Showing posts with label Communities. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Communities. Show all posts
New Zealand now has an super cool map of broadband coverage and suppliers.
There is also my own FTTH Communities map which includes New Zealand.
In the world of real estate development, master-planned communities have long been known as places where one finds “the good life,” including amenities such as golf courses, community swimming pools, parkland and tennis courts. While those features continue to be popular, developers are discovering that many prospective buyers are now craving a new type of amenity – and that is fibre connectivity.
Although from an American perspective, this is an interesting article on how FTTH has quickly become an amenity homebuyers are seeking out in communities across the nation.
In maintaining the Australian Fibre Optic Communities database, I have been finding people are having a greater interest in what is available and the locations of these communities. The hits on http://ozftth.blogspot.com/2008/02/australian-ftth-communities-map.html are growing daily, and it now the most popular page of this blog.
Although from an American perspective, this is an interesting article on how FTTH has quickly become an amenity homebuyers are seeking out in communities across the nation.
In maintaining the Australian Fibre Optic Communities database, I have been finding people are having a greater interest in what is available and the locations of these communities. The hits on http://ozftth.blogspot.com/2008/02/australian-ftth-communities-map.html are growing daily, and it now the most popular page of this blog.
A new version of our fibre communities map has been released. This version has a new interactive look and feel which includes a check box selection tool for communities within each state and an expanding tree view to list each community in alphabetical order.
The map can be viewed at http://ftthnews.titan.net.au/2008/02/australian-ftth-communities-map.html
The map can be viewed at http://ftthnews.titan.net.au/2008/02/australian-ftth-communities-map.html
Many of the lessons learned from building first generation community owned networks bear consideration in the build, design, management etc of next generation networks. These JFDI Community Network books offer the chance to learn from first-hand experience and save re-inventing the wheel.
Rural community broadband is hardly a new subject, but the approaches taken to overcome the digital divide with community-run networks are back in the news with the advent of Fibre To The Home and the increasing amount of commentary and news coverage about the community-owned and run model.
South Witham is an award-winning co-operative in Lincolnshire, England and their story is told in detail from the initial concept through to recent innovations. There are several projects in Sweden where the local community has got together and built their own FTTH network. Perhaps the best known is Mattgrand which was completed in the winter of 1999-2000 in a community of 62 single family homes in Northern Sweden. One comment they make in the blog back in 2005:
"Remember: Everything slower than 10 Mbps is just a toy! :)"
Here in Australia, I believe community owned networks for regional Australia are a very achievable and something the NBN bidders should consider. Rather than rolling FTTN into regional Australia, may of the locals would welcome the contribution of building their own community network if they felt they could get something better. One such example here in Australia is Halenet in Stanthorpe, Queensland.
Rural community broadband is hardly a new subject, but the approaches taken to overcome the digital divide with community-run networks are back in the news with the advent of Fibre To The Home and the increasing amount of commentary and news coverage about the community-owned and run model.
South Witham is an award-winning co-operative in Lincolnshire, England and their story is told in detail from the initial concept through to recent innovations. There are several projects in Sweden where the local community has got together and built their own FTTH network. Perhaps the best known is Mattgrand which was completed in the winter of 1999-2000 in a community of 62 single family homes in Northern Sweden. One comment they make in the blog back in 2005:
"Remember: Everything slower than 10 Mbps is just a toy! :)"
Here in Australia, I believe community owned networks for regional Australia are a very achievable and something the NBN bidders should consider. Rather than rolling FTTN into regional Australia, may of the locals would welcome the contribution of building their own community network if they felt they could get something better. One such example here in Australia is Halenet in Stanthorpe, Queensland.
Finally after more than 100 hours of work I have finished the Australian and New Zealand FTTH communities map . I welcome any assistance in providing up to date information on sites, size, developer and service provider. Your assistance will ensure this map is maintained as the prime reference for FTTH communities in Australia. Rest assured only information which is public knowledge will be posted to this site.
The summary of statistics has been moved to the Blog article. A full report will be available in the coming months.
The summary of statistics has been moved to the Blog article. A full report will be available in the coming months.
To promote the development of Fibre to the Home in Australia and New Zealand, we have created Google Maps referenced community list. Each community includes the size, developer, technology, location, status and in some cases note on the project.
