CUUG November 22, 2016 General Meeting - NOT last Tuesday

Dear members and friends of CUUG,

   Our November meeting will  feature a presentation by O-NET from
the town of Olds which wired itself with optic fibre and serves symmetric
gigabit to residents' homes as well as businesses.

    The exciting story  is that the town of Olds did all this independently,  side stepping the "Big 3".

   The significance of projects like YYCIX and O-NET are disruptive in favour of all Alberta
consumers, both private and commercial. The "Big 3" are well aware of the significance
of these projects but  most consumers and organizations remain oblivious.

    I am baffled how projects like  O-NET  and YYCIX continue to remain "open" secrets.
This presentation will give us some theories and insights into why that is the case.

   Non CUUG members remain welcome and must RSVP to [email protected]
no less than 48 hours in advance or pay $10 at the door.

Best Regards,

Chris Aziz
CUUG President


        November General Meeting


    O-NET: How Olds, Alberta, Acquired Town-Wide Fibre Optic Internet


        Speakers: Robin Harder, Chief Technologist, O-NET <http://O-NET.ca>; and Nathan Kusiek, Director of Business
        Development, O-NET <http://O-NET.ca>

Have you ever been frustrated with your telecommunications company over slow Internet speeds, small data caps, long 
on-hold times, or complex and ever-increasing prices? Have you thought that there has to be a better way with today's 
technology? O-NET is a direct result of people thinking like you.

O-NET is a technology company founded in Olds, Alberta that specializes in Internet, telephony and television. Over the 
past four years O-NET has installed a town-wide fibre optic network, developed unique Internet, voice, PBX, and 
television services, and connected thousands of subscribers. They were the second ISP in North America to offer gigabit 
Internet, losing the race to Google Fiber. O-NET is disrupting the telecommunications industry in Alberta, showing that 
small nimble organizations and communities can develop and compete with the incumbents.

Join two of O-NET's key personnel for a presentation and open dialogue about what it takes to start a telco. They will 
discuss open access networks, bandwidth as a utility, business operating models that promote competition, television 
channel procurement, and how community engagement and sustainability tie into O-NET's success.

Nathan Kusiek is the Director of Business Development for O-NET. From day to day his responsibilities at O-NET vary. He 
is responsible for marketing, communications, product development and pricing at O-NET. He spends his days analysing 
data and evaluating business cases for profitability versus sustainability and value.

Robin Harder is the Chief Technologist for O-NET. He has nearly 20 years of experience in information technology 
management, consulting and direction at companies in Calgary and Central Alberta. At O-NET, he is responsible for 
everything that plugs in and gets buried. This includes customer premise equipment, core routers and switches to fibre 
connectors to network access points.


      W.R. Castell Central Library

616 Macleod Trail S.E.
Basement meeting room


        5:30 PM, Tuesday, November 22, 2016

Snacks at 17:30. Meeting begins at 18:00.

*Non CUUG members are welcome but must RSVP to office <http://www.cuug.ab.ca/CUUGsite99mar/nospam.html> at CUUG no less 
than 48 hours prior to the meeting or pay $10 at the door.
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