ITU: International Standards Aiding in International Expansion Abu Dhabi Telecoms CEO Summit 17 May 2011 Bilel Jamoussi, Ph.D. Chief, Study Groups Telecommunication Standardization Bureau Geneva, Switzerland

ITU standards enabling international expansion since 1865 1865 2015 145 years old Central role in Connecting the World ITU is based in Geneva, Switzerland 192 Member States and 700 Sector Members and Associates (Egypt joined in 1876) 760 staff, from 80 nationalities Organized in three Sectors: Radiocommunication (ITU-R) Development (ITU-D) Standardization (ITU-T)

World Telecom and Information Society Day Today is World Telecom and Information Society Day 17 May 1865: Signing of the first International Telegraph Convention Creation of the International Telecommunication Union 17 May 2011: 146 years of International Standards enabling International expansion

UAE Strategic Partner WSIS Forum 2011 H.E. Mr. Mohamed Nasser Al Ghanim UAE TRA Director General

President of Finland Tarja Halonen Telecommunication innovator ITU World Telecommunication and Information Society Award 2011 Laureates ITU marks the 146th anniversary of its establishment on 17 May this year by recognizing three eminent personalities who have contributed to the ongoing digital revolution. President of Finland Tarja Halonen, telecommunication innovator Sam Pitroda, and CEO of Inveneo Kristin Peterson will be awarded the 2011 ITU World Telecommunication and Information Society Award in recognition of their dedication to promoting ICTs as a means of providing a better life for humanity, particularly in rural communities. President of Finland Tarja Halonen Telecommunication innovator Sam Pitroda, India CEO of Inveneo Kristin Peterson 

The ITU INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATION UNION ITU Secretary-General Hamadoun Touré UN agency for telecommunication and ICTs Members: 192 Governments and regulatory bodies 700 Private Sector 20 Academia UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon

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develops ICT standards ITU-T develops ICT standards ITU-R manages radio spectrum and satellite orbits ITU-D promotes ICT development ITU has three core areas of activity coordinated by the General Secretariat General Secretariat coordinates work of ITU

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You are benefitting from ITU standards everyday (although you may not be aware of it)

Importance of Global Standards Global Standards essential in a complex world Standards make things easier Essential for international communications and global trade Drive competitiveness, for individual businesses and world economy Help organizations with their efficiency, effectiveness, responsiveness and innovation Lower prices and increase availability by reducing technical barriers and promoting compatibility between systems and networks Manufacturers, network operators and consumers benefit

Standards proven economic tool WTO trade report 2005 British Standards Institute (BSI): standards make annual contribution GBP 2.5 billion German standards body (DIN): economic benefits standardization about 1% GDP Canada: 17 % of labour productivity increase and nine per cent of growth of GDP 1981-2004 Standards have a significant effect on limiting the undesirable outcomes of market failure The work of ITU has smoothed the more economical introduction of new technologies 13 13

ITU-T collaboration 44 formal partnerships Vienna Agreement between the international standards orgs and their European regional counterparts. World Standards Cooperation Patent policy & Joint events ITU-T and IEEE MoU & Joint events Global Standards Collaboration Supports ITU as preeminent global ICT standards organization. ITU-T and 3GPP ETSI Management meetings ITU-T and IETF ITU-T and ICANN E-Business MoU: IEC, ISO, ITU and UN/ECE 44 formal partnerships . Vienna Agreement between the international standardizing Organizations and their European regional counterparts.

Stay tuned to the latest technological developments Through its Study Groups, ITU-T carries out pioneering standards work in: Security of networks and of transmissions Numbering resources Broadband Optical networks Home networking Video coding and multimedia codecs NGN and Future networks

Numbering Resources ITU-T Recommendation E.164 SG2 Numbering Resources ITU-T Recommendation E.164 “International public telecommunication numbering plan” Lets us make a telephone call from one side of the world to another UEA +971

ITU Internet Broadband Access &Transport Standards SG15 ITU Internet Broadband Access &Transport Standards Access: ADSL: ITU-T G.992 PLT: ITU-T G.9960 (G.hn) FTTX: GPON ITU-T G.984 Bendable fibers: ITU-T G.657 Optical Transport: SDH: ITU-T G.707 Carrier Ethernet: ITU-T Y.1731 Synchronization: Mobile Backhaul Fiber cable can be very flexible, but traditional fiber's loss increases greatly if the fiber is bent with a radius smaller than around 30 mm. This creates a problem when the cable is bent around corners or wound around a spool, making FTTX installations more complicated. "Bendable fibers", targeted towards easier installation in home environments, have been standardized as ITU-T G.657.