This is a new version of our Australian and New Zealand FTTH communities map that provides a fully interactive display with a menu bar alphabetically listing each community which is index by state.
Click on the image below to start the interactive application.
This is a new version of our Australian and New Zealand FTTH communities map that provides a fully interactive display with a menu bar alphabetically listing each community which is index by state.
Click on the image below to start the interactive application.
Information contained in this map is copyright and cannot be used for any commercial purpose without prior permission of the author.
Want to add a new community to the site email me at stephen@qwestcom.com.au
Legend
Established Estate 
Pilot/Trial 
Proposed 
Private Village
Markers with a bullet hole are Telstra Velocity estates
Statistics (updated 28th July 2008)
There are 160,000 homes in 141 communities across Australia and New Zealand that are either connected (or will be connected in the coming years) to Fibre to the Home. Queensland leads the way in the number of communities (41) followed closely by Western Australia (36). Victoria is next on 15 then New South Wales with 14. However Western Australia has the most number of homes connected (4710) by far.
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As far as service providers, there are 18 unique providers delivering services using FTTH in Australia and New Zealand; and Telstra is certainly leading the way with 99 estates representing 58% of the total, followed by BES with 7 estates. The other providers such as Opticomm, Pivit, and Arise have around 3-4 estates each.
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The following white papers are published to promote the advancement of Fibre to the Home in Australia. The contents of these papers are copywrite to the author and shall not be used for ANY commercial purpose what so ever. Before reproducing these documents please contact the author to seek permission.
Please note that some of these documents can take up to 2 minutes to load.
Other white papers more specific to land developers can be found under the "Developers" tab, or click here.
Introduction to Fibre to the Home (FTTH)
Author: Stephen Davies (stephend@qwestcom.com.au)
Published: July, 2007. Revision: 1
Power Point Presentation
FTTH: A necessary future
Author: Stephen Davies (stephend@qwestcom.com.au)
First Published: November, 2005. Revision: 1
Power Point Presentation
White Paper
IPTV: Keys to a successful deployment
Author: Stephen Davies (stephend@qwestcom.com.au)
Published: October, 2006. Revision: 1
Power Point Presentation
White Paper
Application Drivers for FTTH Networks
Author: Stephen Davies (stephend@qwestcom.com.au)
Published: July, 2006. Revision: 1
Power Point Presentation
Building an Open Access Network
Author: Stephen Davies (stephend@qwestcom.com.au)
Published: July, 2007. Revision: 1
White Paper
FTTH Topology options and Considerations
Author: Stephen Davies (stephend@qwestcom.com.au)
Published: July, 2007. Revision: 1
White Paper
Documents published by Others
A Guided tour of PON Solutions
Author: Tom Van Caenegem (tom.van_caenegem@alcatel.be)
Published: unknown. Revision: 1
Abstract:
White Paper
FTTH is greener
Author: PriceWaterhouseCoopers
Published: February, 2008. Revision: 1
White Paper
FTTH Broadband Primer
Author: FTTH Council and Broadband Properties
Published: April, 2008. Revision: 1
White Paper
Examples of Centralised Splitters using FDH
Author: ADC
Published: - Revision: 1
Power Point Presentation
GPON versus EPON
Author: Alloptic
Published: November, 2004. Revision: 1
White Paper
Active vs PON: FTTx Technology Choices
Author: Allied Telesis
Published: November, 2004. Revision: 1
White Paper
Fiber-Enabled Healthcare Services
Author: Rob Scheschareg (rscheschareg@yahoo.com)
Published: Oct, 2007. Revision: 1
White Paper
Towards Competitively Neutral Fiber to the Home (FTTH)
Author: Anupam Banerjee (anupam_banerjee@cmu.edu)
Published: Oct, 2007. Revision: 1
White Paper
Please note that some of these documents can take up to 2 minutes to load.
Other white papers more specific to land developers can be found under the "Developers" tab, or click here.
Introduction to Fibre to the Home (FTTH)
Author: Stephen Davies (stephend@qwestcom.com.au)
Published: July, 2007. Revision: 1
Never heard of Fibre to the Home, or dont understand the technology. This presentation helps to explain what is Fibre to the Home and the different technologies that can be deployed.
