Conferences
Australian Broadband
> Registration29th April 2008 - 1st May 2008 * The Grace Hotel, Sydney
Summary
2008 will see the most important decision taken in the field of communications since the sale of Telstra in 1997. At stake is the future of telecommunications, IT and services and our ability to remain competitive in a fiercly competitive global marketplace.
Australian Broadband will go to the heart of the major issues. We will be scrutinising the different models and evaluating what is likely and what is possible. We will be assessing different technologies and forecasting their ultimate role in the creation of a new system.
Perhaps most importantly we will be considering the future of telecommunications regulation in Australia. Most stakeholders have the same overall goal and a competitive environment can only serve to deliver the best possible price to the consumer. Achieving this will very much depend on the right level of involvement from Government and regulatory bodies.
Australian Broadband will herald the future of the broadband enterprise market its risks, challenges and opportunities.
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Learning Objectives
12 Learning Objectives
- Determine the best design for a national high speed broadband network
- Evaluate current proposals from major telecommunications companies
- Identify enterprise opportunity in a rapidly evolving broadband environment
- Learn how to stay competitive through early adoption of new technologies
- Pinpoint emerging market trends in telecommunications
- Consider the inter-relation between wireless technologies – HSDPA and WiMax
- Understand how changes in telecommunication regulation will affect your industry
- Minimise the risk of choosing the wrong telecommunications strategy
- Explore the benefits of implementing Fibre To The Premise (FTTP) in greenfields developments
- Asses the potential benefits of a range of new broadband applications
- Participate in an interactive panel discussion on network design
- Hear how Australia can create the 21st Century workplace and a globally savvy workforce
Speakers
NETWORK WITH INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS...
- Tony Warren, Executive Director Regulatory Affairs, Telstra
- Warren Hardy, Managing Director Optus Consumer, Optus
- Ravi Bhatia, Chief Executive Officer, Primus Telecom
- David Tudehope, Chief Executive Officer, Macquarie Telecom
- Jason Horley, General Manager, Elders Telecommunications Director, Opel Networks Pty Ltd
- Anne Hurley, Chief Executive Officer, Communications Alliance
- Shara Evans, Chief Executive Officer, Market Clarity
- Roger Kermode, Chief Technical Officer, Chief Operating Officer, IPrime
- Rosemary Sinclair, Managing Director, Australian Telecommunications Users Group
- Robert Brand, Managing Director, Altnetworks
- Rob Wheals, General Manager, AAPT Ltd
- David Swift, Managing Director, Gibson Quai AAS
- Steve Baxter, Co-Founder, Executive Director, Pipe Networks
- Gareth Simmons, Technology Business Manager, Vodafone Australia
- Jason Ashton, Chief Executive Officer, BigAir
- Carmine Petrone, FTTH Development Manager, VicUrban
- Roger Kermode, Chief Technical Officer, Chief Operating Officer, IPrime
- Dean Economou, Domain Director Health and Media, Smart Internet Technology CRC
- Judy Anderson, Government Programs Professional, IBM Australia / New Zealand
- Paul Schoff, Partner, Minter Ellison
- Christian Guerra, Head of Communications, Media and Entertainment Research, Goldman Sachs JBWere
- David Forman, Executive Director, Competitive Carriers Coalition
Conference Agenda
“The world is going forward with one of the greatest restructurings of the economic engine the planet's ever seen, using this ever-increasing capability of broadband communications. Australia will be able to engage with that as it goes forward, depending on the investments it makes now in broadband.”
