000 > institutions – including schools, hospitals, libraries, police and fire > stations – to ultra high-speed information and communication networks. > > The nearly $62 million grant to the East Central Region of the Illinois > Broadband Opportunity Partnership (IBOP) will expand and improve the Illinois > Century Network to provide ultra high-speed access in 55 counties. It will > also create more than 160 jobs and connect about 400 community institutions. > > Through the IBOP-Southern Region project, Harrisburg-based Clearwave > Communications will use a $31.5 million grant to connect 232 community > institutions and create approximately 150 jobs. > > The Danville-based Cellular Properties, Inc. project is using a $12 million > grant/loan award to expand 3G wireless broadband service in 11 rural > counties. The effort is estimated to create 267 jobs, and serve more than > 7,000 businesses and 700 community institutions. > > Grant and loan awards totaling more than $783,000 to Utopian Wireless > Corporation will build WiMAX infrastructure in communities in rural McDonough > and Clay Counties. This project will help more than 350 businesses and 100 > community institutions. > > "Too many Illinoisans don't have adequate, affordable access to broadband > Internet - an essential economic tool," said U.S. Senator Dick Durbin. "This > Recovery Act funding will make a significant investment in the effort to > close that digital divide by increasing availability while creating good > paying jobs in Illinois." > > All of the federal funding was awarded competitively through the U.S. > Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information > Administration (NTIA) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural > Utilities Service. > > A longtime advocate of broadband-based opportunities in Illinois, Governor > Quinn made sure funding for technology projects was included in the Illinois > Jobs Now! public works plan. These four awards bring Illinois’ total ARRA > broadband award total to more than $183 million and represents more than $267 > million in new technology infrastructure investment statewide. > > For more information, visit > Broadband.Illinois.gov<http://Broadband.Illinois.gov>. > > ### > > <08.19.10_Broadband ARRA.pdf> > | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org |
