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Instructor(s) Name
Internet4All through “Internet Lite”: Connect the Unconnected: The Killer App for 5G and Beyond
Sudhir DIXIT, PhD, Life Fellow IEEE
Vice Chair Americas, Wireless World Research Forum (WWRF)
Co-Founder & Senior Fellow, Basic Internet Foundation
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WWRF 5G Huddle – 5-6 Feb 2020
New Delhi, India
Table of Contents
About the Foundation
Motivation for bridging the digital divide through ICT
5G/B5G and the developing world
Solution from the Basic Internet Foundation
Basic Internet sustainable business models
Success stories
Global partnerships
Next steps
Concluding Remarks
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Basic Internet Foundation: Our Vision and Mission
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We make digital inclusion happen to improve the life of every singlehuman
By free access to information - everywhere
and for everyone
Freemium model for access
– Free: Bandwidth limited, information only▪ Text, Pictures, Local Broadband
▪ Basic services
– Premium: Broadband services
– Information Spots: ▪ Low cost infrastructure
▪ Enganging Community roll-out
– partnership with operators
Non-profit foundation
Foundation by:
1973
Kjeller, Norway:
1973 Arpanet
1994 Opera Software
2014 Basic Internet
Foundation
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Hype Vs Reality about 5G
Connectivity for All
5G:
20-100 M Users in
2021 ($75 M
revenue), 1.1 to 2.6
B in 202550% (~ 3.8B people ) of world
population (7.7B) today (2019)
do not have internet
connectivity.
B5G and 6G are presented
with a tremendous
opportunity!!
(Low mobility, off-grid, low cost,
Local content, usable HCI and usable
authentication/security)
Forgotten needs of
the developing world
& digitally disadvantaged!
“Digital Inclusion for All”
Mar2019, Josef NollBasicInternet.org
@Basic4all 6
https://www.accessnow.
org/cant-reach-u-n-
goals-sustainable-
development-without-
internet/
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Wireless solutions are critical to sustainable development
Sustainability targets set by UN for 2030
Evolution path
Telecom view on digital inclusion
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Addressable
Market
?
Source: Service Innovation
through Smart Networks,
Ericsson,
https://www.ericsson.com/ass
ets/local/networks/documents/
service-innovation-through-
smart-networks.pdf
Tiered service offering based on disposable income
Why ~3.5 B people still not on the (mobile) internet
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1) Value proposition for Digital Health, Education,
Entrepreneurship- No help in the daily life, focus on entertainment content
- Voice meets most daily needs
- Literacy, HCI, Complexity
2) Technology and Capacity to absorb digital technologies- Off-grid, Coverage, Throughput, Content in local languages and
relevant services, Scalability, Fear of technology
- Costs for access
3) Affordability (Business/Economic)- Expensive smart phones, Expensive and confusing data plans
- Understanding the power of digital (Governments)
- Ancient business model – Freemium access
Why 3.5B people still not on the (mobile) internet (Solutions)
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1) Value proposition for Digital Health, Education, Entrepreneurship✓ Freemium access: Free access to digital education, health, online learning and
skills development,
✓ Local empowerment (free access to content on Information spots)
2) Technology and Capacity to absorb digital technologies✓ Local Info Spots connected to schools, health dispensaries, govern. buildings
✓ Solar/wind, Macro and micro cells, Integrated terrestrial (TVWS)/Satellite/
backhaul, Crowd sourcing, mesh networks, Aggressive use of cloud and
virtualization
3) Affordability (Business/Economic)✓ Freemium model for access
✓ Collaborations with governments (public-private partnership)
✓ Downward price trend under $85 (large 2nd hand market), Regulations, Push for
barter and shared business models, Micro-operator eco-system mandated by
the government, Replace USOF
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The Solution from Basic Internet
Foundation
- Near term- Long-term in alignment with 5G and B5G
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Basic Internet today’s (near-term) solution
Distributed architecture (layered: basic + full)– Centralised core– Local core network– Local information– Local access
Free access to – Basic Information
(InfoInternet)– Local Information
Paid access (voucher)– For full Internet,
including video, streaming, games
Connectivity to– Mobile Operator Network– Radio Link Network– Satellite back-bone
A more detailed systems architecture
Mobile access
Local server/Basic content
server
Wi-Fi access
Free access
Paid access
Content/
App
Providers
Authenticati
on/ privacy
server
in the cloudAAA server
Fiber broadband termination at
village panchayat or Wi-Fi hub
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The Solution from Basic Internet
Foundation (B5G and 6G)
- Near term
- Long-term in alignment with 5G and B5G
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✓ 10 minute of video = 10 months of text and images [Opera Software]
✓ Free access to Internet consumes only ~2.5% of bandwidth
(1 paid user ~ 300 – 400 Internet Lite User)
✓ Replace Universal Service Obligation Fund by mandated access to “Internet Lite”
Basic Internet (long-term) solution aligned with 5G network slicing
Internet Lite to
All For Free
Internet Lite
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e.g., basic
access to
Internet by
everyone [Source Adopted from sdx Central]
(1) T. Do, J. Noll, S. Dixit, B. Dzogovic, V. Do, B. Feng, “Reducing Inequalities with 5G Internet Light Network
Slice,” IEEE 5G World Forum, Santa Clara, USA, 9-11 July, 2018.
