ITU-T Workshop on
Bridging the Standardization Gap
and Interactive Training Session
(Nadi, Fiji, 4 – 6 July 2011 )
Regulator’s Challenges in ICT
Standardization Process in Papua New
Guinea
Mr. Gibson Tito,
PERS, National Information and
Communications Technology
Authority - NICTA
Nadi, Fiji, 4-6 July 2011
Outline of Presentation
About Papua New Guinea
Brief on NICT Act 2009 Reform
ICT Institutional Arrangement
The ICT Licensing Regime
Observation and Development Issues
ICT Standardization Challenges
Way Forward – Opportunities
Conclusion
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About Papua New Guinea
General Statistics
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Population: 6.7 million (20% urban; 80%
rural)
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Languages: Over 820
Land mass: 463,000 square km
Rugged mountains and on mainland and
isolated small islands
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About Papua New Guinea (Cont..)
Current ICT Statistics
2007
70,000
115,000
Fixed Lines
Internet
Users
Mobile Subs. 60,000
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2010
170,000
127,500
1,600,000
Operators:
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Fixed – 1; Cellular Mobile – 2; CDMA Mobile
- 1; ISP – 18 (Licenses issued)
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Brief on National ICT Act 2009 Reform
Objectives:
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Ensure that ICT industry contributes to
the greatest extent possible to the longterm economic and social development
of PNG (Constitutional National Goals)
Regulatory principles:
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To achieve the objectives of the Act, the
ICT industry in PNG should be regulated
in a manner that recognizes,
Effectiveness & Efficiency
 Regulatory measures
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ICT Institutional Arrangement
BEFORE
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Dual regulatory regime – PANGTEL and
ICCC
Vertical, service and technology specific
CURRENT (As of 29 Oct, 2010 –
Succession Date)
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Converged regulator – converged sector
and specific regulator
NICTA responsible for all ex ante
regulations on ICT industry in PNG
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The Licensing Regime
Old Carrier Licensing Regime PANGTEL
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Dual regulatory regime – PANGTEL and
ICCC
New ICT Operator Licensing Regime
– NICTA
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Horizontal and technology neutral
New ICT Radiocoomunications
Licenses – NICTA
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Spectrum license, Apparatus license,
Class license
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Observations and Development Issues
National ICT regulation and licensing
is becoming consistent with the
current state of ICT: CONVERGENCE
National ICT legislation that
promotes the growth of ICT markets
and industry in PNG
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Part XI of National ICT Act – Regulatory
Instruments, Division 5,6,&7.
Universal Access Scheme
Emerging communications
technologies
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ICT Standardization Challenges –
Within
Methodologies of
adopting standards.
Maintaining and
updating standards/
document archive.
Standard format for
drafting of respective
standards and codes
Audits of technical
standards
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Criteria & procedures
for discontinuing
legacy standards
Migration path from
legacy systems to
newer technologies
Developing technical
codes and standards
for emerging
technologies. e.g.,
GPRS & 3G, IMT 2000,
BGAN, HSDPA, etc…
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ICT Standardization Challenges – With
Industry
Untimely feedback/
comments from draft
public consultation
technical standard and
code papers
Sometimes lack of
compliance to
technical ICT
standards
Requires wider
consultation and
collaboration with ICT
industry
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Needs adequate
human capacity in
standardization arena
Strengthening of
partnership with other
National Standard
agencies. E.g. NISIT
Isolated framework
for collaboration/
partnership with all
sector of economy.
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ICT Standardization Challenges –
International
Robust engagement with vendors to
obtain industry standards system.
MRA preparation/requirement for
phase 1
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The build up of past events
2000 – APEC MRA office set up within
PANGTEL
 2001-2004 – Ground work for PHASE 1
including collation and formulation of
technical standards and TA specifications
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ICT Standardization Challenges –
International (cont..)
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The build up of past events (cont..)
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2005 – 2007 – Project became stagnant
reason being;
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Other higher priority regulatory functions
eroded management will to pursue it
further
There was no push from Industry where
they could have benefitted from quicker
transfer of Telecom technology
2008 – As a means to revive and pursue it
again, it was adopted into the TAPG and
received management endorsement but
went stagnant again for same reason.
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Way Forward – Opportunities
National ICT regulation and licensing is
becoming consistent with the current state
of ICT: CONVERGENCE
Build human capacity to handle the
dynamic ICT sector and standardization
Collaboration and partnership between all
stake holders (operators/service
providers, customers, regulator)
Participate in standards and other working
group of ITU and Regional ICT
Standardization Committee
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Conclusion
NICTA needs to develop clear
strategies, action plans and an
implementation ICT Standardization
framework to suit the new ICT
Licencing Regime
We are pleased to announce our
official engagement with TTA on ICT
Standardization Consultation &
Collaboration Program for this year…
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Questions????
Any Questions can be forwarded to
Mr. George Alokaka and me
VINAKA
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