ACMA - RadComms09

ACMA’s third annual conference on Spectrum Management

The Australian Communications and Media Authority’s third conference on spectrum management RadComms09 - Foundations for the Future was held at the Australian National Maritime Museum (ANMM) on 29 and 30 April 2009.

The two day conference presented a unique opportunity to hear the latest spectrum developments, participate in open forums and exchange ideas with radiocommunications professionals from across industry and government. Panel sessions were a feature of the conference as well as a dedicated 400 MHz Q & A session, allowing open discussion on contemporary and evolving spectrum issues.

Speakers from both government and industry covered a wide range of topics and contemporary issues including:

Opportunity-Cost Pricing
400 MHz – Government Perspective
Technologies for Dedicated Short-Range Communications
Digital Dividend
Fixed Service Issues
3.6 GHz – ISP Perspective

A Welcome Reception was held in the evening on day one, all delegates were invited to attend the function in the Terrace Room at the ANMM.

There were also several breaks throughout the conference that allowed delegates adequate time to mingle and network.

Agenda, Presentations and Speaker Biographies

The RadComms09 agenda (PDF, 889 kb) includes details about speakers and topics covered at the conference. The presentations given at RadComms09 and MP3 recordings are provided below. Biographies of each speaker can be found in the Speaker Biography Booklet (PDF, 372 kb).

Day 1 - 29 April 2009 – Podcast 1 (WMA, 5 mb)
Address from Chris Chapman (Word, 136 kb) Chairman, ACMA
Address from Senator the Hon. Stephen Conroy Minister from Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy (DBCDE)
Address from Giles Tanner (PDF, 909 kb) General Manager, Inputs to Industry Division, ACMA
Session One: Policy – Podcast 2 (WMA, 2.8 mb)
A DBCDE Perspective (PDF, 376 kb) Keith Besgrove, First Assistant Secretary, Telecommunications, Network Regulation and Australia Post Division, DBCDE
Opportunity-Cost Pricing (PDF, 135 kb) Richard Scheelings, Principal Economist, Economic Research Section, ACMA
Technical Frameworks (PDF, 2 mb) Gabriel Phillips, Senior Engineer, Policy and Research Section, ACMA
Session Two: Land Mobile and Intelligent Transport – Podcast 3 (WMA, 7.4 mb)
Technologies for Dedicated Short-Range Communications (PDF, 2.6 mb) Prof Alex Grant, Director, Institute for Telecommunications Research, University of South Australia
400 MHz – ACMA Update: Process and Progress (PDF, 589 kb) Andrew Stewart, Acting Principal Engineer, Government Planning Section, ACMA
400 MHz – Industry Perspective (PDF, 619 kb) Andrew Findlay, Managing Director, Vertel Pty Ltd
400 MHz – Government Perspective (PDf, 38 kb) Tony Gates, Chair, National Coordinating Committee for Government Radiocommunications
Panel Session One – Podcast 4 (WMA, 3.6 mb)
Day 2 – 30 April 2009
Session Three: Digital Broadcasting – Podcast 5 (WMA, 5.6 mb)
Digital Radio (PDF, 1.3 mb) Joan Warner, CEO, Commercial Radio Australia Ltd
ACMA’s Role in the Digital Switchover (PDF, 667 kb) David Brumfield, Executive Manager, Digital TV Taskforce Branch, ACMA
Digital Dividend (PDF, 115 kb) Chris Althaus, CEO, Australian Mobile Telecommunication Association
Session Four: Emerging Issues – Podcast 6 (WMA, 5.5 mb)
TV: New Technologies (PDF, 3.5 mb) Andrew King, Network Manager, Spectrum and Transmission, Network Ten
The Australian SKA Pathfinder (Part 1 PDF, 1.6 mb; Part 2 PDF, 3 mb; Part 3 PDF, 2.7 mb; Part 4 PDF, 2.5 mb; Part 5 PDF, 1.9 mb) Dr Dave DeBoer, Project Leader, Australian SKA Pathfinder Radio Telescope Project, CSIRO
Fixed-Service Issues (PDF, 896 kb) Peter Hilly, Managing Director, Spectrum Engineering Australia Pty Ltd
Session Five: Wireless Access Services – Podcast 7 (WMA, 6.7 mb)
Short Term Actions for Long Term Evolution (PDF, 359 kb) Tony Warren, Executive Director Regulatory Affairs, Public Policy and Communications, Telstra
Release of 3.6 GHz (PDF, 305 kb) David Goggin, Engineer, Spectrum Engineering Section, ACMA
3.6 GHz – Satellite Industry Perspective (PDF, 972 kb) David Ball, Vice President, Asia Pacific, Intelsat
3.6 GHz – ISP Perspective (PDF, 105 kb) Lynda Summers, Chair, NSW Regional Communities Consultative Committee and Murray Regional Development Board
Panel Session Two – Podcast 8 (WMA, 4.6 mb)