An Advanced Data Network for New Zealand Neil James Chair NGI-NZ Society

An Advanced Data Network for New Zealand

Neil JamesChairNGI-NZ Society

June 23, 2004 2

New Zealand’s position

� New Zealand may well be unique amongst developed

first-world countries in NOT having an advanced data

network

� An advanced data network is vital for the support of

science and research – without it New Zealand

researchers will progressively become sidelined

We must be in the advanced network ‘club’

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Addressing the omission

In March 2000 work towards addressing this

omission started with the development of a

paper “National Computer Networks in

Research and Education” which was sent to

appropriate Ministers

eVision meeting in July 2001

InternetNZ Steering group =>

“Collaborating at Speed”

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NGI-NZ Society

Consortium => Society (mid 2003)Members:

� All the universities

� Some polytechnics

� Most CRIs

� National Library

� InternetNZ

� NHNZ

� CityLink

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Government involvement

� MoRST lead project mid-2003

Investigate the need for a network

Economic and cost analysis

Budget bid

Announcement of Government support for establishment of an advanced data network for New Zealand announced late May 2004

June 23, 2004 6

Funding

8.2 million from Tertiary Education

Commission late 2003

Significant (undisclosed) funding from

Government Budget May 2004

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NGI-NZ Society and Government

� MoRST has appointed Charles Jarvie as the

Implementation Manager

� Establish a crown owned company to run the

network (in the first instance)

� NGI-NZ is working with the Implementation

Manager and the Government’s Advance Network

Steering Committee on several frontsGeneral architecture and technical designAcceptable use policyCapability developmentMembership/user issuesInternational engagement

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The Environment

� Highly deregulated

� Dominance of Telecom NZ

� Legacy of the 90s

Run down of infrastructure

Competitive model

� ‘green fields’

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The ‘shape’ of the network

� Open, neutral GigaPoPs connected across the

country

� Scope – initial implementation in main centres

connecting major users

� International connectivity for R&E

� Possible commodity Internet services

This Year!

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Challenges

� Access to fibre

� Ownership

� Unrealistic expectations

Cost substitution – commodity Internet

Wide deployment to outlying small institutions

� Inclusion of ‘innovation’ sector

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Vision for the future

� NGI-NZ will continue to provide the

visioning required to keep New Zealand

at the forefront of data networking (rather

than the back end!)

www.ngi-nz.co.nz

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New services, new charging

Dawson Donaldson, Director General of the Post Office 1960-1962

“Local subscribers should be able to call ‘without fear of fees’ the centre that meets their social, domestic and business needs”

The idea of a toll free service nation-wide was also raised

Subscription only Internet services?