Phillip Island experiences communications speed freaks Jan/March 2003 Vol10 No1 at the speed of light D espite the uncertainty of the time, we are looking forward to a year of challenges and triumphs. In keeping with the New Year, we have introduced some changes to the Network News magazine. Network News will be quarterly, with issues released in March, June, September and December. Our aim is to continue to provide you with the most up-to-date industry information and changes to our innovative new product solutions. In December last year, KRONE won the inaugural Telstra Vendor of the Year award for the category of Australian Regional Supplier. The award acknowledges our commitment to establishing customer service to Telstra and developing high quality, reliable infrastructure products. KRONE is grateful that Telstra have recognised our contribution to their success and our commitment to Regional Australia. This issue carries a feature on where new technologies are headed in the national and the international communications arena. After a patchy year in the IT&T industry, things look set to improve during 2003. See how our end-users, DeakinPrime and national supermarket chain, Action Supermarkets have benefited from the solutions we have developed for their needs. Our HIGHBAND ® modules have for a number of years been used in Networks in Europe, Asia Pacific and North and South America. In this issue we look at how the Indian company, Reliance InfoComm, have used the Australian designed and manufactured HIGHBAND ® 8 for Broadband applications. So, what do you think of the Network News magazine? How can we improve it and make the content more relevant to you? In order to elicit your input we have included a Reader Survey in this issue. Complete the survey and fax it back to our Marketing Department 02 4389 7386 by March 17th for your chance to win a $1000 travel voucher. We look forward in anticipation to receiving your valuable feedback! That way we can continue to improve this publication to make it of more value to our readership. If you have a technical problem and need a solution call Bradford Tetlow, our new Technical Adviser, on our HelpDesk on 1800 801 298. Welcome to the start of a New Year, I hope all readers of this magazine have a positive year ahead. Sincerely Craig Jones CEO 2 NETWORKnews LOOKING FORWARD TO A NEW YEAR FULL OF POSSIBILITIES Customer Stories 6 Action Supermarkets check out KRONE’s ENTERPRISE Solution 8 India chooses Australian Made and Designed HIGHBAND 10 DeakinPrime selects KRONE’s GLOBAL LEADER Solution 12 Free Space Optics a winner at the Australian Moto GP KRONE News 5 Premis NET Update 16 KRONE showcases talent at local Technology Exhibition 16 KRONE takes out Telstra Vendor Award for Supply Excellence Standards and Industry News 3 New Technology Developments 4 Revised PM25 Released Product News 12 Product Focus 14 Embrace the Change - You’ll see the Rewards Website: www.krone.com.au Email: kronehlp@krone.com.au CONTENTS networknews@krone.com.au Copyright © 2001 KRONE Australia Holdings Pty. Limited NETWORKnews 3 I was fortunate enough to attend the BiCSi Winter Conference in Orlando, Florida recently. The conference was held in the biggest hotel complex I think I have ever seen. The Gaylord Palms Resort and Convention Centre is a 3000 room hotel where the outdoor areas are not really outdoors at all. A huge glass canopy stretches right across the entire building, providing a climate controlled “outdoor” area for all year round enjoyment. I tell you “only in America!” Another great American achievement I was lucky enough to witness whilst in Orlando, was the launch of the space shuttle Columbia. I am sure most of you have seen a rocket launch on TV, but to witness one live is quite spectacular. I am told of an Australian connection to this latest mission of Columbia. It carried a couple of Australian spiders on board to assist in experiments on how spiders weave webs in zero gravity. Unfortunately we may never find out whether the experiments were successful or not with the tragic news we all woke up to on February 2nd. I am beginning to get a complex about travelling overseas now. I was on holiday in the UK when Princess Diana was killed, I was unfortunate enough to be holidaying in the US on that September 11 and now, after witnessing the launch of Columbia, it crashes. Anyway enough of that, what was the conference Like? Pretty good I think. It was not as big as past BiCSi conferences I have attended in the US. It is clear that the struggling US economy and the threat of conflict in the Middle East is affecting the global communications industry. The highlights from this year’s BiCSi conference were Category 6 developments, 10 Gigabit on copper and fibre optics. The Cat 6 Consortium is an emerging industry working group whose mission is to create market and industry awareness for cabling systems and components based on TIA’s new category 6 cabling standard. Their charter is to inform the market place of the technical advantages of Category 6 over Category 5E. (The TIA still differentiates between Category 5 and Category 5E, unlike the ISO standard which has dispensed with the “old” Category 5 performance standard and renamed the Category 5E performance standard Category 5 - Make sense?) There is a group of hardware manufacturers that have been lobbying the IEEE to conduct a technical feasibility study to address 10 Gigabit over copper unshielded twisted pair cabling. 