ITU-APT :: NGN Regulation and Migration Strategies

NGN Regulation and Migration Strategies
BSNL Conference Hall, 9th Floor, BSNL Bhawan, Janpath, New Delhi
October 13 & 15, 2010

DAY 1 : Wednesday, 13 October 2010
09:00 – 10:00	Registration
10:00 – 11:00	Inaugural Session Welcome Address: Mr. R.N. Agarwal, President, ITU-APT Foundation of India Introduction of the Project : Mr. Sameer Sharma, Senior Advisor, International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Keynote Address: Mr. Gopal Das, CMD, BSNL Inaugural Address: Dr. JS Sarma, IAS, Chairman, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Vote of Thanks: Mr. S.N. Gupta, ITU-APT Foundation, Coordinator, ITU Project on NGN Regulation & Migration Strategies
11.:00 – 11:30	Tea/coffee break
11:30 – 13:00	Session 1: Development Trends in NGN Moderator: Mr. Sameer Sharma, ITU ITU Initiatives on NGN and Way Forward Mr. Sameer Sharma, Senior Advisor, ITU Trends on Convergence and migration leaps Mr. O. G. Soto, ITU Expert Impact of NGN on Telecom Services Mr. RN Padukone, Principal GM, Corporate Planning, BSNL
13:00 – 14:00	Lunch break
14:00 – 15:30	Session 2: NGN: Network Architecture, Standardisation Moderator: Mr. NK Srivastava, Sr. DDG, TEC, DoT NGN business modeling and planning Mr. O. G. Soto, ITU Expert 1G to 4G Overview Mr. Rajeev Bansal, Director, TEC, DoT NGN Strategies for Fixed and Mobile Operators Mr. Naveen Sood, Alcatel Lucent Q&A
15:30 – 15:45	Tea/coffee break
15:45 – 17:00	Session 3: NGN Migration Strategies Chairman: Mr. Ram Kumar Advisor (T), Telecom Commission Moderator: *Mr. O. G. Soto, ITU Expert* Learning’s from NGN Migration Study Group Mr. Arvind Kumar, Jt. Advisor, TRAI Issues for migration to NGN at Access, Edge, Core and OSS Mr. O. G. Soto, ITU Expert NGN Migration Technologies Roadmap Mr. Peter Busschbach, Alcatel Lucent Q&A
DAY 2: FRIDAY, 15 October 2010
10:00 – 11:30	Session 4: NGN : Regulatory Issues Chairman: Mr. RK Arnold, Secretary, TRAI Regulatory Implications of NGN Mr. Lav Gupta, Principal Advisor, TRAI International Trends in NGN Regulation Mr. SN Gupta, Chief Regulatory Advisor (India & SAARC), BT Global NGN Interconnection Mr. RR Mittar, DDG (NGN), TEC, DoT
11:30 – 12:00	Tea/coffee break
12:00 – 13:30	Session 5: Security Issues of NGN & ICT Applications Chairman: Mr. AK Mittal, DDG, DoT Overview of ITU Cyber-security Activities Mr. Sameer Sharma, Sr. Advisor, ITU Role of IPv6 in IP Security Mr. RM Aggarwal, DDG, SA, TEC, DoT Cyber security – National & International Concerns Mr. BJ Srinath, Senior Director, DIT Q&A
13:30 – 14:30	Lunch break
14:30 – 15:30	Session 6: NGN QoS and case studies Chairman: Mr. RRN Prasad, Former Member TRAI Traffic and QoS for NGN Mr. O. G. Soto, ITU Expert QoS India Case Study Mr. MC Chaube, Sr. GM , ALT Center BB access case study Mr. O. G. Soto, ITU Expert Q&A
15:30 – 15:45	Tea/coffee break
15:45 – 16:45	Session 7: NGN: Issues and way foreword Objective: This sessions will discuss, among others, the followings: Readiness of India towards NGN Issues Challenges and Opportunities Role of industry and regulator Infrastructure Sharing Forward-looking goals and plans Costing & Pricing issues Moderator : Mr. Sameer Sharma, Senior Advisor, ITU Panelists: Mr. O. G. Soto, ITU Expert Mr. HC Soni, Vice President, ITU-APT Foundation of India Mr. RK Gujral, Dy. Advisor, TRAI Mr. Manoj Mishra, Regulatory, Cable & Wireless Mr. S. N. Gupta, Chief Regulatory Advisor, BT Global Services
16:45 – 17:30	Closing Session Workshop Summary : Mr. S.N. Gupta, ITU-APT Foundation Concluding Remarks: Mr. Sameer Sharma, Sr. Advisor, ITU Award of Certificates of Participation