1. A. Sethuraman Executive Director Huawei Telecommunications India
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

2. Highlights from Ashwani Kumar, UT starcom “Evolution of NGN infrastructure for Multi-media 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
Colombo, Sri Lanka, 7-10 April 2009

3. 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
Colombo, Sri Lanka, 7-10 April 2009

4. 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
Colombo, Sri Lanka, 7-10 April 2009

5. 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
Colombo, Sri Lanka, 7-10 April 2009