Professor Larry Smarr
DAY ONE – 29th April 2008
8:30 Registration
9:00 Opening remarks from the Chair
Dean Economou, Domain Director, Health and Media, Smart Internet Technology CRC
9:10 Telstra
• Exploring the advantages of rapidly rolling out a high speed FTTN network – benefit to the community
• Capitalising on existing infrastructure and providing for future upgrades
• Outlining the scope and depth of Telstra’s potential broadband services including Telstra’s Next G network
• Critically evaluating telecommunications regulation in Australia
Tony Warren, Executive Director Regulatory Affairs, Telstra
9:50 Optus
• Recognising the benefits of competition in delivering the best service to consumers
• Analysing the G9 proposal; the extent of the coverage, the relationship to government and regulator and the timeframe for deployment
• Examining the utilisation of different technologies in providing national connectivity: What is the role of fibre, 3G and wireless broadband?
• Identifying key areas of change within the telecommunications industry and how Optus is positioning itself to adapt
Warren Hardy, Managing Director, Optus Consumer, Optus
10:30 Morning Tea
11:00 Broadband Enterprise Market
• Examining how companies can adapt to take advantage of a new broadband environment
• Which services can generate new sources of income from increased band-width?
• Considering potential alternatives dependant on future access arrangements
• Evaluating the potential for further value added services across commercial and residential
David Tudehope, Chief Executive Officer, Macquarie Telecom
11:40 OPEL
• Delivering a regional, rural and remote solution for high speed broadband
• Highlighting the considerable advantages to rural and regional communities of access to a high speed broadband network
• Evaluating the technologies involved – the future of WiMAX and ADSL2
• Setting out a timetable for implementing improved services
Jason Horley, General Manager, Elders Telecommunications,
Director, OPEL Networks Pty Ltd
12:30 Lunch
1:30 Providing an overview of the Australian Broadband industry
• Considering the current state of play in Australia – what has been achieved and what hasn’t?
• Analysing the changing face of broadband services to better understand the industry’s future
• Exploring what we need to do to remain competitive with overseas broadband deployments in a global economy
• Forecasting the successful development and deployment of new technologies
• Speculating on the likelihood and importance of a Fibre To The Home Network (FTTH)
Shara Evans, Chief Executive Officer, Market Clarity
2:10 Broadband and Digital Media
• Examining the convergence of telecommunications and traditional media
• Projecting a future media environment;
- Demographic trends
- What sorts of services are emerging
- Highlighting how broadcast and online media are changing
- Exploring the range of possibilities stemming from increased bandwidth
- Addressing current concerns within the industry
- The future for iPrime
Roger Kermode, Chief Technical Officer, Chief Operating Officer, IPrime
2:50 Afternoon Tea
3:20 Telecommunications Regulation
• Achieving the right regulatory balance to encourage investment and service consumers
• Highlighting the benefits of structural separation to industry and market
• Creating an appropriate regulatory environment to encourage a range of proposals for a high speed broadband network
• Assessing the potential damage of the incumbent appealing against third party access to copper
David Forman, Executive Director, Competitive Carriers Coalition
4:00 Preparing for the broadband world - the industry's policy framework for convergence
• The role of the Communications Alliance in addressing the challenges of the broadband transition
• Bringing the industry together to achieve a common goal
• Identifying the issues and roadblocks
• Fundamental principles for development of the convergence framework
• Priorities for the year ahead
Anne Hurley, Chief Executive Officer, Communications Alliance
4:30 Panel Discussion: National High Speed Network Design
An interactive session discussing the most appropriate design for a potential high speed network
Panel Chair: Rosemary Sinclair, Managing Director, Australian Telecommunications Users Group ATUG
Panellists: David Forman, Executive Director, Competitive Carriers Coalition
David Tudehope, Chief Executive Officer, Macquarie Telecom
5:30 Closing remarks from the Chair
5:35 Close of Day One
DAY TWO – 30th April 2008
“Faster broadband would enable 58% of companies to offer new services or products. And 58% would change their business strategy with faster broadband. About 40% say faster broadband would have an immediate impact of increasing their sales.”
