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1 Wi-Fi co-operation Sharing costs and multiplying benefits Tuomas Saarinen, MP-MasterPlanet Ltd , 1

2 What is Largest and most wide spread wireless network in Finland SparkNet is based on co-operation and is used both in private and public sector SparkNet is reliable way to get a mobile WiFi connection There is almost 500 access points in Turku , 2

and public sector SparkNet is reliable way to get a mobile WiFi

3 PIM is already mobile but for Mobile Office... Mobile PIM Mobile Office PIM is already mobile with mobile phone and 2G & 3G But this is not enough not in the office and not on the road All office functionality with you all the time everywhere Software, devices, networks fast and affordabe connections Pockettop Mobile phone Laptop Mobile computer 2G, 3G, Wi-Fi, WiMax Wi-Fi, WiMax, 3G, 2G Informal & Formal networks Servers, databases Necktop Brains , 3 you need a laptop and Wi-Fi

and not on the road All office functionality with you all the time everywhere Software, devices, networks fast and

4 Broadband for everyone everywhere Mobile users Public Wi-Fi networks, roaming between organizations and users Broad band for everyone Organizations Interorganizational (fiber optic trunk) networks, teleoperators (fiber optic trunk) networks Home users SLOW Internet browsing 256 kbps Remote work, VoIP, video over IP, Virtual Office, file sharing 1 Mbps 10 Mbps 100 Mbps 1 Gbps FAST Broad band everywhere , 4

teleoperators (fiber optic trunk) networks Home users SLOW Internet browsing 256 kbps Remote work, VoIP,

5 LAN is for internal use but a visitor Wi-Fi Your own office Your customer s offices Guests, visitors, others Guests and visitors visiting your office You and others in public places Guests, visitors, others Your own staff Your own wireless use Internal LAN in your own work room You visiting your customers Your own staff Your own office Your customer s offices Security LAN and SparkNet are separated for security reasons SparkNet can be used securely with your own remote solution , 5 is needed for visitors and own wireless use

your own work room You visiting your customers Your own staff Your own office Your customer s offices Security LAN and SparkNet are

6 SparkNet commercially enabled co-op Wi-Fi Instead of building own Wi-Fi networks SparkNet-co-operation members are building pieces of public Wi-Fi which is then connected with SparkNet services so that these píeces look for users like one network -services Authentication Roaming Operator selection Development Other services Public Sector organizations Private companies Home users Telcom operators: Internet connections Equipment vendors , 6

users like one network -services Authentication Roaming Operator selection Development Other services Public

7 SparkNet has evolved rapidly... Decision Live 14.5 Agreement Products Spring 2004 OpenWRT Fall 2004 Community Spring , 7 Spark VLANs created in UTU and MP Spark VLANs connected, APs acquired, SSG SparkNet went live on SparkNet co-operation agreement City of Turku joins SparkNet co-operation Roaming, several municipalities join co-operation SparkNet Enterprise, Business Solution, Business Center, Several companies join co-operation SparkNet SOHO Several smaller organizations join in OpenSpark Start of a wireless (home)user community or almost with a revolutionary pace

2003 City of Turku joins SparkNet co-operation Roaming, several municipalities join co-operation SparkNet Enterprise, Business Solution, Business Center,

8 SparkNet has grown to SparkNet Wi-Fi to your office & home SparkNet City SparkNet Enterprise SparkNet Business Center SparkNet Business Solution SparkNet SOHO OpenSpark Multiuser multioperator solution Multilocation enterprise solution Multiuser single location solution Single location enterprise solution Small Office/Home Office solution Wi-Fi home user community SparkNet Wi-Fi outside your office & home SparkNet Flat SparkNet Day SparkNet Flex Monthly flat rate One day voucher Minute based subscription , 8 a large product portfolio

Single location enterprise solution Small Office/Home Office solution Wi-Fi home user community SparkNet Wi-Fi outside your office &

9 SparkNet City is a SparkNet components 1. Access points 2. Spark VLANs 3. Authentication gateways 4. Dedicated routers connecting Spark VLANs 5. Operator selection service server Every user organization route and pay for their own Internet traffic , 9 Universities, Turku Polytechnic and City of Turku all offer Wi-Fi connections for their own users, including students, free of charge multioperator environment

Operator selection service server Every user organization route and pay for their own Internet traffic

10 SparkNet has evolved from SparkNet Enterprise Solution SparkNet Business Center SparkNet Business Solution SparkNet SoHo , 10 one solution to a product portfolio

11 OpenSpark is a user community where A user community where you join the community by allowing community members to access Internet through your access point. On return you can access Internet through their access points. Centralized system provides OpenSpark registration services. Authentication gateway functionality is embedded in access point(s). If the access point is removed from the net, user-id is deactivated and activated again when the access point becomes active User can add local user-ids himself/herself Requirements One Internet IP address Non limited IP traffic (are met by every Telcoms in Finland) , 11 Internet capacity is shared between users

Authentication gateway functionality is embedded in access point(s).

12 SparkNet & OpenSpark are enablers In business Co-operation, collaboration From idea to business Tools for virtual collaboration Voice call & voice conferencing Videoconferencing (Application) Sharing Portable applications For home users Fast and affordable connections in different areas in city enables communication and access to electrical services that different organizations provide , 12

Sharing Portable applications For home users Fast and affordable connections in different areas in

13 SparkNet was easy to set up and... Start Up Cost Development of SparkNet Concept Operator Selection Service Authentication Gateway Routers Access Points Spark VLAN Work (MP-MasterPlanet Ltd) 1.5 k (incl. Installation) 1.5 k (incl. Installation) 1.0 k (incl. installation) 0.2 k (incl. Installation) setting up one VLAN Operational Cost Maintenance of SparkNet infra User administration + HelpDesk Internet connection (existing) APs, AGW updates some extra work no extra costs Examples , 13 SparkNet City (Turku): AGW+routers+APs: 25 k Business Solution/Pasanet: AGW + 2 APs: 2 k SOHO/Sanako: AP with authentication <1 k OpenSpark/my home: no additional costs 0 k is very economical to operate

Installation) 1.5 k (incl. Installation) 1.0 k (incl. installation) 0.2 k (incl.

14 SparkNet consists of standard and Access points SparkNet VLANs Authentication gateway Dedicated routers Operator selection services , b and g compliant access points + OpenWRT support Radio network is open; there is no access control SparkNet uses either physically or logically separated LANs as backbone Authenticates users either locally or using RADIUS service (roaming). RADIUS service is centraliced using SparkNet proxy service. Provides local DHCP services + performs NAT for internal IP-addresses HTTP server: Authentication is done using users browser (https) Separated layer 2 segments are joined using dedicated routers Multi operator environment in Turku uses Linux boxes as routers Requirements for routers: Policy routing and DHCP relay service Network card MAC addresses are bound to operator to relay DHCP request to users operator; Selection is done using users web browser StockholmOpen cost effective components

locally or using RADIUS service (roaming). RADIUS service is centraliced using SparkNet proxy service.

15 SparkNet is Finland s most used Kaarina Saaristoverkot Over user accounts Over active users Over 700 access points Most used Wi-Fi network in Finland Most advanced innovations , 15 and fastest growing public Wi-Fi network

000 active users Over 700 access points Most used Wi-Fi

16 FiberOptic cables & wireless in the Archipelago , 16

17 THANK YOU! , 17

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