The 7 Things I Know About Cyber Security After 25 Years | April 2024
Broadband Bits and Bytes
1. Broadband Bits and Bytes
Why do we have to have it?
What’s the difference between one service and the other?
Bill Coleman, Community Technology Advisors
Mark Zimmerman, Itasca Economic Development Corp.
2. “The slowest Internet speeds
you will tolerate are most likely
the fastest you will get.”
Milo Mendlin, CEO Google Fiber
3. For me, a day without
broadband is a day without
sunshine!
4. My Broadband Activities
Business
Check email
Receive broadband industry
news
Research
Purchase equipment
Make travel arrangements
Webinars
Home videoconferencing
Maps
Pleasure
Check email
Facebook
Review newspapers
Fact – checking –politics and
sports
FaceTime/Skype
Find and purchase books
Music, movies and TV
Fishing reports
6. Broadband Comparisons
State of the Art -
FTTH
Up to 100 Mb/1 Gb
Symmetrical upload and
download
Low latency
Generally unlimited usage
Very expensive to deploy
Satellite
Up to 12 Mb
Significantly higher
download than upload
High latency inhibits
interactive applications
Aggressive use raises costs
Relative low costs per user
to deploy
7. Available Broadband Price
Comparisons
Satellite - Exede
12 Mb/3 Mb
Use determines price
10 Gb = $49.99 + 9.99
15 Gb = 79.99 + 9.99
25 Gb = 129.99 + 9.99
Free zone downloading
after midnight
Cellular (ATT)
For my household with 5
devices, recommended 20
Gb of data ($310) or….
Two smartphones with
mobile hot
spot, recommended 15 Gb
of data ($240)
Both have unlimited talk
and text; service is mobile
8. Service Provider
Comparisons
SCI Broadband in Bovey
Triple play services ($126)
12 Mb Internet $49.95
Paul Bunyan in Grand Rapids
Triple play services ($117.95)
10 Mb ($44.95) to 25 Mb (74.95) Internet
CenturyLink
Internet and phone
Speed availability relies on location
1.5 Mb ($40) to 7 Mb ($45)
10. What about e-banking (and
security in general)?
Features
Online banking
Mobile banking
Paperless statements
Security
Generally quite safe
Do not use public wi-fi to access!
Cellular wireless is OK
Make sure your own device & network are secure!
11. What about data caps?
Wired providers
Extremely high data caps affect few users
Satellite
More use = higher fees
Excess use is throttled
Cellular
More use = higher fees
12. Video?
Downloading
Receive and store a video file for review at any time.
Video file is stored on the device hard drive. Internet
bandwidth affects time required to download but not
playback quality
Streaming
Receive and play and video file in real time. File is
not stored on hard drive. Internet bandwidth affects
user experience.
Videoconference
Interactive two-way video conversation using Skype,
Facetime or enterprise systems. Bandwidth greatly
affects experience
13. How Much Bandwidth
does streaming use?
Netflix
HD – 1800 Mb per hour
10 Gb cap = 2.7 movies per month
SD – 300 Mb per hour
10 Gb cap = 16.2 movies per month
Pandora
32 Mb per hour
10 Gb cap = 312 hours
14. How much bandwidth do I need?
Bandwidth Available Application Tech Note
500 Kb – 1 Mb Voice over IP Satellite – Latency
Web browsing and
email
1 Mb – 5 Mb Larger email
attachments
Data caps, Upload
speed
IPTV Data caps
Telecommuting Upload speed, data
caps
Streaming music Data caps
6 Mb – 10 Mb Large file sharing Data caps
Video on demand Data caps
Tele-presence Satellite Latency
Large file sharing Upload speed
important
Gaming Satellite Latency
17. School District
Technologies
Fiber-fed wired and wireless technologies
One to one device initiatives
Flipped classroom
Instant feedback
Wi-Fi on school buses
School district collaboration – IASC
Video conferencing
Teacher sharing
Shared tech support
18. School Districts
District 318
Grand Rapids
www.isd318.org
Student/Parent Portal
Calendars
Online Payments
Forms and Guidelines
Lesson plans with
assignments
Videos of activities
District 316
Greenway of Coleraine
www.greenwayhs.new.rsc
hooltoday.com
Parent portal
Calendars
Forms and guidelines
Lesson plans with
assignments
Payment may be within
portal
19. Health Care Technologies
For Health Care
Providers
Access to reports and
images
Real-time consultations
Continuing education
For Residents
Patient portals
Access to Electronic Health
Records
Home health monitoring
E-visits
Patient instruction videos
E-health web sites