Internet2 Fall Member Meeting – 2012, Philadelphia

David Lassner University of Hawaii

<david@hawaii.edu>

!   This  exploratory  project  will  engage  the  Pacific  R&E  community,  scien<sts,  service  providers  and  other  stakeholders  to  develop  concepts  and  approaches  for  R&E  networking  in  the  Pacific  Islands.  While  focusing  on  the  Pacific,  we  will  study  the  O3b  satellite  network,  which  will  have  broad  applicability  for  R&E  networking  in  other  remote  loca<ons  as  well  as  for  ship-­‐based  research  around  the  world.    

1)  Iden<fy  loca<ons  of  interest  for  R&E  networking  in  the  Pacific  Islands  including  research  facili<es,  colleges  and  universi<es  and  the  key  R&E  applica<on  drivers  for  these  loca<ons  and  their  networking  requirements.    

2)  Iden<fy  available  infrastructure  and  plans  relevant  to  R&E  networking  in  the  loca<ons  and  for  the  applica<ons  iden<fied.    

3)  Work  with  par<cipants  and  stakeholders  to  develop  and  disseminate  plans  and  approaches  for  deploying  R&E  networking  for  the  targeted  loca<ons.    

!   Commissioned by The European Commission - on behalf of the Pacific Region of the African, Caribbean, and Pacific (ACP) Group of States within the framework of the 10th European Development Fund (EDF) Intra-ACP Development Cooperation ACP Connect for Research and Education Networks Programme

!   Being executed by global R&E network leaders ! Dany Vandromme, former head of RENATER !   George McLaughlin, former head of AARNet

!   To examine the relevance and viability of establishing or enhancing National Research and Education Networks (NRENs) in the Pacific Region

!   and/or the implementation of a Regional Research and Education Network (RREN),

!   as well as identifying potential beneficiary institutions and other stakeholders.

9 ACP Pacific

Country

GDP PPP per capita

Ranking

Population (2011 Est.)

Internet Usage as at 31 Dec

2011

% Population (Penetration) REN Cable Landing To  

Papua New Guinea 150 6,187,591 125,000 2.00% PNG-ARNet APNG-2

PPC-1 Australia &

Guam active active

East Timor 143 1,177,833 2,361 0.20% SoI Asia

Fiji 129 833,125 162,880 18.40% USP-Net SCCN ICN

Tonga Cable

AU & Hawaii Vanuatu Tonga

active 2013 2013

Solomon Islands 138 571,890 26,907 4.70% USP-Net SOC to PPC-1 Guam 2013

Vanuatu 125 224,564 19,172 8.50% USP-Net ICN Fiji 2013

Samoa 113 193,161 12,816 6.60% USP-Net SAS Am Samoa Hawaii active

Micronesia 156 106,836 22,213 20.80% HANTRU1 Guam active Tonga 104 105,916 12,487 11.80% USP-Net Tonga Cable Fiji 2013 Kiribati 111 100,743 8,959 8.90% USP-Net

Marshall Islands 149 67,182 6,540 9.70% USP-Net HANTRU1 Guam active

Palau 100 20,956 5,980 28.50% foreshadowed Guam 2014

Cook Islands 11,124 6,000 53.90% USP-Net Tuvalu 137 10,544 4,300 40.80% USP-Net Nauru 124 9,322 340 3.60% USP-Net Niue 1,311 1,100 83.90% USP-Net Pacific   9,622,098 417,055 4.33%

Thanks to ACPConnect!

!   Highly  distributed  popula<on  !   Low  density,  Significant  distances,  Island  geographies,    

!   Weak  economies  !   Limited  educa<onal  aOainment  !   Limited  telecom  infrastructure  –  internal  and  external  

!   Economics  and  geography  !   Developing  telecom  regulatory  environment  !   Limited  regional  “glue”  

!   Mul<ple  poli<cal  affilia<ons  !   Connec<vity  is  most  cri<cal  to  the  most  isolated  communi<es;  

Unfortunately,  they  generally  have  the  most  limited  capacity.  