10Gb Base T will be the standard to specify how 10Gb on copper will work. The IEEE has commenced this study and has advised ISO/IEC of the work. It will be the role of ISO/IEC to work with IEEE to determine the structured cabling performance standard required. It is the hope of some hardware manufacturers that the technology will be supported on a Category 5 structured cabling platform. Other manufacturers feel that this is an unrealistic task and that the physical layer will need to have the characteristics defined out to 500MHz. There has been increased discussion surrounding the application of different levels of fibre optic cable. The trend is to move from the traditional 62.5/125 and and 9/125 to 50/125, as this gives improved performance for migration of 1Gb and 10Gb Ethernet. KRONE will continue to update you all on these developments throughout the year. Recent announcements of the pending closures of other highlight the tough telecommunications market conditions globally. Despite this uncertainty, KRONE Australia continues to design and manufacture innovative new connectivity and cabling solutions for the global market. November 2002 saw the opening of a state-of-the-art manufacturing line for fibre optic cable at our Berkeley Vale facility, testament to our ongoing commitment to the Australian communications market. NEW TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENTS Category 6, 10 Gigabit on Copper and Fibre Optics were highlights at the 2003 BiCSi Winter Conference by Peter Davis, Sales & Marketing Manager, KRONE Australia Despite this uncertainty KRONE Australia continues to design and manufacture innovative new connectivity and cabling solutions for the global market. 4 NETWORKnews Fluke release revised Personality Module for the testing and verification of Category 6 Permanent Links. T he Master Installer course combines the previous KRONE Category 5e Structured Cabling Course and the KRONE Category 6 Master Cabler course into a single 3-day course. Completion of this course is mandatory for employees of companies wishing to maintain their status as a KRONE Endorsed Installer company, capable of issuing a KRONE Warranty. The Master Installer qualification has a 3-year validity. Of course, the previous Structured Cabling and Master Cabler competencies will continue to be recognised until their 3-year validity expires. Topics covered in the KRONE Master Installer course: Cat 5e is now called Cat 5 under AS/NZS 3080:2002. Class D, E & F Permanent Link and Channel applications as per the new standard. Application of Category 5 and Category 6 components to these Classes of performance. Installation requirements for Class D and E performance. Compliance testing to Class D and E using a level 3 hand held tester Maximum cabling lengths, taking into account work area and FD/BD inter- connect and cross-connect leads. Temperature length de-rating for given Classes of performance. Limitations on connecting lead (patch cord) length and type for the class of performance and cabling model (CP or MUTO). Administration (labelling/records) for Class D and E installations. KRONE voice and data products – features and optimum selection. Correct choice of product for KRONE Global Leader Cat 6 TrueNet™ solutions and Enterprise Cat 5 solutions. Cable pair transmission and data transmission theory and practice associated with Gigabit Ethernet data transmission; Insertion Loss, PSNEXT, reflections and Return Loss, PSELFEXT, characteristic impedance variations and longitudinal impedance regularity, zero-bit error rate techniques. Associated standards: Pathways & Spaces AS/NZS 3084, Field Testing AS/NZS 3087. The KRONE Master Installer training course for copper-based installations has been reduced from 4 days to 3 days in the classroom. KRONE MASTER INSTALLER COURSE RETURNS by Peter Meijer, JP BE MSc, RCDD, Technical Training Manager and Industry Liaison, KRONE Australia T he new Personality Module 25 (PM25) is a revision of the existing PM01 Personality Module. Alignment of the PM25 Performance curve ensures inter-operability. Fluke inform us that the realignment of the Performance curve is an ongoing technical challenge. It is expected that a more accurate Personality Module (PM06) will supersede the PM25, and should be available second Quarter 2003. The KRONE Category 6 portfolio is compatible with the existing PM01, the emerging PM25 and will also be compatible with the PM06, when it is released. This information applies equally to the Omni Scanner 1 and 2 Testers. The situation with the Wire Scope 350 has not changed, with the Testers fully compatible with the KRONE KM8 modular outlets. REVISED PM25 RELEASED NETWORKnews 5 Further information