Transcript FIXED-MOBILE CONVERGENCE: Will NGN help? Conclusions

Session 6
FIXED-MOBILE CONVERGENCE:
Will NGN help?
Conclusions
Kiritkumar P. Lathia, C.Eng., FIEE
Vice President – Siemens Mobile Communications, S.p.A.
Vice Chairman - SSG
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Workshop on NGN, Geneva, 9-10 July 2003
4 excellent and thought provoking presentations
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4 excellent speakers (thank you!)
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Ubiquitous Networks
Dr. Hitomi Murakami; KDDI Corporation
Wireless Systems beyond IMT 2000, EU research agenda
Mr. Bernard Barani; European Commission
Seamless Services Delivery across Multiple Networks
Mr. Dirk Weiler; Siemens AG - ICM
Fixed Mobile Convergence : A pragmatic approach to
take NGN Benefits to Developing Nations
Mr. Narendra Kumar Mangla; Govt. of India
Workshop on NGN, Geneva, 9-10 July 2003
Highlights from
“Ubiquitous Networks”
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Many societal issues including privacy, requiring
“enlightenment” and regulations (“MINORITY REPORT ”)
Numbering & addressing will be one of the key
standardisation issue (note: “consumption” of RFIDs)
RFID tags, M2M and location based communications
will be major driving force (>100 billion “connections”)
Context and location awareness will determine many
applications (personalisation and context driven services)
NGNs should support capacity, functions and different
technologies (open, multi-vendor standards)
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Highlights from
“Wireless Systems beyond IMT 2000”
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EU Approach: “Research, Standardisation and
Regulations form a package” (Three pillars for success)
Seamless personalised (wireless) access from a range of
environments and applications (“Anytime”, “Anywhere”)
co-operative interworking of heterogeneous networks
(need for business, service, technology dimensions as well)
Standardisation and regulation likely to move towards
higher layers (up to now emphasis was on “networks”)
Cooperation between a multiplicity of fora may become
critical (ITU-T can not do it alone! )
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Highlights from
“Seamless Services Delivery”
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Easy-to-use services of different categories delivered
seamlessly (“own” and “third party” services)
Must work with and/or evolve from “legacy” GSM/GPRS
and PSTN networks (consider CAPEX and OPEX costs)
IMS already a common platform for IMT-2000 family
(could be extended to “fixed” networks as well)
Open standards and multi-vendor environment
(no “lock- in” to a particular technology / vendor)
ITU-T should leverage core competences of other bodies
and work in partnerships (avoid NIH syndrome)
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Highlights from
“Fixed Mobile Convergence”
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Developing nations can not afford to “throw-away”
existing CS fixed/mobile infrastructure (Digital Divide)
Existing Networks could be considered as “access
networks” to NGN (make NGN commercially viable)
Each person to have a “number” and could possibly
share “fixed access point” equipment (~ 10 billion)
Existing technologies can be used to provide advanced
services (CAPEX and OPEX driven services deployment)
Global Standards to allow “quantum jumps” to NGN
whenever possible (Unique key role of ITU)
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Overview of issues in the session
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Satisfy the client and do not focus only on technology!
Need to consider trends in Business Scenarios, Societal
Policy, Regulatory Environment and “Standardisation”
Numbering and addressing is a key issue (billions of id.)
Co-operative interworking of heterogeneous networks
Must consider needs of developing nations (digital divide)
who need to re-use existing infrastructures due to limited
financial resources (CAPEX and OPEX are critical)
ITU-T must avoid Not-Invented-Here (NIH) syndrome;
hence working in partnership with others will be critical.
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Recommendations / Follow-up actions
ITU-T needs to consider four “success pillars” trends:
“Societal Policy” - “Business Scenarios” “Regulatory Environment” - “Standardisation”
Societal Policy: Have Vs. Have not (for all nations)
Business Scenarios: Operators Vs. SPs Vs. manufacturers
Regulatory Environment: National Vs. WTO (Global)
Standardisation: Technologies Vs. Overall Vision
(Fora are good at standardising a particular technology)
Can ITU-T create an environment which takes into account
the above four “success pillars” to provide leadership ?
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Conclusions - FIXED-MOBILE CONVERGENCE: Will NGN help?
What are the conclusions from the floor?
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Fixed-Mobile “convergence” (FMC) is essential for seamless delivery of
services and allows two key telecom. industries to share experiences
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However, FMC must not create “disruptive dynamics” but cater for an
evolutionary path taking into account competitive environment.
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Collaborative working with SDOs and Fora will be essential as ITU can
not produce all standards for all necessary “building blocks”
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ITU can provide unique platform for global regulatory environment;
e.g. M-CIRC and M-UNWANT for global circulation of mobile terminals
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FMC is essential for high level “vision” to help resolve societal, business
and standardisation issues of NGN in a multi-operator environment.
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Session 6
FIXED-MOBILE CONVERGENCE:
Will NGN help?
Thank You!
Kiritkumar P. Lathia, C.Eng., FIEE
Vice President – Siemens Mobile Communications, S.p.A.
Vice Chairman - SSG
5/23/2016
Workshop on NGN, Geneva, 9-10 July 2003