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Slides from a talk I gave last week to the IFLA Committee on Free Access to Information and Freedom of Expression (FAIFE) event in Cape Town. Covers the state of access in South Africa and the Village Telco project

Technology Business

The
Importance
of
Being
Connected
Steve Song
Telecommunications
Fellow

Shuttleworth Foundation

www.shuttleworthfoundation.org

Shuttleworth Foundation
Goals

www.shuttleworthfoundation.org

Why voice and
data?
A tide that raises all ships
 the power to transcend
space and time
 a general purpose enabler
 the immediacy of ideas
 the location of innovation

www.shuttleworthfoundation.org
Photo Credit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/hint-of-plum/

Telecoms:
The Cardiovascular System
of the
Knowledge Economy

www.shuttleworthfoundation.org

Quake Catcher Network

www.shuttleworthfoundation.org

But in Africa...
 In relative terms SA
is falling behind
 Costs still higher
than neighbouring
countries
 There is a need for
a shared vision
among industry,
government, and
consumers

www.shuttleworthfoundation.org

Telecommunications
Telecom Policy

Connected
Cities
Democratisation
of Access
www.shuttleworthfoundation.org

The Democratisation of
Telecom Infrastructure

Telephone
Infrastructure = “connect out”

Internet
Infrastructure = “connect in”

Photo Credit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/roland/

www.shuttleworthfoundation.org

cheap
off-the-shelf
broadband
technology
www.shuttleworthfoundation.org

Open Source Software

www.shuttleworthfoundation.org

Dabba.co.za
an initiative to assemble/develop the cheapest, easiest to
setup, easiest to manage, scalable, Open Source,
standards-based, wireless local do-it-yourself telephone
company toolkit in the world.

Photo Credit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/roland/

www.shuttleworthfoundation.org

Dabba.co.za

Photo Credit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/roland/

www.shuttleworthfoundation.org

Business Model
So what can you build
for $5000?
And could you break
even in 6 months?

www.shuttleworthfoundation.org

Village Telco - Beta
Server Primary Access 40 Mesh Potatoes
Point

www.shuttleworthfoundation.org

The Mesh Potato

Projected Cost: USD 60 per unit

www.shuttleworthfoundation.org

Prototypical Village Telco

www.shuttleworthfoundation.org

Village Telco
Orange
Farm Khayalitsha
VTelco VTelco

upstream Village
provider Telco
Open Source
Internet Project
Solutions

www.shuttleworthfoundation.org

Photo Credits – CC
Mosquito
http://www.flickr.com/photos/gyuvallos/71410563/sizes/o/

Street dug up
http://www.flickr.com/photos/swissdave/2590610314/sizes/o/

Street Fibre
http://www.flickr.com/photos/striatic/665366/sizes/o/in/set-17044/

High Wires
http://www.flickr.com/photos/orangeyouhappy/2174454854/sizes/l/

Cardiovascular System
http://www.flickr.com/photos/patrlynch/

Hand with phone
http://www.flickr.com/photos/whiteafrican/2736565604/sizes/l/

www.shuttleworthfoundation.org

Thanks!

Steve Song
steve.song@shuttleworthfoundation.org
skype: steve_l_song

www.shuttleworthfoundation.org

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Faife 08102008 V1 Stevesong

1. The Importance of Being Connected Steve Song Telecommunications Fellow Shuttleworth Foundation www.shuttleworthfoundation.org

2. Shuttleworth Foundation Goals www.shuttleworthfoundation.org

3. Why voice and data? A tide that raises all ships  the power to transcend space and time  a general purpose enabler  the immediacy of ideas  the location of innovation www.shuttleworthfoundation.org Photo Credit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/hint-of-plum/

4. www.shuttleworthfoundation.org

5. www.shuttleworthfoundation.org

6. www.shuttleworthfoundation.org

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8. Quake Catcher Network www.shuttleworthfoundation.org

9. www.shuttleworthfoundation.org

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11. Telecommunications Telecom Policy Connected Cities Democratisation of Access www.shuttleworthfoundation.org

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17. Dabba.co.za Photo Credit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/roland/ www.shuttleworthfoundation.org

18. Business Model So what can you build for $5000? And could you break even in 6 months? www.shuttleworthfoundation.org

19. Village Telco - Beta Server Primary Access 40 Mesh Potatoes Point www.shuttleworthfoundation.org

20. The Mesh Potato Projected Cost: USD 60 per unit www.shuttleworthfoundation.org

21. Prototypical Village Telco www.shuttleworthfoundation.org

22. Village Telco Orange Farm Khayalitsha VTelco VTelco upstream Village provider Telco Open Source Internet Project Solutions www.shuttleworthfoundation.org

23. Photo Credits – CC Mosquito http://www.flickr.com/photos/gyuvallos/71410563/sizes/o/ Street dug up http://www.flickr.com/photos/swissdave/2590610314/sizes/o/ Street Fibre http://www.flickr.com/photos/striatic/665366/sizes/o/in/set-17044/ High Wires http://www.flickr.com/photos/orangeyouhappy/2174454854/sizes/l/ Cardiovascular System http://www.flickr.com/photos/patrlynch/ Hand with phone http://www.flickr.com/photos/whiteafrican/2736565604/sizes/l/ www.shuttleworthfoundation.org

24. Thanks! Steve Song steve.song@shuttleworthfoundation.org skype: steve_l_song www.shuttleworthfoundation.org

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