SG16 Multimedia Hollywood presents Emmy Award to ITU, ISO and IEC for revolutionary video standard ITU-T H.264 MPEG-4 AVC US Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, 2008

Cybersecurity & Identity SG17 Cybersecurity & Identity Strengthen the confidence and security in the use of ICTs Strengthen cybersecurity and combat cyber threats Identity Management ITU X.509 compliant services Child Online Protection The Economist, July 2010 RIM recently became ITU-T Sector member to benefit from ITU-T work on ITU-T Rec X.509 : Information technology - Open Systems Interconnection Bank of America recently became ITU-T Sector member to benefit from ITU-T work on identity management

IPTV: Standard Managed “Connected TV” SG16 ITU-T H.721 terminals support managed “connected TV” Multiple RSPs can provide managed IPTV services on any of these standardized terminals (H.721)

NGN: IPTV Interoperability SG13 NGN: IPTV Interoperability

ICTs and Climate Change SG5 ICTs and Climate Change Standard Methodology to measure impact of ICT on CC Reduce greenhouse gas emissions in ICT sector line with UNFCCC goals Universal charger 2222

Anticipate the next revolutionary technology ITU-T new work focuses on: Cloud computing Smart grid Intelligent transport systems Car communications and driver distraction Audiovisual Media Accessibility Internet of Things

ITU-T Cloud Computing From own to lease Growth opportunity for Telcos Security, Audit, and Privacy Inter-Cloud Load sharing Disaster recovery Position existing network infrastructure capability as bundled offers combining Network and IT resources. Service providers can leverage network asset to address network availability and performance for secure end to end cloud services. Evolve network resource allocation and control to more dynamic in order to meet the needs to provision on-demand cloud services. Enterprises – need standards to source cloud services from more than one vendor How do I migrate in-house workload to cloud without standards? How do I change my CSP without overhaul? Service Providers – how I prevent vendor-lock-in? Service Provider preference for holistic “systems approach” The Economist, Oct 2009

ITU-T Smart Grid Electric Grid Transport & Distribution Communication Standards Optimization of facility usage Integration of renewable energy sources, which are distributed and less stable Integration of electric vehicles

Intelligent Transport Systems … 6th edition 2 - 3 March 2011 Intelligent Transport Systems … … also an answer to driver distraction ?! 26

Audio-visuel Media ACCESSIBILITY Enhance Telecommunication/ICT accessibility for persons with disabilities, including age-related disabilities UN Convention on Rights of Persons with Disabilities Provide accessibility to ICTs, and to ITU facilities and services, for participants with visual, hearing or physical disabilities 27

IoT Global Standards Initiative IoT: not a single technology, but a wide-ranging concept Huge variety of applications in specific sectors, in addition to cross-sector applications Regional differences, e.g., in the use of frequency bands for RFID Only global standards can enable the use of interoperable technologies across different suppliers, industries and countries Key Messages: We are IoT experts. This is what we’ve learnt through extensive experience in IoT… Challenges many of our members (manufacturers, service providers, operators) face, when it comes to IoT standardization. So far, these challenges in standardization have rendered it difficult to make standards that remain invisible. There is competition between different technologies, standards and standards organizations. These points are addressed further on the next slides.

Number of Patent Declaration Statements ITU received by region

International Expansion in Emerging Markets Measuring the advance of the Information Society (ICT Development Index) Assisting developing countries in putting into practice competitive ICT markets Building capacity in developing and least developed countries Executing agency of UN for ICT projects, working with governments and industry partners Mobilizing resources and partners for project implementation

Break into new markets Simultaneous acceptance of ITU-T standards by 192 member countries avoids going through cumbersome licensing procedures in multiple different markets Approval of your technology as an ITU-T standard means a guarantee of faster market entry and deployment Know in advance which other technologies are compatible and interoperable with your products and services

Enjoy fast standards-making Fastest approval process in ICT standards world Open standards developed by industry members and respecting clear intellectual property policies Global standards agreed through consensus Coordination and complementary working with other standards development to achieve objective of interoperable, non-discriminatory, international standards

Visit us at: www.itu.int/world2011 Geneva, 24 – 27 October 2011 A unique opportunity for International Expansion Visit us at: www.itu.int/world2011

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