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ITU Asia Pacific Centre of Excellence Training Workshop on: |
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"Infrastructure
Sharing"
The Telecommunication Development Bureau (BDT) organized
the training workshop on
“INFRASTRUCTURE SHARING” to be held in Bangkok, Thailand from
31 August to 3 September 2010. This training workshop
was organized jointly by
the Telecommunication Development Bureau of the ITU and the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC), Thailand in cooperation with the
ITU Asia Pacific Centre of Excellence (ASP CoE) PTA Node on Policy and Regulation. The workshop is also supported by Ovum.
This workshop was developed as a part of the Policy & Regulation Programme within the ITU
Centres of Excellence Network initiative for the Asia Pacific Region and took place at Hotel Pullman, 8/2, Rangnam Road,
Thanon-Phayathai, Ratchathewi, 10400, Bangkok, Thailand. The workshop was addressed to Policy Makers, Regulators, Corporate Executives and
Managers, i.e. middle-level managers, administrators and officials dealing with infrastructure sharing related activities.
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TENTATIVE AGENDA |
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31st August 2010
Infrastructure Sharing: Policy & Regulatory Issues |
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08:30 - 09:00 |
Registration |
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09:00 - 10:00 |
Opening Session
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Welcome Remarks
Dr. Eun-Ju Kim, Regional Director, ITU Regional Office for Asia
and the Pacific
- NTC
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10:00 - 10:30 |
Coffee Break |
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10:30 - 11:30 |
Session 1: Infrastructure Sharing - Need, Scope,
and Regulation
Mr. Ashish Narayan, Advisor, ITU
Objective: To understand the drivers of infrastructure sharing and the scope (potential) for infrastructure sharing in
telecom networks viz., copper, fibre and mobile. To discuss the pros and cons of regulating infrastructure sharing by
leveraging on international best practices in this area. |
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12:00 - 13:00 |
Session 2: Regulating Shared Access in the Wired Services Environment
Mr. Craig Skinner, Senior Consultant, Ovum
Objective: This session will discuss the details of regulations pertaining to copper networks and fibre networks. |
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13:00 - 14:30 |
Lunch Break |
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14:30 - 15:30 |
Session 3: Regulating Shared Access in the Wired Services Environment
Mr. Craig Skinner, Senior Consultant, Ovum
Objective: This session will discuss the details of regulations pertaining to copper networks and fibre networks. |
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15:30 - 15:45 |
Coffee Break |
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15:45 - 17:00 |
Session 4: Country Case Study - Japan
Mr. Tatsuro Murakami, Executive Research Engineer, NTT, Japan
Objective: This session will discuss the details of regulations pertaining to mobile networks including passive and
active infrastructures. |
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1st September 2010
Infrastructure
Sharing: Policy & Regulatory Issues |
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09:00 - 10:00 |
Session 5(a): Regulating Shared Access
to International Gateway
Mr. Chie Kong Liau, Assistant Director (Financial Assessment & Modeling,
Infocomm Development Authority (iDA), Singapore
Objective: This session will discuss the details of regulations
pertaining to international gateway. |
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10:00 - 10:30 |
Session 5(b): Sharing National Broadband Networks: Regulatory Issues and
Technology Choices
Mr. Dirk Wolter, CTO, Alcatel Lucent
Objective: This session will discuss the details of regulations pertaining
to infrastructure of national broadband networks. |
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10:30 - 10:45 |
Coffee Break |
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10:45 - 12:30 |
Session 6: Internet Exchanges
Mr. Garin Ganis, CTO, PT PrawedaNET Aliansi Teknologi, Indonesia
Objective: This session will discuss the details of regulatory measures to encourage common use of Internet exchanges,
the prime drivers for use and the underlying dynamics. |
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12:30 - 14:00 |
Lunch Break |
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14:00 - 15:30 |
Session 7: Regulating Infrastructure Sharing - Country Case Study I
Mr. Mohamed Sharil Tarmizi, Malaysia Communications and Multimedia
Commission (MCMC), Malaysia
Objective: This session will provide a detailed case study presentation on regulating infrastructure sharing. |
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15:30 - 15:45 |
Coffee Break |
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15:45 - 17:00 |
Session 8: Working Group on Preparing Infrastructure Sharing Guidelines
Mr. Craig Skinner, Senior Consultant, Ovum
Objective: This session would expect participants to work in groups to develop guidelines on infrastructure sharing. |
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2nd September 2010 |
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09:00 - 10:45 |
Session 9: Regulating Infrastructure Sharing - Country Case Study
Pakistan
Mr. Rizwan Ahmed Hydri, Director, Pakistan Telecommunication Authority
(PTA), Pakistan
Objective: This session will provide a detailed case study presentation on regulating infrastructure sharing. |
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10:45 - 11:00 |
Coffee Break |
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11:00 - 12:30 |
Session 10: Working Group on Preparing Infrastructure Guidelines
(cont'd)
Mr. Craig Skinner, Senior Consultant, Ovum
Objective: This session would expect participants to work in groups to develop guidelines on infrastructure sharing. |
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12:30 - 14:00 |
Lunch Break |
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14:00 - 15:30 |
Session 11: Infrastructure Sharing:
Case Study of India
Mr. Rakesh Kumar Gujral, Deputy Advisor (I&FN), Telecom Regulatory Authority
of India (TRAI), India
Objective: This session would provide details on the potential of infrastructure sharing in mobile networks based on industry practices.
What are the various elements that can be shared? How is infrastructure sharing in mobile networks implemented? |
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15:30 - 15:45 |
Coffee Break |
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15:45 - 17:00 |
Session 12: Infrastructure Sharing in
Practice: Sharing Mobile Networks
Mr. Panya Vornpuan, Manager, Asia North, Nokia-Siemens Networks
Objective: This session would provide details on the potential of infrastructure sharing in mobile networks based on industry practices.
What are the various elements that can be shared? How is infrastructure sharing in mobile networks implemented? |
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3rd September 2010 |
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09:00 - 10:45 |
Session 13: Infrastructure Sharing in Practice: Sharing Copper and Fiber
Mr. Jim Wan, Director of Access Network Marketing Dept,
Huawei
Objective: This session would provide details on the potential of infrastructure sharing in copper and fiber networks based on
industry practices. What are the various elements that can be shared? How is infrastructure sharing in mobile networks
implemented? Vendors and Service Providers
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10:45 - 11:00 |
Coffee Break |
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11:00 - 12:30 |
Session 14: Working Group Presentations
Objective: This session would expect the working group to make the final
presentation. |
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12:30 - 14:00 |
Lunch Break |
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14:00 - 15:30 |
Round Table Discussion
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15:30 - 16:00 |
Plenary Session - Certificate Distribution and Close of Workshop
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At a Glance
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Dates:
31 August - 3 September 2010
Registration Deadline:
15 August 2010
Location:
Hotel Pullman, 8/2, Rangnam Road,
Thanon-Phayathai, Ratchathewi, 10400, Bangkok, Thailand
Contact:
For detailed information, please contact:
Mr. Ashish Narayan
Email: Ashish.Narayan@itu.int
Ms. Umaporn Chansivanont
Email:
umaporn_beau@hotmail.com
Target Audience:
- Policy makers
- Regulators
- Corporate Executives and Managers
- Administrators and officials dealing with infrastructure sharing related
activities
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Documentation |
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Organizers |
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Jointly organised by:
National Telecommunications Commission of Thailand
Supported by:
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