NRENs Business Model for Wireless Maurice van den

NREN’s Business Model for Wireless Maurice van den Akker Team Manager Mobility SURFnet

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Our Mission statement Researchers, instructors, and students work together simply and effectively with the aid of ICT

High Quality Education and Research • 10 Gbit/s connection is default, Lightpaths • Closed community network: safe & trusted • No filtering, transparent network • No datalimits • Flexibility • State-of-Art services Figure: Cees de Laat, 2005

Learn and research with your own devices

Blended Learning becoming easier

This is NOT mobile education!

Reachers have specific demands for the network. Also mobile

So, what’s the holy grail then? learn and research any time, any place, any device seamless

Seamless @ physical Private LTE DAS

Physical layer divided in blocks Auctions: 3. 8 Billion euro’s in NL 11

Seamless mobile education and researching features. . . Physical Network AAI Application Economical • Handovers between all types of radio cells • Efficient spectrum usage • Integrated IP network • Secure and integrated AAI infrastructure • Use Your Own Devices and switch between them • Business case for institutes + preventing bill shock

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Aspire study: NRENs need to prepare for mass mobile connectivity 1. roll out eduroam as wide as possible 2. Work with providers to integrate Wi-Fi and LTE 3. Work on close integration of fixed and various wireless technologies to provide a: Secure, economic and transparent service irrespective of location 4. Work closely with institutes to exploit capabilities within primary edu&res process Source: aspire study, 2012

How? ? What we don’t have X X X

What we do have

Scenario’s 0. NRENs only provide eduroam infrastructure (AAI) 1. NRENs focus on Wi-Fi 2. NRENs focus on LTE(-A) 3. NRENs focus on integration Wi-Fi and LTE 4. NRENs focus on mobile within primary process Source: aspire study, 2012

Scenario's 0. NRENs only provide eduroam infrastructure (AAI) 1. NRENs focus on Wi-Fi 2. NRENs focus on LTE(-A) 3. NRENs focus on integration Wi-Fi and LTE 4. NRENs focus on mobile within primary process Source: aspire study, 2012

Scenario 0: eduroam only (NRENs perspective) Positive Aspects Low operational costs and risk eduroaming concept copied by other companies Can have full focus, e. g. on fiber infrastructure Negative Aspects Low income Quality assurance of eduroam hard Deliver expertise, form community No interest in expertise through outsourcing, other priorities ICT-staff University budget will shift from fixed to mobile (commercial companies) to keep up with wireless demands: • Less relevancy and funds left for NREN • eduroam brand might be conflicting • Negative Impact on Quality education and research

Scenario’s 0. NRENs only provide eduroam infrastructure (AAI) 1. NRENs focus on Wi-Fi 2. NRENs focus on LTE(-A) 3. NRENs focus on integration Wi-Fi and LTE 4. NRENs focus on mobile within primary process Source: aspire study, 2012

Scenario 1: focus on Wi-Fi What NRENs can do: 1. Enable eduroam @ primary & secondary education 2. Enable or procure eduroam @ public areas 3. Operate Centralized Wi-Fi management 4. Operate Wi-Fi radio network @ campus

Scenario 1: Centralized Wi-Fi management (NRENs perspective) Positive Aspects Economies of Scale: Institutes will shift budget from operational Wi-Fi management to NREN; Quality assurance Wi-Fi & eduroam Stronger band with institutes Growing coverage Better roaming (Wi-Fi) Better opportunities to integrate with fixed network Negative Aspects Higher operational work, costs, etc. Hard to align heterogeneous networks, proprietary equipment Operational versus innovation role of NREN Potential high costs & bad service for 4 G outside eduroam areas

Scenario’s 0. NRENs only provide eduroam infrastructure (AAI) 1. NRENs focus on Wi-Fi 2. NRENs focus on LTE(-A) 3. NRENs focus on integration Wi-Fi and LTE 4. NRENs focus on mobile within primary process Source: aspire study, 2012

Scenario 2/3: Incorporate LTE/4 G What NRENs can do: 1. Integrate radius and IP infrastructure with providers; switch authorized 4 G traffic towards campus VLAN 2. Research and develop session continuity while roaming 4 G <> Wi-Fi 3. Use power of demand aggregation 4. Become (full) MVNO with own MNC; Europe-wide (GEANT) for challenge roaming costs and technology 5. Start, follow or join existing 4 G eduroam trials together with institutes 6. Use white spaces (see report: www. surfnet. nl/mobile)

Scenario 2/3: Incorporate LTE (NRENs perspective) Positive Aspects Seamless roaming possible: anywhere, anytime, any device Budget shift from mobile subscriptions to NREN; In the lead for costs models Start point to develop innovative “data everywhere” NREN services Negative Aspects Necessary cooperation of Telco, national governments, ITU High operational costs due to sim card and device provisioning Risk of not fulfilling high expectations

Scenario’s 0. NRENs only provide eduroam infrastructure (AAI) 1. NRENs focus on Wi-Fi 2. NRENs focus on LTE(-A) 3. NRENs focus on integration Wi-Fi and LTE 4. NRENs focus on mobile within primary process Source: aspire study, 2012

4. Focus on mobile within primary edu&res process What NRENs can do: 1. Aggregate demand for mobile service development for education & research 2. Organize contests to enable thinking of mobile education and research. “Outside the four walls” 3. Gather communities by organizing workshops, summer schools, etc

Making the difference: the four mobile pillars of the business model for NRENs Excellent wireless campus network Safe and trusted wireless access to infra Seamless User Experience Affordable connectivity outdoor

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