Creating Open Platform Networks for the Public and Public Sector

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Creating Open Platform Networks for the Public
and Public Sector

• Pete McCormick

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A Fresh Approach
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A Different Perspective

• Todays Limitations
• Tomorrows Demand
• More for Less
• Turning Costs into Revenue

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Necessity is the Mother of Invention
Cost Reduction
Tomorrows Demand
More for Less
Fresh Alternatives
Bandwidth Limits
Public Demand
Economic Regeneration
Digital Divide
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Your Network - Realistic Opportunity
Anchor Tenant
Libraries / Community Centres
Local Government
Urban Traffic Control
Schools
Voluntary Sector
CCTV
Open Platform Community Network
Private Sector
Data Centres
Individuals
Fire Service
Ambulance Service
Police
NHS
Future Tenants - Opportunities
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What we intend to create

• Open Services delivery architecture
• Scalable
• Standards based
• Carrier grade IP technology

• Carry multi-play and legacy traffic (data,
  Internet, VoIP, multi-media, hosted services,
  MAN, SANetc)
• Interconnection arrangements with telcos, ISPs,
  super janet, etc.

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Affordability
Typical 250,000 population city

• Today
• Local Government ICT 1m pa
• Schools 500k pa
• Urban Traffic Control 300k pa
• CCTV 200k pa
• Data Centres 100k pa
• Libraries / Com centre 100k pa
• PCT Others 100k pa
• 23m over 10 years (plus upgrades, inflation,
  voice, mobile.etc

• Future
• Fibre Platform 5m
• IP fixed network 2m
• WiFi network (30 sq km) 4m
• CCTV network (500 cameras) 2m
• VOIP network 1m
• 14 million capital expenditure
• Low ongoing OPEX
• Free VOIP/WiFi calls

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Further Reducing OPEX

• Services to other public sector clients
• Partnership with Local Council other
  Stakeholders
• Private sector income from open platform private
  network
• Rental of assets e.g. ducts, street furniture,
  buildings, etc
• Exit Strategy Liquidate Assets for nett gain

Do nothing cost impact
Open Platform Community network
Additional Bandwidth New Technologies
Costs
Costs
Same Services
Current OPEX less x
OPEX driven down through Partnership
Time
Time
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Why create your own infrastructure?

• Cost effective, short return on investment period
• Flexible infrastructure controlled by you
• Future proof for tomorrows network devices and
  applications
• Resilient and secure
• Affordable access for all
• Commercially self sustaining network
• Enhances other programs and objectives including
  
• Digital inclusion
• Regeneration programs
• e-government initiatives

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A 10,000 mile trek starts with one step
Assist with Local Government business Case
justification
Procurement
Design, build and operate open platform network
Review deliverables and model and refine
Marketing and acquisition of other clients onto
Community Network
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Vision for Tomorrow

• Alfred McAlpine has a vision and drive to help
  Local Government reduce ICT costs by designing,
  building and operating Open Platform Community
  Network
• Chief Executive buy-in, commitment and leadership
  to develop the business case for a Community-wide
  IP network
• Cost effective, flexible infrastructure
  controlled by you
• Networks will provide open access to all service
  providers
• Initial network built for a select number of key
  stakeholders (e.g., ICT, CCTV, Traffic Control,
  Data Centres, Schools)
• Reducing operational expenditure whilst creating
  a valuable capital asset for Local Government