What is Arctic Fibre Subsea cable project that provides both transoceanic and domestic connectivity International Backbone network connects Asia to Europe via the northwest passage Arctic ID: 791700
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May 25, 2015
Cork at a Crossroads
Slide2What is Arctic Fibre
Subsea cable project that provides both transoceanic and domestic connectivity
International:
Backbone network connects Asia to Europe via the northwest passageArctic: 14 communities connected by spurs in Nunavut, Canada and Alaska, 13 of which do not have fibre access
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Slide3Network Map
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Slide4Project Phases
The construction of the network is taking place in three primary phases:
Phase 1 – Prudhoe Bay, Alaska to Nome, Alaska
Phase 2 – Japan to Nome BUPhase 3 – Prudhoe Bay to EuropeTraffic from six Phase 1 landings is backhauled from Prudhoe Bay over existing terrestrial facilitiesYellow lines represent potential network extensions4
Slide5Project Schedule
Working with a private equity investor who is underwriting entire Phase 1 and equity of Phase 2
Arctic Fibre is currently in the process of selecting the vendor and contracting for the construction of Phase 1
Phase 1 will be constructed during summer of 2016 for RFS by end of 2016Phase 2 targeted for RFS late 2017Phase 3 targeted for RFS late 2018
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Slide6Network Design
Provides connectivity between many of the worlds largest markets
Asia-Europe
Asia-North AmericaEurope-North AmericaShortest route between East Asia and Western EuropeLowest latencyDirect route between Asia and EuropeCommercial advantages
Low risk route
High Speed Connectivity to the Arctic for the first time
Current monopoly
in Arctic
Slide7Why Ireland?
Arctic Fibre was not initially planning on landing directly in Ireland
Internet infrastructure development in Ireland caused us to evaluate the business case
Relatively short spur into Ireland created a low enough hurdle rate to justify the additional expenditure at an early stage of the project7
Slide8Ireland
as a hub
Drivers of Ireland’s development as a technology hub are well known:
Low tax rateTemperate climate Educated and English speaking workforceStable‘Open for Business’Infrastructure8
Slide9Internet Infrastructure
Infrastructure is an enabling force in driving Ireland as a technology hub
Previous: Ireland as a spoke connecting to the Internet
Future: Ireland as an Internet hub 9
Slide10Cork in the mix
Increasingly a f
ocal point for Internet Infrastructure
Southern location ideal for international connectivityNatural network points for redundant connectivity outside of DublinGrowing terrestrial network connectivityThis infrastructure is a catalysts for other Internet and economic development
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Mike Cunningham
Chief
Executive Officermike@arcticfibre.com +1 416 575-6453
Thank
you