FORUM ON NEXT GENERATION STANDARDIZATION
(Colombo, Sri Lanka, 7-10 April 2009)
Broadcasting, Multicasting, Person to Person &
Machine to Machine communications
The Objective is to look at the issues concerning the support of
streaming type services over NGN, real-time conversational
multimedia services and fixed-mobile convergent environments.
How new services over NGN will bring additional value to subscribers
and service providers. Also to identify the issues relating to
broadcast, multicast, P2P & interactive M2M environments.
A. Sethuraman
Executive Director
Huawei Telecommunications India
Colombo, Sri Lanka, 7-10 April 2009
Highlights from Ashwani Kumar, UT starcom
“Evolution of NGN infrastructure for Multimedia applications & FMC”
Highlighted the evolution of User centric services approach
from a network centric services approach
Brought out the need for Convergence at all levels such as
networks, services and terminals
Expressed views on NGN converged system topology and
advanced services architecture topology
Highlighted the usefulness of smart embedded soft phone on
user device and how Unified Centrex enables enterprise
access
Mentioned what are the FMC business drivers, its advantages
and end user benefits
Explained how a video call can be made while watching IP-TV
at home and how such seamless services can be provided in
an NGN network
Shared a case study experience of PSTN to NGN migration in
India
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Highlights from Pradeep De Almeida, Dialog
“Real time data streaming - the next
generation”
Presentation covered applications such as mobile TV & LBS
Expressed the need for convergence at all layers
Shared the views on challenges faced in streaming content in
mobile devices in core and access networks and what were
Dialog group’s experience in Sri Lanka in this area
Brought out salient points of unicast, multicast and broadcast
Highlighted in-band and out-of-band transmission issues
Explained choice of technology such as unicast, MBMS and
DVB, types of applications and their pros & cons
Covered MBMS evolution to 3G and LTE
Covered interactivity in DVB-H
Compared different media broadcast technologies
Security issues covering service purchase and protection, also
merits of device based and SIM card based
Expressed need for standardization for global interoperability
and right selection of technology mix by the operator
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Highlights from Nigel K.J. Dye, BT
“21 CN network of BT ”
Shared overview on 21 CN network of BT and raised questions
on need for NGN and how it currently measure up?
Informed about the changing profile of a telco in the present
reducing traditional markets and growth in new markets
Highlighted BT’s new ways to providing service – connecting at
an emotional level with consumers by providing services that
they need and how to be smarter than the competition
Emphasized NGN is not just a technology but how it helps
operators to adopt new models to become a business operator
Mentioned about overall cost savings in NGN deployment, to
offer better customer service, making them more competitive
Stressed on the importance of open layered platforms.
Highlighted concept to market, lead to cash and trouble to
restore ways
Shared information on 21 CN Service creation framework
Importance of application intelligence controlling network
resources
Shared the progress made on 21CN and lessons learnt
Concluded with 21 CN view in to future, business process utility
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Conclusions / Recommendations
It became quite evident that new services over the NGN
brings distinct advantages to operators as well as end
consumers.
It is not only significant cost savings for the operators to
implement NGN, but also provides new revenue opportunities
and makes them a business operator
There are many challenges in bringing streaming services
over the wireless networks for consumers
The right selection of the mix of technology and the
technology partner by the operator is vital for the success of
NGN deployment and an end-to-end approach is necessary
End-to-end convergence at all network layers is a must
Fixed Mobile convergence and flat IP architecture are building
blocks for this convergence approach
There is a dire need for standardization for Global
interoperability and 3rd party open applications interface
Security issues covering service purchase and protection
needs strengthening for a successful NGN service offering
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