on the Wire Scope 350 and the Omni Scanner 1 and 2 Testers is on the KRONE Web page. The Fluke information will be updated to reflect the above changes in due course. Please refer http://www.krone.com.au/tech White Papers/ Performance Testing of Permanent Links and Channels. The course is a deliberate blend of self study, classroom lectures, practical installations and testing using Category 6 cable and termination components and their testing to Class E for both Permanent Link and Channel. Progress assessment is by open book knowledge exercises with classroom discussion of answers. The final assessment for full KRONE Master Installer competency is based on 100% attendance and classroom participation, successful completion of practical exercises and a closed book written exam. Pre-requisite: Current ACA Open Registration or Base Cabling Licence. Outcomes: National Competency Standard ICTTC 009B – and KRONE Master Installer Competency Certificate. For course dates for 2003 visit krone.com.au and follow the Training links. For more Information and to register contact JB Hunter Technology on 1800 672 933 or visit their website www.jbhunter.com.au F ollowing on from a very strong 2002, where all budget expectations were exceeded, 2003 already sees KRONE positioned as the market leader in the Premises Market. To further service our customers, we have appointed Mike Hubbard as Sales Executive for Far North Queensland. Mike brings to the Premis NET team more than 35 years experience in the communications industry. Mike was a Senior Technical Officer employed with Telstra in the Business & Government business unit. Prior to that he was employed in Data and Communications distribution. Jeremy Barnes joins our NSW Premis NET team as a Sales Executive. Jeremy has more than 9 years experience in the industry and has spent the last 2 years working closely with Installers, Consultants and End-Users. Like the Premis NET team, our product portfolio continues to expand. The HIGHBAND ® 25 range, released in October 2002, has been specified in some very high profile sites (see June issue for details). Our recently released enhanced fibre optic cable, developed and manufactured in Australia, has set new standards for performance and reliability and was recently chosen by the Department of Defence. Our Premis NET Team is looking forward to assisting you with all your network needs in 2003 and beyond. PREMIS NET ® UPDATE PremisNET goes from strength to strength Mike Hubbard Sales Excecutive Far North Queensland Jeremy Barnes Sales Excecutive NSW by Trevor Kleinert, RCDD, National Sales Manager, PremisNET, KRONE Australia. 6 NETWORKnews L ate in 2002, Foodland Associated Limited (FAL) acquired 40 Franklins’ supermarkets in Queensland and northern New South Wales for its Action Supermarkets division. Franklins’ Richlands grocery warehouse and support office complex and the Rocklea produce facility were also part of the deal. FAL’s Action Supermarket chain now trades through 31 stores in Western Australia as well as the new 40-store, 71,000 square metres of trading area for the east coast, plus two additional stores opened in Parkinson (Brisbane) and Raintrees (Cairns) in December 2002. The FAL Group’s 2002 Annual Report promised that the innovations that have driven growth in sales and profitability for the Action chain, including store design and layout, were to underpin the profitability of the new store network. Gavin Royes was part of the team who oversaw the implementation of the new retail computer network. Gavin Royes is the IT Support Manager for Action Supermarkets, Queensland, reporting to Paul Trent, General Manager, Information Technology, at FAL’s head office at Canning Vale, WA. “The former Franklins’ stores were running proprietary software and freestanding older-style registers which were showing their age and beginning to break down,” said Mr Royes. “A Cat 5 starpoint network within the store environment relayed point of sale information via the wide area network (WAN) to head office before it was transmitted back to the store, inevitably slowing down the delivery of data and reporting systems. “We wanted to start 2003 with all our new stores on line so the timing and delivery of the network was critical,” said Mr Royes. “We had just 10 weeks to complete the project.” New state-of-the art HP and NCR front end Point of Sale registers were installed at each store, connecting to a Back Office server and two clients running the Surefire retail software system. The stores then utilise the existing WAN to communicate to both the State Office (Qld) and Head Office (WA) for e-mail and other IT services. “I was familiar with KRONE equipment, which was already installed at the Richlands facility, now our State headquarters,” said Mr Royes. “We called for tenders from KRONE endorsed supplier, Whiteford Electrical and one other communication consultant/vendor partnership. Besides having expert knowledge of the KRONE product, Whiteford’s had the advantage of operating throughout northern new South Wales and up to Cairns in Queensland. They