(2) J. Noll, S Dixit, D. Radovanovic, M. Morshedi, C. Holst, A. Winkler, “5G Network Slicing for Digital
Inclusion,” Comsnets 2018, Bangalore, Jan 3 -7 2018.
5G network slicing concept
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(1) T. Do, J. Noll, S. Dixit, B. Dzogovic, V. Do, B. Feng, “Reducing Inequalities with 5G Internet Light Network
Slice,” IEEE 5G World Forum, Santa Clara, USA, 9-11 July, 2018.
(2) J. Noll, S Dixit, D. Radovanovic, M. Morshedi, C. Holst, A. Winkler, “5G Network Slicing for Digital
Inclusion,” Comsnets 2018, Bangalore, Jan 3 -7 2018.
The Internet Light Network Slice Proof-of-Concept
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6G: Digitisation of the Society1G-3G: Speed, flexibility
3G-4G: Service view
5G: Industrial
– Business challenges
– ownership
6G: Societal
– sustainability
Sustainability: Killer app for 6G
Ultra-long battery life,
Charging, Indoor/Outdoor
What has been achieved so far?
▪ Caritas Kinderdorf is connected and in operation 60 children, 30 support personnel (since 2016)
▪ 20 Health stations supported (part of TrygtSvangerskap.no - since 2016)
▪ 4 villages in TZ established, 5 more identified1 village in Mali, 1 village in Guinea (agreed)
▪ Teachers College in Patandi covered with distributed Wifi (100+ people)
▪ Information Spot Managing & Voucher & Information filtering Software established
▪ UNO High Level Panel adopted and references our work, “partnership for digital inclusion”
▪ Contribution to Ministry of Foreign Affairs “Digitisation in Development” - NO govermentinitiative on “public goods”
▪ Part of Microsoft Idea Fest 2019
▪ Collaborations for Digital Public Goods Platform (UNO, Government of Norway)Industry, Academia & Gov collaboration
Team (who is working on it?)
Establishing a Community Organisation
1. Josef Noll (60%), Secretary General
2. Wisam Mansour (COO, 80%), digital entrepreneurship
3. Sudhir Dixit (Co-founder, 60%) California office, contacts to India, 6G, academic contacts
4. Danica Radovanovic (80%), Balkan office, KPI contributions
5. Maghsoud Morshedi (10%), PhD studies , Tech development, Monitoring
6. Christiane Holst (100%) PhD studies on Digital Health
7. Hamed Arshad (20%), configuration of equipment
8. Peter Edenhofer (40%), DE-NO collaboration, status DE
9. Iñaki Garitano (20% external MGEP), backend system development
Technical Achievements
SIM Card
Set-up Connected Rural Villages
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Commercial Mobile
Network Antenna
Internet
Village server
with locally stored
information on health
care etc.
Smaller Village B
Local School
Rural Village A
Out of reach
Out of reach
WIFI
Antenna of Basic Internet
Foundation
3G/4G (>20 km reach)
WLAN
Hotspot
WLAN
Hotspot
WIFI radio relay (5-7 km reach)
Antenna of Basic Internet
Foundation
Antenna of Basic Internet
Foundation
Router
3G/4G
Village Information Hotspot & Platform
Village server
with locally stored
information on health
care etc.
