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Workshop on NGN Interconnection for the Arab Region
2-3 May 2007, Manama, Bahrain
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The Telecommunication Development Bureau (BDT) of the International
Telecommunication Union is organizing a workshop on NGN Interconnection in
Manama, Bahrain, 2-3 May 2007, at the kind invitation of
Bahrain Telecommunications Company (BATELCO). The workshop will take place
immediately after the
ITU-T/ITU-D Seminar on Standardization and Development of Next-Generation
Networks for the Arab Region, Manama (Bahrain), 29 April-2 May
2007.
The objective of the interconnection workshop
is to look at the challenges for regulatory and policy frameworks associated
with the deployment of Next-Generation Networks (NGN) in the region. It will
focus, in particular, on what kinds of interconnection arrangements make sense
in an NGN world. It will provide a unique opportunity to develop a common
understanding of the current issues, looking at whether NGN interconnection is
likely to require regulatory intervention or if it can be achieved through
commercial negotiations; what new competitive bottlenecks are likely to arise in
the NGN environment and how to handle the migratory phase when multiple networks
are in use.
Any presentations and contributions for the
organization of the workshop will be highly appreciated and should be notified
electronically to the ITU, no later than 31 March 2007, to Ms. Susan Schorr,
email: NGNBahrain@itu.int.
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