Igniting Madison through Paradrop

Smart Gigabit Communities Launch

January 26, 2016

Community OverviewA Wireless Living Lab

A living lab for a smart wireless city• New 4G infrastructure• Intelligent 4G/WiFi base stations• Edge computing• Users across downtown

Madison’s advanced network(s) – 5NINES/UW WiMAX/LTE 4G• 8-10 base stations (multi-sector antenna), 200+ Paradrop WiFi routers

• ~3 base stations online, Paradrop WiFi routers being trialed• 5NINES and UW (under Madison-Ignite)• GENI rack on UW campus + data center services in 5 NINES network

Introducing ParadropParadrop: WiFi routers == iPhone: cellular phones

IoTdevices

Chute 1 Chute 2

Wireless backhaul

Userdevices

ParaDrop workshop atUS Ignite June 2014

Key Local Partners

• Students at UW

• Exis/Paradrop team

• Independent startups(?)

• 5NINES

• City of Madison

• City of Monona(?)

• Paul Krongberger (CIO, Madison)

• Anton Kapela (5NINES)

• Kathy Kramer (Morgridge Public Service Center)

• Dale Willis (CEO, Exis)

PARTNERSSources of

DEVELOPERSCommunityLEADERS

Transit AnalyticsHow do riders use the Transit System

Analyzing transit behaviorWhere are most popular origin-destination pairs? Popular times? How long are wait times in bus stops?

Sector icon herePopulation AnalyticsHow is the city being used?

Brief descriptionWhere are the people? What is the busiest street corner“Where is the party tonight?”

What we have to offer to other communities

List of unique community resources to share with other SGCs

Pararop WiFi routers --- will be available (at cost + labor) to any city

Full access to Paradrop stack and development environment

Technical support for use of Paradrop infrastructure, both remotely and

to setup local instances