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Blue Sky Stormfor Broadband Solutions

• The Marshes
• Feb 26 2003
• 4pm to 7pm
• brought to you by Brain Storm Associates

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Objective of the Event

• Highlight Ottawa as a home of world class
  broadband technology companies.
• Discuss the challenges for
• Broadband industry growth
• Ottawa companies growth
• Brain Storm suggestions for action or improvement

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Agenda

• 400-430 Networking
• 430-435 Welcome Hugh Dysart -
  Moderator
• 435-440 Introduction Laura Lea Macaulay,
  Brain Storm Associates
• 440-450 Keynote talk Ibrahim Gedeon, Nortel
  Networks
• 450-505 Ottawa 20/20 Rob Mackay, City of
  Ottawa
• 505-535 Panelists positions What Broadband
  means to my
  
  Company
• 535-620 Panelist / Audience Discussion
• led by Dr. Timothy Lethbridge,
  University of Ottawa
• 620-630 Recap of the event Laura Lea
  Macaulay
• (Door prize draw)
• 630-700 Networking and meeting the panel
  

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Laura Lea MacaulayFounder Managing
DirectorBrain Storm Associates
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Ibrahim GedeonSenior Vice-PresidentNortel
Networks
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Rob MackayManager, Business FacilitationCity
of Ottawa
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Broadband PlanA Supporting Plan to the Economic
Strategy

• Ottawa - Innovation Capital
• February 26, 2003
• Blue Sky Storm Conference
• for Broadband Solutions

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Broadband Defined

• High-capacity, two-way link between end user and
  the network capable of supporting full-motion
  video applications
• With current technologies, this requires a
  minimum transmission rate of 1.5 Mb per second
• By comparison, a dial-up connection through a
  standard 56 kb modem is 30 times slower
• Broadband connections are always on and do not
  tie up the phone line

Broadband Plan
Local examples are Bell Sympatico High Speed,
Rogers Hi-speed Internet, and Storm Internets
wireless service
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Transmission Methods

• Five main telecommunication transmission
  technologies used for residential customers
• Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) uses existing
  copper telephone wires (e.g. Bell Sympatico)
• Cable uses same cables as cable TV service with
  a special modem (e.g. Rogers Hi-Speed)
• Wireless uses locally placed antennae (e.g.
  Storm)
• Fibre optic cable and optical networks usually
  used in combination with DSL or wireless to the
  end user
• Direct to Home Satellite

Broadband Plan
No single technology is best for all areas and
applications
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Need for Broadband

• Expand the Citys innovation economy by
  connecting businesses, organizations and people
  cost effectively through broadband infrastructure
  and services
• Attract and retain investment and talent
• Develop and access innovative online healthcare,
  education, government and commercial services
• Enable productive tele-working from home
• Foster economic development outside the urban core

Broadband Plan
Companies look on the availability of broadband
facilities as a critical factor in choosing a
location
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A Collaborative Process

• Plan is the result of extensive research and
  consultation with community
• Steering committee
• Stakeholder meetings and focus groups including
  TOP, Chambers of Commerce, carriers, developers,
  MUSH sector, rural community, and the community
  at large
• Well-attended launch of draft plan in November02
• Ottawa 20/20 workshops
• Community workshop February 22

Broadband Plan
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Broadband Plan Background
Vision resulting from community consultation,
Oct. 2001 Ottawa will be a world leader in the
provision of affordable, high quality, equitable
broadband access to all its citizens. Ottawas
new broadband network will form an integral part
of the infrastructure of the City and will be
rapidly deployed, competitive, cost effective,
scaleable for future growth and compatible with
existing and emerging provincial and national
high-speed networks.
Broadband Plan
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Current Situation
Broadband Plan
Over 24,000 households, mostly in rural Ottawa,
cannot get broadband service with the exception
of relatively high cost satellite connectivity.
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Broadband Plan Strategic Priorities
Broadband Plan
Listed in order of priority, with the target of
achieving the Vision within five years

1. Overall leadership
2. Filling the infrastructure gaps
3. Applications and users
4. Broadband for new development
5. Broadband for existing areas of the City

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Priority 1 Overall Leadership
Broadband Plan

• Establish a new Telecommunications Infrastructure
  position that will provide overall leadership and
  coordination in the execution of the Broadband
  Plan
• Establish a new Telecommunications Advisory Board
  
• Monitor and update the Broadband Plan

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Priority 2Filling the Infrastructure Gaps
Broadband Plan

• Provide resources necessary to sustain ORCnets
  broadband program in rural Ottawa
• Upgrade where necessary existing rural towers and
  lease them to private sector telecommunication
  carriers at reasonable rates
• Test and pilot new technologies to extend
  broadband coverage

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Priority 3Applications and Users
Broadband Plan

• Coordinate the development of advanced broadband
  applications for the MUSH sector
• Set up demonstration sites for high speed
  applications and technology

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Priority 4Broadband for New Development
Broadband Plan

• Undertake a business case analysis for
  provisioning all new development in the
  municipality with broadband services. This
  analysis should be undertaken with the various
  stakeholders groups (telecommunication carriers,
  developers and builders, etc)

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Priority 5 Broadband for existing areasof the
City
Broadband Plan

• Evaluate new techniques for installing telecom
  networks in existing areas of the community.
  Where appropriate, new non-disruptive methods of
  installation should be encouraged through City
  policies thereby reducing street excavations in
  existing areas.

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Panelist Presentations

• Why the panel?
• Cross section of Ottawa companies
• What Broadband means to our Company
• Diverse perspectives - Dialogue
• Summary of Views
• Discussion questions

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The Panelists
Dave Dobbin Executive VP
Mark Feeley VP System Development
Chris Hardy VP Network Engineering
Jeff McNamee VP Business Development
David Cuddy CTO
Lutful Khan CEO
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Panelist / Audience Discussion

• Planned questions alternating with audience
  questions
• Audience participation is expected !
• Please identify yourself and say who the question
  is posed to

• Tim Lethbridge panel moderator
• Associate Professor
• School of Information Technology Engineering
• University of Ottawa

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Panelist discussion questions - 1

• What will pull broadband demand
• i.e. killer apps ?
• How can we make of broadband a business enabler ?
• What should be the governments role ?
• What are the barriers to adoption of broadband ?
• What do consumers and businesses want ?

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Panelist discussion questions - 2

• How could we take better advantage of Ottawa
  assets ?
• What technologies will predominate ?
• What are the key directions we should take to
  maximize success ?
• How can we foster a corporate co-operation
  culture ?
• Partnering, networking ? What about buy
  Canadian ?

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Recap of Key Ideas Raised
Help ourselves and help our own
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Door Prizes Wrap UpMeet the Panelists
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