Overview of Changing Telecom & Converged Services Scenario and Indian Context
By
VIJAY MADAN
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR CDOT
Objectives of the Presentation
To present a summary of the following:
Paradigm shift from the Networks driven
Telecom to that driven by Customers requirements Emerging Telecommunication Services, Technologies & Techniques Issues being addressed to accelerate the pace of Change
FAST CHANGING TELECOM PARADIGM
Paradigm Shift from to the one
which is driven by services & customers requirements
Operators & Network Centric Telecommunication
Voice,
Internet & Video on same Subscriber line
Unified Voice, Data & Broadcast Networks Single Subscriber Equipment capable of making and receiving Voice Data and Video Calls Evolution of innovative value added subscriber services
Multimedia
Converged Services
Voice
Mainly Dial up
Now Technology
Dependent
Ubiquitous Services
Global Services
Seamless Mobile
Changing Services Scenario
Role Players In Changing Telecom Scenario
Users
With Service Wish List ( Mainly Urban) With Social Needs ( Mainly Rural )
Content & Application Developers Network Operators & Service Providers Infrastructure Providers Governments & Administrations for
Policy Social Role Standards Regulation Spectrum & Resource Provisioning Dispute Settlement
Fixed - Based on Copper Optical Fibre Wireless Mobile - Presently GSM and CDMA based Narrow band Voice Internet Fax Broad band High speed Internet Video
Major classes of Services
Types of Interactive Services
THREE MAJOR TYPES
Relationship: Phone Call, E-Mail, Chat,
Video Conference
Information : Weather, Internet Search Yellow pages, Movies, Games Transactions: e-Commerce,
e-Business
Subscribers Wish List
To be
virtually present at interactive site to
Speak & Hear interactively See as if present at the site and perhaps feel Seek & Store information for future use
Affordable cost , Agreed Quality of Service Available
Everywhere, Always
World-Wide Growth of Mobile and Internet
Reference Ms Lara Srivastava ITU
Users (m illions) and penetration per 100 pop. 1'400 Mobile subscribers 1'200 Internet users 1'000 Mobile penetration 800 600 400 200 0 1994 95 96 97 98 99 2000 01 02 2003 5 0 Internet penetration 25 20 15 10
It is more mobile than fixed
Reference Ms Lara Srivastava ITU
Fixed and mobile lines (world, millions)
1.33 billion mobile
1300
Fixed Lines Mobile
1.21 billion fixed
1200
1000
800
600
400
200
0 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
Source: ITU
Is it Wireless or Optical Fibre or Both!
When the Optical Fibres emerged with infinite Capacity and high Speed of Information Transport, the Engineers said
the Wireless was dead
Then came again the wireless to allow mobility in the last mile but with bandwidth limitations Some
One Said
Mother Optical Fibre will feed the
Reborn Wireless Mobile Access
Efficient Spectrum management as well as Content Compression will let Bandwidth Problems cured Speed of Telecommunication will equal speed of light
The personalization of the mobile
Physical proximity: users are getting closer & closer to their mobiles, all times of the day
Emotional Attachment: many cant leave home without it. Its theft/loss often causes panic and disruption to daily life
Fashion: mobile is quickly becoming an important daily accessory Identity: mobiles are playing an
increasingly important role in creating/maintaining identity (through pictures, SMS messages etc)
Convergence Scenario for Residences
Members of the same household are On-line Simultaneously Browsing Web
Downloading Information
Watching, Downloading & Recording Video on Demand Digital Video Broadcast Digital Audio Broadcast
Requirements of Business Users
Professional Business Services Including
Multi-Party Conferencing
Instantaneous Database Access
e-Commerce
Knowledge Sharing Virtual Presence for Interactive Business Ubiquitous Virtual Office
Customers Willingness to Pay
to be based upon
Type of Service Quality of Service Customers personal priority
Independent of Distance !!
Media for Information Access &Transport
Copper Pairs From Exchange Cable TV Network Optical Fibres Radio (Wireless)
Direct To Home via Satellite(DTH)
Very Small Aperture Satellite (VSAT)
Trends Towards
Futuristic Networks for adaptation to changing
Customer Expectations
Efficient Spectrum Management
Mobility independent of technology and geographical boundaries
Unified Customer Equipment & mobile handsets for all types of service
Network Sharing Merits & Issues
Cost reduction through Optimized use of network resources
Focus of investors on new Services and variety of Content More returns on Services
New Content development in Local Languages
Possible through franchising, mutual business model agreements. Disputes on revenue sharing and Quality of Service issues pin-pointing, blame game.
Multi-operator & Complex Services Environment Requires
Clear Service Level Agreements between Service Providers Network Providers Content Providers
Users
Automated tools and relational database to facilitate the Regulators and legal agencies to ensure fair implementation of the agreements Development is taking place in this area
Software based Network Management
Optimized usage of Networks and Resources Fault & Performance Management Security Management for information privacy and Network protection Financial Management for billing & revenue sharing Quality of Service monitoring Service Level Agreements & execution Operation Support Systems for efficient
operation & maintenance of Network & Services
Continued Need of Regulation, Standards to address the following Challenges of Multi Operator Environment
Technological Challenges & Innovation
Interconnectivity and Interoperability Appropriate Migration Scenarios to next generations Enhancing Performance and Lowering Costs Intellectual Property Rights, Security & Privacy Legal & Political Aspects, Fair Competition
Service Providers could generally overlook the following Factors to some extent Quality of Service (to make more profit)
Efficient use of Spectrum
Services to Remote and Sparsely Populated Areas Participate in social programs like e-Education, e-Health and Community Communication
Tariff Caps as mandated by the Regulator by Providing such Attractive Looking Technical Features which may not justify very high prices However, Administrations, Regulators & Market Forces would Balance it out in Customers favour
India - Broad Statistics
(Indicative Figures Only)
Fixed Telephones 45 million Mobile Telephones 39 million
Internet connections ( 5.0 million) >15 million users
No. of TVs 78 million No. of Cable TV connections 55 million Broadband Connections 0.4 million ENTERTAINMENT & CABLE TV NETWORK MAY BECOME MAJOR BROADBAND DRIVERS IN INDIA
Challenges to be addressed in the Indian Scenario
Unique Rural Scenario Low current Tele-density both in Urban and Rural Areas inspite of good growth Need for Spectrum re-farming & re-allocation Lack of Content in Local Languages Unstructured Cable TV Network Confidence on e-Commerce
Lower Number of IPR Entities
Network Security Bridging Digital Divide