APT Standardisation Workshop, Bangkok 22 August 2017 COMMUNICATIONS ALLIANCE APT Standardisation Workshop, Bangkok 22 August 2017
Communications Alliance History Communications Alliance History Formed as the Australian Communications Industry Forum (ACIF) in 1997 to undertake the industry self-regulatory functions outlined in the Telecommunications Act 1997. This includes the creation and maintenance of the Industry Standards, Codes and Guidelines – technical, operational and consumer-related – through which service providers operate and interact with other players. Accredited as a Standards Development Organisation since 1999 Merged with the Service Provider Action Network (SPAN) in 2005 to form Communications Alliance Ltd.
Membership & Board Membership is more than 140 companies, organisations and individuals including: Fixed & Mobile Carriers Carriage Service Providers – fixed & wireless Global ICT Players Satellite Service and Equipment Providers Content Service Providers Internet Service Providers & Search Engines Telecommunications Equipment Vendors Network Security Providers and Testing Laboratories Research Houses, consultants, law firms and expert individuals CA Directors represent companies including Telstra, Optus, Vodafone, Macquarie Telecom, Vocus, AAPT, Pivotel, MyNetFone, Ericsson, Nokia, NBN Co and KPMG
Standing Advisory Groups Standing Advisory Groups Operations Council Operations Reference Panel Customer Equipment and Cabling Reference Panel Network Reference Panel Communications Security Reference Panel Industry Consumer Advisory Group Law Enforcement Group & Fraud Prevention Group Data Retention Working Group Numbering Steering Group Numbering Working Group MNP Administration Group Mobile Premium Services Carrier and Content Groups Satellite Services Working Group Online Copyright Working Group NBN OTT Services Transition Working Group (NOST)
Technical CE Standards and Documents Technical CE Standards and Documents AS/ACIF S006:2008 Requirements for Customer Equipment, operating in the voiceband, for connection to the non-switched Telecommunications Network AS/ACIF S016:2001 Requirements for Customer Equipment for connection to hierarchical digital interfaces AS/ACIF S031:2001 Requirements for ISDN Basic Access AS/CA S035:2008 Requirements for installation of temporary field telecommunications customer cabling for defence purposes AS/ACIF S038:2001 Requirements for ISDN Primary Rate Access Interface AS/ACIF S040:2001 Requirements for Customer Equipment for use with the Standard Telephone Service - Features for special needs AS/ACIF S042.2:1999 Requirements for connection to an air interface of a telecommunications network - Part 2: CDMA (IS-95) AS/ACIF S042.3:2005 Requirements for connection to an air interface of a telecommunications network - Part 3: GSM AS/CA S002:2010 Analogue interworking and non-interference requirements for Customer Equipment for connection to the PSTN AS/CA S004:2013 Voice performance requirements for Customer Equipment AS/CA S008:2010 Requirements for Customer Cabling Products AS/CA S009:2013 Installation requirements for Customer Cabling (Wiring Rules)
Technical CE Standards and Documents (cont.) Technical CE Standards and Documents (cont.) AS/CA S003.1:2010 Requirements for Customer Access Equipment for connection to a Telecommunications Network Part 1: General AS/CA S003.2:2010 Requirements for Customer Access Equipment for connection to a Telecommunications Network Part 2: Analogue and TDM based technologies AS/CA S003.3:2010 Requirements for Customer Access Equipment for connection to a Telecommunications Network Part 3: Packet and cell based technologies AS/CA S041.1:2015 Requirements for DSL Customer Equipment for connection to the PSTN - Part 1: General AS/CA S041.2:2015 Requirements for DSL Customer Equipment for connection to the Public Switched Telephone Network - Part 2: Modems for use in connection with all DSL services AS/CA S041.3:2015 Requirements for DSL Customer Equipment for connection to the Public Switched Telephone Network - Part 3: Filters for use in connection with all xDSL services AS/CA S042.1:2010 Requirements for connection to an air interface of a Telecommunications Network - Part 1: General AS/CA S043.1:2015 Requirements for Customer Equipment for connection to a metallic local loop interface of a Telecommunications Network- Part 1: General AS/CA S043.2:2015 Requirements for Customer Equipment for connection to a metallic local loop interface of a Telecommunications Network - Part 2: Broadband AS/CA S043.3:2015 Requirements for Customer Equipment for connection to a metallic local loop interface of a Telecommunications Network Part 3: DC, low frequency AC and voiceband
Standards Development WC Standards Development WC CEO Industry Representative (& Editor ) Industry Representative Regulator Representative (non-voting) Chair (Committee Elected) Project Manager (CommsAlliance) Consumer Representative
Standards Activity & Challenges Standards Activity & Challenges Follow international developments (don’t ‘re-invent’ the Standard) Solid relationships with national standards body, Government & Regulators Nurture your experts Focus on the key issues Take a ‘light regulation’ approach Aim for rapid turnaround This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
Contact Details P.O Box 444, Milsons Point NSW 1565 Contact Details P.O Box 444, Milsons Point NSW 1565 www.commsalliance.com.au Official telephone: (02) 9959 9111 Facsimile: (02) 9954 6136 Email: info@commsalliance.com.au Name Phone Mobile John Stanton stanton@commsalliance.com.au 02 9959 9130 0434 318 777 Elizabeth Harland e.harland@commsalliance.com.au 02 9959 9114 0410 410 062 Kathy Sideris k.sideris@commsalliance.com.au 02 9959 9177 0449 998 563 Christiane Gillespie-Jones c.gillespiejones@commsalliance.com.au 02 9959 9118 0402 473 743 Mike Johns m.johns@commsalliance.com.au 02 9959 9125 0414 898 841 James Duck j.duck@commsalliance.com.au 02 9959 9132 0414 527 780 Craig Purdon c.purdon@commsalliance.com.au 02 9959 9124 0414 202 022 Jessica Curtis j.curtis@commsalliance.com.au 02 9959 9116 0420 344 343