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GN3 Mobile Connectivity Feasibility Study

Project description and first steps

Mark O’Leary, Janet

TF-MNM Virtual Meeting, 09 Feb 2012

mark.o’leary@ja.net

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Project background “GN3 SA3-T5”

SA3: Service Activity “End-User Services in a Federated Environment”

GÉANT provides connectivity towards their constituencies, from backbone to campus

Users require more eduroam hotspots

Users require connectivity beyond the eduroam footprint

Users require lower roaming costs

Goal: explore feasibility of a service, meeting these demands: Improve mobility connectivity within the GÉANT service area by making it more accessible to end-users

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Project participants

Core:– Mark O’Leary (Janet) Product Manager– Maurice van den Akker (SURFnet) Business Development– Stefan Winter (RESTENA) Technical Advisor– External Business Consultant

Josh Howlett (Janet), GEANT SA3 Activity Leader

Advisory Group:– Babatunde Omagbai (DANTE) – Eoin Kenny (HEAnet)– Kurt Baumann (SWITCH) – Lino Santos (FCCN) – Miroslav Milinovic (SRCE)

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What service?

– Pan-European non-uniform mobile service• Best value for money, national and roaming• Involve all available services: 2G, 3G and/or 4G;• Service for daily use for a broad public (NOT only international

travelers)• Footprint of GÉANT network used as valuable asset (e.g. Offloading

traffic to reduce costs)• Strongly coordinated with eduroam initiatives (but not intruding on

existing eduroam developments)• Voice is probably required (via data or via GSM)

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First Phase of study

Explore the feasibility of a service meeting the needs for Pan European mobile connectivity given:

Customers requirements

Capabilities of Telecom market

Capabilities (incl. assets) of NRENs (as delivery partners)

Available resources

Carried out by consultant by means of :• Desk research current telecom market/technical, & political landscape• RFI to NRENs (including five site visits)

Preliminary results shared, input gathered in workshop 20/21 March @ SURFnet office

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Second Phase of study (tentative)

Feasible items from phase one lead to input for business case:

Evaluation of all options

Analysis of costs, benefits

Financial Models

- Second workshop mid October- Business case available in December