A 38-point roadmap of best practice guidelines for migration of n...
A 38-point roadmap of best practice guidelines for migration of next generation networks (NGN) was defined at a Feb. 5-7 Dubai meeting of the Global Symposium for Regulators, officials said. The roadmap aims to encourage regulatory frameworks that foster…
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innovation, investment and affordable access to NGN, an ITU press release said. Regulators should adopt and regularly assess regimes to eliminate undue barriers to competition and innovation, the ITU said, also urging: (1) Investment-friendly regulation and a level playing field are of paramount importance to NGN network deployment. (2) Flexible but accurate interconnection models will smooth the transition to NGNs. (3) Regulators should work to avoid undue competitive distortion. (4) Regulatory certainty is needed for both incumbent and competing providers. “NGN is seen as somewhere between the telecom and Internet worlds, creating a whole new range of issues to be tackled by regulators,” said Sami Al- Basheer Al-Morshid, dir. of ITU’s Development Bureau. The best practice guidelines, endorsed by over 100 CEOs and members of national regulatory authorities, go a long way in showing the way forward for regulators, he said. The best practices encourage policies for co-existence of legacy and IP networks, alternate voice services such as VoIP, or bundled services that can offer voice together with TV and Internet, documents said. The guidelines cover aspects of service provision including authorization, access, interconnection and interoperability, numbering and NGN identification systems, universal access, quality of service, consumer awareness, security and protection.