Welcome to the IBC Forum: Australia's In-Building Coverage Collaboration Group
Bringing together Australia's telecommunications industry to solve the structural challenges holding back in-building mobile coverage deployment.
Enhancing In-Building Coverage in Australia
IBC Forum Australia is an industry-led initiative bringing together mobile operators, vendors, contractors, consultants, and standards bodies to improve the deployment of In-Building Coverage (IBC) solutions across Australian built environments.
Despite readily available technology, Australia's indoor mobile coverage remains inconsistent and slow to deploy. The challenge isn't technical, it's structural. Commercial misalignment, unclear funding models, and fragmented delivery processes continue to hold back progress.
This forum exists to tackle these challenges head-on. By bringing the industry together around practical collaboration and shared insight, we’re working toward delivery models that are commercially viable, technically sound, and sustainable for all stakeholders.
Industry-led. Practical. Outcome-driven.
Who You'll Meet at the IBC Forum
The IBC Forum brings together a diverse community of professionals dedicated to advancing in-building connectivity across Australia.
Connect with Industry Leaders
Engage directly with industry leaders, government representatives, technology providers, building owners, and infrastructure specialists who are active in Australia's IBC landscape.
Gain Peer Insights
Exchange valuable insights and experiences with peers, learning from their success stories and practical knowledge from real-world IBC projects across Australia.
Foster Collaboration
Immerse yourself in a collaborative environment where shared goals and challenges foster stronger professional relationships and joint problem-solving among attendees.
"The IBC Forum represents a turning point for Australia's in-building connectivity landscape. By bringing diverse stakeholders together, we're creating solutions that work for everyone from designers to end users."
Who This Is For
This forum unites key stakeholders across the ecosystem. If you design, fund, approve, host or deliver IBC projects in Australia, this is your essential platform. Covering whats impacting you at every stage of the delivery chain.
Mobile Network Operators
Design, approval, and integration teams managing carrier requirements and MCF pathways.
Property Owners and Developers
Property owners, facility managers, and development teams overseeing connectivity infrastructure.
D&C Contractors
Design and construct contractors scoping, pricing, and delivering IBC installation projects.
Neutral-Host Providers
Third-party DAS operators and infrastructure providers managing multi-carrier systems.
RF Consultants and Engineers
RF design specialists, integrators, and testing engineers ensuring coverage quality and compliance.
OEMs and System Vendors
Manufacturers of active, passive, and repeater systems, including Cel-Fi, CommScope, Zinwave, and others.
Government and Industry Bodies
Regulators, policy makers, and industry associations shaping standards, compliance frameworks, and national connectivity initiatives.
Why IBC Delivery in Australia Is Still Broken
Mobile coverage is no longer optional — it’s essential infrastructure.
People expect reliable connectivity everywhere they live, work, travel, and access services. Yet across Australia, many buildings still lack consistent indoor coverage.
People expect reliable connectivity everywhere they live, work, travel, and access services. Yet across Australia, many buildings still lack consistent indoor coverage.
Proven solutions already exist — from repeater systems like Cel-Fi G41, G51 and QUATRA through to mature BTS-fed DAS deployments under MCF 2025. The capability is there.
Improving in-building coverage in Australia now depends on both technology and collaboration on commercial frameworks and industry alignment around outcomes.
Fragmented Ownership
Ambiguous funding responsibilities among building owners, tenants, and carriers frequently lead to project stagnation.
Misaligned Incentives
Current commercial structures fail to align the interests of all stakeholders, resulting in inaction.
Specification Creep
Inconsistent standards and evolving requirements introduce significant time, cost, and confusion to every project.
Lengthy Approval Cycles
Unpredictable carrier approval pathways cause projects to languish in queues for months without clear timelines.
Unviable Cost Structures
The economic models are unsustainable for many properties, leaving entire sectors without viable coverage options.
Prohibitive Connection Fees
Carriers charge substantial fees to connect DAS systems to their networks, adding significant upfront costs that make projects commercially unviable for many property owners and neutral hosts.
The outcome is straightforward: premises in need of coverage do not receive it, and the end-user experience suffers. Tenants complain, building owners bear the blame, and carriers cite technical or commercial barriers. Consequently, nothing improves.
Forum Participation Steps
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Step 1: Register Your Interest
Let us know you’d like to be involved.
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Step 2: Receive Preparation Pack
We’ll send brief background info and thought prompts to help you prepare.
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Step 3: Join an Online Discussion Session
Attend one of several available online meeting dates.
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Step 4: Shared Outcomes + Define Priorities + Key Topics
We’ll consolidate insights and agree on the priority topics moving forward.
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Step 5: Register for the In Person Forum
Confirm your place at the live session where we turn discussion into action.
Join the Inaugural Session
IBC continues to be a hot topic and the challenges are well known across the industry. Now is the time to build alignment and momentum towards solutions for Australia's in-building coverage ecosystem.
The In-Building Coverage Forum will bring together key stakeholders for a foundational session to align on the problems, explore the challenges from all perspectives, and agree on a pathway forward.
Expression of Interest: By registering your interest, you will receive details about upcoming forum sessions and how to participate in the conversation.
Contact Us
For inquiries, please reach out to: info@ibcaustralia.com