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HEAnet Wireless Strategy. Brief. Investigate nationally ubiquitous wireless access to the HEAnet network for all HEAnet clients. Identify all potential options Identify & Investigate the most feasible options Recommend a Strategy. Approach. Widespread Consultation
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Brief • Investigate nationally ubiquitous wireless access to the HEAnet network for all HEAnet clients. • Identify all potential options • Identify & Investigate the most feasible options • Recommend a Strategy
Approach Widespread Consultation 13 Candidate Solutions Initially Considered 5 Candidate Solutions Investigated in detail Strategy Issued to board & adopted Procurement exercise conducted Tender awarded to O2 Service ready Aug 08
Overwhelming agreement -extend campus cloud Quality of Service Price/Cost Ease of use Regulatory Viability Commercial Viability To deliver To maintain Mobility Ease of delivery Inability to fund from existing HEI funds Some Key Findings
Key Recommendations • Develop, communicate and implement a wireless strategy • meets major requirements • has widespread sectoral buy-in • Is flexible to keep pace with technology and commercial changes • Implement the strategy over 2 major phases
Key Recommendations • Put in place mechanisms to drive adoption and ensure success • Funding plan • Sectoral and HEI service owners • Communication & marketing plans and resources • Acquisition, Provisioning and Support Mechanisms • Put in place review and Governance mechanisms
Phase 1 - Mid 2008 - 2010 • Deliver a national high quality and affordable MNO wireless service – Sept 2008 • Drive adoption – target - 10% of HEI market per annum • DO NOT implement WiFi hotspot peering • Rollout emerging security middleware strategies • National Sectoral Federation • Eduroam
Bridge to Phase 2 • Build sectoral expertise on next generation mobile wireless (WIMAX or others) by supporting and assessing nominated trials • Apply to COMREG for sectoral Wireless licences (technology agnostic) • Conduct annual and mid term review
Phase 2 - 2010 - 2013 • Mid Term Review – confirms technology selection • Design, Procure and Deliver an on and off-campus WIMAX (or other) solution for participating HEI’s to: • Complement Campus WiFi services • Augment or Replace MNO Service for off campus • WIMAX Service may either be • Sectoral built (HEI and HEAnet) • Outsourced to Commercial provider
Phase 2 • Continue to drive adoption for near and off-campus – target 10% per annum • Continue to drive Security middleware strategy
Critical Success Factor’s • “Buy-in” - Maximum participation of HEI’s &realistic level of adoption by end users • Price • Quality of the service • Marketing of solution to the end user community • Active Participation of the Commercial sector & commercial viability of any offering
Outcomes – Phase 1 • 30,000+ HE&R Subscribers • “Partnerships” with Mobile industry • NGN Mobile WIMAX & Other trials conducted • Sectoral Centre of Excellence/Expertise created for NGN Mobile WIMAX & LTE • Certainty on sectoral WIMAX licence