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Advance use of Mikrotik in Danish rural area Wireless networks

Presentation at the MUM 2006 in Dallas Texas

By

Niels Sorensen

Denmark

Representing: DjurslandS.net / DIIRWB.net / WSFII.net RanumNet.dk / SevelNet.dk / Powerline.dk / Platform.dk

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Who?• Niels Christian Sørensen (Danish ø)

• 15 years experience in Computer Science• Wireless pioneer since 2000 together with DjurslandS.net• Live in rural area.• Employed at Aalborg University• Developing community and Commercial Wireless solutions• IT Consultant company: Platform.dk

Mikrotik in rural area networks - MUM Dallas, Texas 2006

Why?• Used Mikrotik for Commercial and community solutions since 2003• Wireless Hotspots in harbours• “Network master” for DjurslandS.net from 2003 to 2005• Developed commercial solutions with Powerline 2004-6 - selling good• Designed and build SevelNet• Founder of RanumNet• Participating in DIIRWB / WSFII


Denmark - Geography lesson


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Denmark - Facts!

• 5.427.459 (5 mill) people (jan. 06)

• Highest point 130m (1000 feet)

• High living standard and general social infrastructure

• High IT infrastructure in urban areas

• Lower Infrastructure in rural areas




• State wants to guarantee IT

• Powercompanies go telecom• IT and Telecom is relatively expensive• 3.610.100 phonelines• 4.785.300 Cell phones

Denmark - no internet?

• Generally promise of up to 95% DSL coverage by Telecom• ~ 81% have a computer • ~ 83% have access to Internet• ~ 50% access to Internet at home• Rural areas with communities of op to 50.000 only 75%• Tendency to “await fiber solution” as solution in rural areas


Why worry?

• IT underdevelopment in rural areas

equals de-population

• Social deroute in rural areas

• 2 urban cities tendency:

• Copenhagen

• Aarhus

• Commercially unattractive

• Fiber roll-out takes many years


My Wireless Denmark

DjurslandS.netDIIRWB (WSFII)

RanumNet

SevelNet


Mikrotik in use as Community and Commercial solutions

• Communities:– lack of enough volunteer experts– Money matters

• Commerce: – Most “professional” solutions are expensive especially CPE– Problems with 802.11a/b/g and telephony solutions– ...


Community solutions?• Volunteer based Communities:• Tired of waiting• Ready to “do it yourself” (or together)• Heard / read about / seen similar solutions all over the world• Unwilling to pay the expensive fiberbased solutions - if it comes• Used to TV by satellite• Denmark has Community culture


DjurslandS.net?


• Wireless ”rural area” network in Denmark

• Currently 3.800 homes online

• 300+ access points for distribution and 250+ MT

• Started in 1993

• Started as ”Bøvl” (”Computer troubles”)

• Kazakstan 1999 - Unemployed and disabled Danes helps building IT educational centers in 5 schools.

• Lithuania project 2000 – Same concept

• Bjarke Nielsen (Funder of DjurslandS.net) had a vision

DjurslandS.net - the Vision


The vision in 10 points:• Keep and expand the citizens quality of life• Keep and attrackt more population to the rural area Djursland• Expand the rent ability for the companies of Djursland• Ensure, expand and attract new business to the area• Create possibilities for new business e.g. telecommuting• Avoid youth de-population by maintaining competitive jobs• Maintain and attract new tourism• Create a good living environment - also for elderly and disabled• Prevent a long term decade - a low property zone mainly inhabited by elderly and socially disabled. A Digital divide.• Participate in create a whole Denmark in front in the IT society for generations to come.

DjurslandS.net - Demographics


• Denmark:

• Population: 5.4 million people

• Total Area: 43905 m2

• Population density: 124,6 people/km2

• Djursland:

• Population: 82.420 people

• Total area: 1.491 km2

• Population density: 57,6 people/km2

Approx. 1/2 of the general density.

DjurslandS.net - the Movie


Niels - please show us the movie!

