ITU Update since GSC-15 Bilel Jamoussi Document No: GSC16-PLEN-77 Source: ITU Contact: Bilel Jamoussi GSC Session: PLENARY Agenda Item: 4.6 ITU Update since GSC-15 Bilel Jamoussi Chief, Study Groups Department Telecommunications Standardization Bureau Colin Langtry Chief, Study Groups Department Radiocommunication Bureau International Telecommunications Union

Highlights of ITU activities International Cooperation MOU with ARIB, CCSA, TTA and TTC recognizing ITU as the pre-eminent global ICT standards body CTO meeting reaffirms the need for improved collaboration, cooperation and coordination among SDOs ITU and the Global e‑Sustainability Initiative (GeSI) collaboration agreement and TSB Director appointed to the GeSI board WSC (World Standards Cooperation) ITU, IEC, ISO agree to develop a Common Accessibility Policy ITU is now observer at the Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee of WTO. TSB participates. ITU-T on the ICANN Board in 2011 and took a seat on the ICANN 2011 NomCom

Highlights of ITU-T activities Producing Global Standards (1) Emergency telecoms Joint CAP workshop with WMO International Internet Connectivity (IIC) A supplement to Recommendation ITU-T D.50 was agreed ICTs and climate change Recommendation ITU-T L.1400 was consented Recommendation ITU-T L.1000 was further improved Multiprotocol Label Switching – Transport Profiles Recommendation ITU-T G.8113.1 was determined Smart Grid (G.henm) Recommendation ITU-T G.9955 and G.9956 Smart Grid Focus Groups five deliverables in December 2011

Highlights of ITU-T activities Producing Global Standards (2) Telepresence New work in ITU-T Study Group 16 is focusing on standardizing full interoperability between telepresence systems. Cybersecurity Two new Recommendations that counter spam and other unsolicited communications through an interactive gateway system were approved Child Online Protection (COP) Studying security-related guidelines/standards on COP issues. Cloud Computing Increased industry support for worldwide interoperability Cloud Computing FG seven deliverables in December 2011

Highlights of ITU-T activities Producing Global Standards (3) Internet of Things (IoT) New Joint Coordination Activity and Global Standards initiative IoT-GSI an umbrella for IoT standards development worldwide Accessibility A WSC workshop on standards needed for facilitating the development of accessible solutions around the world. A new Focus Group on Audiovisual Media Accessibility to make audiovisual media accessible for persons with disabilities. Conformity and interoperability (C&I) Four ITU Interop events on IPTV and one on G.hn New Academia members

Highlights of ITU-R activities (1) Powerline Telecommunications (PLT) revised Reports addressing compatibility issues between PLT systems and radiocommunication services (SM.2158-2 and SM.2212-1) Rec. SM.1879-1on the impact of PLT systems on radiocommunication services and the associated protection criteria (< 30MHz and between 80 & 470 MHz information shared with other organizations at the ITU Forum on PLT (May 2011) Short-range devices (SRDs) (incl. for ISM and RFID applications). ITU-R Reports addressing impact of SRDs and ISM on radiocommunication services (SM.2153-2, SM.2210) draft new Rec. on frequency ranges for global or regional harmonization of SRDs

Highlights of ITU-R activities (2) Emergency communications Draft revision of Rep. M.2149 - Use and examples of mobile-satellite service systems for relief operation in the event of natural disasters and similar emergencies   Draft revision of Rec. ITU-R M.1854 - Use of mobile-satellite service (MSS) in disaster response and relief database of available frequencies/frequency bands for use in emergency situations

Highlights of ITU-R activities (3) Broadcasting Report addressing features of UHDTV Report addressing multi-channel sound technology Rec. BS.1770-2 addressing loudness control (Emmy)  IMT LTE-Advanced and WirelessMAN-Advanced selected Detailed specifications finalized Assessment of the global mobile broadband deployments and forecasts for IMT Draft revised ITU-R Resolutions  RA-12/WRC-12 Invitations issued – available on web page