On 6 and 7 March 2006 ACMA hosted the Wireless Spectrum Strategies 2006 seminar at the Australian National Maritime Museum in Sydney. The seminar allowed industry and ACMA to discuss the future spectrum needs for wireless access services and mobile television.
The seminar gave interested parties further opportunity to discuss the issues contained in ACMA's discussion paper Strategies for Wireless Access Services.
Presentations
Speaker biographies and several presentations from the seminar are available for download.
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Monday 6 March |
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| 8.00 | Registration & coffee |
| 8.30-9.00 |
Opening address Lyn Maddock, Deputy Chair, ACMA |
| 9.00-9.30 |
Spectrum planning: what it means for broadband services Deanne Weir, Group Director, Corporate Development and Legal Affairs, Austar |
| 9.30-10.00 |
Auction of 15 MHz of spectrum in 2010-2025 MHz band Brendan Vernon, Manager, Market Analysis Section, Policy & Pricing Branch, ACMA |
| 10.00-10.30 |
Spectrum - insights from a neutral platform Udhay Mathialagan, Director, Strategic Development & Commercial Operations, Crown Castle |
| 10.30-11.15 | Morning coffee |
| 11.15-11.45 |
Industry, dimensioning a network Grant Stepa, Managing Director (Aus/NZ), Regional Vice President Australasia, Airspan Networks Pty Ltd |
| 11.45-12.15 |
Mobile trends Simon Curry, Group Manager, Communications and Media, Intel |
| 12.15-12.45 |
Wireless access spectrum strategies Andrew Kerans, Executive Manager, Planning Branch, ACMA |
| 12.45-1.45 | Lunch |
| 1.45-2.15 |
Cost effective wireless voice and broadband data service for the rural Jack Mar, President, CDMA Division, UTStarcom |
| 2.15-2.45 |
Wireless ISP perspective Mike Parnell, Shoalhaven Internet |
| 2.45-3.15 |
Spectrum access in regional, rural and remote Australia - a policy framework for stronger economic growth [Summary of presentation] Lynda Summers, Deputy Chair Murray Regional Development Board and Rob Connell, Project Officer of Murray Regional ICT Committee |
| 3.15-4.00 | Afternoon tea |
| 4.00-4.30 |
Optus Networks perspective Peter Ferris, General Manager, Technology & Planning, Optus Networks |
| 4.30-5.00 |
Strategies for wireless access services - a few thoughts and comments Stewart Wallace, Senior Technology Specialist, Strategic Network Resources, Office of CTO, Telstra |
| 5.00-5.30 |
Spectrum requirements for production of broadcast quality television Andrew King, Network Manager Strategic Communications, Network Ten |
| 5.30-6.30 |
Cocktail reception Maritime Museum |
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Tuesday 7 March |
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| 8.30 | Registration & coffee |
| 9.00-9.30 |
Current DVB-H trial and prospective future - technical David Hilliger, Product Development Manager, Broadcast Australia |
| 9.30-10.00 |
Current DVB-H trial - application Darren Kirsop-Frearson, Managing Director, The Bridge Networks |
| 10.00-10.30 |
The world is going mobile Simon Curry, Group Manager, Communications and Media, Intel |
| 10.30-11.15 | Morning coffee |
| 11.15-11.45 |
Vision for the future? Handsets Bruce Webb, Business Development Manager, Rich Media & Music APAC, Nokia |
| 11.45-12.15 |
MediaFLO in Australia (2.1 mb) Mantosh Malhotra, Senior Business Manager Aus/NZ, Qualcomm International |
| 12.15-1.15 | Lunch |
| 1.15-1.45 |
An overview of wireless spectrum strategies Simon Haynes, Broadcast Sales, Rohde and Schwarz |
| 1.45-3.30 |
Panel discussion |
