Spark

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Tools for building ubiquitous wireless network
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Some facts

• Largest Wi-Fi network in Finland
• Over 1900 hotspots
• Over 100.000 registered users
• Over 25 000 logins per month
• OpenSpark is global network
• There are hotspots in Manhattan New York,
  Firenze, St. Petersburg, Jihlava, Brussels
• First deployments in 2003
• Heavily tested and functional environment

Finalist 2006
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Evolution of largest Wi-Fi network in Finland
1995 MP-MasterPlanet Ltd. Was founded Start of
wireless data transfer
2003 SparkNet was created
2004 Largest Wi-Fi network in Finland
2005 OpenSpark
2006 Today
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Internet services are needed everywhere...
Braudel Rule freedom becomes value when it
changes the limits of the possible in the
structure of everyday life

• Functionality internet services and content
• Mobile office, office functionality everywhere
• Personal information management email, calendar,
  contacts, tasks
• VoIP, laptop videoconferencing, WebTV, Web
  Radio,
• GIS, other services and content

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OpenSpark service model
Digital content exists on the internet, but
connections to the existing content are not
always available on affordable price
OpenSpark also benefits broadband operators
OpenSpark is an add on value for broadband
connections
-gt affordable
Co-operation
-gt to everybody
Local sharing
home
workplace
everywhere
-gt to everywhere
Wi-Fi
-gt to every point
broadband
Internet
-gt Internet
Internet
-gt Services and content
Content and services
content
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Building ubiquitous Wi-Fi network

• OpenSpark for everyone and everywhere
• For cities, municipalities and universities
• For large companies and other organizations
• For SMEs
• For home users
• Building ubiquitous networks
• Municipalities create the ground for local
  networks
• Coverage are built for visitor and own internal
  use at the municipal premises
• Coverage are built to some important public
  places
• Enterprises like cafes and shops extend the
  network for their own benefit
• Home users join the OpenSpark community for their
  own benefit

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OpenSpark building concepts
Prices not including taxes
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OpenSpark concepts enable building safe
All network usage is audited and hot spots are
centrally managed
Access points including installation 200
AGW 1500
Internet connection utilizing existing
connections 0
VLAN or cabling 0
or 39 /month
and affordable visitor networks
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OpenSpark and OpenSpark SOHO

• SOHO Small Office, Home Office
• Authentication gateway functionality embedded in
  a single access point
• intuitive, easy to use user interface
• built in user and visitor database enables all
  functionality needed for fully functional Wi-Fi
  visitor network
• Implementation at a price of a cell phone
• Price 78 taxes

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...not just for everybody but also everywhere

• OpenSpark is
• a free of charge user community. Users join the
  community by allowing other community members to
  use their own access points
• OpenSpark access points are registered to the
  Internet connection for providing OpenSpark
  functionality

• OpenSpark is a global, internet wide, solution
• requirements for the internet connection are
• non-limited traffic
• public IP address
• OpenSpark functionality
• user pays for one internet connection. OpenSpark
  is a mean for the user to virtually carry his
  connection with him user may use the connection
  where ever community access points are available
• public hot spots has been installed in the Turku
  region
• shopping centres, restaurants, cafees and other
  public places well over 60 public access points
  during autumn 2005

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OpenSpark-Before and after scenarios in Turku
http//www.open-spark.com
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Case studies

• City of Turku
• City of Turku has deployed OpenSpark on their own
  premises
• Access points are installed for visitor and own
  internal use
• Several enterprises and SMEs have used OpenSpark
  concepts for building their visitor networks
• Access points are installed for visitor and own
  internal use
• Some companies like cafés also make business by
  selling user accounts
• Some public places like hotels and airport
  terminal are covered by using private and public
  funding
• Rest of the network is built by private citizens
• Free network usage attracts people to join to the
  OpenSpark community and thus sharing their own
  connections

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Case Sokos Hotel Hamburger Börs, Turku Finland

• Börs implemented OpenSpark and gained
• Free wi-fi access to their staff
• free VoIP calls
• Ability to offer free wi-fi access and VoIP calls
  to their customers
• Wi-fi network that is accessible elsewhere also
• Is inexpensive for hotel to install and maintain
• For everyones use
• If OpenSpark works in cafes / universities /
  restaurants / shops / etc. why select some other
  solution for hotel

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Case Sandrew Metronome cinema center, Turku
Finland

• Kinopalatsi is the biggest cinema in Turku
• 9 theatres 1549 seats
• Services for customers are limited to coffee
  house and slot machines

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Case Sandrew Metronome cinema center, Turku
Finland

• SM changed their solution to OpenSpark and gained
  
• Free wi-fi access to their staff
• free VoIP calls
• Ability to offer free wi-fi access and VoIP calls
  to their customers
• Wi-fi network that is accessible elsewhere also
• Is inexpensive for to install and maintain
• For everyones use
• If OpenSpark works in cafes / universities /
  McDonalds / HM / etc. why select some other
  solution for cinemas

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Case Turku University Hospital

• Biggest hospital in South-west Finland
• Second oldest working hospital in nordic
  countries

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Case Turku University Hospital

• TYKS has their own secure wi-fi for their
  internal use
• Free wi-fi access to selected staff
• Has high security level and needs high
  maintenance
• Is not even visible for customers

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Case Turku University Hospital

• TYKS implemented OpenSpark and gained
• Free wi-fi access to all their staff
• free VoIP calls
• Ability to offer free wi-fi access and VoIP calls
  to their customers
• Wi-fi network that is accessible elsewhere also
• Is inexpensive for hotel to install and maintain
• For everyones use
• If OpenSpark works in cafes / universities /
  McDonalds / HM / etc. why select some other
  solution for customers

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Case restaurantship Cindy, Turku Finland

• Cindy is located in the heart of the city floting
  in river Aura
• Popular dining place year around
• OpenSpark solution was sponsored for Cindy by
  city of Turku, Lounet Ltd. and MP-MasterPlanet
  Ltd.

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Case restaurantship Cindy, Turku Finland

• Result
• Affordable Wi-fi network with coverage area of
  whole riverbank and its restaurants and bars for
  visitors.
• free VoIP calls to community members
• Free wireless internet access to community
  members
• OpenSpark covers whole city center
• For everyones use

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More information
http//www.open-spark.com
THANK YOU!
Tuomas Saarinen / OpenSpark Ltd tuomas.saarinen_at_op
en-spark.com 358 44 2615752