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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
IP/TV Internet
Cable TV Radio
Satellite TV
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?
IP/TV
Satellite TV Mobile
Radio Internet
WhoaretheserviceprovidersinSriLanka?
IP/TV
Satellite TV Mobile
Radio Internet
Whoaretheserviceproviders?
IP/TV
Satellite TV Mobile
Radio Internet
Whoaretheserviceproviders?
IP/TV
Satellite TV Mobile
Radio Internet
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
Satellite TV IP/TV
SubcoreElements MSAN
BroadBand
Studio/Serviceprovision
CoreElement
SoftSwitch/Switches
DomesticTransportNetwork
InternationalGateway
PresentServiceProvision
LandPhones Mobile Radio FreeTV
Costmoretobringdifferentservicestooneaccesspoint
STUDIO2
CUSTOMER
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
...andthetelecomssectorisnoexception
ContentandApplication Services
Deviceshavemadesignificantgainsfrom1998
Analogcellphoneswerestillwidely used Casiosnewdigitalcamerafeatured 1024x768resolution
WiFiwasstillinitsinfancy
GPSproductswerestill intheirinfancy
...allofwhichcannowbeincorporatedintoonedevice
TheiPhoneoperatesonthenew3G networks TheiPhonefeaturesa2.0 megapixelcamera
The3Gnetworkhasmaximum downloadspeedsof7.2Mbps
Roughly360albumscanbe HeldontheiPhone
Therearewellestablishedmeansforfostering accesstoexistingwirelinenetworkinfrastructure
InEurope,regulatorshave generallytriedtoestablisha ladderofinvestmentfornew entrants
Anincreasingcustomerbase providesincentivesforentrants tomoveuptheladder
Ladderofinvestmentforwireline broadbandservices Infrastructuretothe building
LLU
ATMbasedbitstream
IPbasedbitstream
Resale
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