Jason, When I first started eduroam in the US, I did that on my "spare" time while working at University of Tennessee and while supporting our growing Wi-Fi network. Mike (2004-2006), Dave (2007-2010), and Chad (2010-now) were my eduroam acolytes over the years. I couldn't have done it without them.
When the success of eduroam started picking up our group at University of Tennessee realized that it was not sustainable and Internet2 stepped in. With the help of the National Science Foundation, Internet2 is now representing the service and Chad and myself are doing operations and some R&D when time permits. With the current growth we will need a third person next month! The NSF grant is now ending and Internet2 will subsidize its members. Non-members will be charged a fee to support the service in the US. We certainly hope that these costs will not slow the adoption of the service since it is having such a great momentum . We are also revisiting the cost model to consider small schools that are now joining the service. Thank you, Philippe Philippe Hanset www.eduroam.us<http://www.eduroam.us> On Apr 26, 2013, at 11:14 AM, "Schmidt, Jason W" <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: After inquiring about joining eduroam (US), I was a little more than shocked to discover that this is now a paid service offered by Internet2. As we are not I2 members, the yearly costs would be about $1500/year for our institution. I am wondering what other people think about this, especially non-I2 members. Is this service worth that much per year? I am also concerned that these costs will slow or halt adoption of eduroam at smaller non-I2 schools, thereby limiting the benefits of the service. -- Jason Schmidt Network Engineer UW-Whitewater ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found athttp://www.educause.edu/groups/. ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/groups/.