DjurslandS.net - Gear talk• Started with Linksys allover

• Backhaul was 2,4GHz now 5GHz

• Clients mostly cheap Ovislink 2,4GHz• Starting to replace and expand using Mikrotik and 5GHz clients• Longest link 15km carries 20Mb FD• Fiber backbone ties it all together• 60 Mb Internet Access• “Fair Share” internet access of typ. 2/2Mb


DjurslandS.net - Backbone


DjurslandS.net - Development


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DjurslandS.net - Coverage 2004


DjurslandS.net - Most interesting links


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DjurslandS.net - Most interesting links bw


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DjurslandS.net?


Niels - Show us some images from Djursland

DjurslandS.net - Mikrotik• Mikrotik “saved” the project• User divide on routing platform• Too few “Linux nerds”• Started “borrowing” M$ server for routing• Met Dmitry and John, CeBIT 2003• Moved focus from platforms to learning how to route• Superusers can easily learn simple tasks in WinBox• We “nerds” may still “fool around” in shell


DjurslandS.net - People• 100% non-commercial• 100% build by volunteers• 100% growth expected the next 2 years• Users still pay $320,- and $16,- / month• STILL NO HIRED STAFF• 300+ Volunteers build everything• No fond finances, no help from government• Locals make “computer clubs all over”


RanumNet.dk


• Moved “back to my new hometown”• Started with link from my brother to my new house• The rest of town say the antennas• Founded January 2006• Same Principe as Djurs but 5GHz and Mikrotik only running NStream• Will include VoIP• Cost: $500,- and $16,- month• First link to remote island made

SevelNet.dk - Commercial


• Powerline sold solution to the City• City had an “Investment community” that wished to finance the infrastructure, ROI = 3 years• First 25 CPE is running with VoIP• Next 50 is arriving from Latvia soon• Further 100 is ordered• Cost without Voip: $150,- / $26,- month• Cost with VoIP: $200,- / $30,- month• Mikrotik based backhaul and CPE

Broadband in Denmark


• Power companies ”go Telecom• They use billions of $ digging fiber• States publicly that every home is FTTH enabled within a few year • Logistically impossible• Minimum 10 years before the farms in Denmark is FTTH enabled• Using inferiour PON fiber solution• Still a big marked for wireless• No need yet for TV on demand (illigal)

Farmers in Denmark whining


”Being a farmer without broadband sucks”

””Rural areas needs Rural areas needs speed on the speed on the internet”internet”

HiSpeed Internet cost


• Even IF the Power/Telecom guys get there, a fiber internet connection is not cheap

• Focus on speed, not price

• Typicaly twice the price of DSL

• DSL in denmark starts around $60,- / month – flatrate

• Telephone monthly fixed fee is $20,- and then you start paying pr. minute

• ”Do it together” wireless solution has an ROI of 1 (one) year in Denmark

• A commercially is absolutely feasible:– RouterBoards as hardware

– MT-OS as firmware

– 5GHz (802.11a – 1W) radio technology

– Need Cheap good buildin antennas in Danmark

DIIRWB / WSFII


• DIIRWB = Djursland International Institute of Wireless Broadband • DjurslandS.net created education facility• Teaching internationally how to build Wireless Rural area networks• “Hands on” courses combined with theory• Part of the WSFII = “World Summit on Free Information Infratructures, supported directly by Kofir Annan• EU funding supports the idea• Part of the Baltic Rural Broadband Project

Summercamp 2006


• Come join wireless geeks from all over the world, community as well as commerce.• In 2004 several hundred boys and girls came from no less than 36 contries on ALL continents• Workshops, seminars, hands-on experiments• Build your own antenna and test it.• Mesh, roam, link, share ideas and get new inspiration in 100% informal surroundings.• July 1-8 2006, Friland, Djurs, Denmark• Arnis and I want to come and nerd MT 24/7• Brochure available after this commercial

Summercamp - Agenda


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More Information


(Thank you for listning)

DjurslandS.Net: http://www.djurs.netSevelNet: http://www.sevel.net

RanumNet: http://www.ranumnet.dkDIIRWB: http://diirwb.net

WSFII: http://www.wsfii.org

Commerciel solutions:

Niels C. [email protected]

+45 2214 4077

http://www.djurs.net/



http://www.sevel.net/



http://www.ranumnet.dk/




http://diirwb.net/

http://diirwb.net/

http://diirwb.net/

http://www.wsfii.org/




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