Post on 14-Dec-2015
Agenda
• Campus networks trends
• Wireless strategy
• Tender for national mobile broadband service
• Statistics on NMBS use
Campus Networks are Changing
• On Campus– Wireless has already overtaken wired
at some campuses!– Number of base stations
• Mean 156 • Max 900• Min 16
• Nationally – Comreg Q2 2008– Mobile Broadband 222,330 +394.07%
• Globally – 4 Billion Mobile phones Globally
Sources WINLAB, Telegeography 2007, Mike Norris, Comreg & Fred Clarke UCD
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Q: What access network will your users use to connect to your network in 2010?
• Access technologies– Fixed network– WiFi– WiMAX– 3G– LTE(4G)– Combination of all of the above?– Other technologies?
Answer
• A1) Stick with WiFi only on Campus
• A2) Negotiate 3G/4G service and remove WiFi
• A3) Build, wholesale or negotiate a WiMAX service
• A4) Combination of all of the above?
• A5)...
A4) Combination of all
• Introduces issues:– Roaming between WiFi/WiMAX/3G– On Campus and off campus overlap– Provision of services
• Mobile portal? More portals?• Support – IT helpdesk, operator?
– Authentication – SIM, Passwords, Identity Management– Spectrum issues, licensed, unlicensed– Others?
Wireless Strategy Needed.
Two Choices;
1.Develop the strategy within HEAnet with consultation from our clients
2. Engage consultants to develop a strategy
Consultants Brief
• Investigate nationally ubiquitous wireless access to the HEAnet network for all HEAnet clients.
• Identify all potential options
• Identify & Investigate the most feasible options
• Recommend a Strategy
Wi-Fi Peering
Strategy Approach
Widespread Consultation
13 Candidate Solutions Initially Considered
5 Candidate Solutions Investigated in detail
Strategy Findings
• Overwhelming agreement - extend campus cloud
• Quality of Service• Price/Cost• Ease of use• Regulatory Viability
• Commercial Viability– To deliver– To maintain
• Mobility• Ease of delivery• Inability to fund
infrastructure from existing HEI funds
Define the Strategy
• Campuses did not favour any particular technology over another, provided the key objectives were met.
• Strategy could be delivered in phases.
Split the strategy
Phase 1 - Mid 2008 - 2010• Deliver a national high quality and affordable MNO wireless
service – Sept 2008 • Drive adoption – target - 10% of HEI market per annum• DO NOT implement WiFi hotspot peering • Rollout with emerging security middleware strategies
– National Sectoral Federation
– Eduroam
Split the strategy
Bridge to Phase 2• Build sectoral expertise on next generation mobile wireless
(WIMAX or others) by supporting and assessing nominated trials
• Apply to COMREG for sectoral Wireless licences (technology agnostic)
• Conduct annual and mid term review
Split the strategyPhase 2 - 2010 - 2013• Mid Term Review – confirms technology selection• Design, Procure and Deliver an on and off-campus WIMAX (or
other) solution for participating HEI’s to:– Complement Campus WiFi services
– Augment or Replace MNO Service for off campus
• WIMAX Service may either be– Sectoral built (HEI and HEAnet) OR Outsourced to Commercial provider
• Continue to drive adoption for near and off-campus – target 10% per annum
• Continue to drive middleware adoption.
Wireless Strategy
• Phase 1 (2008-2011)– National Mobile Broadband Service– Continued rollout of eduroam– Implement existing middleware strategy to support mobility– Etc.
– Proceed to Tender for NMBS
Tender Objectives
• Provide national coverage• Price point at or below 15 Euro per month• Dongle must not be a barrier to entry• Different Contract options • Available to staff and students• Availability of service / Quality of service• Support for IPsec, IMAP, SSH, Voip etc• Ability to roam• Support• Reporting
O2 & HEAnet Offer
• O2 Clear - 9 month contract - 30 days termination notice
• - E220 Modem. 7.2Mbit/s down, 384kbit/s up - 5GB limit/month, 0.02 Euro/MB over this - Roaming possible but disabled by default - Monthly cost 15 Euro, modem 20 Euro.
www.o2.ie/heanet
• O2 Contract - 12 month contract - 30 day happiness guarantee - E220 modem. 7.2Mbit/s down, 384kbit/s up - 10GB limit/month, fair usage applies - Roaming possible but disabled by default - Monthly cost 13 Euro, modem 20 Euro.
O2 & HEAnet OfferInsight into carriers view of mobile broadband
– Mobile Broadband traffic is growing rapidlySocial networking iPlayer type traffic
– Subscribers are fickleSocial networking applications on devices can lead to long term customer
relationship
– Students are smart15 day happiness guarantee
HEAnet/O2 Mobile Broadband User Statistics
• Total number of users: – September 1314– October 571 (Mid October)– Total today 2700 with approx 50 new/day
• Contract breakdown:– 9 months 8%– 12 months 92%
• Sales channel breakdown:– Campus sales 37%– Retail sales 63%
• Working with O2 to get statistics :– Nationally, users experience average of 30-50% of maximum speed.
HEAnet/O2 Mobile Broadband User Statistics
• Average calls per subscriber per month: – NMBS 55 – General 64– Corporate <
• Average number of minutes online per subscriber per month– NMBS 4150– General 5129– Corporate <
• Average volume of traffic per subscriber per month– NMBS 2.46 GBytes – General 2.94 Gbytes– Corporate <
• Applications declined– Staff– Students
Strategy next steps
• Federation - Identity management and Mobility
• User trials of WiMAX technology in early 2009
• Possible trial of LTE technology late 2009/2010
• Anything else we should be investigating?
Questions?
glenn.wearen@heanet.ie
www.o2.ie/heanet