ITU Regional Standardization Forum for Africa
(Kampala, Uganda, 23-25 June 2014)
Coordinating the standardization of
ICT activities in Morocco
Hassan TALIB,
Vice-Chairman, ITU-T SG 12, Head, DCT
ANRT
talib@anrt.ma // htalib@ties.itu.int
Kampala, Uganda, 23 June 2014
Overview of the presentation
Introduction: Definitions and objectives
Moroccan institutions concerned by ICT
standardization
Follow-up of activities, ITU-T study groups and
corresponding operational activities
Specific cases of implementing ICT
standardization in Morocco:
Type approvals of telecom equipment
Implementation of the national broadband
and high-speed broadband plan
Conclusion and recommendations
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Introduction
Features of Morocco:
Emerging/developing country.
A developed ICT sector by comparison with the
rest of the region and the continent as a whole:
Mobile penetration rate >132%, sector (finance and infrastructure) divided
between three fixed operators, 2G, 3G and 4G mobile under way, regulatory
levers being implemented, etc.
Limited local capacity for manufacturing
telecommunication equipment.
Extensive use of and involvement in ITU
standardization.
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Introduction
Why have ICT standardization?
Standards:
- provide a framework for the global organization of
electronic communications;
- promote diversity, ease of use, low prices, and the
preservation of personal freedom;
- determine the conditions of offers, investment and
operation by operators and content publishers;
- guide the process of transforming innovations from
the component, equipment and software industries
into industrial products;
- ensure conformance and interoperability.
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Introduction
How a country can participate in the
development of ICT standards:
Developing standards
Influencing the design of standards
Adopting standards for products and
services
Using products based on standards
Regulating standards or developing
standards policies.
Providing education on standards
Submission of proposals at WTSA
regarding future questions for
study and future programmes of
activity
Appointment of representatives
as study group chairmen or vicechairmen, rapporteurs, focus
group chairmen, etc.
Presentation of contributions to
study group or other related
meetings
Hosting ITU meetings and/or
creation of regional groups
(Resolution 54)
Participation in study group or
related meetings
Sector or Associate Member of
ITU
Training and capacity building at
the national level with regard to
use of ITU Recommendations
Greater use of ITU
Recommendations
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Introduction
Four levels of national standardization capacity
National standardization
strategy
Participation in standards
development at national
and international levels
Adoption of standards for
products and services
Minimal capacity with
regard to standardization
other than use of
products based on
standards
Level 1:
Low
standardization
capacity
Level 2:
Rudimentary
standardization
capacity
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Level
4:
Level
Level
3:2:
Level3:
Level3:
Advanced
Elementary
Intermediate
Elementary
Elementary
standardization
standardization standardization
standardization
standardization
capacity
capacity
capacity
capacity
capacity
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Moroccan institutions concerned by ICT
standardization
and
and
Operators: Maroc télécoms, Méditelecom,
Wana,…: follow-up, implementation, and
contributions to the state budget (0.75% of
turnover).
Manufacturers (multinationals)
Universities, colleges and research institutions,
etc.
Installers, integrators, and manufacturers
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Follow-up of standardization activities:
Levels of coordination
(for ITU-T, ITU-R or ITU-D)
Level 1: Follow-up for every stakeholder
involved in the sector.
Level 2: Establishment of a national committee
for every ITU event; invitation by the Ministry
and the regulator.
Level 3: Formulation of a national position.
Level 4: Presence and alignment with the
positions of the regional groups (Arab and
African).
