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ITUSPONCEREDWORKSHOPONNGN

NextGenerationNetworkPolicy and Regulations

ByChristieAlwis
B.Sc(Eng)Hons,MIET,CEng(London),FIESL(SL),M.ConsE(SL) ConsultantEngineer,VisitingLecturer Moratuwaand Sabaragamuwa,UniversitiesofSriLanka

TelecommunicationRegulatoryCommissionofSriLanka

29th October2010

CurrentSituationinSriLanka
Around20millionpeople Everyordinarilyhousehold havingaccesstobasic communications;Telephone EGovernmentinitiatives Broadbandconnectionsarefast growing Peoplearegettingusedtotriple playservices(ex:Skype) PushingtowardsEGlobalvillage WHATISHAPPENINGIN ORDINARARYHOUSEHOLDSIN SRILANKA?

A house in Sri Lanka has many communication systems Video Data Voice

Land Phone

Mobile Free TV (Antenna)

IP/TV Internet

Cable TV Radio

Satellite TV

E-mail

Howitaccesshome?
Wire
Cable TV

Video

Wireless
Free TV (Antenna)

Wireless
Satellite TV

Voice
Wire Wireless
Mobile IP/TV

Wireless

Wire or Wireless
Radio Internet E-mail Data

Wire

Land Phone

WhoaretheserviceprovidersinSriLanka?

Cable TV Free TV (Antenna)

IP/TV

Satellite TV Mobile

Radio Internet

E-mail Land Phone

WhoaretheserviceprovidersinSriLanka?

Cable TV Free TV (Antenna)

IP/TV

Satellite TV Mobile

Radio Internet

E-mail Land Phone

Whoaretheserviceproviders?

Cable TV Free TV (Antenna)

IP/TV

Satellite TV Mobile

Radio Internet

E-mail Land Phone

Whoaretheserviceproviders?

Cable TV Free TV (Antenna)

IP/TV

Satellite TV Mobile

Radio Internet

E-mail Land Phone

ConvergedNetwork
PresentDaytrend

Onehouse

ONEACCESSPOINT

SIMPLEANDCONVIENIENTTOTHECUSTOMER

CommunicationTypes
PersonalCommunication
You need Bi-Directional Transmission
Interactive
Land DelayedInteractive Phone Mobile

PublicCommunication
You need only uni-Directional Transmission
Radio

Free TVInternet Cable TV

E-mail

Satellite TV IP/TV
SubcoreElements MSAN

BroadBand

Studio/Serviceprovision

CoreElement
SoftSwitch/Switches

International Transport Network

DomesticTransportNetwork

InternationalGateway

PresentServiceProvision
LandPhones Mobile Radio FreeTV

Eachservicewillhave itsowntransport networkandaccess networkseparately fortheservice provisiontoahouse


Disadvantage: Duplicationoftransportand duplicationofaccess Individual Access Network

Individual Backbone Network

Costmoretobringdifferentservicestooneaccesspoint

IndividualServices IndividualNetworks Serviceprovideralsohavetoprovide individualtransportandaccessfacilities STUDIO1

STUDIO2

CUSTOMER

STUDIO3 Doestheserviceproviderneed NO toinstallthisfacility? MORECOSTTOTHECUSTOMER STUDIO4 MORECOSTTOTHESERVICEPROVIDER

FUTURE...
STUDIO1 STUDIO2 Common Backbone Network Common Access Network CUSTOMER STUDIO3

STUDIO4

Serviceproviderwillbearlesscost

MigrationtoConvergeNetwork

OverallScenarioofthepresentcommunicationsystem

ConceptofBackboneNetwork

ONE Destination

NationalBackboneNetwork(NBN)
Inlinewiththeother developedcountriesSri Lankaistakingthe initiativestodevelop nationalBackbone Networksimilarto highwaydevelopmentsin SriLanka (20112016) 70%ofthehouseholdin SriLankatobeprovided with8Mbpsbroadband.
(Around150millionUSDinvestment)

MajorTrendsofRegulations
Competitionamong Provisionofservices serviceproviders willbelessregulated Competitionamong Provisionoffacilities backholeproviders willberegulated Qualityofservicetothe Selectionforthe customerforabetter customerswillbeof serviceatacompetitive moreconcern price