Smartcompany 5th June 2007
9:00 Opening remarks from the Chair
9:10 The necessity of providing appropriate broadband infrastructure
• Recognising broadband as more than just infrastructure but as the enabler of all we do
• Utilising broadband to remain competitive in a fast moving global economy
• Identifying key trends in the evolution of enterprise markets and the future of business mobility
• Addressing the range of opportunities increased bandwidth can offer in terms of innovation, education and health
• Maintaining flexibility and innovation in creating the 21st Century workplace
Judy Anderson, Government Programs Professional, IBM Australia / New Zealand
9:50 Delivering the socioeconomic benefits of a high speed network
• Looking beyond faster internet to realise the full potential of a high speed network
• Ensuring we have a workable plan to implement a full range of services
• Avoiding a metro-centric model: Is it inevitable even at this stage?
• Focusing on the appropriate technologies to deliver improved services
David Swift, Managing Director, Gibson Quai AAS
10:30 Morning Tea
11:00 Creating a competitive and innovative backhaul network
• Addressing the importance of an open access regime
• Solving the bottleneck problem by ensuring independent ownership and operation of the network up to the exchange
• Considering issues of interconnection: who will control the sites at which POI occurs
• Clearly defining how voice and data interconnection will occur and the regulation to support such a system
• Examining the role of fibre in the creation of a new high speed network
Steve Baxter, Co-Founder, Executive Director, Pipe Networks
11:50 Pricing – protecting the consumer or paying for a premium service
• Considering the cost of broadband in Australia: How much should high speed access cost?
• Can and should the competition regulator dictate price for third party access and for the end user?
• Investing now for the future: who will pay for a high speed network and will costs be passed along to the consumer?
Christian Guerra, Head of Communications, Media and Entertainment Research, Goldman Sachs JBWere
12:30 Luncheon
Business broadband connections have doubled over the past two years from 41.4% to 82.5% - Australia’s total internet income for the period was AU$56.7 billion, a growth of 40% over the previous year
Australian Bureau of Statistics – Business use of Information Technology 2005 - 2006
1:30 AAPT
• Expanding Australia’s broadband services in response to demand: Is it too early for one national network?
• Addressing the issue of operational separation in telecommunications: Learning from recent examples
• Recognising industry trends in mobile and fixed broadband applications to better cater to an evolving metropolitan and regional market
• Creating a national voice and data network to ensure personalised and flexible ICT solutions
Rob Wheals, General Manager Strategy, AAPT Ltd
2:10 HSxPA
• Projecting the future of wireless broadband in Australia
• Evaluating the potential of divergent technologies to provide a complimentary service
• Utilising HSxPA to extend coverage to 95% of Australians before the end of 2008
• Examining to what extent mobile broadband can compete with a fibre network
Gareth Simmons, Technology Business Manager, Vodafone Australia
2:50 Afternoon Tea
3:10 Exploring the role of fixed WiMAX in Australia’s Broadband Future
• Outlining the future of WiMAX in Australia: projected take up and applications
• Recognising the unique attributes of WiMAX and its future in the broadband enterprise market
• Addressing the limitations of WiMAX in terms of bandwidth and mobility: Will WiMAX always be a complimentary technology
• The future of fixed wireless broadband: Will speed, reliability and security ever represent a challenge to fixed line broadband?
• Contrasting WiMax with ADSL, Cable and other competitive technologies
Jason Ashton, Chief Executive Officer, BigAir
3:50 Fibre To The Home (FTTH)
• Future proofing the network: Is fibre to the home an inevitability?
• Examining a range of improved capabilities and efficiencies for the consumer
• Exploring Fibre To The Premise (FTTP) in the context of business infrastructure outlay
• Improving interoperability to maximise opportunities for investment and business
Carmine Petrone, FTTH Development Manager, VicUrban
4:30 Legal Regulation Session
• Hypothesising the different impacts of equity partnership and debt in funding a high speed network
• Addressing the ongoing issue of 3rd party access to ULL
• Considering the role of the regulator in ensuring an accessible and equitable broadband service
• Addressing the implications of the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Amendment Act 2007
Paul Schoff, Partner, Minter Ellison
5:10 Closing remarks from the Chair
5:20 Close of conference
Workshop Agenda
Thursday, 1st May
WORKSHOP A
How to Implement 4G Network Design
Benefit in attending this workshop
With almost 3 billion mobile phones in use around the world the wireless industry is a dominant force in the global economy. In almost every country existing wireless networks are being expanded in coverage, capacity and speed, while issues such as network quality become increasing important for the delivery of multimedia content.
