Session 4: Implementation of ICT infrastructure in Africa

Session Chairman: Ms. Chali Tumelo, Senior Advisor, ITU Regional Office for Africa

Objectives: This session will discuss the progress on implementing networks in Africa and identify successes and challenges. Technologies necessary to deliver broadband services and architectural approaches will be discussed. Topics of discussion will be:

• Progress on implementing networks (core, access, 3g, etc.): John Visser (Chairman, TSAG)
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• NGN and Broadband Planning Tools: Ignat Stanev (International Teletraffic Congress, Bulgaria)
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• Broadband Wireless Network Implementation for Africa - Options and Challenges: Y.S. Rao (Qualcomm)
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• Réseaux de la prochaine génération et Réseaux large bande-Stratégies de l'ONATEL-SA: Dié Sanou (Onatel, Burkina Faso)
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• IP Based Networks: Désiré Karyabwite (ITU/BDT)
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• Interoperability issues: Konstantin Savin (ZNIIS, Moscow)
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• Interventions and questions

Objectives: This session will present the evolution of NGN and future perspectives in the relevant access technologies, service and network architecture with special focus on convergence, home, office and mobile applications, Internet protocol-based platforms and multiple access networks. It will be devoted to the evolution of the network architecture towards NGN (IMS based or otherwise), fixed-mobile convergence, evolution: towards a new generation of broadband mobile, PSTN/ISDN evolution to NGN, pilot cases, and possible scenarios taking into consideration the relevant business models and opportunities. Applications and new services which the NGN and broadband offers due to convergence will be also discussed. Major emphasis will be on:

• Host Country Experience: Victor Nalishua (Zamtel)
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• NGN migration strategies, scenarios and challenges: John Visser (Chairman, TSAG)
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• NGN services: New concepts and NGN open service environment: Georges Sebek (ITU-T Study Group 17 Counsellor)
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• Voice evolution and Fixed-Mobile-Internet convergence: John Visser (Chairman, TSAG)
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• IMT-Advanced standardization process: Nelson Malaguti (ITU/BR)
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• NGN Planning and Migration tools: Natasa Gospic (University of Belgrade, Transport and Traffic Engineering Faculty, Serbia)
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• Offering 3G Services in the 900 MHz bands: Neo Phukubje (UMTS Forum)
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• Interventions and questions

Session Chairman: Mr. John Visser, TSAG Chairman

Objectives: This session will focus on the challenges that the policy makers and regulators face while considering introduction of NGN and Broadband due to convergence technologies. Current regulatory framework which are based on technologies and/ or service specific licenses have limitations. Moreover, Number Portability and Network Address, Translation and Protocol Translation issues will be considered as well as Interoperability of NGN and legacy networks and their interconnection. In order to ensure investment in NGN and Broadband, regulators need to encourage conditions, which lowers entry barriers, promotes competition and encourage investment in infrastructure. Emphasis will be on:

• Universal Service Wireless Broadband Policy: Natasa Gospic (University of Belgrade, Transport and Traffic Engineering Faculty, Serbia)
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• Enabling NGN Regulatory Ecosystem for a Developing Country - Kenya: Mwende Njiraini (Communications Commission of Kenya)
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• New Technology and Regulatory Aspects: Thabani Tonny Khupe (Intel)
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• Spectrum forecast for mobile broadband: Wladimir Bocquet (Orange France Telecom Group)
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• Resolution 76 WTSA-08: Konstantin Savin (ZNIIS, Moscow)
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• Interventions and questions

Session Chairman: Zambia

Objectives: NGN provides a number of opportunities for variety of businesses. Those include service providers, application providers, transport providers in the access and the backbone. NGN also provides mechanisms to offer services to residential and business users as well as to re-sellers. Challenges arise from a number of sources like competition, cost of implementation, changing marketplaces, complex migration scenarios and regulatory uncertainties. This session aims to provide a state-of-the-art overview on global trends with a focus on the AFR region from the different perspectives.

• Tariffs, Accounting and Billing Issues: Abossé Akue-Kpakpo (ITU-T SG 3 Vice-Chairman, Togo Telecom)
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• Emerging trends in Next Generation Access (NGA) Policy and Financing Models - Case study from  Emerging Market: Satya N. Gupta (BT Global Services)
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• Case Study on Economic impact of Broadband Implementation: Ignat Stanev (International Teletraffic Congress, Bulgaria)
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• Internet for remote areas - Village Connection: Neo Phukubje (Nokia Siemens Networks)
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• Interventions and questions

Ways Forward: How to foster the development of NGN and Broadband in the Region?

Session Chairman: ITU

Objectives: This discussion aims to examine experience and lessons learned in the Region, and how the points raised in this Forum may be applied to address specific problems encountered or anticipated.