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
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Agenda
ITU Global Development Programs
Status of ICT in Asia Pacific
NGN Concepts and Drivers
ITU-D Initiatives on NGN
Standardization
Conclusions
References
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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
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ITU Vision & Strategic Goals 2008 -2011
Vision: By connecting the world and fulfilling everyone’s fundamental right to
communicate, we strive to make the world a better and safer place.
ITU Initiatives
Strategic Goals
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Extending International, regional,
sub-regional cooperation
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Bridging the digital divide
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Widening membership –
especially from the industry
Emergency
Communication
Connect the World
ITU
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Safeguarding networks
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Improving efficiency and
effectiveness
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Disseminate information and
know-how of ICT
Promote an enabling environment
Global
Cybersecurity
Agenda
Initiatives
Capacity Building
Enabling
Environment
Climate Change
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ITU Global Development Programs
WTDC-06, Doha
Delivery Mechanisms
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.
Seminars &
Workshops
Through
Direct Country
Assistances
PPP
Human Capacity
Building
Trainings /
Fellowships
Deployment of
Infrastructure
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Global ICT Market on the Move
Growth in fixed lines, mobile cellular subscribers and estimated Internet users worldwide, 1996-2007
7.0
160
6.0
140
Competition in mobile
billions
Competition in fixed-line
100
4.0
80
3.0
60
2.0
nb of countires
120
5.0
40
1.0
20
0.0
1996
1997
Fixed lines
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
Mobile subscribers
2004
2005
2006
0
2007
Internet users
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Source: ITU World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database and ITU World Telecommunication Regulatory Database
Status of Distribution of ICT
Asia Pacific is the
biggest
ICT market
but is ICT
distributed
evenly within Asia
Pacific?
Mobile Subscribers 2007
Fixed Subscribers 2007
Fixed Broadband Internet
Subscribers 2007
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Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 100 inhabitants, 2007
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Source: ITU World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators database.
Broadband Divide in Asia-Pacific
Paradigm Shift!
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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
Business Drivers
Technology
&
- Ability to provide triple & quadruple play
Service
-Internet becoming the common delivery platform for all
types of content services
Neutral
-Increasing capacity to accommodate multiple services
Licensing
Regime
-Ability of ISPs to provide services closely competing
with Telcos
-Unlicensed spectrum & spectrum trading
- Peer-to-peer arrangements
-Standardized to customized
-Grey-markets created by disruptive technologies"
-- PSTN/PLMN to IP enabled NGN
ITU ASP RO
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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
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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
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ITU NGN Architecture
Applications
ANI
Management Functions
Application Support Functions & Service Support Functions
Service User
Profiles
Service Control
Functions
Service stratum
Network Attachment
Control Functions
Transport User
Profiles
End-User
Functions
Resource and
Admission
Control Functions
Other
Networks
Transport Control Functions
Transport Functions
UNI
NNI
Transport stratum
Control
Media
Management
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ITU-D Initiatives on
NGN Standardization
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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
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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
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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
CHINA, AUSTRALIA,
SINGAPORE, EUROPEAN
COMMISSION, THAILAND,
MALAYSIA ETC.
ADB, UPU, JAPAN
INDUSTRY, ETC.
RI 3: Next Generation Networks
(NGN) planning
Through
APT, PITA, PIFS, ESCAP,
INDUSTRY ETC.
PPP
RI 4: The unique
telecommunication/ICT needs of
Pacific islands and small island
developing states (SIDS) in the AsiaPacific region
RI 5: Strengthening the
collaboration between ITU-T and
ITU-D
AUSTRALIA,
EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
PITA, APT, ESCAP, WORLD
BANK ETC.
APT, ESCAP, INDUSTRY
ETC.
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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
¾ Assisting, through ITU-D, the developing countries that lack the
necessary human resources to understand ITU T Recommendations
¾ Enhancing the application of ITU T Recommendations for
telecommunication/ICT services and equipments
The expected outcomes :
¾ Close coordination mechanism between ITU-T and ITU-D at the
regional level through the ITU Regional Office for Asia and the
Pacific;
¾ Guidelines for developing countries to understand and apply ITU-T
Recommendations for those having policy and regulatory
implications
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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.
¾ Forecast of voice and non-voice service demands and
market shares.