gave us a design, which provided a cost- effective, reliable, enhanced Cat 5 solution that would efficiently interface with our FAL/Action IT network and new hardware. “The biggest hurdle we faced was the implementation – actually doing it within the time frame,” said Mr Royes. “I’m pleased to say that all product was delivered on time and we Action Supermarkets is reaping the business benefits from the installation of a KRONE ENTERPRISE solution. ACTION SUPERMARKETS CHECK OUT by Scott Whiston, Queensland Sales Executive, KRONE Australia. “I’m pleased to say that all product was delivered on time and we were able to have all stores online for the new year”…“I would add that Action Supermarkets is already reaping the business benefits that result from the efficiencies of the new store environment.” KRONE’s solution for Action Supermarkets comprises: HIGHWAY CAT5E 24-Port PMK style Patch Panels HIGHWAY CAT5E FMK RJ45 Flush Mount Outlets TRUEPATCH Patch Cords, Premis NET Bronze Cat 5e UTP 4-Pair Copper Cable NETWORKnews 7 were able to have all stores online for the new year. “I would add that Action Supermarkets is already reaping the business benefits that result from the efficiencies of the new store environment.” ABOUT FAL AND ACTION Foodland Associated Limited is one of Australia’s largest public companies and conducts operations in Western Australia, Queensland, northern New South Wales and the North and South islands of New Zealand. The Group’s core businesses are grocery and general merchandising retailing and wholesaling in Australia and New Zealand. FAL also has a department store and consumer finance business in New Zealand. FAL is comprised of five operating divisions with combined annual sales exceeding $6 billion, providing employment to over 31,100 staff throughout Australia and New Zealand. FAL’s Action supermarket chain trades through 42 stores in Queensland and northern New South Wales and 31 stores in Western Australia. ABOUT WHITEFORD ELECTRICAL Whiteford Electrical has been operating for over 30 years, specialising in electrical installation servicing for commercial clients of all sizes. Types of installations include banks, offices, supermarkets, shopping centres and warehouse facilities. The company is a KRONE endorsed installer for data cabling and operates throughout Queensland and in northern New South Wales. Gavin Royes, IT Support Manager, Action Supermarkets Queensland and KRONE Endorsed Installer, John Whiteford, Whiteford Electrical. KRONE’S ENTERPRISE SOLUTION 8 NETWORKnews I ndia has had a continuous civilization since 2500BC. The inhabitants of the Indus River valley developed an urban culture based on commerce and sustained by agricultural trade. Successive invasions from peoples arriving from the Northwest, and the adaptation of their culture and traditions has marked Indian history throughout. The first British outposts were founded in the 17th century and by the 1850’s the British controlled most of present day India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. In 1920, Indian leader Mohandas K Gandhi transformed the Indian National Congress political party into a mass movement to campaign against British colonial rule. Non-violent resistance to British colonialism led to independence on August 15 1947. Violent riots between the Muslim minority and the Hindu majority, resulted in the sub continent being divided into the secular state of India and the smaller Muslim state of Pakistan. India covers approximately 3,000,000 sq kms, compared to Australia’s 7,600,000 sq kms. According to estimations published in 2001, India is the second largest country in the world in terms of population, with approximately 1 billion inhabitants and a growth rate of 1.58%. India is forecast to overtake China’s population in the next few decades. The Indian Department of Communications (DoC) is in the process of privatising in order to generate revenue. In 1994 a national telecommunications policy was announced allowing for private participation in the provision for cellular as well as basic and value added telephone services. Reliance Infocomm is one of the companies taking advantage of this privatisation push. The Reliancev Infocomm network will have a central network operating centre (NOC) in Vashi, near Mumbai. All the switching functions for the full network will be done from this NOC. The switching equipment contract for this NOC, which officials claim is the biggest in the world, is said to have gone to Ericsson. Reliance Infocomm is the first company in the world to roll out such a large geographical network using one NOC. The significance of a single NOC is that all services including billing, databases and customer relations can be managed centrally – Reducing the cost of network management substantially. Reliance Infocomm is building infrastructures that will enable them to provide Broadband services irrespective of the technology it uses. KRONE’s Broadband 8 pair modules are being used for the outside plant applications, within India: A country of extraordinary diversity. Ethnicity, language, religion, cultural