!   As of mid-2012, only 21 nations and territories remain isolated from fibre optic connectivity, though projects are underway in many of these markets at the time of writing (Submarine Cable Industry Report, Issue 1, July 2012, Submarine Telecoms Forum, Inc.)

!   The Pacific Island Nations and Territories. together with Timor Leste, account for more than half of these

Thanks to ACPConnect!

!   Recogni<on  of  research  importance  of  Pacific  

!   Emerging  development  agenda  for  the  Pacific  

(including  poli<cal)    

!   Emerging  infrastructure  opportuni<es  

!   Expand  distance  learning  opportuni<es  and  improve  educa<onal  capacity  !   Educa<on,  Public  Health,  Health  Care,  STEM,  

Business…  !   Enable  collabora<on  with  colleges,  universi<es,  NGOs  

and  others  in  the  R&E  community    around  the  world  !   Telemedicine  !   Public  Health  outreach  and  research  

!   Develop  workforce  for  local  telecommunica<ons  and  ICT  industries  

!   Enable  economic  development  through  new  informa<on-­‐  and  communica<ons-­‐based  opportuni<es  

!   Build  apprecia<on  for  higher  speed  broadband  and  demand  for  higher  capacity  services  and  infrastructure  

 

!   Enable  strategic  research  using  modern  cyberinfrastructure  approaches  !   Environmental  Studies,  Climate  Change  &  Sea  Level  Rise,  Ocean  Acidifica<on,  Coral  Reef  Survival,  Fisheries,  Island  Sustainability,  Indigenous  Culture  Preserva<on,  Sustainable  Agriculture,  Public  Health,  Bioinforma<cs  applica<ons  to  people  and  the  environment,  Earthquake  &  Tsunami  Modeling,  Disaster  Resilience…  

!   Directly  address  meaningful  na<onal  &  regional  problems  through  modern  research  and  educa<on  prac<ces  

!   Demonstrate  u<lity  of  bandwidth  abundance  in  a  limited,  affordable  and  safe  seang  

!   Engage  the  region’s  best  &  brightest  with  global  counterparts  and  collaborators  

!   Develop  the  next  genera<on  of  bandwidth-­‐savvy  workers  and  ci<zens  

   

!   Currently  available  fiber  !   Fiji  –  AU/US  !   Guam  –  Hawaii  !   New  Caledonia  –  AU  !   Hawaii  -­‐  American  Samoa  –  Samoa  !   French  Polynesia  –  Hawaii  !   Micronesia  &  Marshalls  –  Guam  !   PNG  –  AU  &  Guam    !   Northern  Marianas  –  Guam  

!   Fiber  projects  underway  (funded)  !   Vanuatu  –  Fiji  !   Tonga  –  Fiji    ! Solomons  –  Guam  &  AU  (via  PIPE)  

!   Fiber  projects  under  considera<on  !   Palau  -­‐  Guam  

!   Plus  O3B  Satellite,  designed  to  serve  the  “Other  3  Billion”  !   MEO  /  Ka  Band  Design:  !   High  Speed  -­‐  gigabit  !   Low  Latency  –  120  ms  !   Extensive  Pacific  Coverage  !   Na<ve  IP  capacity  !   Mari<me  service  offering  !   Hawaii-­‐based  gateway  !   R&E  affinity  !   Funding  locked  down    

2013  Launch  &  RFS  

18 ACP Pacific Country

Higher Education, Technical and other post-Secondary Institutions (more to add)

Cook Islands USP

East Timor Universidade Nacional de Timor-Leste

Fiji USP; Fiji National University; University of Fiji

Kiribati USP; Institute of Technology; Fisheries Training Centre; Marine Training Centre; School of Nursing; Teachers College

Marshall Islands USP; College of the Marshall Islands

Nauru USP Niue USP

Papua New Guinea Uni of PNG; Uni of Technology; Uni of Natural Environment & Resources; Uni of Goroka; Divine Word Uni; Pacific Adventist Uni; Don Bosco Technological Institute; Institute of Business Studies; National Polytechnic Institute; plus 3 technical colleges and 3 business colleges

