connect communicate collaborate GANT Cost Sharing and GN3+ John Chevers Chief Business Development Officer DANTE TF-MSP Utrecht 8th February 2013 connect communicate collaborate Summary GANT cost-sharing Core principles Structure of model GN3+ Structure of project Whats new? NA4 customer focus connect communicate collaborate A quick look at the network connect communicate collaborate Core Principles of Cost Sharing Some important aims. Recover costs Ensure fairness Address the digital divide But also. Provide transparency Be simple to understand (!) and use Provide budgetary stability Encourage use of the network Reflect the capabilities of the new network connect communicate collaborate Key elements Circuit charge Represents 40% of the local cost of connecting an NREN to GANT Typically the average cost of the two cheapest links to the local PoP Accommodates leased circuit or annualised fibre + transmission costs Adjusted to reflect the access capacity used by the NREN Approx 19% of costs recovered Bandwidth charge Represents the total capacity of IP and circuit services (excluding Lambdas) used by the NREN Approx 81% of costs recovered Discounts Applied to reflect absence of resilience Adjustments to reflect local context Voting rights based on GDP (PPP) +40%/-40% adjustment connect communicate collaborate Practical considerations Maintaining stable budgets Capping change at +3.5% Transparency and reduction of admin In-year changes Calculation engine planned Model starts in April 2013 To be adjusted and approved annually Lambda services are outside of the model More directly comparable to commercial services Pricing is market-driven rather than cost-based connect communicate collaborate GN3+ Proposal Some facts. GN3+ is the successor to GN3 Covers the period to the beginning of H2020 Project will last 2 years from April 2013 Total budget 84M Total effort 331MY connect communicate collaborate Project Structure connect communicate collaborate Key Changes Processes Project management focus Product management structure Research Open calls Governance Advisory boards: Network Outreach Service External Advisory Committee International User Advisory Committee New Partners Ukraine, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Moldova, Belarus, Georgia connect communicate collaborate NA4 International and Business Development Task 1: Liaison with Global R&E Bodies and Support for Global Adoption of GANT Services Task 2: Liaison with European NRENs and NREN Account Management Task 3: User Identification and Liaison for Pan-European and Global Project and Organisations Task 4: Tailor-Made Support for European NRENs in Advancing Economies (Digital Inclusion) connect communicate collaborate Conclusion Cost-sharing model has been revised but retains core principles Cost sharing is very much in focus for GANT GN3+ scopes the next 2 years for GANT We welcome your participation and support