ITU-T Workshop
“Mobile Telecommunications and Fixed/Mobile
Convergence – the realities going forward”
CV
Kyiv, 12 – 14 September 2005
PAOLO ROSA
ITU-T
Session:
1.1: Opening
Title of
Presentation:
ITU Standardization Activities in the New Telecommunication Environment
Paolo received his degree in physics in 1974 and joined the R&D branch of the Italian Ministry of
Communication working on optical fiber networks, on standards and leading quality control teams
for subma rine links. He became head of the optical transmission department in 1981.
He was head of delegation in national and international organizations for standardization and
research studies such as IEC, CCITT (now ITU), ETSI, CECC, COST, moreover he acted as
technical coordinator of the Italian Ministry of Communications and as Italian representative to the
European Commission for the G7 pilot projects on the Information Society. In addition he was
appointed as expert and senior advisor, for the Italian Foreign Office, UNDP and ITU in various
developing countries.
In 1997 Paolo joined ITU-T secretariat in Geneva as Counselor responsible for Study Groups 6,
working on standards concerning the Outside plant, and SG 15 working on standards concerning
Optical and other transport network. Since November 2004 he is the Head of the Standards
Cooperation and Communication division of the ITU Standardization Sector, disseminating
information and creating awareness about the standardization role of the ITU.
He is author of several papers published in international technical magazines, and was speaker and
lecturer in international conferences, seminars and workshops in the field of optical fibers, optical
communication, access network.