Samoa USP; National University of Samoa

Solomon Islands USP; Solomon Islands College of Higher Education

tonga USP; Institute of Education; Institute of Higher Education ; Institute of Science and Technology; Tupou Tertiary Institute; Pouono Technical Institute; Health Training Centre ; Queen Salote School of Nursing

Tuvalu USP; Maritime Training Institute

Vanuatu USP; Institute of Technology; College of Nursing; Agriculture College; Institute of Teacher Education; Maritime College; Fisheries Centre

Thanks to ACPConnect!

Established  1968  12  member  countries  Mul8  owned  and  mul8  funded    33million  Sq  Km  ocean  

USP SERVING THE PACIFIC ISLAND COUNTRIES Thanks to ACPConnect!

Univ of French Polynesia

(Tahiti)

Univ of Hawaii & Pacific Wave via Honotua

Univ of New Caledonia

AARNet via Gondwana

Renater (France)

Gump Station (Moorea)

Berkeley, NSF, Stakeholders

Univ of Guam

College of Marshall Islands

(Majuro)

Univ of Hawaii, Pacific Wave & Beyond

College of Micronesia (Pohnpei)

Guam Comm College

Northern Marianas College (Saipan)

American Samoa Comm College

National University of Samoa Commercial

Internet & local peering (Am Samoa)

Univ of Hawaii to R&E Fabric

Acceptable Use Policy

Commercial Internet &

local peering (Samoa)

Acceptable Use Policy

!   Pacific  colleges  and  universi<es:  PPEC,  USP,  UPF,  NUS,  PNG  unis  !   Pacific  research  ins<tu<ons  and  their  owners/operators  !   PITA  members  –  Pacific  Telecom  Operators  !   APAN,  PTC,  PacNOG,  PICISOC,  APNIC…  !   Owners  of  the  new  infrastructure  (Cables,  Satellite  systems)  !   Pacific  Island  na<onal  &  regional  governments  and  leaders  !   Pacific  Islands  Forum  !   Exis<ng  R&E  Networks  in  the  U.S.,  Australia,  NZ,  France,  Japan:  

Internet2,  AARNet,  KAREN,  RENATER..  !   Na<onal  and  interna<onal  development  agencies:  EC,  WorldBank,  ADB,  

AUSAid,  NZAID,  JICA,  APT,  ITU,  UNESCO…  !   U.S.  Government:  NSF,  Interior,  State,  Educa<on,  Commerce,  CDC,  

NASA…  

!   To  what  extent  should  we  think  about  a  Pacific  R&E  Regional  Network  or  do  we  need  to  start  with  a  focus  on  a  set  of  pragma<c  and  opportunis<c  connec<on  projects?  

!   How  can  the  Pacific’s  diverse  internal  and  external  stakeholders  best  work  together?  

!   How  can  we  posi<vely  engage  the  local  telecom  operators?  !   How  do  we  ensure  that  applica<ons  and  human  resource  

development  accompany  network  implementa<ons?  !   What  exis<ng  or  new  organiza<ons  and/or  mee<ngs  can  best  

support  all  this?  

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Solomons

Yap

Palau

Current and Planned Cable Systems in the Pacific Island Region

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!   Phase  1  !   Gather  informa<on  on  R&E  loca<ons  of  interest  –  now  underway  !   Gather  informa<on  on  available  infrastructure  –  now  underway  !   Discussions  at  Internet2  mee<ng,  PacINET…  ?  

!   JANUARY  2013  HONOLULU  !   Techs  in  Paradise  with  Internet2  &  APAN  !   Pacific  R&E  Network  Workshop,  including  with  PITA  !   Pacific  Telecommunica<ons  Council  

!   Interim  Report,  Early  2013–  Loca<ons  and  Infrastructure  !   Final  Report,  End  of  2013  -­‐  Approaches