1. Recent mobility strategy developments in HEAnet Mike Norris 9 th November 2011

2. Agenda HEAnet background, fixed network Mobility Strategy v1 Intervening changes Mobility Strategy v2 Highlights Roles of NREN

3. Fibre network April 2008 (~2300km)

4. Galway Access Ring NUIG Northern Computer Room, IDA Dangan Open Learning Centre UCHG Clinical Science Institute NUIG ASSC Computer Room 139 NUIG M Ryan Institute CAO GMIT Comms Room GMIT Comms Room 924 CoLo, Monlvea Road

5. Network Trends, since 1991

6. Status of Fixed Networks Dark Fibre Bluenet, Rednet, Greennet... IP, p2p IPv4, IPv6 Campus LANs – Multiple devices per person

7. E-Learning in HEAnet VLEs Mobility Student as a content provider Context and location dependency Apps for everything (including project outputs)

8. Wireless/Mobility Strategy Wireless/Mobility Strategy

9. Mobility Strategy v1 (2008) NREN support for Education & Research Ubiquitous service eduroam deployment 3G service - below market price - pre-pay and contract No to WiFi off campus WiMax trials Engage with regulator

10. eduroam service Available in: 6 out of 8 universities 7 out of 13 institutes of technology 2 out of 4 other third-level institutions 3 other client institutions See http://www.eduroam.iehttp://www.eduroam.ie See also http://www.edugate.ie as eduroam and Federation are loosely coupledhttp://www.edugate.ie

11. Mobile broadband growth 0 500 1 000 1 500 2 000 2 500 3 000 3 500 4 000 4 500 5 000 200820092010201120122013201420152016 Subscriptions (million) Mobile PC & Tablets Handheld devices

12. Mobile broadband growth Ericsson predict: - the mobile traffic growth will be 60% CAGR in the next five years - number of smartphones to increase 5-fold… - … and generated traffic 8-fold - number of tablets to increase 10-fold… - … and generated traffic 40-fold

13. Technology Trends ShortMediumLong Nationwide Near Campus On Campus 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 WiFi 3G LTE WiMax WiFi MVNO/APN Partnering 5G ?

14. Mobility Strategy v2 (2011) 3G service - added value - range of devices - framework agreement - pre-pay and contract WiFi + eduroam off campus 5 x provide, 3 x advise, 1 x (facilitate, ensure, develop, promote, evolve, drive) Engage with regulator

15. HEAnet strategy directives

16. Mobility update, Nov 2011 Mobile broadband service - new contract began in September 2011 - around 3000 subscribers at end of October - over 92% go for 1-year contract - range of devices, dongle most popular (92%) - steady uptake from all clients - popular with students and staff - collaboration on federation Extracts from other strands of strategy - off-campus WiFi/eduroam being explored - APN for schools successfully trialed - promote e-learning, options to support

17. Extracts from other strands of strategy Build up capability, provide centre of excellence Promote e-learning, options to support Continue to engage with regulator

18. Possible projects, with O2 and others (1) Federated access in O2 website Trial of eduroam off-campus Mobile application development APN for specific user group or purposes 3G and WiFi integration Fixed to mobile connection, SIP trunk

19. Possible projects, with O2 and others (2) Cloud service e.g. unified communications E-learning projects LTE trial Knowledge transfer IPv6 rollout in APN

20. Roles of NREN Broker Advocate Technical Advisor Provider Other...

21. GÉANT 2020 “GÉANT 2020 needs to be much more active in the wireless domain and the NRENS may even wish to consider delivering such services themselves.” Report of the GÉANT Expert Group October 2011

22. Spectrum for education & research In the USA, the FCC has the Educational Broadband ServiceEducational Broadband Service In Ireland, the Communications Regulator acknowledges the case for spectrum reserved for education purposesspectrum reserved for education purposes