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ITU-T study groups and corresponding
operational activities
ITU-T study group
Operational activities: Regulator, operators,
manufacturers, etc. (non-exhaustive list)
ITU-T SG2 – Operational
aspects
-
ITU-T SG3 - Economic and
policy issues
- Economic impacts
- Tariffs/costs and compatibility of
international communications
- Fraud/misappropriation of traffic
ITU-T SG5 – Environment
and climate change
- Impact of ICTs on climate change and
the environment
- Effects of radiation and EMFs on health
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Numbering and numbering plans
Management of services and networks
Interworking of networks
Emergency telecommunications
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ITU-T study groups and corresponding
operational activities
ITU-T study group
Operational activities: Regulator, operators,
manufacturers, etc. (non-exhaustive list)
ITU-T SG9 - Broadband
cable and TV
- Television broadcasting systems (cable TV)
- High-speed cable in the home, such as
FTTH
- Digital imaging
ITU-T SG11 - Protocols
and test specifications
- Processing of signalling messages in
networks such as SS7 including those in
NGNs
ITU-T SG12 –
Performance, QoS and
QoE
- QoS/QoE assessment in circuit and
packet-switched telecommunication
terminals and networks
- Use of objective and subjective methods
for assessing QoS and QoE including for
NGNs
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ITU-T study groups and corresponding
operational activities
ITU-T study group
Operational activities: Regulator, operators,
manufacturers, etc. (non-exhaustive list)
ITU-T SG13 - Future
networks
- Licensing for future networks including cloud
computing, mobile networks and nextgeneration networks
- Deployment and operation of future networks
ITU-T SG15 –
Networks, technologies
and infrastructures for
transport, access and
home
- Networks, technologies and infrastructures
for transport, access and home
-Transmission over optical or wireless networks
-DSL and FTTH networks
-Smart electrical power grids: power line
carriers (PLCs)
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ITU-T study groups and corresponding
operational activities
ITU-T study group
Operational activities: Regulator, operators,
manufacturers, etc. (non-exhaustive list)
ITU-T SG16 - Multimedia
- Multimedia coding, systems and applications
- Internet of Things (IoT) and accessibility for
persons with disabilities
- Internet TV
ITU-T SG17 - Security
- Confidence and security in the use of
infrastructures, services and network applications
- Cybersecurity, security architectures and
frameworks, measures to combat spam, identity
protection, personal data protection, security for
the Internet of Things, smart grids, smartphones,
social networks, cloud computing, mobile banking.
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Follow-up of standardization activities
Standardization – An essential tool of regulation
The aims of regulation are to:
• promote efficient competition;
• attract investors with a solid regulatory
framework;
• protect consumers’ interests;
• ensure network interoperability and
integrity and compliance with basic
requirements;
• optimize use of scarce resources
(spectrum, numbering, and so on).
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What standardization provides:
– open, non-proprietary
technologies;
– long-term vision of market trends;
– anticipation of problems of
equipment compatibilty,
translation of basic requirements
into specific technical parameters;
– Optimal means of managing
scarce resources.
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Follow-up of standardization activities
Challenges due to the nature of the activity: Involvement of
multiple stakeholders (2)
BASIC
EXIGENCES
REQUIREMENTS
UIT
IEC
ETSI
3 GPP
CENELC
Marché international
ISO
CEN
3 GPP 2
OMC
ESSENTIELLES
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Follow-up of standardization activities
Example : IMT2000 systems
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Specific cases of implementing ICT
standardization in Morocco
1 Type approvals of telecommunication equipment
-
-
Absence of a local telecommunication equipment
manufacturing industry, and
Diversity of imported telecommunication equipment
and technologies
The need to assess imported equipment for its
compliance
with
national
technical
standards,
without causing a slow-down in the arrival of new
technologies.
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Specific cases of implementing ICT
standardization in Morocco
1 Type approvals of telecommunication equipment
Technical requirements
• These cover mainly the following aspects:
– Telecom
– Electrical safety
– Electromagnetic compatibility
• Conformance can be shown through tests under the applicable
standards. Availability of a local test lab covering most standards:
Possibility of participating in the ITU Mark conformance and
interoperabilty programme.
• Possibility of conducting initial tests and audits at manufacturing
sites.
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Specific cases of implementing ICT
standardization in Morocco
1 Type approvals of telecommunication equipment
• Regulatory framework
– “All radio installations, whether or not intended for connection to a public
telecommunication network ” Article 15 of Law No. 24-96
– “Terminal equipment intended for connection to a public
telecommunication network” Article 15 of Law No. 24-96
– The ANRT is responsible for establishing the technical and
administrative specifications for type approvals of terminal equipment
and radio installations and the applicable technical regulations Article 29 of Law
No. 24-96
See example: DECISION ANRT/DG/N°04/14 OF 17 FEBRUARY 2014 ESTABLISHING THE TECHNICAL
SPECIFICATIONS FOR TYPE APPROVALS OF TERMINAL EQUIPMENT AND RADIO INSTALLATIONS
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Specific cases of implementing ICT
standardization in Morocco
1 Type approvals of telecommunication equipment
Companies/Operators/
Individuals
Customs/
excise
Type
approval
Standards
National frequency plan
Terminal points in public
telecommunication networks
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Specific cases of implementing ICT
standardization in Morocco
1 Type approvals of telecommunication equipment
• Evolution of the type approval system
 Since 17 March 2003: Relaxation of the type approval system
 Adoption of a Decision introducing:
 a declaratory system, for equipment with interfaces that conform to the
technical specifications published by the ANRT;
 a non-declaratory system, for other equipment.
