1. “MITI” Massachusetts Information Turnpike Initiative “New StateNets” Presentation February 13 th, 2008

2. Quick History Historical Milestones –Roots to 1995 – Telecommunication Fiber Routes – Massachusetts Turnpike –1996 Initial Build Accomplished with State Bond Funding –1997 UMass Campus connectivity begins –1998 MITI “inherits” State & Community Colleges –1999 MA Library Association –2000 Trial Court Systems –2001 K-12 Aggregators –2002 “North East Ring” extends reach to Lowell via fiber leases –2003 Extension of Network from East (Boston) to West (Lee) –2007 Major MITI Upgrade Project Begins Retirement of ATM Multi Wavelength Capability NE Ring & Core Backbone Combined –+ 500Km (310 miles) Fiber Miles –SONET Based System –2008 Relocating Major POPs Boston – 1 Summer St. Springfield – 1 Federal St. Significant Legacy Issues Being Addressed –Architecture –Equipment –Pricing Structure (Internal/External) –Process/Communication –Roles & Responsibilities

3. Services Internet & Internet2 –Commodity Services Multiple Providers at “ends” of Network –Massachusetts SEGP Connection via the Northern Crossroads (NoX) Transport Services –56Kbps to Gb Ethernet to Wavelength Video –Bridging and Gateway Services Hosting –Email –“Ping and Power” –DNS –Web Infrastructures –Learning Management Systems –Collaboration Tools – Fall 2008 –Future Data Center Services – Summer 2009 Consulting Services

4. Customers 24 of 29 Public Higher Education Institutions –260K Students 6 of 9 of the Commonwealth's Library Associations –Reaching into over 200+ Libraries K-12 Service Providers Commonwealth’s District Court System State Police MA District Attorney’s Association MA Turnpike Authority Local Utility Services

5. 5 Salem State College, Salem –

6. Massachusetts Library Association 6

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