IP Telephony Moroccan case

Plan Definitions Basic architectures IP telephony: Impact Morocco case Standardisation, identification, … ANRT, March 1, 2005

IP Telephony : Definitions IP is an acronym for Internet Protocol. It is a communications Protocol developed to support a packet switched network. IP Telephony is the exchange of information primarily in the form of speech that utilises a mechanism known as Internet Protocol. Internet Telephony: the combination of the term « Internet » with the term « telephony » is seen as inappropriate. The Internet offers many capabilities to users including the ability to carry bi-directional speech in real time or near real time. This is considered to be an intrinsic capability of the Internet and not a telecommunications service. ANRT, March 1, 2005

Basic architectures PCs through public Internet or private IP network Internet / Intranet Access Network ANRT, March 1, 2005

Basic architectures Traffic between a PC and a terminal attached to a PSTN IP Network Gateway Access Network PSTN /ISDN/PLMN ANRT, March 1, 2005

Basic architectures Technology transport for PSTN. Gateway PSTN/ISDN/PLMN IP Network ANRT, March 1, 2005

Basic architectures Interconnection between IP networks via PSTN Gateway Access Network PSTN/ISDN/ PLMN ANRT, March 1, 2005

Souscriber phone to Souscriber phone ANRT, March 1, 2005

IP Telephony : Impact IP telephony has brought about a major paradigm shift in the business of telecommunications and is impacting the communication process in an all-encompassing maner. ANRT, March 1, 2005

Price in classical telephony Prices: impact Direction Price in classical telephony Price in IP tlephony % Etats Unis  Maroc 0.59 $/min (AT&T) 0.349 $/min (Global Net) ≈ 40.8 % France  Maroc 0.302 €/min (One Tel) 0.27 €/min (Digicall) ≈10.59 % ANRT, March 1, 2005

Telephony IP: the Benchmark situation country Free Nouvelle Zélande, Pologne, Etats-Unis, Angola, Mongolie Free if the transmission is not in the real time Hongrie , Islande Free if we have a licence Australie, Canada, Chine, Rép. de Corée, Malaisie. No free Cambodge, Cameroun, Côte d’Ivoire, Croatie, Erythrée, Gabon, etc. ANRT, March 1, 2005

Moroccan case Public IP Telephony Technologic Neutrality: public telephony is subjected to the mode of licences whatever technology used; Private IP Telephony To carry speech is authorized within independant network (authorizations’ mode) ANRT, March 1, 2005

Moroccan case IP Telephony service isn’t offered by the incumbent operator (accounting rate); IP Telephony service exists in moroccan companies; Some ISP provide this service illegally : ANRT proceeds to control and conducts inquiries; IP equipment type approval deposit : Why? ANRT, March 1, 2005

Moroccan case Manage fraud in IP international traffic; Follow-up current standardization work at international authorities level; Propose the transfer of DNS management to an independent of operator entity. ANRT, March 1, 2005

Moroccan case role of ANRT Direct intervention Inquiries (article 24 of the law n°24-96) Publication of a decision about IP statute (decision ANRT N°04/04 of April 6, 2004) see web site adress : www.anrt.net.ma. Indirect intervention Lower prices; Competition setup. ANRT, March 1, 2005

Standard Open Settlement Protocol OSP IP Access Network architecture Y.1231 A Framework for convergence of Telecommunications Network and IP Network technologies Y.1001 Session Initiation Protocol SIP Gateway control protocol H.248 - MECAGO Packet Based Multimedia Communications Systems H.323 Titre Normes ANRT, March 1, 2005

Identification 2 different modes: PSTN: Numbering E.164 IP Network: Internet Adressing Several options: Attribution of E.164 resources to IP networks Correspondence via an intermediate protocol: ENUM ANRT, March 1, 2005

If we compare IP and classical telephony Price of équipement services band switching No expensive expensive New services few Good exploitation Bad exploitation paquets circuits IP Telephony Classical Telephony No good good QS ANRT, March 1, 2005