 Publication of several decisions establishing technical
specifications/type approval standards (based on international
standards but taking account of national conditions), including:
 68 relating to radio installations;
 7 relating to terminal equipment.
 Introduction of a posteriori monitoring: market-related checks.
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Specific cases of implementing ICT
standardization in Morocco
1 Type approvals of telecommunication equipment
Evolution resulting from standardization
Radio installations and terminal equipment approved by the ANRT
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2011
2012
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Terminal equipment
Equipement
Terminaux
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783
2005
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2007
1033
2013
Radio
installation
Terminal
Terminal
equipment
equipment
Installation
Radioélectriques
Terminal
equipment
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Specific cases of implementing ICT standardization
in Morocco:
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1 Implementation of the national broadband and very high-speed
broadband plan (2011):
Of the country’s 1535 communes:
50%, representing at most 75% of the population, are covered by ADSL fixed
Internet providing broadband Internet services;
99% of communes, representing 99% of the population, are covered by GSMtype mobile technologies offering low-speed voice and Internet services;
55% of communes, representing 80% of the population, are covered by thirdgeneration mobile technology offering mobile broadband Internet services.
 Operators’ backhaul networks are mainly wireless, which limits the provision of
broadband and very high-speed broadband services.
 Operators’ backbone networks are based on optical fibre but cover only the
major urban centres.
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Actual cases of implementation of ICT
standardization in Morocco
1 Implementation of the national broadband and very highspeed broadband plan (2011)
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administrations
collecte
departments
departments
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Specific cases of implementing ICT
standardization in Morocco
1 Implementation of the national broadband and very highspeed broadband plan (2012)
Over the next 10 to 15 years, the national broadband and very highspeed broadband plan adopted by Morocco in 2012 will focus on
three main areas:
100% of the population, i.e. all communes,
access within a period of ten years.
should have broadband
50% of the population should have very high-speed broadband access
(at least 100 Mbit/s), corresponding to the 195 most densely populated
communes (slightly less than 2.5% of national territory), within a time frame
of 15 years.
All public administrative services in remote and/or less profitable areas
should have broadband Internet access within three to five years.
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Specific cases of implementing ICT
standardization in Morocco
1 Implementation of the national broadband and very
high-speed broadband plan (2012 to the present)
In order to implement this plan, deployment of the
following elements is now under way:
- 4G networks;
- Outdoor Offloading WiFi networks;
- Reinforced backbone and backhaul networks;
- FTTH in the cities;
- Connection of new residential and
commercial/industrial developments to very highspeed fibre-optic networks;
- Adoption of satellite-based solutions.
Stringent requirements regarding the application
of standards for all equipment and networks deployed.
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Specific cases of implementing ICT
standardization in Morocco
1 Implementation of the national broadband and very highspeed broadband plan (2012 to the present)
Example: Connection of new residential and
commercial/industrial developments to very highspeed fibre-optic networks.
Basic requirements for telecommunication
equipment in new residential and construction
projects;
Incorporation of ICT standards in any
documentation produced by the ANRT, Ministry
of Housing, operators, manufacturers,
installation contractors, and so on.
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Conclusions and recommendations
A country’s follow-up of and
involvement in ICT standardization in
a structured, well-organized and
harmonized way in a country has
direct benefits in terms of its national
development.
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Conclusions and recommendations
The Fund for Bridging the Standardization
Gap (BSG) has been set up in order to
finance the work programme outlined in
WTSA Resolution 44, with the objective of
facilitating participation by developing
countries in the process of developing ICT
standards: Training and assistance
activities.
Assistance in setting up a national
standardization secretariat (NSS):
Support mission.
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Thank you for your
attention
Questions/Answers
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