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2011 Australasia Satellite Forum
The Southern Hemisphere’s leading satellite forum was held in Sydney in March 2011. The assembly of world and domestic satellite leaders prompted dialogue and debate on topics concerning the satellite industry in the Australasian region. Topics included the NBN Co’s satellite plans and impact on the satellite industry, developments in maritime, aeronautical and CoTM, utilising satellite capacity to deliver end-user services and the roles and capabilities of satellites for disaster zones.
2011 Australasia Satellite Forum highlights
The Southern Hemisphere’s leading satellite forum was held in Sydney in March 2011. The assembly of world and domestic satellite leaders prompted dialogue and debate on topics concerning the satellite industry in the Australasian region. Topics included the NBN Co’s satellite plans and impact on the satellite industry, developments in maritime, aeronautical and CoTM, utilising satellite capacity to deliver end-user services and the roles and capabilities of satellites for disaster zones.
Analysis: Did NBN Co pay too much for wireless spectrum?
David Havyatt crunches the numbers – and the results aren’t rosy.
There is probably a good reason Senator Conroy avoided mentioning the $120 million price NBN Co paid Austar for wireless spectrum last week in his otherwise laudatory press release.
The simplest of analyses suggests NBN Co has paid way too much for this spectrum.
For those needing a refresher on last week’s news, NBN Co paid $120 million to acquire five year leases on the 2.3 GHz and 3.4 GHz bands.
Usually, the price paid for spectrum is governed by a price-based allocation (usually an auction) for spectrum licenses. The 900 MHz band originally used for GSM is the major exception.
Every price based allocation has occurred in different economic climates, with different lot structures. A” lot” is a small band of the frequency available for a specific geographic area.
Queensland data centre selected to host NBN Co software systems
NBN Co, the company set up by the Federal Government to design, build and operate Australia’s wholesale-only, high-speed broadband network, today announced it had contracted Polaris Data Centre in Queensland to host its second data centre.
The data centre will house NBN Co’s IT infrastructure and its operational and business support systems. The value of the contract is approximately $5 million over five years.
Head of Corporate Services, Mr Kevin Brown, said Polaris’ facilities at Springfield, south-west of Brisbane near one of NBN Co’s Second Release Sites, met NBN Co’s existing and longer-term requirements.
“The contract with Polaris follows the announcement late last year of a contract with a Sydney-based data centre operator, Global Switch. The announcement today of a second data centre will provide the resiliency we need. It is also pleasing that Queensland will now host one of our key national investments, joining the Network Operations Centre in Melbourne and the previously- commissioned data centre in Sydney,” Mr Brown said.
Late last year NBN Co also announced a contract with Cisco to provide its IT infrastructure platforms, including those that will support its operational and business support systems.
NBN Co Network & Operations Information Session – PowerPoint Presentation
NBN Co recently hosted a series of Network and Operations Information Sessions across Australia. The PowerPoint presentation from these events is now available for public viewing below.
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