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NGN Planning, Migration and Applications

Project No ASP-RI-01
Title NGN Planning, Migration and Applications
Description Adopted at World Telecommunication Development Conference (WTDC, Doha, 2006), the Doha Action Plan include five regional initiatives for Asia-Pacific region. This umbrella project is one of the initiatives and seeks for ITU assistance to developing countries in the region in smooth migration from existing networks into the Next Generation Network (NGN) by studying specific questions as requested by Member States in order to develop Handbook/Guidelines on applying NGN network planning methodologies, software tools and technologies and migration strategies for NGN. In addition, the project also seeks to launch global network planning initiative to assist migrate, establish and develop NGN applications for benefit of end users utilizing the NGN infrastructure. The outcome of the project has two components: Component A: Seeks to develop ‘Handbook, Guidelines and Case Studies on NGN Migration Strategies and Planning Methodologies using advanced models and software Tools’ and Component B: ‘To develop Pilot Projects on NGN applications and service deployment under global network planning initiative’.
Area of Action Technology & Network Development
Status Implemented
Time Frame From 1/1/2009 To 31/12/2010
Related ITU Webpages http://www.itu.int/ITU-D/asp
Implementing Agency ITU
Cooperation Agency Ministries of Communications of Asia-Pacific Countries
Financial Scale (CHF) Less than 100'000
Achievements

Developed:

  • Best Practices for Implementing NGN in the Asia and Pacific Region: Case Study India, Philippines and Sri Lanka
  • NGN Access Network Planning: A Case Study of BTCL Network in Bangladesh