Fiber-To-The-Church

Fiber To The Churchby Marc Duchesne, Fiber Evangelist

the bottom-up approach to deploy muni broadband networks in rural areas

why “Bottom-Up” ?

because the “Top-Down” do not work

bottom line: make the citizens adopt the project

business case #1:get fiber to save local jobs

3,500 habitantsone major industry

600 employees in town

Montmirail, Champagne

1,700 staff worldwide

10 subsidiaries in Europe, Americas, Asia

€92 million turnover

2 Mbit/s DSL line !

if the company moves to Paris or Reims,

Montmirail dies.

connect the main site to the Open Access

Fiber next town

the solution

FTTH !, thanks to interconnection of

multiple business sites across the town

outcome for the municipality

business case #2:will to make a showroom

2,800 habitantswater sports resortgrowing population

La Grande Paroisse,Ile-de-France

archaeological & historical site

one main point of attraction

both aging population and newcomers

typical French !

the new Muni Administration team

wants to readythe village for 2030

develop new services for residents and

enterprises

the idea

deploy ultra-broadband open access network,

step-by-step,based on local needs.

the plan

business case #3:offer innovative services

1,800 habitantsworld famous ski resort26,500 beds, lots U.K.

Val d’Isère, French Alpes

ski guaranted from December to May

155 runs, 300-km slopes

village redesigned for the 1992 Winter Olympics

Attendance on the downhill slide !

Val d’Isère has become too luxurious

the GenY don’t buy it anymore

offer innovative services to residents

and visitors

the solution

bring fiber to hotels, commerces, sports &

medias centers

the plan

That’s “Bottom-Up” !

in every village, there is a church

so, go Fiber to the Church first

to get the citizens embrace Fiber to their homes later on

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