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Geeks, Cowboys, and Bureaucrats: Deploying Broadband, the Wireless Way. François Bar Hernan Galperin Annenberg School for Communication University of Southern California. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Geeks, Cowboys, and Bureaucrats: Deploying Broadband, the Wireless Way.
François BarFrançois BarHernan GalperinHernan Galperin
Annenberg School for CommunicationAnnenberg School for CommunicationUniversity of Southern CaliforniaUniversity of Southern California
"In the past two years another wireless "In the past two years another wireless system has been gradually developing, a system has been gradually developing, a system that has far outstripped all others system that has far outstripped all others in size and popularity… in size and popularity…
It is estimated that throughout the United It is estimated that throughout the United States over four thousand amateur States over four thousand amateur wireless telegraph stations are in active wireless telegraph stations are in active operation" operation"
Robert Morton in Outlook 94: p. 131 (Jan. 15, 1910)Robert Morton in Outlook 94: p. 131 (Jan. 15, 1910)
1. Cordless Ethernet:1. Cordless Ethernet:60,000,000 devices worldwide60,000,000 devices worldwide
Lakeview Photo credit: Hope Hall
Lakeview, May/June 2004: 899 nodes
Mapping: Christian Sandvig, UIUC
Lakeview, December 2004: 1407 nodes
Mapping: Christian Sandvig, UIUC
Humbolt Park
Photo credit: Hope Hall
Humbolt Park, June 2004: 39 nodes
Mapping: Christian Sandvig, UIUC
Humbolt Park, December 2004: 133 nodes
Mapping: Christian Sandvig, UIUC
South Los Angeles
Photo credit: Hope Hall
South Los Angeles, February 2005: 282 nodes
Mapping: Christian Sandvig, UIUC and Francois Bar, USC
Photo credit: Hope Hall
World-wide TOTALWorld-wide TOTAL 59,68059,680
United StatesUnited States 23,89123,891
United KingdomUnited Kingdom 9,6019,601
GermanyGermany 5,7295,729
FranceFrance 3,2403,240
JapanJapan 2,2632,263
SwitzerlandSwitzerland 1,3071,307
ItalyItaly 1,2681,268
SpainSpain 1,0711,071
CanadaCanada 1,0451,045
AustraliaAustralia 888888
Euro-5Euro-5 20,90920,909Source: Intel, 3/1/05
2. Commercial Hotspots
5378 US Locations
6766 International Locations
Borders, Kinko’s, Starbucks, Airports
ConsolidatorsConsolidators
20,000 locations worldwide
15,000 locations worldwide
10,245 locations worldwide3,348 in the US4,264 in the UK
3. Community Wireless Networks
Bryant Park, NY
Photo credit: Hope Hall
Photo credit: Hope Hall
Photo credit: Hope Hall
Photo credit: Hope Hall
Photo credit: Hope Hall
Photo credit: Hope Hall
Headquarters Wireless ISP Subscribers Communities served
Omaha, NE SpeedNet Services, Inc. 7,000 235Prescott Valley, AZ CommSpeed 4,579 -W. Des Moines, IA Prairie iNet 4,001 120Amarillo, TX AMA TechTel
Communications4,000 -
Erie, CO Mesa Networks 3,000 -Moscow, ID FirstStep Internet 2,709 16Lubbock, TX Blue Moon Solutions 2,000 -Owensboro, KY Owensboro Municipal
Utilities1,550 -
Orem, UT Digis Networks 1,516 -Evergreen, CO wisperTEL 1,000 31Source: Broadband Wireless M agazine (at http://www.bbwexchange.com/top10wisps.asp, as of 2/23/05) and company data.
"Top 10" Wireless Internet Service Providers
4. Wireless Internet Service Providers
Headquarters Wireless ISP Subscribers Communities served
Omaha, NE SpeedNet Services, Inc. 7,000 235Prescott Valley, AZ CommSpeed 4,579 -W. Des Moines, IA Prairie iNet 4,001 120Amarillo, TX AMA TechTel
Communications4,000 -
Erie, CO Mesa Networks 3,000 -Moscow, ID FirstStep Internet 2,709 16Lubbock, TX Blue Moon Solutions 2,000 -Owensboro, KY Owensboro Municipal
Utilities1,550 -
Orem, UT Digis Networks 1,516 -Evergreen, CO wisperTEL 1,000 31Source: Broadband Wireless Magazine (at http://www.bbwexchange.com/top10wisps.asp, as of 2/23/05) and company data.
"Top 10" Wireless Internet Service Providers
Prairie Inet
Photo credit: Hope Hall
Photo credit: Hope Hall
Photo credit: Hope Hall
Sidney, IL, May/June 2004: 47 nodes
Mapping: Christian Sandvig, UIUC
80 cities in June 200480 cities in June 2004Many in the planning stagesMany in the planning stages
5. Municipal Networks
Municipal Networks: Long Beach
Chaska.netChaska.net
City-owned ISP City-owned ISP Low-cost residential broadband Low-cost residential broadband
service service Public safety usePublic safety use Public works usePublic works use
Fully installed and operationalFully installed and operational Sixteen square mile coverage areaSixteen square mile coverage area 7,500 homes passed7,500 homes passed
1,500 subscribers signed (20% 1,500 subscribers signed (20% penetration) before network penetration) before network went livewent live
Source: Tropos Networks
San Mateo Police DepartmentSan Mateo Police Department Coverage in downtown and along Coverage in downtown and along
major thoroughfaremajor thoroughfare Wi-Fi enabled laptops in patrol carsWi-Fi enabled laptops in patrol cars Access to LAWNET, a county-wide Access to LAWNET, a county-wide
law enforcement Intranet law enforcement Intranet Amber Alert InformationAmber Alert Information Sex Offender DatabaseSex Offender Database CA Gang DatabaseCA Gang Database
DMV records, with high resolution DMV records, with high resolution photos photos
In-field photo lineupsIn-field photo lineups
Source: Tropos Networks
City of PhiladelphiaCity of Philadelphia
Source: Tropos Networks
Downtown hot zone for Downtown hot zone for freefree public Internet accesspublic Internet access
City exploring possibilty ofCity exploring possibilty ofcovering entire metro areacovering entire metro area
Cordless EthernetHomes & Campuses
Public Hotspot NetworksCafes, Airports, Truckstops
Community NetworksParks and Mountain-tops
Municipal NetworksDowntowns
Ad-hoc Mesh NetworksWherever there are enough devices
Wireless ISPsRural areas
Bottom-up InfrastructureBottom-up Infrastructure
Rapid growthRapid growthDecentralized infrastructure investmentDecentralized infrastructure investmentMultiple owners, multiple control patternsMultiple owners, multiple control patternsUnexpectedUnexpected