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Spectrum access in regional, rural and remote Australia A policy framework for stronger economic growth Lynda Summers, Deputy Chair, MRDB with Rob Connell, Regional ICT Project Officer, MRDB. The Regional ICT Committee A project of the MRDB.
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Spectrum access in regional, rural and remote Australia A policy framework for stronger economic growth Lynda Summers, Deputy Chair, MRDB with Rob Connell, Regional ICT Project Officer, MRDB
The Regional ICT Committee A project of the MRDB • Area: 17 NSW and Victorian local government areas • Membership: Local Government, TAFE, Universities, schools, public and private health, industry and business, State government and more… • Focus: Regional, rural and remote economic development
The Choice • A continuance of the domination of carriers in determining the technology, capacity, quality, service levels, product set and implementation time-frame or • A new paradigm of innovation through partnerships between communities, industry sectors, suppliers/manufacturers, service providers and content producers
Spectrum: A resource for the nation’s economic future • Rural and remote industry is the engine room of the nation’s economy • Farming, forestry, mining, water management: • Telemetry and telematics (M2M, control and measurement systems etc.) • Logistics and supply chain efficiencies • Voice and data access from anywhere to anywhere • Emergency services • Converged services over IP networks built to support rural industries also provides • Farm and small community access high speed internet, VoIP services and the benefits of a mobile, more productive workforce • Local Government and regional and rural productivity gains through workforce mobility • Social equity through universal access to health, education and other Internet delivered resources
Spectrum2: Global standards • Globally compliant WiMAX spectrum • Carrier grade services for VPN voice and data betworks for Local Government and industry • Backhaul for on farm and in township WiFi mesh networks • 850MHz spectrum for wide-area voice and data networks • telemetry and telematics • CDMA local loop telephony • 1xRRT and EvDO data • Serial SCADA support
Global Standards 2. • Standards = Interoperability: locally, regionally, nationally and internationally • Standards = lower costs through competition • Standards = lower integration costs • Standards = relief from dependencies: vendor, manufacturer, carrier.
“Greetings and apologies, the Sol strategy needs a lot of probing. What we want from conferences such as this is a fair and consumer oriented outcome, not a carrier-dominant one.” Tim Fischer, 3rd March 2006.