Past Speakers

The following topics were presented at the 2008 conference.

• When Voice Matters
  Brett Biddington, Space Team Leader, CISCO

• Training Courses in the Radio Communications Area
  Dr Arvind Sharma, Program Manager, RMIT

• Business Continuity and GRNs - "Help, I need somebody ..."
  Rod Dowling, Principal Advisor, Radio Networks, ITC Sourcing Office of the Chief Information Officer, Department for Transport, Energy and Infrastructure, South Australia Government

• An Approach to Conservation of Radiofrequency Spectrum in a Public Safety Environment
  Christian Kelly - Design Manager - Telstra Wireless Network Engineering

• Green Funding - Accessing government grants for remote site, ecologically friendly radio communication solutions
  Speaker TBC, IDATECH, USA

• Taking the Industry Forward
  Ian Miller, Convener, Spectrum Working Group, ARCIA

• Analog Radio - "Over and Out" because digital delivers...
  David Cox, Operations Director, Pacific Wireless Communications

• Designing antennas for modern communications
  Garry Kelly, Managing Director, ZCG Scalar

• TETRA Update 2008 - dynamic global growth for the non-proprietary, multi-vendor TETRA mobile communication technology
  Kevin Graham, Chairman, Australia TETRA Forum

• Modern data applications supported by existing radio infrastructure: combining voice radio with vehicle tracking, data dispatch and fleet management to safeguard your staff and assets, provide improved incident response rates, and increased operational efficiency
  Nick Stefanou, Managing Director, Nexion Data Systems

• Emerging technologies and standards for professional mobile radio solutions
  Lyle Johnson, Market Research Manager, Tait Radio Communications

• Interoperability Systems - Integration of disparate radio systems onto feature-rich IP networks
  Simon Houston, Network Architect, IBM

• A demonstration on how and why the future of two-way radio is digital
  Moira Quigley, General Manager, Channel Business Australasia, Motorola

• ACMA update on spectrum options for 403-520 MHz
  Andrew Stewart, Acting Principal Engineer, Government Planning Section, Spectrum Planning Branch, ACMA

• Integrated Communication Systems - combining multiple, discrete communication devices into an integrated system, with a single integrated operator system
  Ranjan Bhagat, General Manager & Vice-President, Zetron

• Cognitive Radio - Opportunities for Australia Radio Communications Industry
  Dr Phillip Conder, Research Fellow - Centre for Telecommunications and Microelectronics, Victoria University

• TETRA - a Decade on and a World of Opportunity
  Oscar Fernandez, Regional Director Asia/Pacific, Teltronic, Spain

• Telecom: migrating to the IP future - a look at positioning & networking architecture
  Martin Dawson, Chief Product Architect, Geometrix Mobile Location Centre, Asia-Pacific, Andrew Wireless Solutions