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Andrew Diaz. FON is the largest WiFi community in the world. FON is a Community of people making WiFi universal and free. It promises to succeed where.

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1 Andrew Diaz

2 FON is the largest WiFi community in the world. FON is a Community of people making WiFi universal and free. It promises to succeed where other Wi-Fi networks have failed.

3 Current Wi-Fi networks depend on hot spots that are strung up in light poles and coffee shops.  Slow Process  Expensive  Philadelphia was estimated to be spending $10 million to build and maintain its network over the next several years.  San Francisco said it would spend $15 million--including maintenance and upgrades--over the next decade.  And by 2010, more than $3 billion will spent on citywide wireless networks. Wi-Fi Networks

4 FON allows users to piggyback off of other "FONers" home broadband connections for free.  Designed for easy installation  Uses standard 802.11g technology.  Users simply plug the device into their existing broadband modem.  Software Installation La Fonera Router

5 FON customers are able to use other FON customers broadband more conveniently than current Wi-Fi networks. Non FONeros can use the service at a fee - $2 to $3/24 HRS FON customers can limit the bandwidth that will be shared with public Wi-Fi connection split in two ways: an encrypted channel for the Fonero and a public one for neighbors or passers-by.

6 Currently there are about 200,000 traditional wireless hot spots around the world and FON has already deployed 280,000 FON routers. The goal: one million hotspots by 2010. CUSTOMERS

7  Last year, Skype, Google, Index Ventures and Sequoia Capital invested over $21M in worldwide WiFi community Fon to build a global WiFi network.  BT – British phone carrier deal - Oct 4th  Time Warner Cable

8 Time Warner Cable to allow broadband subscribers to access any FON Wi-Fi hotspot in the world, giving them the ability share their wireless service and roam wirelessly onto other broadband networks for free.

9 “When FON first launched its service last year, Time Warner was one of many U.S. broadband providers that said the FON Wi-Fi service violated its terms of use by allowing people to share their broadband connections outside their homes.”

10 “Most big companies’ end-user license agreements prohibit subscribers from sharing their connection outside the home or business.” “Verizon Communications Inc., for example, can terminate contracts if it finds an ad-hoc hotspot.”

11  Traffic loads created haven’t a been burden on service providers yet. As it grows, they may clamp down on it.  Customer base is still growing

12 www.fon.com/en


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