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Randy Pruett
Is it Time to Cut the
Coaxial Cord?Arthur Brant
Director,Enterprise Infrastructure
Network Analyst,Enterprise Infrastructure
Private, Selective, Residential Masters-level University
Found in 1906 in Abilene, Texas
Annual enrollment of 4,500 students
Recognized for “a strong commitment to teaching” technology integration, and student success
Cable Television System
CATV Ports by Locations
55%Residence
Halls
25%On-CampusApartments
8%Learning
Spaces
6%Common
Spaces
• Initially built out 1991
• Bulk Service Agreement with local CATV Provider
• 53 Channel System
• Fiber distribution from headend to buildings
• 2,461 ports installed
Residence Halls• 1,800 beds
• 0.3% of outbound telephone calls (Apr2013)
• 8% of wired Ethernet ports used
• 43% of average daily WiFi connections occur in Residence HallsA. B
. Morri
s Hall
Barret H
all
Edwards H
all
Gardner H
all
Mabee H
all
McD
onald Hall
McK
inzie H
all
Nelson H
all
Sikes H
all
Smith
-Adams
0.0%
2.0%
4.0%
6.0%
8.0%
10.0%
12.0%
14.0%
16.0%
18.0%
20.0%
Student Distribution by ResHalls
ResHall Student CATV Survey
74% Students w/ a TV connected to the CATV system
40% Students w/ a network connected device hooked up to TV
91% Students watch TV shows on devices other than a TV
ResHall Student CATV Survey
Less than 1 hour 1-2 hours 2-4 hours 4-6 hours 6+ hours Not applicable0.0%
5.0%
10.0%
15.0%
20.0%
25.0%
30.0%
35.0%
40.0%
Average Amount of time/day watching TV
68% say they watch 2 hours or less of TV a day
ResHall Student CATV Survey
no TV connecte
d
Less
than
1 hour
1-2 hours
2-4 hours
4-6 hours
6+ hours
Not applic
able
0.0%
5.0%
10.0%
15.0%
20.0%
25.0%
30.0%
35.0%
ACUOhio U (2012)
Comparison ACU & Ohio Univ (2012)
ResHall Student CATV Survey Responses to Types of TV Shows Watched
33% Of the “Other” responses identified a network they watch
Comedies
Game Shows
Local News
Movies National News
Reality Shows
Soap Operas
Sports Other0.0%
5.0%
10.0%
15.0%
20.0%
25.0%
Are we Witnessing the Death of CATV?
• “Zero TV Households” have increased 150% in the last 5 years
• 57.5% of US consumers that watch online video on a TV, do some via a game console
• CBS netted 10 million live streams of SuperBowl 47 in Feb 2013
• Netflix has over 29 Million US streaming members & a third of primetime broadband traffic
Should the University be in the ________ Business?
competitive differentiator
quality of life indicator
revenue source
innovation opportunity
Student LD resaleDesktop Backups
Campus EmailLMS
Database AdministrationCable Pulling
iPhone
What opportunities become available if we stop doing ___________?
Should ACU be in the CATV Business?
CATV Ports by Locations
55%Residence
Halls
25%On-CampusApartments
8%Learning
Spaces
6%Common
Spaces CATV is 9% of IT’s annual recurring spend
Repurposing CATV dollars to IT Capital =
15% increase
Outsourcing CATV could offer a new revenue stream
