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 Hall

Gardner Hall

Mabee Hall

McDonald Hall

McKinzie

Hall

Nelson Hall

Sikes H

all

Smith

-Adams0.0%

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

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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

Randy Pruett

Is it Time to Cut the

Coaxial Cord?Arthur Brant

branta@acu.edu arp09a@acu.edu