1. SuiDi – Building networks on demand

2. Any event/organization needs a powerful
network
Example: a look like a modern concert
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3. Any event/organization needs a powerful
network
Example: a look like a modern concert
 Light effects sequence pre-programmed
 Audio files uploaded from distant server
 Venue connected to e-ticketing platform (no physical tickets, only QR
codes on phone screens)
 Technicians and artists communicating through VOIP
 Show live-streamed to Youtube
 Audience connected to mobile networks sending
Tweets/Snapchats/Facebook messages about the concert
Connectivity is absolutely central to the
smooth functioning of the entire organization
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4. How do you build this necessary network
support in the middle of nowhere?
Example: Glastonbury music festival
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5. What is true for concerts applies to many
other events
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Political meeting
Off-location TV show
Movie shooting
Festival of any sort
Exhibition
Temporary summit
Off-location press conference
Corporate event
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All of these events need strong, reliable, cost
competitive temporary network solutions
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What Suidi provides
Suidi means “anywhere” in Chinese. We provide temporary networks
solutions (1 day to 2 weeks) for 5000$ that include:
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Telephone lines
Internet connections (speeds from 1 to 20 mps)
Email and server solutions
Supporting hardware (mobile antennas, network mobile command
center vans…)
 Supporting services (setup, maintenance, troubleshooting, security…)
 Satellite systems
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What Suidi provides
Suidi Network MOC (Mobile Command Center) van (total fleet of 3 vans
fitted for different event scales).
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Our past clients
Since launching the activity 2 years ago Suidi has accumulated significant
experience in mobile networks setup and management
Suidi provided network solutions for 10 of Nicolas Sarkozy’s
event during the 2012 election including his Trocadero
meeting
Suidi has a 3 year retainer contract with the PSG as a
provider of temporary network solutions (Ex: Champions’
League games, 2013 title celebration…)
Suidi has signed a 4 year retainer contract with the Rock en
Seine music festival
Suidi provided network solutions for 3 Safran corporate
events. Given the extremely high security requirements
Suidi was vetted by the French ministry of defence.
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Our current constraints and future objectives
Today we need to raise funds in order to take the company to the next
level
 Expand BD efforts beyond the Paris area: 90% of our clients are in the
Ile de France region. We want to expand our base in France and in
Europe. For this we need to hire more sales/marketing people and
invest more heavily in media.
 Increase capabilities: our capacity to serve multiple clients at the same
time is constrained by our limited fleet of MNC vans and mobile
antennas. We want to increase our MNC fleet to 10 vans within 2
years. This fleet should include more powerful vans that could expand
the range of events we can serve.
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Our team
Founder: Benjamin Guillemet
A graduate from the Epitech School of Engineering in Paris, Benjaming majored in
network management and had the idea for Suidi following an internship at concert
promoter LiveNation where he experienced firsthand how inadequate current solutions
for temporary networks were.
Co-founder: Jules Lasini
A classmate of Benjamin at Epitech, Jules has previous experience as a network
engineer at Vodaphone in charge of rolling out mobile networks in Morocco and
Cameroon.
Co-founder: Selim Semoun
A graduate from the HEC School of management with previous experience as a
commodity derivatives analyst at Goldman Sachs, Selim is in charge of account
management and marketing. His business acumen ideally complements Benjamin
and Jules’ technical expertise.
In addition to the founding team, Suidi employs a full time network engineer and an
intern in charge of website design and maintenance.
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