The City of Nelson should have never gotten into the internet business, why?
Could this be the end of Nelson Fibre or will we taxpayers keep feeding it?
If you read my earlier blog posts regarding NelsonFibre, and look at the maps, the only customers outside of Baker St. (if any businesses are left) are the schools.
About 10km of fibreoptice cable. What was the city thinking, competing with Telus or Shaw.
Now the Ministry of Education is funding and upgrading to what they call NEXT GEn
essentially higher speed internet for all schools across the province.
Where does this leave the city of Nelson who owns NelsonFibre, will they continue to receive their
measley $100/mo per school?
Probably won't matter if they lose that income its peanuts anyways compared to the possible $1-$2M wasted on stringing fibreoptic cable and everything that goes with it.
Here is an excerpt from the BC MIN of ED regarding rolling out their NEXT GEN
This all began in 2014
Launched in March 2014, the multi-year investment in BC classrooms will be fully operational by March 31, 2017, with over 75 per cent of sites completed by March 31, 2016.
The Next Generation Network provides modern infrastructure that will service all public schools in the province once completed. Not only does the network keep pace with the evolving use of Internet by students and educators, it also provides firewall management, web/URL filtering and IDS/IPS (Intrusion Detection Systems and Intrusion Prevention Systems).
Beyond download speeds, schools are embracing mobile technologies and integrating digital instruction products for all classes, not just computer labs, including SMART Boards, Edmodo, and Learn 360.
The Next Generation Network is a partnership with school districts, the Ministry, TELUS and IBM, the primary service providers. Launched in March 2014, the multi-year investment in B.C. classrooms will be fully operational by March 31, 2017, with over 75% of sites completed by March 31, 2016. Over three years, start-up costs for the upgrade total $137.2 million.
The Next Generation Network replaces the existing Provincial Learning Network.
Quotes:
Mike Bernier, Minister of Education –
“B.C.’s world-class education system is on track to getting world-class Internet that will support innovative learning parents expect in every classroom. I am inspired by the teachers and students already making use of the Next Generation Network and look forward to further digitally-focused schools in the future.”
So will the city of Nelson NelsonFibre be downt o NO customers if the Provincial Network doesn't use the city fibreoptic, ?
