Future is open

Economy of Open Hardware

Valent Turković, CEO
Crisis Innovation Lab

ETFOS 04.05.2018.

valent@otvorenamreza.org

@valentt

2003. Osijek Wireless association

2006. - 2015. Iskon Internet

 

 

 

  • 100 km fiber optic cable (Osijek mainly but whole Slavonia)

  • 15 schools and universities

  • 25 ADSL/VDSL POPs

  • Over 50 big corporate customers

2010-2013. Fusion Linux (Fedora Remix)

 

Distowatch top 10 -  Ranked 8 in November 2010

2013. #labOS hackerspace

2011. Project Open Network

Fastest neighborhood network in the world

And now for something completely different...

And now for something completely different...
... yet very familiar.

Taken on September 18, 2015
Beli Manastir, Croatia

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Taken on September 20, 2015
Opatovac near Serbian border, Croatia

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Taken on  25th of September 2015
Opatovac refugee camp, Croatia

Taken on  27th of October 2015
#labOS hacklab, Osijek, Croatia

Refugee camp Slavonski Brod

Bapska, border crossing with Serbia

Asylum center in Kutina

Lessons learned

  • KISS (Murphy's Law)
  • Crisis (idiot) proof
  • Autonomy (Battery and solar)
  • Scalable (Mesh routing and software defined networking)
  • Remotely monitored and managed

First open source, autonomous, rugged, wifi router for Crisis situations

International recognition
and partnerships

Can you make money
with open hardware?

$1M sold via Kickstarter

135 employes
$75M profit

Prusa i3 MK2 and MK3

Best 3D printer of 2016, 2017 and 2018

  • Founded 2007
  • Revenue ~ $200M

RED HAT

 

 

  • Founded in 1993 (25 years ago)
     
  • Red Hat Linux
     
  • Biggest contributor to Linux kernel after Intel
     
  • Revenue: $2.9 billion (2017)

Business model

1. Apply for patent

3. Profit

2. ???

How many patents does Rimac Automobili hold?

0

1. Apply for patent

3. They profit

2. Someone sues you

Patent trolls

We will enable next 5 billion people to connect to Internet

We will enable next 5 billion people to connect to Internet

Smart Cities

Hackaday.com/prize

Google Summer
Of Code

Pannonian Challenge

Questions?

Thank you!

Contact us:

www.meshpoint.me

info@meshpoint.me

Economy of Open Hardware (Crisis Innovation Lab @ ETFOS 04.05.2018)

By Valent Turkovic

Economy of Open Hardware (Crisis Innovation Lab @ ETFOS 04.05.2018)

Economy of Open Hardware

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