At the kind invitation of the Ministry of Posts and Telematics of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, the ITU-T (International Telecommunication Union - Standardization Bureau) and the ITU-D (International Telecommunication Union - Development Bureau) jointly organized a Workshop on "Next Generation Network" which took place on 15 and 16 May 2006 in Hanoi, Socialist Republic of Vietnam.

The objectives of the seminar were twofold. First, to discuss the current trends, status and future evolution of Next Generation Networks technology and standardization, as being addressed by the ITU-T and share the experiences of NGN design, development and deployment. Central to these are: what areas of technology innovation hold the greatest promise for NGNs; what are the most innovative applications and services possible with NGNs? The issues revolving around NGN architecture, NGN technology and quality of service requirements, and evolution will be explored. Second, as NGNs are a major departure from the network today - these developments will likely change the ways the telecommunication sector operates, NGN regulatory and policy issues for developing countries to exploit its full potential for development were also be discussed.