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Agenda

 
Day One
| Day One | Day Two |
Registration and coffee - 8:30am
Session commences 9:00am
1. Broadband Techno-Economics
  • Broadband over whatever technology an empowering phenomenon
  • Density, Distance & Terrain: the unique challenges of the Australian Landscape
  • A world of Trade-offs: Coverage vs. Data Throughput
  • The concept of a National Broadband Network
  • External forces influencing the NBN
  • What is Techno-Economics?
  • What are applications of Techno-Economics?
  • What decisions can be made using Techno-Economics?
  • What tools are used in Techno-Economics?
  • Inputs to typical Techno-Economics decision process
  • Results from the Techno-Economics decision process
  • Major results & conclusions from European studies
  • FSAN and its influence on Incumbent Operators
2. Broadband Access TechnologiesWireline
  • X Digital Subscriber Line(Fibre to the Exchange)
    • xDSL-breathing new life into old copper
    • How does DSL enable high speed data over copper?
    • Copper Loop Length Limitations and Spectral Compatibility
    • The deployment scenarios and techno-economics of xDSL
    • Next Generation xDSL (ADSL2+, VDSL2). What are the limitations?
    • Issues relating to Unbundling the Local Loop and Co-location
    • How much copper is really available for xDSL?
    • What you didn't know about xDSL?
    • Pumping up the data rates with bonding and other techniques
    • The case for xDSL
    • The case against xDSL
  • Hybrid Fibre Coax aka Cable(Fibre to the Neighborhood)
    • How can Cable TV infrastructure be used to deliver broadband?
    • Whats the difference between Telstras and Optuss HFC network?
    • The deployment economics of HFC
    • Can HFC be used to deliver broadband access to NGN services?
    • The future of the HFC architecture
    • What is DOCSIS?
    • The case for HFC
    • The case against HFC
Session Ends -10 :45am
Morning Tea/Coffee 10:45am 11:00 am
  • FTTH/PFIbre to the Home/Premise the ultimate end game
    • Optical System fundamentals and network devices
    • Optical Fibre deployment scenarios
    • The Network Build Cycle and reducing the Capital Expenditure (CapEx) in All Optical Networks?
    • Aerial vs. Ducted deployment
    • The Optical to Electrical Conversion Dilemma
    • What are Passive Optical Networks?
    • Optical Networking Terminals and Devices?
    • Minimizing civil works by leveraging Municipalities and utilities, RoW
    • The case for Optical Access
    • The case against Optical Access
  • Moving the Fibre Frontier as close as you can
    • Fibre to the Curb/Kerb (FTTC)
      • Greenfield vs. Brownfield scenarios
      • FTTC (Fibre to the Curb) the case for and against
      • VDSL (Fibre to the Curb) the case for and against the 500m drop
      • Using copper both on the drop and the trunk side
    • Fibre to the Node (FTTN)
      • FTTN (Fibre to the Node) why is it the incumbents choice
      • The techno-economic rationale for FTTN
      • Cabinets vs. Nodes
      • FTTB (Fibre to the Building) where the building becomes the node
      • How is FTTN deployed and what are the benefits?
      • FTTN activities around the world
      • Is FTTN the most appropriate choice available to Australia?
      • Outside Plant solutions for FTTN a brief look at a different paradigm
Lunch 12:15pm 1:00 pm
3. The dark horses in Broadband Access
  • Broadband over Power Line Hype or Hope revisited
    • What is Power Line Communications?
    • The Power Grid why it may be suitable for Telecom
    • How does it work?
    • Why didnt PLC take off before?
    • Broadband over Powerlines (BPL) the next generation
    • Can BPL be considered a serious contender for broadband access?
    • Deployment economics, architecture and issues
    • Regulation and EMC issues
    • Utilities and Telcos. Are they natural bedfellows?
    • The case for BPL
    • The case against BPL
  • Free Space Optics or Infrared Communications
    • What is FSO?
    • Where is it applicable?
    • Deployment Economics
    • The case for FSO
    • The case against FSO
4. Broadband Access the fixed wireless alternatives
    • A brief introduction to the black art of Radio
    • Why didnt BWA take off before?
    • Whats changed now?
    • Can wireless match the performance and reliability of wireline?
  • WMANs (Wireless Metro Access Networks)
    • Evolution of WiMAX (IEEE 802.16) from Fixed to Portable to eventually Mobile
    • The potential benefits of volume economics and being a standard
    • Unlicensed Bands a non technological breakthrough
    • NLOS (Non Line of Sight) operation the killer technological breakthrough
    • OFDM and why is it considered the future of broadband wireless?
    • Antennas and Free Space Propagation
    • Link Budget and Shannons Law
    • The WiMAX optimism
    • The realistic data speeds can users expect from WiMAX
    • Improving coverage and increasing data speeds with Intelligent Antennas
    • Volume Economics and Integration goals
    • Techno-Economics of various deployment scenarios of WiMAX
    • Greenfield vs. Brownfield scenarios for WiMAX
    • The case against WiMAX
  • WLANs (Wireless Local Area Networks)
    • WiFi in the Home, Enterprise and Public Access
    • WiFi 802.11x and beyond for public broadband access
    • City Wide and Municipal 'Muni' Wireless Mesh networks
    • Deployment Economics for muni mesh wireless networks
    • The case for muni 'mesh' wireless networks
    • The case against muni 'mesh' wireless networks
  • Next Generation Satellite WWAN (Wireless Wide Area Networks)
    • The different satellite systems LEO, MEO, GEO
    • Bent pipe vs. on board switching
    • Direct-to-Home Is it a broadband access option?
    • Deployment economics
    • How can satellite be used for to deliver broadband to rural Australia?