traditions, social organisation, geography and climate all contribute to the diversity of this country. INDIA CHOOSES AUSTRALIAN MADE FOR ITS BROADBAND by Shane McIntosh, Export Manager KRONE Australia NETWORKnews 9 buildings for Broadband access connectivity and within 50/100 pr MDF boxes for rural telephony. Broadband is becoming a very common term within our industry. It has presented challenges to Telcos in the modern world where existing communications infrastructures have been in place for many years. Reliance chose to use KRONE over manufacturers in line with their commitment and requirement to offer a future proofed network. (DoC requirement for new telcos) expertise and high quality, high performance products. WHAT IS BROADBAND ‘Broadband’ is the common term for a high bandwidth Internet connection. A Broadband service can be capable of transmitting data at up to 40 times the speed of a standard modem. Equally importantly, it is always ‘on’ - you don’t need to dial up every time you want to ‘log on’. Just sit down at your computer and the Internet is there - like electricity or tap water! In the home a Broadband connection can open up a wealth of entertainment and information resources, including video and music on demand, online game playing and the fast exchange of files with friends and family. At work it can vastly improve marketing and internal processes by allowing real-time interaction with customers and colleagues, permanent connection to online services and continuous access to your email account. Reliance is taking no chances and is determined to provide as good as possible service to their customers. There are three basic service types, or classifications, that most communications can be categorised by: voice, data and video. Today we see most service providers, both telcos and cable companies, delivering only one or two out of the three. The telcos that will survive the new communications environment, and especially those that will dominate, will be the ones that learn how to deliver all three services over a single unified network. The basic architecture of this full service network, that will deliver both narrowband and broadband services, is a fibre backbone coupled with the existing copper plant for the last mile. This architecture has been specified and is currently being built by the world’s top twenty-one telcos. The FSAN consortium is actively pursuing the standardisation and deployment of this narrowband and broadband full service access network. Broadband networks enable new applications such as video and audio streaming, which will place extra requirements on infrastructure. Networks have to become more intelligent and optimized to hold content near to users and reduce the congestion and delay in retrieving remote content. Reliance’s wireline roll-out is well under way and is expected to have provision for 3 million customers by 2005. Network architecture is a combination of fixed line, wireless and limited mobility. It is estimated that A$10 million will be spent in 2003 on copper connectivity alone. KRONE India are working closely with Reliance to realise new products that will be developed and allow for further expansion of Reliances capabilities. Enclosures for both Fibre and Copper, as well as a specific application enclosure for fibre to the home. India is rapidly becoming a force in the ICT world. Software development in India is proving to be one of their major exportable commodities. India’s acceptance and take up of technology is a key contributor to their expansion into the world market. This increasing interest in technology is reaching the 150-200 million people with the disposable income that will be looking for BROADBAND in their homes and business’s. Reliance chose KRONE over manufacturers in line with their commitment and requirement to offer a future proofed network. AND DESIGNED HIGHBAND APPLICATIONS A s one of Australia’s largest providers of professional education, training and employee development services, DeakinPrime specialises in web based learning and training and provides corporations, industry, government, unions and professional associations with accessible and effective modes of training for their workplaces. “As a world leader in flexible course delivery and a pioneer in online learning it is paramount that we provide the best technology assets for our staff and clients”, said Paul Gottliebsen, IT Manager, DeakinPrime. As part of a $3 million upgrade to the Deakin University communications infrastructure, DeakinPrime has installed a KRONE GLOBAL LEADER solution at its new state-of-the-art Head Office located at 601 Bourke Street, Melbourne. The network was designed using Ultim8 modules in a Patch-By-Exception (PBE) solution servicing 250 KM8 outlets. System tails were used to connect active equipment to the Ultim8 modules and then off-cuts of the horizontal cabling were used to cross-connect to the workstation fields. DeakinPrime installed a Cisco IP Telephony solution, which uses Voice over IP (VoIP) technology. The Cisco 3524 switches provide power to the telephones over the Category 6 cabling. A PBE solution was selected over traditional Patch Panels as it results in a reduction in Patch Cords and a reduced amount of the cable spaghetti that can occur when making frequent 10 NETWORKnews DEAKINPRIME SELECTS KRONE’S by Murray Dickson, Sales Engineer, Victoria DeakinPrime has selected a KRONE GLOBAL LEADER solution, using HIGHBAND ® Ultim8 ® , to provide it’s staff and clients with unparalleled access to it’s web based training and education resources. “KRONE has become the cabling standard at Deakin University and was the obvious choice for DeakinPrime when it came time to upgrade the cabling infrastructure… [...]