1. Carlington Community Association
(Tracey & Emil)
Welcome to this presentation of Ottawa-Gatineau WiFi.
Nov.13, 2007

2. Founders Emil Mitev, President Jean-Pierre Fiset, VP
Ian Gough, Secretary
Tracey Lauriault, Treasurer & Community Liaison
Alexandre Lemieux, Member

3. Mandate ogWiFi is a non-profit Community Wireless Network (CWN)
w/ volunteers operating on both sides of the Ottawa River
helping commerces and organizations share their Internet connection with customers, the public & neighbourhoods

4. Aims
to build a Community Communication Infrastructure to bridge the public and private spaces of our cities by:
bridging the digital divide in marginalized communities
enabling citizens to learn, use and play with technology
promoting democratic participation in the creation and maintenance of infrastructure

5. What is an ogWiFi hotspot?
A location (café, community centre, resource centre, pub, private home, cooperative, social housing community room, field house, gallery etc.) that shares its Internet Bandwidth using ogWiFi's technology and services at no cost to anyone within the signals reach and who wants to use it

6. What do you need to be a hotspot?
A router (Linksys WRT54GL) & some cable (cat5)
A high speed Internet connection from a provider of your choice
An annual membership fee ($50)
Hotspot Provider Agreement

7. Advantages to being a HotSpot
Visibility in the community of WiFi users
Access to a potential wider community base
Improved experience for existing community base
Cooperation with experts and volunteers associated with ogWiFi
Broadcast community information via the captive portal page
Attract new people via “Finder Map”

8. HotSpot 'Finder Map'

9. User Experience
A user becomes aware that a network is available when his/her laptop detects and reports a wireless network
The user clicks on the button to connect to the network
The first page displayed by the user's browser is the captive portal page
The user enters a name and password
User is free to access internet at no charge

10. Captive Portal Pages

11. In progress ogWiFi wants to enable the delivery of local content
Terminus Project w/Canada Council of the Arts (w/ Île sans fil)
Geo-sensitive news feed (Île sans fil)

12. Community
Park users want to be outside with the kids, work, use , read the paper online etc.
Coops, condominiums and social housing projects can share resources
People want to work and play in their neighbourhoods

13. The Technology Standing on the Shoulders of Giant Penguins
Open source and free (no fee) applications
Linksys WRT54G & OpenWRT
Wifidog

14. Standing on the Shoulders of Giant Penguins
The Technology
Standing on the Shoulders of Giant Penguins
Linux-based Operating System, OpenWRT
Wifidog captive portal page software
Linksys WRT54G

15. What it looks like

16. Business Models
Users split fees, router sponsored by a supporting institution
Local ponsor covers fees or serves the community by becoming a hotspot
Centre/field house becomes a hotspot for a park and local area
Partner with other groups or business in the community

17. Thanks to
Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic (CIPPIC) - legal
Wataru Watanabe - graphics
Île sans fil à Montréal
Flora.org Community Web – lists service
Creative Neighbouhoods - support
Christine McKay & Richard Balance - Computer
Cooperix.net - authentication server

18. Contact Info
ogwifi.ca
Tracey Lauriault
Emil Mitev

19. Contact ogwifi.ca info@ogwifi.ca Tracey Lauriault - 613 234 2805
Emil Mitev –