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The Wireless FutureAgenda

• What were communications the last 20 years?
• What are they like today?
• Whats the roadmap for the next 10 years?
• What are the problems and obstacles well face?
• What are the opportunities well have?
• What are UT Austins communications plans?

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Capability a subjective history

• 1987 19.2Kbps was good, Bitnet, Gopher
• 1994 10MB shared, WWW
• 1996 AIM
• 1998 ATT Digital One Rate Plan cellular use
  takes off
• 2006 100MB switched, 55MB wireless, 350K EV_DO,
  wireless email (TGF for spam filters) and text
  messaging whats the lowest common denominator?
• 2017 Faster, cheaper, smaller, mobiler

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UT Austin Today 802.11
UTexas Public Network Access (PNA)
Includes a small percentage of wired PNA
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UT Austin Cell Phone Ownership
Breakdown by Carrier
Percentage
2005 ITS Survey
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Cell Phone Use Other Than Voice
Percentage
2005 ITS Survey
Mobile and wireless technologies will
proliferate and mature in the next few
years These technologies must be at the
strategic heart of every organizations IT
plans. -Gartner Predicts 2005
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Can You Hear Me Now?

• Cell coverage is poor in many indoor and outdoor
  spaces
• Will be increased usage and new applications
• All Cell companies are approaching to improving
  services

UT Cell Phone Coverage Satisfaction
Percentage
2005 ITS Survey
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Liability
An employee of an Ohio university lost a PDA
containing students' private information. Chronicl
e of Higher Education, June 1, 2006
Are Chinese students cheating by
phone? Seattlepi.com, June 2, 2006
Personal information belonging to 26.5 million
U.S. veterans was seized following the theft of
the data from the home of a government employee,
according to the U.S. Department of Veterans
Affairs. ZDNet News, May 22, 2006

• Wireless e911 more mobility but less
  reliability because coverage isnt always good

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Securability
They've Got Your Number   your text messages
and address book, and a way to bug your calls.
Why spam, scams, and viruses are coming soon to a
phone near you. Wired Magazine, December 2004
Better IM Security Needed - Gartner CXOtoday.com,
Jun 1, 2006
Wireless World A looming 'cell hell' it is
likely that you lost your mobile phone last year.
Research shows that 65 percent of Americans lost
their cell phones last year -- and it cost 600
million to replace them. PHYSORG.COM, 2006
Microsoft Says Recovery from Malware Becoming
Impossible eWeek.com, April 4, 2006
The RFID Hacking Underground They can steal your
smartcard, lift your passport, jack your car,
even clone the chip in your arm. And you won't
feel a thing. 5 tales from the RFID-hacking
underground. Wired Magazine, May 2006
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The Future Mobility is the killer app

• Media Advisory Wi-Fi Tops iPod and Home Phone As
  Most Desirable
• vs IPod (80 percent vs. 21 percent)
• vs home phone (79 percent vs. 21 percent)
• Wi-Fi Alliance, 2006

• Wireless speeds and mobile applications
  increasing
• Wireless coverage increasingly ubiquitous
• Increasing workplace pressure to be available
  anytime, anywhere
• Increasing desire (social networking) to be
  available anytime, anywhere

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UT Austins Mobility Roadmap

• Ubiquitous wireless coverage for both voice and
  data for students, faculty, visitors and staff.
• Develop and/or buy new applications and services,
  e.g.,
• Mobile.utexas.edu
• Mobile Campus
• BlackBerry Enterprise Server
• Evolve to embrace the mobile future
• New policies, e.g., cell phone allowance
• Rightsize POTS
• VoIP deployments that support mobility or make
  business sense
• PBX/cellular integration
• Wi-Fi cellular integration (voice data)

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Potential Wireless Applications

• Communication tools for teaching and learning
  (e.g. class performance systems)
• Student services, such as a bus tracker
  schedule GPS location information
• Locational social networking
• Administrative support systems, e.g., maintenance
  systems, inventory, email, calendars.
• Academic applications for such as class schedules
  and availability
• Backup/Increased reliability for voice and data
  communications
• Campus health and safety assistance

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Wireless Broadband Roadmap

• 802.11 evolution
• Currently 1,600 WAPs
• Implementing 802.1x for security and
  accountability
• Projecting 3,000 WAPs
• 2-year refresh cycle
• Carrier broadband
• Little acceptance today
• Currently doing testing and pilots with EV-DO and
  UMTS.
• Try to find a sweet spot.

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Distributed Antenna System

• Visually unobtrusive hardware, no major
  construction
• Supports all wireless services/operators
• Option to and/or complements traditional cell
  sites
• Optimal wireless coverage - including in-building
• Base station equipment can be kept out of sight
• Lower radiation levels than macrocell towers
• Improves infrastructure for new applications

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University of Texas at Austin Possible BTS
Locations, Node Locations and Proposed Coverage
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Affordability Business Case

• Business case for VoIP is complex with lots of
  opportunities to fool yourself (phones, wiring
  closets, security, learning curve, QOS, etc)
• Duplicate costs phones, cell phones, PDAs

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Return on Investment

• Wired broadband 45
• Wired voice 45
• Cell phone 45
• Wireless broadband 65
• TV/Entertainment 60
• Premium entertainment 20-50
• ROI through integration Priceless!

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Questions?

• Thanks !
• Keith R. Nelson, Ph.D.
• Director, ITS Telecommunications Networking
• The University of Texas at Austin
• Email knelson_at_austin.utexas.edu