    • The case for Satellite
    • The case against Satellite
Afternoon Tea Break 3:00pm 3:15pm
5. Mobile Broadband Wireless Access The quest for Personal broadband
  • Emerging MBWA proprietary technologies and standards
    • The trade-offs and challenges of achieving Personal Broadband Mobility
    • Some other MBWA alternatives
    • Mobile WiMAX (802.16e) Is it truly Mobile?
    • Mobile-Fi (802.20) What happened?
    • iBurst (TDSDMA) the intelligent option
    • IP Wireless (TD-CDMA) good in theory but what about in practice
  • The 3GPP based technology options for personal broadband
    • Mobile Cellular Evolution
    • Why cellular mobile communications?
    • What techniques are used to create additional spectrum?
    • Radio Access Network
    • Network Subsystem and Core Network
    • Types of Cellular Systems
    • Mobility Management: How mobility is really achieved?
    • The case for and against Cellular Mobile Communications
    • From 2G to 3.5G and beyond?
    • 3G Infrastructure deployment and sharing scenarios
    • The 3GPP performance roadmap for 3G/W-CDMA
    • Pumping up the bit rate with HSxPA
    • The future of HSPA+ and other air-interface enhancements
    • The benefits of using different parts of the spectrum
    • What is 3.99G or LTE?
    • The future of the Next generation wireless CDMA vs. OFDM?
    • What is 4G?
End of First Day 5:00pm
 
Day Two
| Day Two | Day Two |
Coffee and networking 8:30am
Day 2 9:00am 10:30am
6. Transitioning from the PSTN to the Broadband (NGN)
  • A brief look at the PSTN and how it works?
    • POTS and the narrowband world
    • The PSTN its structure and underlying technologies?
    • Principles of Circuit Switching?
    • Signaling the nervous system of the PSTN
    • CLASS5 switches the workhorse of the PSTN
  • Transmission Concepts and Systems
    • Digitization, Multiplexing and the Digital Hierarchy
    • How circuits are actually assembled in the telecom cloud?
    • Transport of broadband services over Optical Transport networks
    • SONET/SDH (Synchronous Digital Hierarchy)
    • Rings, Redundancy and Protection
    • Optical transmission and networking made simple
    • Optical Switching and routing
  • Backhaul a necessary but often forgotten part of any access network
    • Technology options and rollout strategies for Backhaul
    • Aggregating traffic from the Access Network to the Core
    • Leveraging Utilities and municipalities Rights of Way
Morning Tea/Coffee 10:30am 10:45 am
  • The Broadband NGN merging of the Internet, Telecoms and IT
    • Internet Protocol and the uprooting of conventional wisdom
    • NGN migration strategies: Inside Out vs. Outside In
    • The benefits of integrated NGN to Telcos
    • Understanding Multiservice Access and architectures
      • Protocols and Standards
      • What is Next Generation Voice over IP (VoIP)?
      • Why is VoIP revolutionizing voice?
      • Why has SIP become important?
      • The benefits of packetizing voice to the Telco
      • Softswitches vs. Class 5 Switches
      • Distributed vs. Centralized architectures
      • The implications to the telecom network as we know it
      • Applications and Services Development
    • Service Issues
      • What constitutes quality?
      • Mechanisms to provide Quality of Service when using IP?
      • What is MPLS?
      • How does MPLS enable delivery of reliable IP services?
      • What is the Triple Play backbone?
    • Fixed Mobile Convergence
      • What is IMS?
      • Why is IMS a key NGN architecture?
      • What are the benefits of deploying IMS?
      • Bridging the Mobile and Fixed Networks
Lunch 12:30pm 1:30 pm
  • The Broadband Enterprise Connecting the LAN to the MAN
    • The emergence of the Optical Enterprise
    • The evolution of Ethernet access to Gigabit Ethernet and beyond
    • Unifying the wireline and wireless networks
    • IP Telephony beyond VoIP
  • The Broadband Enterprise Connecting the MAN to the WAN
    • Expanding the boundaries of the enterprise
    • Optical Metro Access Networks
    • SDH vs. GbE the battle for Metro Access.
    • OADM, OXC and MSPP. What are they?
    • What is VPLS (Virtual Private LAN Service)?
7. The deployment of a National Broadband Network
  • Broadband deployments from around the world
    • The success stories and how they are deploying them?
    • Utilities, Municipalities, Railways, Rights of Way in reducing CapEx
    • The key findings, techno-economics, and applicability to Australia
  • Broadband rollouts the state of play in Australia
    • xDSL
    • Broadband Wireless
    • FTTx
  • The unique challenges and possibilities for Rural Australia
    • Is FTTN the appropriate choice for Rural Australia?
    • What are the wireless possibilities for broadband in rural Australia?
    • What are the benefits of using the sub 900 MHz spectrum?
    • Municipal Wireless Mesh Networks Going your own way
  • National Broadband Network
    • Trying to resolve the Coverage vs. Data throughput trade-off
    • The NBN bidders: Hype or Hope?
    • What might their networks look like?
    • What should the NBN look like?
Afternoon Tea Break 3:00pm 3:15pm
8. Techno-Economics Hypothetical So you want to become a Telco?
  • Market Analysis and Forecasting Demand for Broadband Services
    • Coverage, Traffic Demand,
    • Technology, Infrastructure, Equipment
  • Initial Capital Investment (CapEX)
    • Initial Capital Investment
    • First Installed Costs
  • Operational and Maintenance Costs (OpEX)
    • Life Cycle Costs
    • Deriving Figures of Merit (NPV, IRR)
  • Alternative Deployment Strategies Scenarios
    • New Entrant vs. Incumbent
  • Residential Area Case Study
  • Downtown Area Case Study
  • Rural Area Case Study
Session Ends 4:30pm
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