¾ Forecast of voice and non-voice traffic on converged
networks.
¾ Transport technologies: Ethernet/RPR/IP/NGI/MPLS/NGN &
NG-SDH/WDM/DWDM/Optical switching
¾ Mobile technologies: 2G/2.5G/3G/4G and converged
networks
¾ Access technologies: copper cables, x-DSL, PON, power
lines, CATV cables & WLAN, WMAN, WLL
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1. Guidelines for Network Planning Tools
Planning Domains for top level Requirement specifications
ƒ To specify functional
requirements
ƒ To specify non-functional
requirements
ƒ To specify domain
requirements
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link : http://www.itu.int/ITUD/tech/networkinfrastructure/index.html
Network Planning Tools
¾
Application of EXCEL
¾
PLANITU - ITU
¾
STEM
¾
VPIsystems
¾
LStelcom
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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 18-22 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 15-19 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 http://www.itu.int/ITU-D/tech/networkinfrastructure/index.html.
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3. Regional Development Forum: Series
First time jointly organized by
three Sectors of ITU-D, ITU-R and
ITU-T from 15-17 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:http://www.itu.int/ITUT/wtsa-08/prepmeet/asiapacific/programme-rdf.html
Being organized by ITU-D from
27-29 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
www.itu.int/ITUD/tech/indexevents.html.
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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
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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 ( 14-18 June 2009)
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6. ITU-D STUDY GROUPS
SG1:Telecommunication development strategies and
policies
¾
¾
¾
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
http://www.itu.int/ITU-D/study_groups/index.html
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ITU-D SG-1 Questions Under Study
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7. ITU-D STUDY GROUP - 2
Development and management of
telecommunication services and networks and ICT
applications
¾
¾
¾
¾
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
http://www.itu.int/ITU-D/study_groups/index.html
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ITU-D SG-2 Questions Under Study
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SG2 Question Q.19-1/2 : Migration to NGN
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Trends of telecommunication
networks migration towards NGN
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Examination of NGN technologies
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Yearly progress report on NGN
development
A report of methodologies for
¾ Network management
planning NGN (multidimensional
¾ Transport networks
planning process, service
¾ Access networks
demand, forecasting methods,
¾ Interworking with existing
networks
traffic forecasting models, and
Methodologies for planning, with
taking into account the behaviour
of different existing networks
structure and dimensioning
optimization methods
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A set of guidelines for migration
from existing network to NGN
Migration solution to NGN
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8. ITU ASP Key Regional
Activities : 2008
Events
Date
Venue
Asia Media Summit
24-28
May
Malaysia
Gender Balance in Digital Economy of AsiaPacific
7-12
Jul
R.O.
Korea
Asia-Pacific Regional Meeting on ITU Tariff
Group for Asia and Oceania (TAS)
15 Jul
Australia
Feasibility on wireless technology to deliver broadband
services to lifeline organisations
Asia-Pacific Regional Workshop on
Cybersecurity
16-18
Jul
Australia
Development and deployment of e-Health
Nepal
Cost modeling for tariffs and interconnection
Kiribati
ITU/ABU Workshop on Digital TV
21-24
Jul
Malaysia
Enhancement of Quality of Service
Nepal
ITU/IDA Executive Training Programme
21-25
Jul
Singapore
Rural broadband communication development
Nepal
Greater Mekong Subregion
Telecommunication Ministerial Forum
2
Sept
Thailand
Regional Development Forum on Bridging the
Standardisation Gap
15-17
Sep
Vietnam
30 Sep –
3 Oct
Samoa
Forum on Next Generation
Telecommunications for the Pacific Region
13-16
Oct
Australia
Sub-regional Telecommunication Meeting for
CLMV
24-28
Nov
Cambodia
ITU Asia-Pacific Centres of Excellence
Training Workshop on Effective Use of
Telecommunications/ICT in Response to
