NGN Development in Thailandmddb.apec.org/documents/2009/TEL/TEL39-LSG-RR/09_tel39...meaning that NGN networks will coexist with legacy networks for some times to come. • TOT Corporation

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2009/TEL39/LSG/RR/003 Agenda Item: 1

NGN Development in Thailand

Submitted by: The National Telecommunications Commission

Regulatory Round Table - Facilitating Next Generation Network Development: Policy and

Regulatory Priorities for a Vibrant ICT Environment

Singapore 15 April 2009

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NGN Development in Thailand NGN Development in Thailand byby

Ms. Ms. WajanaWajana ChuentongkamChuentongkamExecutive DirectorExecutive Director

International Organizations BureauInternational Organizations BureauThe Office of the National The Office of the National

Telecommunications CommissionTelecommunications Commission (NTC)(NTC)

The National Telecommunications CommissionThe National Telecommunications Commission


CONTENTS

NGN Current Situation in ThailandOngoing activities to promote NGN in Thailand•NGN Testing/Trial Use Center in Phuket•NGN Forum in Thailand

Future activitiesFinal Goal: NGN roadmap for ThailandCooperation with ASEAN

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• NGN simply means the migration from the PSTN to an IP based network, International calling IP trunking or IP in the local loop.

• Vendors use the term NGN in their products and providers and operators refer to NGN for marketing purposes.

• For operators in competitive markets, NGNs are considered essential for strategically positioning networks to compete in increasing converged world of services and content (where voice is no longer the sole source of revenue).

• At the market level, NGNs are partially driven by the increased demand for ubiquitous, integrated data, voice and video, mobile and fixed broadband.


• Existing circuit switched networks will soon become obsolete, as vendors begin to cease their productions, leading to increases of the CAPEX and OPEX.

• For new entrant in fixed line such as TTT Broadband, new networks being established are all IP based.

• For incumbent such as TOT, IP based networks will gradually replace existing circuit switched networks, meaning that NGN networks will coexist with legacy networks for some times to come.

• TOT Corporation Plc. has announced its plan to replace the existing network to NGN starting in 2007 and is expected to spend 3,500 million baht for the first year.

• TT&T has a plan to invest 6,000 million baht in NGN and have already spent 2,500 million baht.

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• Need for testbed to resolve common critical issues in migrating from legacy networks to IP networks

• Comprehensive NGN pilot test program conducted in Thailand.

• The location will be in Phuket

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• Test and evaluate the migration to IP networks• Study the feasibility (both technical and economic)

of the migration to NGN and obtain effective investment strategies

• Refine the roadmap for future migration to NGN


• Industry is invited to join in and bring equipments and applications to test/evaluate within this project.

• Benefits e.g. compatibility and inter-operability testing with other systems and applications

• NTC subsidy in the transportation of equipment within the country and the import taxes as well as necessary basic test infrastructures

• A certificate upon the completion of the program indicating the compatibility and inter-operability of equipment or application within this test bed environment.

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The National Telecommunications CommissionThe National Telecommunications Commission11

An autonomous, non-government, non-profit organization with participants as totally volunteers to encourage sustainable NGN technology deployment of the country


The Establishment of Working Group onxt Generation Network Forum (NGN ForThe Establishment of Working Group on

xt Generation Network Forum (NGN Foru

Setting up work programe, rules and procedures, structure of NGN ForumDuty

Duration within 180 days

Operation Opening for Public Hearing

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– Encouraging cooperation and being a center in collaboration among relevant organizations for NGN development

– Studying trends and latest NGN technology– Participating in prescribing neutral technical

standard for commercial use – Taking part in promoting and developing

telecommunication industry in Thailand and the region

– Submitting final study and regulatory guidelines on NGN to the NTC Commissioners or related organizations


– Representatives from manufacturers, operators, educational institutes, research institutes, regulatory authorities

– Person or Juristic person

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– Studying and submitting comments towards Forum and attending the meetings, seminars

– Organizing meeting and conference for presenting products or new technologies at least one time a year including capacity building

– Exchanging information among members– Participating in NGN project of educational institutes and

telecommunication industry– Collaborating in interoperability among operators,

manufacturers and members– Publishing NGN Forum Thailand magazine and related

news


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– Cooperating with ITU-RO in capacity building

– Bilateral Agreement - Signing MoU with TTC, Japan- Signing MoU with TPA, Korea

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Towards Vision of Towards Vision of NGN Thailand for NGN Thailand for

better living of better living of Population by 2014Population by 2014


For the ASEAN countriesThe ASEAN Telecommunication Regulators Council (ATRC) adopted the ATRC guidelines for the Next Generation Network Migration

The guideline was revised last year durelating to the NGN migration process anTechnology neutrality, HRD and many otFacilitate the migration of the existing teNGN in the ASEAN region.

The guideline was revised last year duerelating to the NGN migration process anTechnology neutrality, HRD and many othFacilitate the migration of the existing teNGN in the ASEAN region.

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NGN has been included in the work plan for 2008-2009 of the ATRC. The activities include:

Conduct a study on NGN Technology (Vietnam) Develop & complete survey on IPTV/Mobile TV (Indonesia + Thailand) Develop & complete survey on IP-based Interconnection(Indonesia + Thailand)


Roadmap for the ASEAN Community endorsed by the 14th ASEAN Summit, on 1 March 2009, Cha-am, Thailand

ASEAN Economic Community BlueprintThe AEC will establish ASEAN as a single market and production base making ASEAN more dynamic and competitive with NGN mechanisms and measures to strengthen the implementation of its existing economic initiatives

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B4. Infrastructure Development 52. Develop high-speed inter-connections among all national information infrastructures (NII) Actions: vi. Deepen regional policy and regulatory framework to deal

with the opportunities and challenges in the area of Next Generation Networks, including the interoperability of products/services, information systems and networks in the convergence environment.


Documents

NGN Development in Thailandmddb.apec.org/documents/2009/TEL/TEL39-LSG-RR/09_tel39...meaning that NGN networks will coexist with legacy networks for some times to come. • TOT Corporation