FAImaison, how to bootstrap an ISP

FAImaison
Why?
History
French touch
FAImaison, how to bootstrap an ISP
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FAImaison
Why?
History
French touch
FAImaison
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FAImaison
Why?
History
French touch
Who are we?
Internet Service Provider
Association
Based on Nantes and Loire-Atlantique region
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FAImaison
Why?
History
French touch
Current status
White-labeled ADSL service
Regular talks about Internet, net-neutrality and free software
Weekly and fun meetings since 2011
Network projects adapted for local specificities
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FAImaison
Why?
History
French touch
Projects
MOAR talks to spread our values
Technical independance from FDN
wireless local loop service (802.11n)
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FAImaison
Why?
History
French touch
Why?
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FAImaison
Why?
History
French touch
FDN and the call to swarming
It’s fun!
FDN can’t be the SPOF
We love to make networks
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FAImaison
Why?
History
French touch
Local scope, global impact
Physical meetings = Group synergy
Fun meetings, for greater motivation
We know the specificities of our region
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FAImaison
Why?
History
French touch
History
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FAImaison
Why?
History
French touch
Bootstrapping
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Build an association
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FAImaison
Why?
History
French touch
Bootstrapping
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Build an association
Declare yourself as a network operator
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FAImaison
Why?
History
French touch
Bootstrapping
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Build an association
Declare yourself as a network operator
Sign a white label contract with FDN
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FAImaison
Why?
History
French touch
Bootstrapping
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Build an association
Declare yourself as a network operator
Sign a white label contract with FDN
???
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FAImaison
Why?
History
French touch
Bootstrapping
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Build an association
Declare yourself as a network operator
Sign a white label contract with FDN
???
PROFIT!
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FAImaison
Why?
History
French touch
White label howto
FDN does the technical things, you do the human ones
Start with an existing network and work in setting up yours
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FAImaison
Why?
History
French touch
French touch
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FAImaison
Why?
History
French touch
Administration
Become an operator at no cost
Deployment of the fiber is way too overpriced for small
operators
We swim in the wake of operators like FDN and Free
(in some degree)
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FAImaison
Why?
History
French touch
FFDN
25 ISP in France, more to come
Collaboration and mutual aid for each one’s projects
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FAImaison
Why?
History
French touch
Do it yourself!
Not having an associative ISP in your region? Build your own!
Living in Nantes? Well, there is FAImaison. Join us!
You don’t have any technical skills? No problem, neither do
we!
(just kidding, feel free to come to learn)
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