1. University of South Australia March 2002 1 Explorations in Telecommunications: Seeking New Frontiers by Professor Michael Miller Professor Emeritus, University of South Australia Encounter 2002 Lecture Series Hawke Centre, University of South Australia

2. University of South Australia March 2002 2 Encounter 2002 1802 - Baudin had no means of knowing that Flinders was in the area - no telecommunications existed How have telecommunications developments changed our society in 200 years? Benefits from British & French engineering Analogies with today’s new social experiment in communications mNet project - Adelaide as the hub of a new “encounter” likely to once again transform social & business practices

3. University of South Australia March 2002 3 Early History of Telecoms 1680 - English physicist, Robert Hooke - concept of visual telegraph systems 1780 - put into practice by French engineer - Claude Chappe 230km line of optical telegraph stations from Paris to Lille whole of France systems proved of great military advantage

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5. University of South Australia March 2002 5 Early History of Telecoms (cont) UK - mid 19th century - electric telegraphs began to appear US -1845 - Samuel Morse - Washington to Baltimore South Australia - Charles Todd - 1855 - Adelaide to Port Adelaide - 1872 - overland telegraph to Darwin US - 1890- Elisha Gray & Alexander Graham Bell patents

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7. University of South Australia March 2002 7 Recent Decades 1960s & 1970s - founding of the Internet How have telecommunications developments changed our society in 200 years? Benefits from British & French engineering Analogies with today’s new social experiment in communications mNet project - Adelaide as the hub of a new “encounter” likely to once again transform social & business practices

8. University of South Australia March 2002 8 New Worlds -The Founding of the Internet A network: - a number of computers or other telecom devices use a shared medium to communicate - eg ethernet system. An intranet - two or more networks connected through intermediary systems Typical Small Network

9. University of South Australia March 2002 9 What is the Internet?  All messages/data are transmitted across the Internet use the Internet Protocol (IP)  A large part of the data also uses the Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) - hence TCP/IP  World Wide Web (WWW) : the browsing service/interface that enables access across the Internet to a highly distributed, global, multi-media database The Internet: with a capital “I” is the global internetwork that links businesses, universities, schools and public and private users.

10. University of South Australia March 2002 10 Total worldwide network demand 135 273 588 1572 4451 11328 27645 948 1107 1294 1511 1766 2063 2411 0 5000 10000 15000 20000 25000 30000 1996199719981999200020012002 Data Voice Gbps Source: Insight Research Corp, May 1998

11. University of South Australia March 2002 11 “Wireless access to the web will be the catalyst for a revolution of the Internet which is as profound as the impact of the original wired Internet circa 1994.” www.gartner.com Mobility is the future of the Internet

12. University of South Australia March 2002 12 The mNet Australia Project

13. University of South Australia March 2002 13 Snapshot - the mNet project $9.23 million from the Australian Government $24m in-kind from the mNet partners, to: Establish wireless communication networks Undertake advanced wireless research Support development of applications The network is part of a $30+ million project to make Australian companies key players in the next wave of the Internet.

14. University of South Australia March 2002 14 Snapshot - the mNet network Core network  3G cellular mobile radio base stations along North Terrace in Adelaide  Base stations linked by optical fibre  Wireless LANs covering selected buildings and spaces Regional node  Cellular network extended to Whyalla - to explore the delivery of health and education services to regional areas

15. University of South Australia March 2002 15 mNet location of core network North Terrace, Adelaide. A well defined microcosm of business, cultural and recreational activity. RetailEntertainmentCultural GovernmentFinanceTourism HealthEducationResidential.

16. University of South Australia March 2002 16 mNet Stakeholders 3 universities: University of South Australia Adelaide University Flinders University Australian Developers: Aspect Computing BetterHealth Global Chimo DSpace Imagination Entertainment Knowledge South Medical Communications Associates Also: SA Govt, Playford Centre & The City of Adelaide 3 Carriers: Telstra, Agile & Airnet Multinational ICT Companies: Alcatel, Cisco, Compaq, CSC & Motorola

17. University of South Australia March 2002 17 mNet Research Programs mNet Research Programs To develop core intellectual property: Examples:  Wireless LAN deployment in wide area networks  Connection handover 3G/wLAN  Third generation network architectures  Research to support 3G application development  Voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) mNet Corporation will commission research into the practical issues that emerge in the deployment of advanced networks.

18. University of South Australia March 2002 18 mNet Industry Programs mNet Industry Programs To support application development in 6 areas:  Conventions & Tourism (eg WCIT 2002)  Tele-health & other Health Informatics  City E-business / mobile commerce  Education  New media & entertainment  Intelligent Transport The mNet network will enable Australian commercial developers to profit from an investment in developing new mobile Internet applications and services

19. University of South Australia March 2002 19 Encounters in 2002 Encounters in 2002 New adventures in telecommunications  m.Net -an advanced Mobile Internet research environment development of applications and services for the new economy in a modern society Support for the commercialisation of Australian mobile Internet technologies and applications Positioning Australia to profit from leadership in the application of next generation telecommunications technology