Smart Gigabit Communities Launch with North Carolina Next Generation Network

1. North Carolina
Next Generation
Network
Smart Gigabit Communities
Launch
January 26, 2016

2. Community Overview
A successful public/private approach involving 3 providers, 1.1M residents
• 100% privately funded; public/municipal support but no public funds
• Six separate municipalities, ranging in size from 440,000 to 20,000 residents
• Raleigh, Durham, Winston-Salem, Cary, Chapel Hill, Carborro
• Four research universities, 2 public, 2 private
• Duke, UNC-Chapel Hill, NC State, Wake Forest
• Compete on the court; collaborate in the lab (2015 Nobel prize Duke+UNC)
• GENI racks connect/support inter-university collaboration (GENI, SDN…)
• Home of Research Triangle Park (RTP)
• 7,000 acres, more than 200 research companies, 39,000 high tech workers
Advanced Networks – 3 Commercial Providers
• AT&T GigaPower – Online in 5 cities and actively introducing coverage in 6th
• Added coverage for community centers, low income MDUs
• Municipal permits indicate there are approximately 100,000 residences
with service available within NCNGN cities; continuing expansion
• Google Fiber – Construction phase in progress
• Frontier Communications – Limited availability (Durham); expanding coverage

3. Key Local Partners
• University students
and research centers
• Private corporations,
research endeavors
and tech industry
• Several private
‘incubators’
• Four Universities
• Six Cities
• AT&T
• MCNC (State-wide
Research & Education
Network)
• RENCI (Renaissance
Computing Institute, a
collaboration of the local
universities)
• 4 University CIOs
• 6 City CIOs/IT
Directors
• Chambers of
Commerce
PARTNERS
Sources of
DEVELOPERS
Community
LEADERS

4. VR Immersive Experiences
Use Virtual Reality to enhance education & workforce development
Use GENI sites to deploy and stream on-
demand VR content to enhance education
and develop the workforce within the region.
Phase 1: Introduce via low-speed networks
and inexpensive viewers, or through public
access community centers (1Gbps connected)
and quality viewers. Focus on reproducible
to lower development costs of VR content.
Phase 2: Use Gig services and GENI sites to
live-stream VR content to multiple gigabit sites
and enable on-demand viewing.
Lead developer/group
North Carolina Next Generation Network
GENERAL

5. Real-Time Distance Learning
Expand & create one-to-many and on-demand interactive experiences
Utilize gigabit network speeds and
GENI computing to enhance existing
online training software with support
for multiple streams with real-time
viewing of all participants.
Incorporate one-button notification to
mentors for scheduled or on-demand
help and embed accessories such as
white board viewing.
Lead developer/group
North Carolina Next Generation Network
GENERAL

6. What we have to offer to other communities
• Extensive commitment “from uni’s to muni’s” (universities to municipalities)
to establish and support testbeds (of various sizes) for next generation apps
• Deep infrastructure expertise from universities (GENI, SDN, Shibboleth)
• A multi-vendor network infrastructure for gigabit testbeds
• Experience coordinating regional municipalities of various sizes
• Effective methods for appealing to commercial broadband providers
• RFP process, being replicated elsewhere in NC
• VR research and emerging technologies
• NC State DELTA Instructional Innovation Services
• Extensive clinical care functions as well as medical and health research
• Duke (4 hospitals; 100+ clinics), UNC (6 hospitals with 800+ beds in
Chapel Hill and other NC cities), Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center
(combining clinical, academic and Wake Forest Innovations, which
drives innovation via partnerships, education, licensing and start-ups)