The document provides information about the Municipality of Kristianstad in Sweden. It states that Kristianstad is located in the Skåne region in southern Sweden and has a population of approximately 78,000 people, with around 28,000 living in the main town of Kristianstad and the rest in smaller villages and rural areas. It also mentions that the largest company in the municipality is C4 Energi AB, which distributes electricity and district heating and operates the fiber optic network called CityNet.
Goran Thessen - NextGen Euro Conference Manchester 22 June 2009
1. Municipality of Kristianstad
• Location – in the region Skåne, south of Sweden
• Inhabitants in municipality ~ 78 000
• Main town “Kristianstad” ~ 28 000
• Largest part of population lives in smaller villages and/or in
more rural areas
11. T he C4 Ene rgi A B gro up
Grids for a sustainable society
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12. Organiz at io n
Municipality of Kristianstad - holding company
100 %
Sales ~ 35 M€ C4 Energi AB
Profit ~ 3 M€
CEO Göran Thessén
~ 85 employees
Economy & Adm.
C4 Elnät AB
CEO Göran Thessén
Business Electric
CityNet District Heating
areas distribution
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13. C4 Energi businesses
Distribution of Electricity - a service taken for granted
Super fast Internet, TV, VoIP, and other services
Heating and comfort based on “green” energy solutions
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14. Ele ct ric dist ribut io n
Characteristics:
• Monopoly
• 28000 customers
• 560 GWh delivered el.
• 100 % cables in ground
• High delivery quality
• Local business
• Low distribution cost
(low customer price)
• All customers AMR
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15. Po w e r & Dist rict he at ing
Combined production of Heat and electric
power:
• ~ 70 GWh, el and 320 GWh district heat
• > 2300 customers (Of which 500 stands for ~ 90 % of sales volume)
• 100 % overall efficiency
• nearly 100 % renewable fuels, (wood ships)
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16. Busine ss are a Cit yN e t
The o pt ical fibe r grid – t he backbo ne fo r fut ure se rvice s
Development:
1997 - First customer – dark fiber
2005 - Start of the CityNet business (open access business model)
2007 - CityNet- as well as dark fiber customers increases rapidly
2009 - Connecting the biggest apartment owner to CityNet (~ +7 000)
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17. Cust o m e rs in C4 Ene rgi Cit yN e t
April 2009:
• in total ~ 8 200 connected to City-net
• ~ 4 300 activated paying customers
• Total investments ~ 9,3 M€ including the dark fiber
business.
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19. W hy inve st ing in an o pt ical fibe r
infrast ruct ure ?
• Local control of infrastructure – increases competition to end
customer (choice of alternatives and price level)
• C4 Energi investment includes Municipality values
• Synergies with C4 Energi infrastructure businesses
• Better penetration in Municipality – improves potential in
service level
• Potential of getting synergies in municipalities “holdings” and
own service needs
• Open access business model - guarantee of - equal terms for
equal service
• Potential of price reductions ~ 20-30 % lower price compared
to customers alternatives (e.g. TV, Internet and phone) – effect
of volume and competition
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20. C4 Ene rgi – Cit yN e t
The o pt ical fibe r grid – t he backbo ne fo r fut ure s e rvice s
Service providers
ESS 6 ESS 6 ESS 6 ESS 6
Main grid structure SR 7 Main grid structure
ESS 6 ESS 6
ESS 6 ESS 6
SR 7 Service router, ESS 6 Distribution routers
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21. C4 Ene rgi – Cit yN e t
Alc ate l 6850
FTTH
Ho me
Gate way
S e rvic e Pro vide r
#1
VoIP
Alc ate l BS A Alc ate l S e rvic e
Video 7450 7750 Pro vide r #2
HSI
VPLS Re g io nal Ne two rk
S e rvic e
Pro vide r #3
S e rvic e
Pro vide r #4
Bro adband BS A Bro adband
S e rvic e S e rvic e
HGW
Ag g re g atio n Ro ute r
HGW
Service providers 2009:
~ 5 Internet providers
Alc ate l 6850
FTTB
~ 4 IP VOIP (Phone)
~ IP TV
~ 1+1 analog TV
Different customer ~ Several VoD and other services
solutions depending on
customer situation
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22. Fibe r ne t w o rk in and be t w e e n
cit ie s
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23. Co o pe rat io n w it h o t he r gro und
w o rks
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24. Re s po ns ibilit y
Active part in the building (FTTB)
Kristianstad CityNet
To the estate line
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25. Ex am ple o f Se rvice Pro vide rs
Internet
Internet Telephone TV
10 Mbit/s = 20 Euro/month
Telephone = 5 – 10 Euro/month
Telefoni
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27. Ope n Cho ice
SA BO = public e s t at e o w ne rs
T e nant s o rganiz at io n
SSN f = cit y ne t pro fe ss io nals in Sw e de n
Operative cooperation to
develop a new solution with
“one box”
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28. Open Choice TV
Social services
TV channels VoD Local services
Services
Services API
MW+portal
Setup box open choice CA system
VoD-server
Boxes HAL
customer
29. T ODA Y
A cce ss fibe r = Cit y N e t w o rks in
Sw e de n
Total fiber infrastructure:
• More than 5 million km fiber
• 3 195 000 households and
commercial customers are
connected by fiber-LAN today
• 99,9 % of households have
internet access in Sweden today
and
• 98,5% of all commercial
customers
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31. Re gio nal Fibe r N e t w o rk in Skåne
C4 Energi
~ 100 km
Connections also
to smaller villages
> 200 inhabitants
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32. BAS - pro je kt e t
Bre dband t ill Alla i Skåne
- inve st e ring 800 m kr
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33. Re gio nal co o pe rat io n w it h o t he r
Cit yne t s
Synergies:
One organisation for operation &
maintenance.
Larger volumes & lower cost for
purchase of equipment.
Marketing benefits:
Service suppliers reach larger
volumes of costomers thru one
connecting point – decrease costs
Established Citynets
Ongoing developement
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34. Vision for Skåne
- one entrance for all -
BAS Skånsk Nätkraft
Tele2syd
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35. T he busine ss o f IT & co m m unicat io n
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36. A lcat e l- Luce nt Manche st e r 2009-06-22
T ank yo u fo r yo ur at t e nt io n !
Göran Thessén
CEO C4 Energi AB and C4 Elnät AB
PO box 2105
291 02 Kristianstad
Sweden
+46 44-7807501
+ 46 733-737501
goran.thessen@c4energi.se
www.c4energi.se