Disasters: Saving Lives
24-28
Nov
Malaysia
ITU/MIC Training on Bridging the
Standardisation Gap
15-19
Dec
Regional Workshop on Strategic HRM Tools
and Practices for the Pacific
Direct Country Assistance
Infrastructure Sharing: TV Hill Top
Emergency communication backup through radio
broadcasting
Radio spectrum management plan
Afghanistan
Tonga
Vanuatu
Philippines
Telecommunication institution strengthening
Lao PDR
ICT Master Plan
Thailand
Establishment of ICT training facility
Mongolia
Concentrated assistance to Small Island Developing
States in rural/outer communication development for
Marshall Islands, Papua New Guinea, Tonga, and Nauru
Ad-Hoc Assistance
Pacific
Beneficiary
Access to ICTs through donated computers
Kiribati
Regulation on VoIP and NGN
Bhutan
Training on New Technologies
DPR Korea
Interconnection Framework and Pricing
Interim Determination for Interconnection
Japan
Beneficiary
Telecommunication Licensing
Sri Lanka
PNG
Myanmar
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9. ITU-D ASP Major Events : 2009
Events
DATE
VENUE
17-20 Feb 2009
Tonga
NGN Workshop
7-10 Apr 2009
Sri Lanka
ITU Regional Preparatory Meeting (RPM) for WTDC 2010
5-7 May 2009
Malaysia
ICT Measurement Issues, Challenges and Way Forwards
12-14 May 2009
India
Asia Media Summit (ITU-AIBD)
25-27 May
Macao, SAR,
China
ITU-MIIT Seminar on Policy and Regulation
May 2009
China
14-18 June 2009
Iran
ITU-ABU Workshop on Digital TV Broadcasting Services
20-23 Jul 2009
Malaysia
ITU-ASEAN M-Commerce Forum
27-28 Jul 2009
Indonesia
ITU RDF NGN and Broadband
27-29 Jul 2009
Indonesia
Jul 2009
Rep of Korea
3-7 Aug 2009
Singapore
Workshop on Mainstreaming ICT Accessibility for People with Disabilities
(ITU-ESCAP)
Aug 2009
Thailand
ITU Regional Forum on National Emergency Telecommunication Plan
Sep 2009
Mongolia
ITU High-level Meeting for CLMV Countries
Oct/Nov 2009
Vietnam
ITU Workshop on Telecommunication/ICT Policy and Regulations for Newly
Established Regulators
Oct/Nov 2009
Vietnam
ITU Regional Forum on Human Capacity Development in Asia-Pacific Region
Dec 2009
Brunei
ITU Pacific ICT Ministerial Forum: Connecting the Unconnected
Workshop on New Technologies and Applications
ITU Workshop on Gender in ICTs
ITU-IDA Executive Training Programme for Enabling ICT Frameworks
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10. ITU-D ASP Capacity Buildings
Trainings
Broadband Technologies for Rural ICT Development
(Online)
NGN Planning and Migration
QoS Parameters for CMT Service (Online)
Spectrum Pricing for IMT Services
Designing National Frequency Allocation Plans (Online)
QoS Parameters for CMT Service
Dates
Host, Location
Jan 21- Feb 26
UUM, Malaysia
March 2 - 5
PNU, Rep. of Korea
April 6 - May 15
PTA, Pakistan
June 21 - 24
MICT, Iran
July 4 - Aug 7
MICT, Iran
Aug 4 - 7
PTA, Pakistan
ITU-ACMA International Training Program
September
ACMA, Australia
Interconnection & Cost Modeling
Nov 10 - 13
PTA, Pakistan
Interconnection & Cost Modeling (Online)
Nov 23 - Dec 25
PTA, Pakistan
Interaction between market and spectrum management
Nov 28 - Dec 1
MICT, Iran
Nov / Dec
NTC, Thailand
TBD
MIIT, China (PRC)
USO and Rural Broadband (NTC)
Spectrum Monitoring
Updated information available at http://www.itu.int/ITU-D/asp/CMS/index.asp
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Conclusions
ITU-D is actively involved in NGN planning and standardization
activities taking several steps including
¾ Guidelines on Migration Strategies towards NGN
¾ Regional Development Forums on NGN
¾ Study Group Questions on NGN
¾ Trainings Courses on NGN
¾ 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
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Additional Reference
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1. Benefits of ITU Membership
Benefits of ITU-D Sector Members
ƒ Participate in all activities of the
ITU-D e.g. WTDC, RPM, TDAG,
Study Groups
ƒ Access to unique information
related to ITU-D work
ƒ Associated with the organization
of seminars and workshops
Influence
Visibility
Organizational Data
included in ITU
Global Directory
Evolution of Global
regional telecom
networks
Sector
Members
(649)
Member
States
(191)
Knowledge
Participate in
Study Groups
ITU
Opportunity
ITU Associates
(127)
Access to ITU
Recommendations
Meet Worldwide Leaders and Experts
to exchange views
Partnership
Resource
Financial Conditions
ƒ For the period 2008-2009, the
annual amount of one
contributary unit for a Sector
Member is 63,600 Swiss
Francs
ƒ A member freely decides on its
class of contribution (1/16, 1/8,
¼, ½ , 1 upto 40 units
ƒ 1/16 class of unit (i.e. 3,975
