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Introducing
www.nictd.com/fiberlink
Connecting our communities; Connecting our communities; past, present past, present and and future.future.
Workshop 2009Workshop 2009
South Shore History
Since 1908, the South Shore has been in the business of delivering value to the communities it serves by moving people and freight.
The passenger and freight services were separated in 1990. The passenger service, right of way, and passenger assets became the sole responsibility of the Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District (NICTD). The freight service is owned by South Shore Freight.
Each year South Shore moves millions of people and millions of tons freight along its route from Chicago to South Bend.
Inception of SSFL
Over the last half decade, NICTD has installed a significant amount of fiber optic cable along it’s railway to provide high speed connectivity for it’s internal use.
Not knowing what the future would bring, the system was designed with excess capacity.
NICTD is proud to announce it’s latest and most significant contribution to the technological community with the introduction of:
It is SSFL’s mission to provide value to the communities it serves by allowing the use of its fiber to compete in a broadband economy.
Historical Past meets Innovative Future
Who is South Shore Fiber Link?
SSFL is an initialve of NICTD and is in the business of leasing carrier grade, vendor neutral, dark fiber “circuits” to corporate consumers along its right of way.
It is not a phone company, internet service provider or cable company.
Our region led the industrial revolution of the mid 1900’s with rail and highways. It moved people and materials from east to west like no other part of the country. Now, the SSFL now puts us at the head of the next revolution; the technological one.
It allows customers to move data through the heartland of America at exponentially fast speeds, in a secure ,high grade manner and at price points only a community partner can offer.
What does SSFL Provide?
South Shore Fiber Link provides it customers with a pair (2 individual) of dark fibers (no electronics) from one end of the system to the other. These fiber pairs are packaged as fiber “circuits” and leased in an aerial or terrestrial (underground) bundle running the length of the system, or both to create a loop.
The circuits are offered on lease programs that range from $1,000 to $2,000 per month.
These circuits provide a “Backbone” connection. Each customer is responsible for connecting their lateral fiber to specifically designated cross-connect points.
IMPACT?
Significant Cost Savings
Phenomenal Speeds
Hardened Security
Choice
Existence in the Global Information based Economy
56KDialup
256K/1.5M DSL
T11.5Mbps
DS-3 45Mbps
10Mbps LAN
100 Mbps
1Gbps (Gig-E)
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Broadband: Bandwidth Speed Comparisons
The SSFL Model
Network ServiceProviders
Broadband UsersBroadband UsersDirect SSFL Fiber Connection
Direct fiber connectivity between broadband users and/or Service Providers.
Direct SSFL Fiber Connection
Broadband Users
Local Telephone Access Systems
Access Points
Network ServiceProviders
Community Access Systems
Sample Configuration
Backbone Lateral Customer Location
St Joe county Access System
LaPorte County Access System Possibility
Porter County Access System Possibility
Lake County Access System Possibility
Michigan City Access SystemFavorable Conditions
Regional Broadband Strategy
House Bill 448
Contact Information
Normal Business Inquiries [email protected] Boris Matakovic219 689 8174 [email protected]