Village Platform of Migoli Village in Tanzania Exemplary: Information on diseases
https://Migoli.Yeboo.com
Villages in Tanzania – Izazi
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Antenna
Installation time: 90 min
catching the signal from the Vodacom tower in Migoli (~10km
away)
Villages in Tanzania – Selela Marketplace
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Tigo
Tower
Serengeti Selela Mbaash
Mto wa
Mbu
Reaching the signal from the mobile tower more than 20 km away
Migoli (Nyerere High School)
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1271 pupils, 34 full-time teachers9 m pole (above trees) base to connect - Migoli health station- Migoli village office
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We are working on
● to establish free access to information as a human right• Partner with stake holders – vendors, service providers national
governments, United Nations, app developers toward social transformation by bridging the digital divide
● to establish a commonly used technical standard for a free basic internet
• Promote the InfoInternet standards and protocols• Suggest split architectures with edge “Information Spots”• Collaborate with IEEE, ETSI and ITU to drive standardization of a network slice in
5G and B5G for free access to Internet (such as Internet Lite) for bridging the digital divide and as a substitute to USOF
● to raise global awareness to make digital inclusion happen• Build global alliance to develop a global standard for free access to Internet• Develop sustainable business models
● to connect as many unconnected - now• Partner with organizations (industry, academia, NGO, communities) • Pilot and launch Internet Lite in many more countries
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Concluding remarks●Digital Inclusion is the key for sustainable
development to meeting all the SDG goals
●Net neutrality– access to information, compressed text and
pictures through the InfoInternet open to all content providers.
– InfoInternet is net neutral as long there is no reselling of content
●Current focus on digital health, education, employment, gender equality and e-governance
●Well-balanced team– Strong local presence– Academia, Politics, Industry and SMEs
●Catalyst for SDG 2030
●Alliances in Africa and India and other parts of the world
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Basic Internet – First Pilot in DR Congo
From Africa to Europe:Lisala, Kinshasa++ (2011)– Internet
Kinshasa– Hot-spot, local content
Oslo og Bærum, (2014)– Health ”GravidPluss.no”
Tanzania (2017)– Health
Congo (2017)– Digital Economy
Germany (2017)– Rural Internet
21 Health stations in Norway (2017)– ”TrygtSvangerskap.no”
Pilots in India with local operator (2018)
[Map source: National Geographic]
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Basic Internet – First Pilot in DR Congo
Internet provision to Congo (DRC)– 6 locations, a.o.– University of Lisala
▪ 1 Mio People, size NL+BE
Experiences from Internet provision– Expensive access:
▪ 2000 US$/month for 1 Mbit/s
▪ Note: 80 Mbit/s for 66 US$ (NO),
▪ factor: 2.420 or 0.04▪ %Requirement for
self-sustainable infrastructure
[Map source: National Geographic]
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Three different variants of the product piloted: – satellite link,
– public WiFi access points, and
– satellite based public WiFi access points
Phases to internet adoption by students.
Experiences – Pilot in DR Congo (Contd)
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Health Information & AppBlood sugar App & Measures
– Pregnant women with Diabetes
– App for
▪ Blood sugar visualisation
▪ Diabetes information
▪ Physical activity
▪ Food and beverages
Infrastructure at 4 hospitals
– App download
– Basic Information
– Voucher access
Operational since 2014
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First Commercial Operation
Local Educational Content at – 4 Universities in
Kinshasa (DRC)– Wikipedia, Educational
classes– Bring your own device
(BYOD)
Local operatør: Monka– Collaboration with
Cedesurk
Experiences– Local information– Sustainable business
▪ Voucher sales
[Map source: National Geographic]
voucher access
Internet
(demonstration)
Local Core Network
Sig
naling
ISTA
access
AAA core
Cedesurk
Information
UPN
access
UCC
access
Democratic
Republic
of Congo
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DR Congo – Internet Economy
● Collaboration with IPXextenso and Orange
– Internet & mobile economy
– voucher-sales for digital services
– electrical lights– Mentoring education &
Health
●Pilot operation in 2 villages
– Villages: Palu og Kano– Phase B: 8 villages