Beyond Speed: Rethinking the Network
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Beyond Speed: Rethinking the Network
- 1. BEYOND SPEED RETHINKING THE NETWORK Andrew Cohill, Ph.D. President/CEO WideOpen Networks, Inc.
- 2. Speed is not enough Not just speed Symmetric bandwidth is now absolutely critical But speed and bandwidth are just the means to an end
- 3. Where are we going? The Covid crisis has revealed the deep weakness of existing copper-based networks Designed for one way TV and entertainment, these legacy networks can’t deliver what homes and businesses need
- 4. Fiber is an enabler, but what do we want to enable? Our new fiber networks should be improving our quality of life Personal quality of life Professional/business quality of life Improved access to education opportunities Improved access to healthcare Improved safety and security Improved energy use and management
- 5. The Enablers Access Bandwidth—enough to do whatever is needed Symmetry—equal upload and downloads Choice of providers and services Utility K12 learning, office/remote work, telehealth Personal cloud data storage, remote Security Secure management of energy, safety, home utilities Privacy Privacy of personal data, health data, no “listening” to personal conversations
- 6. The Access Enabler We need fiber or high performance wireless to our residential and business premises We need access within the home and business WiFi Bluetooth Ethernet cabling Choice of providers and services We are re-creating 20th Century monopoly business models Reduce monopoly “own the customer” networks We need mobility access via our smartphones, tablets, and other portable devices
- 7. The Utility Enabler Utility—>Making life easier and better Making work better At home At the office Making education better Remote learning is creating an education revolution, especially in higher ed—more choices and lower costs Personal assistants Support independent living for the elderly and improved safety Simplify some household tasks Telepresence Richer personal interactions Improved and less expensive healthcare
- 8. The Security Enabler Personal security 911 buttons Building security Video doorbells Intrusion monitoring Fire alarms, water leak alarms Internet of Things (IoT) lacks proper security Health security Wireless sensors to detect health problems Energy security Green home energy management
- 9. The Privacy Enabler We are too often “the product” for “free” services (e.g. Facebook among others) Our networks should support our privacy Privacy of personal data (Google reads everything in Google Docs and gmail) Personal assistants like Alexa are always listening and using our conversations to push marketing to us Our health data and health videoconferences should be private (Zoom was sending videoconference data to China) We need encryption to keep our conversations and data private (the government wants the ability to decrypt all our data) We need more use of blockchain technology
- 10. Digital Autonomy is the Goal
- 11. What Can Be Done? Build open access networks Migrate to social media that does not view us as the product (Parler, Gab, etc.) Provide more funding for open source tools Open source relies too much on volunteers Fund research for open source personal assistants Insist on higher levels of security in IoT products stop wishing. start doing.
- 12. For More Information: Andrew Cohill cohill@wideopennetworks.us www.wideopennetworks.us 540-552-2150 WideOpen Networks