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Coquitlam Launches QNet

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The City of Coquitlam is leading the way

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Value Proposition

Our business is your future.  QNet makes it easy for local businesses to succeed by offering opportunities for enhanced value-added services through increased access to fibre optic high speed services.

Value Propositions: Large Carrier, CLEC and Aggregator and Cable Companies

> Instantly extend fibre optic network infrastructure capacity within a growing community  and reduce operational expenditures for 3 - 20 years+
> Avoid capital costs (60% of the cost of installing fibre cables is in the civil engineering work including;  planning and routing, permits, creating ducts and channels for the physical cable, installation and connection).
> Expand business opportunities within the community and directly with the City
> Easily extend new HiDef-TV and IPTV (internet protocol television) residential application bundles and commercial broadband products without the limitation of copper cables for speed and distance   
> Simple pricing, lease includes outsource of all “break fix and new builds” to the City’s Operating Company, industry compliant SLA, and non-competitive business partner

Value Proposition Tier 2 - Internet Service Providers and Content Distributors

> Reduce telecommunications costs by becoming a facilities based service provider
> Improve competitive offerings by grooming higher bandwidth fibre services (use speed as a product differentiation)
> Avoid the need to “shape” IP traffic over bandwidth limitations or P2P traffic
> Instantly extend your reach into Coquitlam’s growing marketplace  via WAN POP service from anywhere in BC (or globally) to Qnet’s Network Operating Center
> Participate in bridging the broadband divide

Value Proposition: Public Sector Organizations

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Help reduce the annual cost of telecommunications at discounted prices
> Extend higher bandwidth services to community health and education sectors
> Facilitate inter-connecting to other public and private networks
> Foster high-speed collaboration among government agencies and stimulate research and development initiatives within the community

Value Proposition: Property Developers (Builders), Managers and Strata Councils

> Pre-build building sites with vaults and terminations for fibre optic network services (avoid future cost of construction)
> Use telecommunications infrastructure as an additional feature of the property to drive sales value
> Attract tenants seeking digital telecommunications facilities as part of their residential lifestyle or commercial business requirements

Value Proposition: Retail Malls and Commercial Businesses

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Extend high-speed VPN services to customers, suppliers and other branch locations
> Upgrade services speeds available for tenants
> Provide a service gateway to alternative telecommunications providers as a tenant amenity
> Attract tenants interested in advanced telecommunications services as a requirement of their occupancy

Value Proposition: QNet Stakeholders & Constituents of Coquitlam

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City leading the way to provide choice and competitive advanced telecommunications services to the community
> Qnet Municipal Corporation to contribute non tax revenues for the benefit of the community
> Qnet will attract net new technology oriented business opportunities to the community
>  Qnet leverages existing investments in telecommunications facilities that are reducing the cost of services to the City’s operations
> Qnet will stimulate new business development activities across the region
> Qnet will help foster stronger economic development initiatives across the Tri-Cities Region