Underlying the ability of the networks to meet this demand is the network design, a vital task that balances capital investment against the challenges of topography, building density and traffic.
This workshop will provide attendees with a basic understanding of how leading edge radio planning tools take into account these factors to deliver reliable networks.
The workshop will be based around Atoll, the world’s leading independent radio planning tool used by Vodafone Group as its tool of choice and chosen by Telstra for all its radio planning needs.
Workshop Agenda
8.30 Registration
9.00 Introduction
Network Design and Parameters
Traffic Modelling
Coverage Prediction and Calculations
Monte Carlo Simulations
10.30 Morning Tea
11.00 Selecting Digital Terrain Data
Creating and using Clutter Data
Propagation model tuning techniques
HSPA vs WiMAX design fundamentals
The design tradeoffs for existing operators and greenfield start ups
12.30 Close of Workshop
Maurie Dobbin, Managing Director / Founder, TeleResources Engineering
Simon Dam, Consultant RF Engineer, TeleResources Engineering
About your workshop leader
Maurie Dobbin possesses over thirty years of experience in telecommunications markets and is an acknowledged expert in the wireless communications industry with over 15 years of experience. He was formerly the Wireless Team Leader for Hutchison in their bid to become Australia's second general carrier. He also assisted the development of the marketing plan for Vodafone's successful application to become Australia's third GSM carrier. Mr Dobbin is an expert in the emerging field of Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNO's). In 2002, he helped co-found Australia's first Mobile Virtual Network Enabler (MVNE) which now supports more than twenty MVNOs and 140,000 retail customers.
Media Partner: Teleresources
TeleResources is one of Australasia's leading specialist telecommunications consultancies, providing tailored business solutions, market analysis and engineering services to Australian and International clients. Our mission is to deliver sustainable advantage for our clients through the use of innovative analytical methodologies coupled with sound engineering practices. www.teleres.com.au
WORKSHOP B
Gaining a competitive advantage from mobile broadband
Benefits in attending this workshop
The importance of increasing capability in terms of communication and data transfer has long been established. The question today is how to turn this into a business enabler and gain a competitive advantage for what is a significant outlay for any business. This workshop will consider issues of strategic planning and investment in the area of broadband mobility.
Gaining a competitive advantage from mobile broadband
1.00 Registration
1.30 Corporate gain from mobility
• Business drivers and imperatives for businesses for making the investment
• The importance of strategic planning
• How to gain a competitive advantage from what can be a significant expense
3.00 Afternoon Tea
3.30 Effecting the change
• What can companies ask of their carrier versus acquiring independent services
• Measuring the impact on in house IT
• Appropriate combinations of technologies
• Issues of security, business process re-engineering, changing employment practice, remote data back up
Mevan Jayatilleke, Managing Director, Telsyte
Mevan is the Managing Director of Telsyte, responsible for the company's business operations, directions and research/consulting activities. Mevan has over 10 years experience in the telecommunications industry in Australia and the United States. His areas of specialisation include telecommunication & IT technical, strategic & business consulting and process reengineering . He also has extensive technical experience in broadband transmission and access networks, fixed, mobile and wireless.
Gibson Quai - AAS, is Australia’s largest independent telecommunications consulting company with over 60 staff located in 6 offices in Australia. Gibson Quai - AAS provides national and international coverage for its full range of strategic, business and technology consulting services that are tailored to suit specific industry sectors. The delivery of our services is supported by experience and expertise in a wide range of relevant technologies.