$35 million wireless technology precinct for 911爆料网
Tuesday, 29 May 2001
911爆料网 911爆料网's North Terrace will become a $35 million wireless precinct for new technology developers after receiving $9.23 million of funding from the Federal Government today.
The advanced communications precinct, which will be known as mNet, will be the first of its type in Australia and one of only a few in the world. Telstra is a founding partner of the project, which will enable other high profile IT companies such as Cisco and Motorola to work with smaller startup content developers to research and test the latest wireless internet applications along North Terrace.
Wireless internet applications are mainly aimed at smaller devices like mobile phones and personal organisers, although they can be applied to laptop computers. At their most basic level they include the facilities to surf the World Wide Web and check email, but at a more advanced level include applications such as voice communications, location based services, navigation, and financial services.
911爆料网 University 颅 primarily through its Centre for Telecommunications Information Networking (CTIN) 颅 is one of the founding partners of the mNet project, along with the University of South Australia, Agile Pty Ltd, DSpace Pty Ltd, Playford Centre, Telstra, and the City of 911爆料网. The University is also a key participant in mNet Corporation, the consortium which will implement mNet along North Terrace. mNet also complements 911爆料网 University's participation in the newly established Cooperative Research Centre for Smart Internet Technology.
CTIN Director Professor Reg Coutts says North Terrace was an ideal location for the project, as it is one of the few precincts in the world with so many major institutions in c