IEEE CQR ETR The Network is Content May

IEEE CQR - ETR The Network is Content May 14, 2018 Pasi Hurri, President & CEO, Base. N

Background • Most societies assume that Internet connectivity is always available • Most Citizen Services are web/IP based – Both Public and Private sector • Radio and Television (even with DVB) is quickly becoming obsolete – Young people might not even recognize what a Radio is • Population is informed increasingly through Internet content

Case: Finland • All external connections are Sea Cables • Minor Swedish routes • Partial root DNS replication • Two major Ixs • FI root fully internal

Internet = Content (budget wise) Network Budget Kaapelit Aktiivilaitteet Sisältö

Cloud + CDN • • • 1990 -2000 – ”Before Amazon Web Services (AWS)” • ”DIY” • Own infrastructure • Long schedules • CAPEX intensive 2010+ - ”On AWS” • Cloud First approach • Fast, scalable • Pay as you grow Or. . ?

What happens when your Cloud is not there?

Hidden downsides • Unexpected situations – Technical faults – Commercial disagreements – Political influence • Agile development leads to fuzzy – “Everything is in the Cloud” – ”Cloud is always available” – ”Cloud is automatically fault tolerant”

Infrastructure players - CDN • Cloud and CDN are mostly US controlled • In practice, this means that virtually all services e. g. in Finland are controlled by these

Information delivery during crisis • When all sea cables are cut, how to operate an island network? • Citizens assume that their COTS devices work • Hybrid warfare must be identified and countermeasures planned in advance

Solution: Ensure an Island is a choice • Provide independent CDN for own critical infrastructure • Replicate all root DNS servers • Ensure your TLD is independent • Ensure local IXs are islandoperable • Track all telemetry locally