Wireless Broadband Future Forum

Written by Adam Gosling

Monday, 14 August 2006

Part of its ongoing analysis of the Next Generation Network infrastructure built, the Australian Communications Industry Forum (ACIF) is hosting a Future Forum to discuss the challenges of broadband wireless. The event, to be staged in Sydney on August 22nd, will take place at Future Wireless - the second in a series of ACIF forums being convened to look at the issues relating to NGN access technologies. The series is designed to identify the major operational, technical, regulatory and commercial issues that need to be addressed as Australia moves to the NGN environment. The strategy is in line with ACIF's belief that the industry itself must take as much responsibility as possible for developing the NGN transition framework. One of the main objectives of the Future Forums is to pinpoint those areas that are most appropriate for industry-led initiatives. Anne Hurley, CEO of ACIF (soon-to-be Communications Alliance), said the Future Forums offered the industry a unique opportunity to set the agenda for the NGN transition. "We can take the lead in deciding our future direction or we can sit around and wait for our fate to be determined by others," Hurley said in a statement. "From what I am hearing throughout the industry, there is an overwhelming preference for the proactive approach and we are doing our utmost to facilitate that process." The Future Wireless Forum will be hosted by law firm Baker & McKenzie, Level 27, Bridge Street, Sydney, between 1.30 pm and 6pm on Tuesday, August 22. Register here www.slatteryit.com.au/acif_wireless.aspx. Future Wireless Speakers: Anne Hurley, CEO of ACIF Eric Hamilton (CTO, Unwired) Jason Ashton (Director, BigAir) Shara Evans (Founder, Market Clarity) Simon Curry (Group Manager, Intel Australia) Ray Owen (Asia Director, Motorola) Anthony Goonan (General Manager Wireless Planning, Telstra) Neil Robinson (Manager, Access Technology & Planning, Optus Networks) Justin Jamieson (Partner, Spectrum Strategy Consultants) John Lindsay (Carrier Relations Manager, Internode) Jim Holmes (Principal Consultant, Ovum) Related news items Telstra Wireless Hits Speed Record -24/09/2007 HP Plans More iPaqs As PDAs Become Smartphones -12/08/2007 Vodafone HSDPA Stretches To Brisbane -05/07/2007 Notebooks Up Again: IDC -20/03/2007 New ToughBook Hitting The Streets -25/02/2007 Newer news items Low-Cost Ryanair To Allow In-Flight Mobiles -03/09/2006 Nokia, SingTel To Launch Dual-Mode Telephony -03/09/2006 With Revenue Up 126% - It's A Wizz -28/08/2006 Feds Fund Satellite Broadband For Remote Australia -26/08/2006 Wireless Broadband Gets A New Spin -24/08/2006 Older news items Luxury Yachts Get Intelsat Broadband -09/08/2006 The Wireless Loop Spectrum Nobody Wants -02/08/2006 Unwired Trims Wireless Broadband Plans -31/07/2006 BigAir Turns 10 (thousand) Ahead Of Schedule -30/07/2006 Better Unwired Coverage In Melbourne -19/07/2006 Tag This Now: