Overview of ITU-D Sector: Participation in NGN Standardization Activities

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1 FORUM ON NEXT GENERATION STANDARDIZATION (Colombo, Sri Lanka, 7-10 April 2009) Overview of ITU-D Sector: Participation in NGN Standardization Activities Sameer Sharma Senior Advisor ITU Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific 1

2 Agenda ITU Global Development Programs Status of ICT in Asia Pacific NGN Concepts and Drivers ITU-D Initiatives on NGN Standardization Conclusions References 2

3 ITU in Brief Founded in 1865 Leading United Nations Agency for ICTs HQ in Switzerland, 5 Regional Offices & 8 Area Offices 191 Member States, 700 Sector Members ITU has three sectors ITU-R (Radiocommunication) ITU-T (Standardization) ITU-D (Development) ITU TELECOM Events ITU worldwide presence ITU America Region ITU Europe & CIS Region ITU Africa Region ITU Arab Region ITU Asia Pacific Region 3

4 ITU Vision & Strategic Goals Vision: By connecting the world and fulfilling everyone s fundamental right to communicate, we strive to make the world a better and safer place. Strategic Goals Extending International, regional, sub-regional cooperation Bridging the digital divide Widening membership especially from the industry Safeguarding networks Improving efficiency and effectiveness Disseminate information and know-how of ICT Promote an enabling environment ITU Initiatives ITU Initiatives Emergency Communication Connect the World Global Cybersecurity Agenda Capacity Building Enabling Environment Climate Change 4

5 ITU Global Development Programs WTDC-06, Doha Six Major Development Programs Program 1: Regulatory reform Program 2:Technologies and telecom/ict network development - Infrastructure Program 3: E-strategies and ICT applications Program 4: Economics & finance Program 5: Human Resource Development Program 6: Special program for least developed countries (LDC) + SIDCs Special Initiatives: e.g., Indigenous, disabilities, youth, gender etc. Through PPP Delivery Mechanisms Seminars & Workshops Direct Country Assistances Human Capacity Building Trainings / Fellowships Deployment of Infrastructure 5

6 Global ICT Market on the Move Growth in fixed lines, mobile cellular subscribers and estimated Internet users worldwide, billions Competition in mobile Competition in fixed-line nb of countires Fixed lines Mobile subscribers Internet users 6 Source: ITU World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database and ITU World Telecommunication Regulatory Database

7 Status of Distribution of ICT Mobile Subscribers 2007 Fixed Subscribers 2007 Asia Pacific is the biggest ICT market but is ICT distributed evenly within Asia Pacific? Fixed Broadband Internet Subscribers

8 Broadband Divide in Asia-Pacific Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 100 inhabitants, 2007 Source: ITU World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators database. 8

9 Paradigm Shift! 9

10 Drivers Changing Licensing Framework Policy & Regulatory Drivers - Introduction of competition -Lowering barriers to entry and operation -Fostering business innovation and converged services -Promoting ubiquity of services -Recognizing telecommunication networks as a backbone for e-economy -Increasing interests from governments to capitalize on the benefits of telecom networks Technology Drivers -Switch from copper to wireless and optical fibre -Increasing role of software -Increasing capacity to accommodate multiple services -Centralized to distributed network architectures -Operator-centric to User-centric -Standardized to customized -- PSTN/PLMN to IP enabled NGN Technology & Service Neutral Licensing Regime Business Drivers - Ability to provide triple & quadruple play -Internet becoming the common delivery platform for all types of content services -Increasing capacity to accommodate multiple services -Ability of ISPs to provide services closely competing with Telcos -Unlicensed spectrum & spectrum trading - Peer-to-peer arrangements -Grey-markets created by disruptive technologies" ITU ASP RO 10

11 Objectives of NGN Promote fair competition Encourage private investment Provide open access to networks Reduces cost of infrastructure :Affordability Single billing contact with the consumer Faster roll-out for new services Can enable developing countries to leapfrog and extend broadband connectivity 11

12 ITU Definition of NGN A packet-based network able to provide telecommunication services and able to make use of multiple broadband, QoS-enabled transport technologies and in which service-related functions are independent from underlying transport-related technologies Enables unfettered access for users to networks and to competing service providers and/or services of their choice Supports generalized mobility which will allow consistent and ubiquitous provision of services to users 12

13 ITU NGN Architecture Applications ANI Application Support Functions & Service Support Functions Management Functions End-User Functions Service User Profiles Service stratum Network Attachment Control Functions Transport User Profiles Service Control Functions Transport Control Functions Resource and Admission Control Functions Other Networks Transport Functions UNI NNI Transport stratum Control Media Management 13

14 ITU-D D Initiatives on NGN Standardization 14

15 Resolutions at the WTDC-06, Doha Bridging Standardization Gap ITU-D activities related to Bridging the Standardization Gap, were carried out, according to Resolution 47 of WTDC-06, Doha. These are in close cooperation with ITU-T implementing Resolution 123 (Rev. Antalya, 2006) of PP-06 and Resolution 44 of WTSA-04 15

16 Resolution 47, WTDC-06 Engage in activities to enhance knowledge and effective application of ITU-T and ITU-R Recommendations in developing countries Introduce best-practice application of ITU-T and ITU-R Recommendations, in fibre-optic transmission technology, broadband network technology and information security, by organizing training courses and workshops especially for developing countries ITU-D in collaboration with ITU-T and ITU-R to: Promote participation in training courses and workshops on bestpractice application of ITU-T and ITU-R Recommendations for developing countries; Establish a database containing information on new technologies that are standardized and develop guidelines on applying ITU-T and ITU-R Recommendations 16

17 ITU Asia-Pacific Regional Initiatives Partners & Donors RI 1: Telecommunication/ICT policy and regulatory cooperation in the Asia-Pacific region RI 2: Rural Communications Infrastructure development RI 3: Next Generation Networks (NGN) planning RI 4: The unique telecommunication/ict needs of Pacific islands and small island developing states (SIDS) in the Asia- Pacific region RI 5: Strengthening the collaboration between ITU-T and ITU-D Through PPP CHINA, AUSTRALIA, SINGAPORE, EUROPEAN COMMISSION, THAILAND, MALAYSIA ETC. ADB, UPU, JAPAN INDUSTRY, ETC. APT, PITA, PIFS, ESCAP, INDUSTRY ETC. AUSTRALIA, EUROPEAN COMMISSION, PITA, APT, ESCAP, WORLD BANK ETC. APT, ESCAP, INDUSTRY ETC. 17

18 Asia-Pacific Regional Initiative 5 Resolution 17 of WTDC-06 called upon BDT to implement regionally approved initiatives at the national, regional, interregional and global levels Asia Pacific Regional Initiative 5 - Strengthening the collaboration between ITU T and ITU D - aims at Assisting, through ITU-D, the developing countries that lack the necessary human resources to understand ITU T Recommendations Enhancing the application of ITU T Recommendations for telecommunication/ict services and equipments The expected outcomes : Close coordination mechanism between ITU-T and ITU-D at the regional level through the ITU Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific; Guidelines for developing countries to understand and apply ITU-T Recommendations for those having policy and regulatory implications 18

19 1. NGN Guidelines for Network Planning Tools To provide recommended features and evaluation criteria of NGN planning software packages with the following objectives: To meet the requirements in development of next generation networks of domestic and international network operators and service providers. Forecast of voice and non-voice service demands and market shares. Forecast of voice and non-voice traffic on converged networks. Transport technologies: Ethernet/RPR/IP/NGI/MPLS/NGN & NG-SDH/WDM/DWDM/Optical switching Mobile technologies: 2G/2.5G/3G/4G and converged networks Access technologies: copper cables, x-dsl, PON, power lines, CATV cables & WLAN, WMAN, WLL 19

20 1. Guidelines for Network Planning Tools Planning Domains for top level Requirement specifications To specify functional requirements To specify non-functional requirements To specify domain requirements link : D/tech/networkinfrastructure/index.html Network Planning Tools Application of EXCEL PLANITU - ITU STEM VPIsystems LStelcom 20

21 2. ITU / MIC Regional Training on Bridging the Standardization Gap As a part of the Asia-Pacific RI 5, ITU and Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan, jointly organized first training from June 2007 in Tokyo, Japan 26 participants from 21 countries benefited in enhancing their knowledge on Standardization including NGN Second jointly organized training by ITU and MIC on Bridging the Standardization Gap from December 2008 in Tokyo Japan Participated by delegates from 15 countries from Asia Pacific and Arab region gained knowledge on NGN Presentations by speakers and country delegates as well as group discussion reports can be found at 21

22 3. Regional Development Forum: Series First time jointly organized by three Sectors of ITU-D, ITU-R and ITU-T from September 2008 in Hanoi, VietNam Participated by 102 delegates from 27 countries Outcome of the recommendations was fed to WTSA 2008 Regional Reflector for exchanging the views on standardization was created Detailed presentations and proceedings are available at URL: T/wtsa-08/prepmeet/asiapacific/programme-rdf.html Being organized by ITU-D from July 2009 in Indonesia on NGN and Broadband Expected to benefit participants in enhancing their knowledge on NGN and broadband Addressing developmental issues and challenges relating to new technologies Details of the Forum are available at D/tech/indexevents.html. 22

23 4. Trainings and Workshops on NGN ITU and APT held a regional workshop to disseminate information amongst the Membership on NGN Planning Issues (2007) Focusing specifically on the unique circumstances for the Pacific Island Countries, ITU together with APT and Pacific Islands Telecommunications Association (PITA) organised a Forum on Next Generation Telecommunications for the Pacific Region (2008) which brought together policy makers, service providers and vendors on one platform to share information and experiences A national level training on new technologies was carried out for DPR Korea (2008) benefitting around 100 participants 23

24 5. Trainings and Direct Country Assistance on NGN Two online courses on Fundaments of IPv6 were carried out by the Technology Awareness Node of ITU ASP CoE located at Pusan National University Face to face training course was organized at ITI CoE PNU in March 2009 on NGN Planning and Migration benefitting eight countries Direct assistance was provided to Bhutan and Nepal in planning the countries broadband infrastructure by making use of appropriate planning tools Regulation on VOIP and NGN for Bhutan (2008) NGN Access Network Planning: TOT Thailand (2009) Workshop on New Technologies and Applications in Iran ( June 2009) 24

25 6. ITU-D STUDY GROUPS SG1:Telecommunication development strategies and policies National telecommunication policies and regulatory strategies which best enable countries to benefit from the impetus of telecommunications as an engine of economic, social and cultural development Finance and economics, WTO issues, tariff policies, case studies, application of accounting principles developed by ITU-T Study Group 3, private-sector development and partnership 25

26 ITU-D SG-1 Questions Under Study 26

27 7. ITU-D STUDY GROUP - 2 Development and management of telecommunication services and networks and ICT applications Methods, techniques and approaches suitable for service provision in planning, developing, implementing, operating, maintaining and sustaining telecommunication services which optimize their value to users Specific emphasis on telecommunication network security, mobile communication and communications for rural and remote areas and applications The implementation and technical application of information and communication technology, using studies by the others Sectors, taking into account the special requirements of the developing countries 27

28 ITU-D SG-2 Questions Under Study 28

29 SG2 Question Q.19-1/2 : Migration to NGN Trends of telecommunication networks migration towards NGN Examination of NGN technologies Network management Transport networks Access networks Interworking with existing networks Methodologies for planning, with taking into account the behaviour of different existing networks Migration solution to NGN Yearly progress report on NGN development A report of methodologies for planning NGN (multidimensional planning process, service demand, forecasting methods, traffic forecasting models, and structure and dimensioning optimization methods A set of guidelines for migration from existing network to NGN 29

30 8. ITU ASP Key Regional Activities : 2008 Events Date Venue Direct Country Assistance Beneficiary Asia Media Summit Gender Balance in Digital Economy of Asia- Pacific May 7-12 Jul Malaysia R.O. Korea Infrastructure Sharing: TV Hill Top Emergency communication backup through radio broadcasting Radio spectrum management plan Afghanistan Tonga Vanuatu Asia-Pacific Regional Meeting on ITU Tariff Group for Asia and Oceania (TAS) Asia-Pacific Regional Workshop on Cybersecurity ITU/ABU Workshop on Digital TV ITU/IDA Executive Training Programme 15 Jul Jul Jul Jul Australia Australia Malaysia Singapore Feasibility on wireless technology to deliver broadband services to lifeline organisations Development and deployment of e-health Cost modeling for tariffs and interconnection Enhancement of Quality of Service Rural broadband communication development Telecommunication institution strengthening Philippines Nepal Kiribati Nepal Nepal Lao PDR Greater Mekong Subregion Telecommunication Ministerial Forum Regional Development Forum on Bridging the Standardisation Gap Regional Workshop on Strategic HRM Tools and Practices for the Pacific 2 Sept Sep 30 Sep 3 Oct Thailand Vietnam Samoa ICT Master Plan Establishment of ICT training facility Concentrated assistance to Small Island Developing States in rural/outer communication development for Marshall Islands, Papua New Guinea, Tonga, and Nauru Thailand Mongolia Pacific Forum on Next Generation Telecommunications for the Pacific Region Oct Australia Ad-Hoc Assistance Beneficiary Sub-regional Telecommunication Meeting for CLMV ITU Asia-Pacific Centres of Excellence Training Workshop on Effective Use of Telecommunications/ICT in Response to Disasters: Saving Lives Nov Nov Cambodia Malaysia Access to ICTs through donated computers Regulation on VoIP and NGN Training on New Technologies Interconnection Framework and Pricing Interim Determination for Interconnection Kiribati Bhutan DPR Korea Sri Lanka PNG ITU/MIC Training on Bridging the Standardisation Gap Dec Japan Telecommunication Licensing Myanmar 30

31 9. ITU-D ASP Major Events : 2009 Events ITU Pacific ICT Ministerial Forum: Connecting the Unconnected NGN Workshop ITU Regional Preparatory Meeting (RPM) for WTDC 2010 ICT Measurement Issues, Challenges and Way Forwards Asia Media Summit (ITU-AIBD) ITU-MIIT Seminar on Policy and Regulation Workshop on New Technologies and Applications ITU-ABU Workshop on Digital TV Broadcasting Services DATE Feb Apr May May May May June Jul 2009 VENUE Tonga Sri Lanka Malaysia India Macao, SAR, China China Iran Malaysia ITU-ASEAN M-Commerce Forum ITU RDF NGN and Broadband ITU Workshop on Gender in ICTs ITU-IDA Executive Training Programme for Enabling ICT Frameworks Workshop on Mainstreaming ICT Accessibility for People with Disabilities (ITU-ESCAP) ITU Regional Forum on National Emergency Telecommunication Plan ITU High-level Meeting for CLMV Countries ITU Workshop on Telecommunication/ICT Policy and Regulations for Newly Established Regulators ITU Regional Forum on Human Capacity Development in Asia-Pacific Region Jul Jul 2009 Jul Aug 2009 Aug 2009 Sep 2009 Oct/Nov 2009 Oct/Nov 2009 Dec 2009 Indonesia Indonesia Rep of Korea Singapore Thailand Mongolia Vietnam Vietnam Brunei 31

32 10. ITU-D ASP Capacity Buildings Trainings Broadband Technologies for Rural ICT Development (Online) Dates Jan 21- Feb 26 Host, Location UUM, Malaysia NGN Planning and Migration QoS Parameters for CMT Service (Online) March 2-5 April 6 - May 15 PNU, Rep. of Korea PTA, Pakistan Spectrum Pricing for IMT Services Designing National Frequency Allocation Plans (Online) June July 4 - Aug 7 MICT, Iran MICT, Iran QoS Parameters for CMT Service ITU-ACMA International Training Program Interconnection & Cost Modeling Interconnection & Cost Modeling (Online) Aug 4-7 September Nov Nov 23 - Dec 25 PTA, Pakistan ACMA, Australia PTA, Pakistan PTA, Pakistan Interaction between market and spectrum management USO and Rural Broadband (NTC) Spectrum Monitoring Nov 28 - Dec 1 Nov / Dec TBD MICT, Iran NTC, Thailand MIIT, China (PRC) Updated information available at 32

33 Conclusions ITU-D is actively involved in NGN planning and standardization activities taking several steps including Guidelines on Migration Strategies towards NGN Regional Development Forums on NGN Study Group Questions on NGN Trainings Courses on NGN Direct Country Assistance on NGN Planning Enhancing role of developing countries in the process and use of standardization through bridging the standardization gap by close collaboration among stakeholders Global standards are only truly global if developing country needs are taken into account Your active participation and contribution is the key to NGN standardization process 33

34 Additional Reference 34

35 1. Benefits of ITU Membership Opportunity Visibility Organizational Data included in ITU Global Directory Member States (191) Partnership ITU ITU Associates (127) Influence Evolution of Global regional telecom networks Sector Members (649) Meet Worldwide Leaders and Experts to exchange views Participate in Study Groups Access to ITU Recommendations Resource Knowledge Benefits of ITU-D D Sector Members Participate in all activities of the ITU-D D e.g. WTDC, RPM, TDAG, Study Groups Access to unique information related to ITU-D D work Associated with the organization of seminars and workshops Financial Conditions For the period , 2009, the annual amount of one contributary unit for a Sector Member is 63,600 Swiss Francs A member freely decides on its class of contribution (1/16, 1/8, ¼, ½, 1 upto 40 units 1/16 class of unit (i.e. 3,975 Swiss Francs) is reserved for Sector Members of developing countries Further information on Sector Membership can be found at 35

36 2. ITU-D Sector Members (ASP) 1. Afghan Wireless Communication co.- Afghanistan 2. Asia Pacific Network Information Centre - Australia 3. Bhutan Telecom - Bhutan 4. China Netcom (Group) Company Ltd. - China 5. China Telecommunications Corporation - China 6. Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd.- China 7. ZTE Corporation - China 8. Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat - Fiji 9. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. - India 10. Bharti Airtel Limited - India 11. Cellular Operators Association of India 12. ITU-APT Foundation of India 13. Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd. - India 14. Reliance Infocomm Ltd. - India 15. Telecom Disputes Settlement & Appellate Tribunal - India 16. Telecom Regulatory Authority of India 17. RailTel Corporation of India Limited, India 18. PT. INDOSAT Tbk. - Indonesia 19. PT. Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk - Indonesia 20. Telecommunication Company of Iran 21. Export and International Cooperation Institute - Israel 22. Fujitsu Limited - Japan 23. Hitachi, Ltd. - Japan 24. KDDI Corporation - Japan 25. NEC Corporation - Japan 26. National Institute of Information and Communications Technology - Japan 27. Nippon Telegraph and Telephone East Corporation Japan 28. Nippon Telegraph and Telephone West Corporation Japan 29. Nomura Research Institute Ltd.- Japan 30. The ITU Association of Japan 31. Tokai University - Japan 32. KT Corporation R.O. Korea 33. Korea Agency for Digital Opportunity & Promotion 34. National Internet Development Agency of Korea 35. Samsung Networks Inc., R.O. Korea 36. Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union Malaysia 37. Asia-Pacific Institute for Broadcasting Development Malaysia 38. Global Knowledge Partnership Malaysia 39. Green Packet Berhad Malaysia 40. Maxis Communications Bhd. Malaysia 41. Telekom Malaysia Berhad - Malaysia 42. TM International Berhad - Malaysia 43. U Mobile Malaysia 44. CyberSecurity, Malaysia 45. Allied Digital Infonety Berhad, Malaysia 46. Communications Regulatory Commission of Mongolia 47. MobiCom Corporation Mongolia 48. Information Communication Network Company Mongolia 49. Nepal Telecommunications Authority Nepal 50. Nepal Telecom, Nepal 51. National Telecommunication Corporation Pakistan 52. Pakistan Mobile Communications Limited - Pakistan 53. Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited - Pakistan 54. e Worldwide Group Pakistan 55. Smart Communications, Inc. Philippines 56. Philippine Global Communications, Inc. - Philippines 57. Dialog Telekom Limited Sri Lanka 58. Sri Lanka Telecom Ltd. Sri Lanka 59. Advanced Info Service Public Company Ltd. Thailand 60. Asia-Pacific Telecommunity Thailand 61. Total Access Communication PLC Thailand 62. True Corporation Public Co., Ltd. Thailand 63. Viettel Corporation, VietNam Membership Application at 36

37 3. Capacity Building Initiative ASP CoE Spectrum Management (Iran) Policy & Regulation (Pakistan) Business Management (Thailand) Technology Awareness (Rep. of Korea) Rural ICT Development (Malaysia) Asia-Pacific Centres of Excellence (ASP CoE) 5 Hosts & Partners Sep, 2008 International Telecommunication Union 37

38 4. Road to Next-Generation Regulation Regulators Roadmap to address NGN migration and meet the WSIS goals An enabling regulatory regime can foster innovation, investment and affordable access to NGNs and facilitate migration to NGNs Establish forward-looking regulatory regimes Recognizing the need for regulatory flexibility and technology neutrality Removing undue regulatory barriers to competition and innovation Establish investment-friendly regulation while maintaining a level playing field and protecting consumer interests The best practice guidelines cover as well authorization, access, interconnection, numbering and NGN identification systems, universal access, quality of service, consumer awareness, security and protection. GSR 2007 Best Practice Guidelines for Next-Generation Networks Migration 38

39 5. More Information on NGN 39

40 6. Upcoming Event ITU TELECOM WORLD 2009 Open Networks Connected Minds What? Comprehensive ICT Event with Exhibition & Forum Where? Geneva, Switzerland When? 5 to 9 October, 2009 Why? Develop and advance the ICT industry globally How? Participate in a variety of ways to influence all stakeholders Brand and advertise with sponsorship and other visibility options Engage industry experts and thought leaders as Forum speaker Exhibit on showfloor and meet all participants Invite key clients to Telecom Village Network through the VIP Programme Partake in debates and demos in the Forum Obtain more information online at: 40

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