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Peter Goodwin, Accelerate Nottingham

Extending Access Beyond the Campus. Peter Goodwin, Accelerate Nottingham. Accelerate Nottingham-Membership. Councils - City and County Community: Notts Council for Voluntary Services Education : University of Nottingham, Nottingham Trent University, New College Nottingham

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Peter Goodwin, Accelerate Nottingham

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  1. Extending Access Beyond the Campus Peter Goodwin, Accelerate Nottingham

  2. Accelerate Nottingham-Membership • Councils - City and County • Community: Notts Council for Voluntary Services • Education: University of Nottingham, Nottingham Trent University, New College Nottingham • Business: Business Link, Nottingham Chamber of Commerce, BT and LSC • Public Sector: Emda, GNP Police, NHS

  3. Accelerate Nottingham • Look for areas of activity where partners can collaborate • Identify strategic projects which benefit the city as a whole • Deliver leading edge projects on behalf of partners • Identify sources of funding and bid on behalf of partners • Disseminate best practise • Act as “thought leader” for partners

  4. Accelerate Nottingham • Look for areas of activity where partners can collaborate • Identify strategic projects which benefit the city as a whole • Deliver leading edge projects on behalf of partners • Identify sources of funding and bid on behalf of partners • Disseminate best practise • Act as “thought leader” for partners

  5. Off Campus Hotspots • Both Universities engaged with our project • 50 on campus hotspots • 35 off campus hotspots • Others • Market Sq • Main bus station • Railway station

  6. Why do it? • Students don’t just stay on campus and in halls! • “Selling point” for the university and local area • Allows campus to interact with local businesses • An opportunity to engage with wider partners, who else can benefit from the network? • Launch pad for wider wireless initiatives

  7. Off Campus Hotspots Key elements • It takes time to set up the network and needs to be co-ordinated with the academic year • All partnership arrangements and funding arrangements will be differentin each city • Engage with students and use partners to drive up usage

  8. Extending Access Beyond the Campus Michael Beatty, Telegeneration Ltd

  9. Sociable, Spontaneous, Simple Internet Access • Wireless Internet access at home, work and in places where people meet socially. • New life-style based on personal computing devices (lap-tops, PDA’s, games machines) used in shared environments. • Inclusive: membership that is affordable for everyone. • Universities are key shapers of this new environment.

  10. What is TeleGeneration’s Role? • To assist universities in spreading internet availability and skills beyond the campus and across the city • To enable universities to use WiFi as a means of building inclusive relationships beyond the campus. • To install and operate fully integrated WiFi services for university students, staff and visitors on and off campus • To provide internet access across the city that is affordable and available for everyone to use.

  11. Affordable WiFi for Everyone • Typically £2 per year per student for unlimited access in the city • Vouchers for official visitors • JANET roaming on-campus for academic visitors • £5 per week on-line payment for commercial access on or off campus

  12. Technology • Dual hubs in Manchester and Nottingham Universities • Continuous development of service features with universities and industry partners. • Centrally authenticated and managed ADSL service for city hotspots • Seamless integration of on-campus service over LAN and off-campus WAN based access. • Award winning service in partnership with UCLAN and Preston city council.

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