Power Point PresentationFTTH: A necessary future
Author: Stephen Davies (stephend@qwestcom.com.au)
First Published: November, 2005. Revision: 1
For as long as fibre optic communications has been around, recurrent optimistic predictions have been made that soon this medium would be extended into the home. Unfortunately these visions have usually succumbed to the realities of economics, regulation, the persistence of existing technologies and just plain inertia (particularly within government). Given this dreary history, why should one think that today’s picture is any different? This document addresses the importance of Fibre to the Home in Australia and how it can provide macro economic benefits.
Power Point PresentationWhite PaperIPTV: Keys to a successful deployment
Author: Stephen Davies (stephend@qwestcom.com.au)
Published: October, 2006. Revision: 1
In the industrialised world, there are 492 TV sets per 1,000 people with a daily per capita viewing of more than 4 hours for adults and 6 hours for children. However the world’s viewing habits are changing. According to Stanford Institute for Quantitative Study of Society the traditional viewing of network television programs by sitting in the lounge room is decreasing. What is increasing is the use of home theatre, multimedia entertainment and computer based television where the viewer can determine what they watch and when they want to watch it. This document describes the issues associated with the deployment of IPTV and how to make it a technical success.
Power Point PresentationWhite PaperApplication Drivers for FTTH Networks
Author: Stephen Davies (stephend@qwestcom.com.au)
Published: July, 2006. Revision: 1
A look into the Applications that are driving the deployment of FTTH Networks in other countries.
Power Point PresentationBuilding an Open Access Network
Author: Stephen Davies (stephend@qwestcom.com.au)
Published: July, 2007. Revision: 1
How to build an open access network using Fibre to the Home without the unbundling of the fibre loop.
White PaperFTTH Topology options and Considerations
Author: Stephen Davies (stephend@qwestcom.com.au)
Published: July, 2007. Revision: 1
This document explain the different technology options (PtP v PON) and which is the best solution to use from a cost point of view.
White PaperDocuments published by Others
A Guided tour of PON Solutions
Author: Tom Van Caenegem (tom.van_caenegem@alcatel.be)
Published: unknown. Revision: 1
Abstract:
White PaperFTTH is greener
Author: PriceWaterhouseCoopers
Published: February, 2008. Revision: 1
This document looks at the applications driving FTTH and how they contribute to a greener Europe.
White PaperFTTH Broadband Primer
Author: FTTH Council and Broadband Properties
Published: April, 2008. Revision: 1
Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) has become a reality. Almost 3 million consumers now use direct fiber optic connections in the United States, more than 10 million in Japan, about 15 million worldwide. This document looks at the advantages of optical access and how it can benefit communities.
White PaperExamples of Centralised Splitters using FDH
Author: ADC
Published: - Revision: 1
Example pictures of deployments using ADC's Fibre Distribution Hub (FHD).
Power Point PresentationGPON versus EPON
Author: Alloptic
Published: November, 2004. Revision: 1
Looks at the differences between GPON and EPON (from an EPON vendors point of view).
White PaperActive vs PON: FTTx Technology Choices
Author: Allied Telesis
Published: November, 2004. Revision: 1
When it comes to FTTx deployment, many carriers mistakenly assume that PON is the best or only game in town. This paper addresses some of the myths surrounding Active Ethernet and PON technologies. Editors Note: While I don't agree with the claims presented in this document, it is published in an effort to be vendor and technology neutral. Obviously this document is from an Active Ethernet vendor's point of view.
White PaperFiber-Enabled Healthcare Services
Author: Rob Scheschareg (rscheschareg@yahoo.com)
Published: Oct, 2007. Revision: 1
A look into some of the health technology services driving the need for FTTP
White PaperTowards Competitively Neutral Fiber to the Home (FTTH)
Author: Anupam Banerjee (anupam_banerjee@cmu.edu)
Published: Oct, 2007. Revision: 1
This paper provides a framework for understanding competition and industry structure in the context of Fiber to the Home (FTTH). We present engineering cost models, which indicate that FTTH is a decreasing cost industry, thereby making facilities based competition an unlikely outcome.
White Paper
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