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Accelerating broadband in the digital delta: 

Accelerating broadband in the digital delta Jacqueline Tammenoms Bakker FasTrack seminar, Singapore 26 April 2001

Broadband in the Digital Delta: 

Broadband in the Digital Delta GigaPort: broadband accelerator Forcing the pace: focus on B to B Bringing the future closer: challenges and responses

Positioning The Netherlands: 

Positioning The Netherlands Amsterdam

The main square in Amsterdam: De Dam: 

The main square in Amsterdam: De Dam

GigaPort proposition: Broadband plus: 

GigaPort proposition: Broadband plus Bandwidth Quality of service Multi-access Next Generation Internet Guaranteed reliability Ubiquitous communication Multimedia interaction

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GigaPort vision: Fiber to workplace and home Mbps 15 10 5 0 5 10 15 Mbps ADSL Email, transactions, info To user From user UMTS Telelearning, teleworking, telehealth, interactive media

GigaPort organisation: 

GigaPort organisation State-of-the-art research network as testbed Research into NGI applications GigaPort demonstration centre

Focus on B to B: quantifiable productivity and quality improvements : 

Focus on B to B: quantifiable productivity and quality improvements Civil engineering / construction Media Financial institutions Transport & logistics Healthcare Education Research Working apart together Digital asset management Mobile services GigaPort themes Target sectors

Key challenges: 

Key challenges Address ‘last mile’: infrastructure before content Attract new players to compete in infrastructure Substantiate business case for new applications

Address ‘last mile’: infrastructure before content: 

Address ‘last mile’: infrastructure before content Demonstrate new cost models in access projects Fiber to the Dormitory in Delft: $10/mth for 100 Mb/s Execute Kenniswijk (‘smart community’) initiative in Eindhoven 80.000 consumers to be connected with min 2 Mb/s by 2004 Stimulate and support local governments to make access to fiber a political priority Aggregate demand for fiber

Attract new players to compete in infrastructure: 

Attract new players to compete in infrastructure Use tenders to create new opportunities for market entrants Stimulate non-telecom businesses to spot new opportunities (real estate developers, civil engineering and construction companies)

Substantiate business case for new applications: 

Substantiate business case for new applications Broaden base of interested partners demonstrate, demonstrate, demonstrate Implement prototype applications in monitored environments Track and codify costs and benefits

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