Presentacion Guifi.Net (Inglés)

“Bottom-up broadband initiative” BIG IDEA for the EU 2.020 Digital Agenda

Iniciativa FFTF

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The FFTF initiative About guifi.net Boosting market competition by enabling new Business Models Proposta al Govern de Catalunya

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A replicable & continuous process
Planning

Evaluation

Execution

The “FFTF” initiative
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FFTF = “Fiber From The Farms”, 100%“Bottom-up broadband initiative”, triggered by the users in nonserved areas
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Goals:
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Create self-sustainable models. Any help might be appreciated as a facilitator or speed-up, however the network needs to be viable by itself, therefore:
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Need to get rid from intermediaries with no real interest, or just looking for grants.

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By developing new business models, enabling new stakeholders& “self service” operation Room for innovation & cooperation by addressing today's unmeet challenges

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Already going on
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Mature, launched on 2,009, close to finish first iteration
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1st cycle completion scheduled by H1CY11

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Sponsored by guifi.net Foundation, a non-forprofit NGO
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Since 2,003 supporting community networks, leveraging a vast experience deploying wirelessbroadband led by users Awarded with the National Price of Internet of Catalonia (Spain) for providing broadband to rural areas (2,007) Recognized as a Living Lab for doing “Open Innovation” (EnoLL, Lyon, France, 2,008)

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1 FFTF cycle: What & Where I
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Fiber Optic deployment connecting Farms in rural areas (2,009)

What & Where II
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Access to regional ring to enable accessto wholesale bypassing intermediaries with no value add or conflict of interest Ideally: Regional Ring should be an open & available to the public

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What & Where III
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Carrier House for International transit & Interchange for peering w/local operators Enables an aggregated & cost oriented wholesale access where small initiatives are very welcome

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How
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Real pictures takenin Summer'09 deployments

Project scope

When Feb-Mar'09 Apr-Jun'09 Jul-Aug'09 Jun-Dec'09

Where n/a Rural last mile Rural last mile City

Dec'09 Rural last mile Jan-Jul'10 Regional link Aug-Nov'10 Regional link Dec'10 Regional link Jan-Feb'10 All

Milestone Notification to ANR (Spain: CMT) Project definition & preparation Network deployment Membership RIPE & Local IX (for wholesale)Network operational (between farms) Negotiations with authorities, public administrations... Project definition & preparation Connection works (fiber fusions) Full operation FFTF Internet

Status done done done done done done done In progress TBC

Next steps
Opportunity for cooperation
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Process Appraisal & Review
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Financially Operationally (technical, organizational,administrative, bureaucracy...) Extend the existing FFTF to next villages/locations, reusing the regional ring Go to new territories replicating the complete process, including “FFTH”

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Reuse the experience and conclusions for
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The FFTF initiative About guifi.net Boosting market competition by enabling new Business Models Proposta al Govern de Catalunya

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> 11,000connected homes > 17,000 kms. of networks

What is?
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“Network of networks” by “Comuns XOLN” agreement
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Stakeholders: individuals, enterprises &administrations, who retain ownership Aggregation of networks, creating a whole and extending the Internet Same rules for all Coordination – foundation for interconnection/interoperability, manageability and self provisioning Formal entity,becomes the formal operator

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Non for profit Foundation
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The FFTF initiative About guifi.net Boosting market competition by enabling new Business Models Proposta al Govern de Catalunya

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It's all about....
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In terms of market rules:
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Raise funding & supply Meet more demand Cut TCO By introducing new business models Confirms them, is about...