... to Rene Van Den Bedem, Network Manager at Deakin University KRONE endorsed installer, Newscom, was commissioned by DeakinPrime to complete the installation based on their expert knowledge of the KRONE product, their reputation for excellent workmanship and their KRONE 20/20 Installer status Quality and reliability were deciding factors when DeakinPrime decided to install the KRONE Category 6 solution... Island is seen by many as the world’s greatest stage for twowheeled action With its combination of fast straights - over 300 km/h on Gardner, going into Doohan Corner at Turn One and sweeping corners, plus such technicalities as two first-gear right-handers, the Island circuits’ four-and-a-half kilometres have a touch of everything Each year motorcycle enthusiasts from all around Australia migrate to... the decision to use KRONE and the success of the project KRONE s solution for DeakinPrime comprises: HIGHBAND Ultim8 modules ® ® KM8 JACKS TrueNet Category 6 cable ™ Category 6 Patch Cords NETWORKnews 11 FREE SPACE OPTICS A WINNER AT THE Australia has been host to a round of the 125,250 & 500cc Grand Prix World Championship since 1989 W by Alan Crawford, Product Manager Fibre Optics, KRONE Australia hile... sheath and packaged in 305 metre boxes Cat 5E Cable must be used to obtain a KRONE warranty *Subject to terms and conditions of the TrueNet™ warranty NETWORKnews 13 EMBRACE THE CHANGE — MASTERMINDER is a unique cable management product, designed, developed and manufactured by KRONE Australia D by Daniel Jackson, Product Manager, KRONE Australia uring the conceptual stage, the MASTERMINDER was presented... panel As a result, KRONE Australia designed the MASTERMINDER to meet as many of the different styles used in the industry as possible The final result is a product that addresses three main issues: Cable Bend Radius - ensuring requirements are not compromised Installation Time - reducing installation and looming time Cable Damage - reduces the need for velcro or cable ties that can be over-tightened causing... utilises the unique, patented KRONE LSAPLUS contact principle ® ® KRONE QLD Level 1, 67 St Pauls Terrace SPRING HILL QLD 4004 Ph: (07) 3236 9233 Fax: (07) 3236 9244 KRONE VIC/TAS Suite 12, 622 Ferntree Gully Road, WHEELERS HILL VIC 3150 Ph: (03) 9560 0977 Fax: (03) 9560 0988 KRONE WA Suite 46, Como Corporate Centre 11 Preston Street COMO WA 6152 PH: (08) 9474 6600 FAX: (08) 9474 3898 KRONE ACT 1/42 Geils Court... The person charged with overseeing the implementation of the new communications network was Paul Gottliebsen, IT Manager, DeakinPrime, reporting KRONE products Mr Gottliebsen, IT Manager DeakinPrime said: “Whilst we considered various certified installers to do the work, we only ever considered KRONE products and solutions KRONE has become the cabling standard at Deakin University and was the obvious... terminated 6B 7 NETWORKnews 15 KRONE SHOWCASES TALENT AT LOCAL TECHNOLOGY EXHIBITION M ore than 40 Hunter and Central Coast companies from a range of industry sectors took part in the Hunter and Central Coast Technology Expo The expo, showcasing local technologies and innovation attracted more than 300 people from government, business, investment, and higher education The technology expo, co-ordinated by... Director, Tom Pearson, commended KRONE on their commitment to quality and innovation and their manufacturing and supply excellence This award recognises KRONE s performance and commitment to Telstra and it’s customers,” Mr Pearson said HEAD OFFICE 2 Hereford Street BERKELEY VALE NSW 2261 PO Box 335 WYONG NSW 2259 Ph: (02) 4389 5000 Fax: (02) 4388 4499 KRONE NSW 1/4 6-4 8 Percy Street AUBURN NSW 2144... the obvious choice for DeakinPrime when it came time to upgrade the cabling infrastructure KRONE offered a 20-year guarantee on both products and installation and a 5year performance warranty, guaranteeing Zero Bit Error performance “By selecting KRONE we know we are guaranteed a high quality, high performance network As a world leader in flexible course delivery and a pioneer in online learning it . Product News 12 Product Focus 14 Embrace the Change - You’ll see the Rewards Website: www .krone. com.au Email: kronehlp @krone. com.au CONTENTS networknews @krone. com.au. HIGHBAND 10 DeakinPrime selects KRONE s GLOBAL LEADER Solution 12 Free Space Optics a winner at the Australian Moto GP KRONE News 5 Premis NET Update 16 KRONE