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CHALLENGES AHEAD AND ACIF ACTIVITIES SINCE GSC7/RAST10

CHALLENGES AHEAD AND ACIF ACTIVITIES SINCE GSC7/RAST10. GSC8 April 2003 Peter Darling International Manager Australian Communications Industry Forum. A DIFFICULT TIME FOR THE INDUSTRY.

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CHALLENGES AHEAD AND ACIF ACTIVITIES SINCE GSC7/RAST10

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  1. CHALLENGES AHEAD ANDACIF ACTIVITIES SINCE GSC7/RAST10 GSC8 April 2003 Peter Darling International Manager Australian Communications Industry Forum

  2. A DIFFICULT TIME FOR THE INDUSTRY IN AUSTRALIA, AS IN MANY OTHER COUNTRIES, DIFFICULTIES HAVE CONTINUED FOR ALL IN THE COMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY • Growth is now at or below the rate of growth of the economy • Consolidation and, in some cases, failure of all parts of the industry • Continuing reduction of resources available from industry members for standardisation MAJOR INDUSTRY INITIATIVES ARE STILL BEING PLANNED, BUT AT A SLOWER PACE

  3. TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE CONTINUES There have been fundamental changes in communications • From telegraphy to telephony, using manual switching • The introduction of mechanical switches and long-distance transmission • The change from analogue technology to (circuit-switched) digital technology

  4. A MAJOR CHANGE IS TAKING PLACE We are now part of the way through a major change • The move from circuit-switched digital switching and transmission to packet-based techniques Specialist technologies (X.25, Frame Relay) showed the way The Internet lead the charge (simple protocols, open interfaces, rapid innovation) “Telco” networks are following “Next Generation Networks”

  5. A Proud History We should be proud of the global, interoperable network we have built • Originally, national networks with international standardisation between networks (in the analogue era) • More recently, basic global standards (transmission, signalling, numbering, etc) with national/regional variations • Now, to the greatest extent possible, single international standards in a global market • Multiple networks interwork as a single network at the national, regional and international levels

  6. At Risk? We are concerned that current standards work on “the NGN” is not sufficient to support end-to-end connectivity. • Packet networks, based on the Internet Protocols, are now the preferred means of providing both voice and data for corporate users • Equipment on offer for “telco” networks is based on packet techniques (IP or ATM, or both in combination)

  7. Interoperable Standards Required Real-time, interactive multi-media services require a level of Quality of Service not currently available from IP networks at all times Standards-based solutions are available in a single network, but as yet end-to-end solutions, across different technologies are not available.

  8. Our Concerns • Basic architectural work is taking place (e.g. 3GPPs, TIPHON, Committee T1 VoIP work, ITU-T) but it is a long way behind equipment availability • The key issues identified at GSC7 still need much more work • Issues of interworking between the packet-based “NGN” and the current PSTN/ISDN need to be addressed • Much of this needs to flow into national and international policy/regulatory discussions

  9. ACIF WORK ACIF CONTINUES TO PRODUCE • Standards and Specifications • Codes of Practice • Guidelines IN THE AREAS OF • Network and Customer Equipment Technical Standards • Inter-Carrier Operations • User/Consumer and Industry Interaction WITH WORK BASED TO THE GREATEST EXTENT POSSIBLE ON INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS

  10. ACIF MEMBERSHIP ACIF MEMBERS • Carriers - 9 • Carriage/Content Service Providers - 3 • Industry Associations - 7 • Residential/Small Business Associations - 3 • Corporate/Business Associations - 1 • Organisations - 17 ACIF AFFILIATES • Organisations - 5 • Individuals - 35

  11. MAJOR INITIATIVES MAJOR ACIF INITIATIVES SINCE GSC7 AND RAST10 HAVE INCLUDED • Finalisation of the standards, operational arrangements and guidelines to support implementation of mobile number portability between Australian networks • Conduct of an industry-wide “ACIF NGN Project” to look at the technical, user and policy impacts of the move to packet-based networks [See separate contribution] • Completion of the the ACIF Deployment of Radiocommunications Infrastructure Industry Code [see separate contribution].

  12. USER INVOLVEMENT ACIF continues the Australian tradition of encouraging user involvement. There has been general recognition of the difficulty of direct user participation in technical work, especially by the users themselves. ACIF has established two bodies to assist in gaining user input • The ACIF Disability Advisory Body (established over three years ago), and • The ACIF Consumer Advisory Council (established in 2002, and described in a companion paper)

  13. ELECTRONIC INFORMATION EXCHANGE • The ACIF Electronic Information Exchange (EIE) project was established to develop effective and efficient Business-to-Business e-commerce systems to streamline telecommunications industry interworking. • Standards have been agreed for on-line inter-operator processes and the architecture through which such processes can take place. • Implementation is now taking place

  14. ELECTRONIC INFORMATION EXCHANGE • A vendor, Paradigm.One has been selected as the preferred supplier to provide and operate the Administration Node for the EIE Infrastructure. • It is proposed to use a common network developed for mobile number portability to support the EIE. • The Australian Mobile Telecommunications Association (AMTA) plans to use the EIE Infrastructure for a Lost and Stolen Mobile application, to support the exchange of International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) numbers of lost and stolen mobile telephone handsets between carriers.

  15. ANY-TO-ANY TEXT CONNECTIVITY • Text communication is the standard means of communication for many users. A network of services using Baudot-based TTY equipment has been established in Australia. • New networks (such as digital mobile and IP based networks) may not support the current TTY standard (but may support enhanced text communications). • Connectivity between different text-based services is seen as an essential user need.

  16. ANY-TO-ANY TEXT CONNECTIVITY • Text communication is the standard means of communication for many users. A network of services using Baudot-based TTY equipment has been established in Australia • New networks (such as digital mobile and IP based networks) may not support the current TTY standard (but may support enhanced text communications) • Connectivity between different text-based services is an essential user need

  17. ANY-TO-ANY TEXT CONNECTIVITY An ACIF Seminar in February 2003 agreed that, with new network and terminal technologies, there is a need for • continued support for existing terminals; • backwards compatibility; • interfacing/compatibility of terminals and networks; and • interworking between old and new terminals and services. A working group has been established to consider how to achieve and maintain any-to-any text connectivity whilst maximising opportunities for new forms of communication (services and terminals).

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