[DC3] RES: Collaborating with local power companies

Just to know if this information is relevant : Cisco already told in VNI that 63% of mobile communication will pass through wifi until 2021. The offload services will rise stronger. In another way we have the paradigm of smartgrid, that the energy Cos will need to use telecom infrastructure to control the grid. Here in Brazil at least the power to regulate the use of soil are from the mayors. Assignment of space use is a fight between the companies and public power that needs to implement theirs infrastructures. I think that we need to improve the organic laws in the cities to organize how the digital policies can happen in dynamic way, using the “public” infrastructures and resources ordered as common goods. Public-private partnership with city hall and companies of basic public services may happen, building a common infrastructure and providing benefits to the parts evolved. This is a beginning to talk about digital cities. Maybe a movement of neighborhoods around the world to make pressure in mayors will be great J. br Marcelo De: dc3-bounces(a)listas.altermundi.net [mailto:dc3-bounces@listas.altermundi.net] Em nome de dc3(a)bob.ma Enviada em: quinta-feira, 2 de março de 2017 12:53 Para: 'Dynamic Coalition on Community Connectivity' Assunto: Re: [DC3] Collaborating with local power companies It’s a process. This is why I’m trying to take an approach of setting and citing examples. In the US I’m trying to work with residential property owners to provide local connectivity. Building on examples that are commercial viable and sustainable are the most powerful means. Overall though I try my best to explain the concepts. I realize the challenge because even when there are good examples like Altermundi people just see it through the lens of the telecom narrative. I also understand the need to work on intermediate approaches to deliver social benefits. I just want to make sure we understand the difference between the short term efforts and a longer term direction. From: dc3-bounces(a)listas.altermundi.net [mailto:dc3-bounces@listas.altermundi.net] On Behalf Of Michael Oghia Sent: Thursday, March 2, 2017 10:34 To: Dynamic Coalition on Community Connectivity &lt;dc3(a)listas.altermundi.net&gt; Subject: Re: [DC3] Collaborating with local power companies I absolutely agree Bob, but then the question becomes how to facilitate that transition of ownership? -Michael On Thu, Mar 2, 2017 at 4:29 PM, &lt;dc3(a)bob.ma&gt; wrote: Yes, think about simply mounting things like WiFi repeaters. A simple way to think about it is to ignore the accidental properties of the copper wires except as one optional radio medium. What the companies really have is ownership of the poles as real estate. Like railroads have become real estate companies and Sprint (SP as in Southern Pacific) was a company that start by taking advantage of the railroads right of way. It becomes even more absurd when we treat radio frequencies as property. One reason why copper is interesting is the original reason why Ethernet was on coax -- it was ALOHAnet on a contained radio medium that avoided others' regulations. If we step back, especially in the US, we have to wonder why the poles are still owned by power companies and phone companies as a legacy of bad metaphors. When work has to be done on poles there are complex regulations and rental schemes. It's time to move on to more rational models with communities owning those rights of way so we don’t have legacy rent-seekers limiting our ability to communicate. That won't happen on its own but that's the normative model to look forward to once there are examples to point to. -----Original Message----- From: dc3-bounces(a)listas.altermundi.net [mailto:dc3-bounces@listas.altermundi.net] On Behalf Of Carlos Afonso Sent: Thursday, March 2, 2017 09:43 To: Dynamic Coalition on Community Connectivity &lt;dc3(a)listas.altermundi.net&gt; Subject: Re: [DC3] Collaborating with local power companies A major problem is signal interference -- both from the power lines themselves onto the modulated signal and radio interference by the propagation of relatively low frequency waves along unshielded lines with no harmonics suppression. Also, modulated signals are unable to "jump" transformers, which require adaptations on these points. Power line wifi repeaters may work nicely in internal premises though. fraternal regards --c.a. On 24/02/2017 11:49, Bob Frankston wrote: -- Carlos A. 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