Swiss Francs) is reserved for
Sector Members of developing
countries
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Further information on Sector Membership can be found at http://www.itu.int/members/index.html
2. ITU-D Sector Members (ASP)
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Afghan Wireless Communication co.- Afghanistan
Asia Pacific Network Information Centre - Australia
Bhutan Telecom - Bhutan
China Netcom (Group) Company Ltd. - China
China Telecommunications Corporation - China
Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd.- China
ZTE Corporation - China
Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat - Fiji
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. - India
Bharti Airtel Limited - India
Cellular Operators Association of India
ITU-APT Foundation of India
Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd. - India
Reliance Infocomm Ltd. - India
Telecom Disputes Settlement & Appellate Tribunal - India
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India
RailTel Corporation of India Limited, India
PT. INDOSAT Tbk. - Indonesia
PT. Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk - Indonesia
Telecommunication Company of Iran
Export and International Cooperation Institute - Israel
Fujitsu Limited - Japan
Hitachi, Ltd. - Japan
KDDI Corporation - Japan
NEC Corporation - Japan
National Institute of Information and Communications
Technology - Japan
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone East Corporation – Japan
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone West Corporation – Japan
Nomura Research Institute Ltd.- Japan
The ITU Association of Japan
Tokai University - Japan
KT Corporation – R.O. Korea
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Korea Agency for Digital Opportunity & Promotion
National Internet Development Agency of Korea
Samsung Networks Inc., R.O. Korea
Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union – Malaysia
Asia-Pacific Institute for Broadcasting Development –
Malaysia
Global Knowledge Partnership – Malaysia
Green Packet Berhad – Malaysia
Maxis Communications Bhd. – Malaysia
Telekom Malaysia Berhad - Malaysia
TM International Berhad - Malaysia
U Mobile – Malaysia
CyberSecurity, Malaysia
Allied Digital Infonety Berhad, Malaysia
Communications Regulatory Commission of Mongolia
MobiCom Corporation – Mongolia
Information Communication Network Company – Mongolia
Nepal Telecommunications Authority – Nepal
Nepal Telecom, Nepal
National Telecommunication Corporation – Pakistan
Pakistan Mobile Communications Limited - Pakistan
Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited - Pakistan
e Worldwide Group – Pakistan
Smart Communications, Inc. – Philippines
Philippine Global Communications, Inc. - Philippines
Dialog Telekom Limited – Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka Telecom Ltd. – Sri Lanka
Advanced Info Service Public Company Ltd. – Thailand
Asia-Pacific Telecommunity – Thailand
Total Access Communication PLC – Thailand
True Corporation Public Co., Ltd. – Thailand
Viettel Corporation, VietNam
Membership Application at http://www.itu.int/members/sectmem/Form.pdf
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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
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Union
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”
ƒ Establish forward-looking regulatory regimes
ƒ Recognizing the need for regulatory flexibility and technology
neutrality
ƒ Removing undue regulatory barriers to competition and
innovation
ƒ 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
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5. More Information on NGN
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6. Upcoming Event…
ITU TELECOM WORLD 2009
Open Networks… Connected Minds
What?
Where?
When?
Why?
How?
Comprehensive ICT Event with Exhibition & Forum
Geneva, Switzerland
5 to 9 October, 2009
Develop and advance the ICT industry globally
Participate in a variety of ways to influence all stakeholders
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Brand and advertise with sponsorship and other visibility options
Engage industry experts and thought leaders as Forum speaker
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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:
www.itu.int/world2009
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http://www.itu.int/ITU-D/asp/CMS/index.asp
Tel: +66 2574 8565
Fax: +66 2 574 9328
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