Whatishappeningindevelopedcountries?
Industrieshaveatendencytodisintegrate
Automobile Distribution Manufacture Computer Softwareandapplication Middleware/OS

Design Components RawMaterials

Devices IntegratedCircuits FABplants

...andthetelecomssectorisnoexception

ContentandApplication Services

NetworkTransmission Cables Ducts

Deviceshavemadesignificantgainsfrom1998
Analogcellphoneswerestillwidely used Casiosnewdigitalcamerafeatured 1024x768resolution

Themostprevalentinternet connectionwasa56kbpsdialup modem

ThePowerbookG3hada300Mhz processor,zipdriveanda5.0GB harddrive

WiFiwasstillinitsinfancy

Stackedharddrivesafforded computerusersamplespace tostorefiles

TheWalkmancombinedtheability tolistentotapesandtheradioon thego

Thefirstcommercial bluetoothproducts begancomingoutonly in1998

Sonyreleasedtheirconceptflat screenmodelTVin1998 DVDswerebeginningtoovertake VHStapesbutmanyfamiliesbegan purchasingdualmodeplayers

GPSproductswerestill intheirinfancy

...allofwhichcannowbeincorporatedintoonedevice
TheiPhoneoperatesonthenew3G networks TheiPhonefeaturesa2.0 megapixelcamera

The3Gnetworkhasmaximum downloadspeedsof7.2Mbps

TheiPhoneusesa667Mhz processor,morethan doubletop1998processing speeds

TheiPhoneautomatically connectstothenearest WiFistation

Witha16GBcapacity,there isroughlytriplethehard drivespacethanmost desktopsin1998

Roughly360albumscanbe HeldontheiPhone

Bluetoothisnow ubiquitousincellphones andispresentinsome vehicles

TheiPhonehas3.5inch Widescreenmultitouchdisplay YouTube,alongwithmultipleforms ofvideo,canbeviewedonthe iPhone

TheiPhonecanoverlay satelliteimagesontothe userscoordinates

Therearewellestablishedmeansforfostering accesstoexistingwirelinenetworkinfrastructure
InEurope,regulatorshave generallytriedtoestablisha ladderofinvestmentfornew entrants
Anincreasingcustomerbase providesincentivesforentrants tomoveuptheladder
Ladderofinvestmentforwireline broadbandservices Infrastructuretothe building

LLU

Howevernotallstepsofthe ladderwillnecessarilybe relevantorusefulinall countries


ForinstanceLLUisverycostly toimplementandisnot possibleonallnetworktypes

ATMbasedbitstream

IPbasedbitstream

Resale

Increasingbroadbandpenetrationinacountrywilllead tothedevelopmentoftheeconomy. TheEconomicImpactofStimulatingBroadbandNationally, publishedinFebruary2008byConnectedNations(USA) estimatedthatbyincreasingbroadbandpenetrationby7% theUSAcouldgain


USD92billionthrough2.4millionjobscreatedorsaved annually USD662millionperyearsavingsinhealthcarecosts USD6.4billionperyearinsavingsfromreduceddriving USD35.2billioninvaluefrom3.8billionhourssavedperyear fromaccessingbroadbandathome USD134billionperyearintotaldirecteconomicimpactof acceleratingbroadbandacrosstheUSA

PotentialBenefitsofNGNinSriLanka

SOCIETY
Improvementoneducation ImprovementonHealth Socialupliftmenforthe elderly Safetyonroads Advancedsecurityforall

ECONOMY
Moreinnovativebusiness MoreJobs SavingsonHealth/Education SavingsonTransport BusinessProcessOutsources (Microoutsourcingmethods) Eauctioning

ENVIRONMENT
Lesstravelling,lesscost Reducingthedigital divide

EnjoyConvergence

THANKYOU
ChristieAlwis
B.Sc(Eng)Hons,MIET,CEng(London),FIESL(SL),M.ConsE(SL) ConsultantEngineer,VisitingLecturer MoratuwaandSabaragamuwa,UniversitiesofSriLanka

Visit:www.christie@christiealwis.com

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