Introducing Connecting our communities; past, present and future. Workshop 2009.

Introducing

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South Shore History

Since 1908, the South Shore has been in the business of delivering value to the communities it serves by moving people and freight.

The passenger and freight services were separated in 1990. The passenger service, right of way, and passenger assets became the sole responsibility of the Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District (NICTD). The freight service is owned by South Shore Freight.

Each year South Shore moves millions of people and millions of tons freight along its route from Chicago to South Bend.

Inception of SSFL

Over the last half decade, NICTD has installed a significant amount of fiber optic cable along it’s railway to provide high speed connectivity for it’s internal use.

Not knowing what the future would bring, the system was designed with excess capacity.

NICTD is proud to announce it’s latest and most significant contribution to the technological community with the introduction of:

It is SSFL’s mission to provide value to the communities it serves by allowing the use of its fiber to compete in a broadband economy.

Historical Past meets Innovative Future

Contact Information

Normal Business [email protected]

888 835 2691

Who is South Shore Fiber Link?

SSFL is an initialve of NICTD and is in the business of leasing carrier grade, vendor neutral, dark fiber “circuits” to corporate consumers along its right of way.

It is not a phone company, internet service provider or cable company.

Our region led the industrial revolution of the mid 1900’s with rail and highways. It moved people and materials from east to west like no other part of the country. Now, the SSFL now puts us at the head of the next revolution; the technological one.

It allows customers to move data through the heartland of America at exponentially fast speeds, in a secure ,high grade manner and at price points only a community partner can offer.

What does SSFL Provide?

South Shore Fiber Link provides it customers with a pair (2 individual) of dark fibers (no electronics) from one end of the system to the other. These fiber pairs are packaged as fiber “circuits” and leased in an aerial or terrestrial (underground) bundle running the length of the system, or both to create a loop.

The circuits are offered on lease programs that range from $1,000 to $2,000 per month.

These circuits provide a “Backbone” connection. Each customer is responsible for connecting their lateral fiber to specifically designated cross-connect points.

IMPACT?

Significant Cost Savings

Phenomenal Speeds

Hardened Security

Choice

Existence in the Global Information based Economy

56KDialup

256K/1.5M DSL

T11.5Mbps

DS-3 45Mbps

10Mbps LAN

100 Mbps

1Gbps (Gig-E)

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Broadband: Bandwidth Speed Comparisons

The SSFL Model

Network ServiceProviders

Broadband UsersBroadband UsersDirect SSFL Fiber Connection

Direct fiber connectivity between broadband users and/or Service Providers.

Direct SSFL Fiber Connection

Broadband Users

Local Telephone Access Systems

Access Points

Network ServiceProviders

Community Access Systems

Sample Configuration

Backbone Lateral Customer Location

St Joe county Access System

LaPorte County Access System Possibility

Porter County Access System Possibility

Lake County Access System Possibility

Michigan City Access SystemFavorable Conditions

Regional Broadband Strategy

House Bill 448

Contact Information

Normal Business Inquiries [email protected] Boris Matakovic219 689 8174 [email protected]