A presentation by David Lassner, former Chair of the Hawaii Broadband Task Force. This presentation was delivered on Oct. 9, 2009 at the monthly meeting of the Hawaii Science and Technology Council.

1. Broadband: Required Infrastructure for Hawaii’s 21 st Century Economy David Lassner University of Hawaii VP for IT & CIO (Former) Hawaii Broadband Task Force Chair [email_address]

5. Task Force Vision Hawaii understands that advanced broadband services are an essential infrastructure for an innovation economy and a knowledge society in the 21st century. As a result of proactive policy initiatives, Hawaii residents and businesses throughout the State have access to advanced broadband services of the caliber and at the pricing available in the leading developed nations of the world.

6. Why Broadband Matters “ Broadband matters because broadband communications have become the great economic engine of our time. Broadband deployment drives opportunities for business, education, and healthcare. It provides widespread access to information that can change the way we communicate with one another and improve the quality of our lives. This is why our discussion today is not about pipes and providers. It is about people; our citizens stand to gain the most from universal broadband adoption. By some estimates, universal broadband adoption would add $500 billion to the U.S. economy and create more than a million new jobs. … Add to this hundreds of millions of dollars in savings through e-government and telemedicine initiatives and untold riches we can reap by tapping the genius of web-based entrepreneurs in every corner of this country. The case for better broadband is clear.” Senator Daniel K. Inouye, Sept 16, 2008

11. Consistency Across Data Sources U.S. is fifteenth in broadband, new study shows 10.06.09 - Posted By: Speedmatters Blog Team The United States is behind Denmark, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, and eleven other countries in terms of broadband speed and latency, according to a new study from the University of Oxford. The second annual Broadband Quality Study (BQS) measured broadband services in 66 countries and 240 cities. South Korea and Japan topped the list of countries and Yokohama, Japan topped the city list . Unfortunately, no American city broke the list of the top twenty cities, which included Bucharest, Romania and Kosice, Slovakia.

12. Hong Kong FTTH

13. High Speed in Japan

14. Korea’s Commitment

15. Hawaii Services

17. Speedmatters Ranks Hawaii 47th out of 50 States August 2009