1. International Telecommunication Union Committed to Connecting the World IMT-Advanced Broadband Access Connecting the World WiMax GLOBAL CONGRESS Date: 2 June 2009 Malcolm Johnson malcolm.johnson@itu.int Director Telecommunication Standardization Bureau International Telecommunication Union

2. Committed to Connecting the World ITU – Who we are  The UN agency for ICT  Membership of 191 governments and over 700 private sector entities  Three main areas  Radiocommunication  Standardization  Development  Mission is to connect the world

3. International Telecommunication Union Committed to Connecting the World Key Areas  ICTs and Climate Change  Cybersecurity  Global ICT Standards available free  Enabling Environment  ICT Development  Accessibility  Managing Spectrum

4. International Telecommunication Union Committed to Connecting the World ICTs and Climate Change  ICTs are part of the problem…  ICTs contribute 2-3% GHG emissions  …but part of the solution:  Energy efficient devices, applications and networks  ITU and Climate Change  Methodologies for calculating impact of ICTs  Energy reduction e.g. NGN  New Environment and Climate Change study group  Developing standards for smart technologies, allocating spectrum for satellite remote sensing, intelligent transport systems, teleconferencing…

5. International Telecommunication Union Committed to Connecting the World Cybersecurity: The Challenge  Secure global network essential for online transactions and economic development  Cost of cyber-attacks in the billions annually  Confidence and security in ICT basis for global Information Society  Cybersecurity cornerstone of development  Legal, technical and institutional challenges to strengthen cybersecurity

6. International Telecommunication Union Committed to Connecting the World Global Cybersecurity Agenda Launched 17 May 2007  ITU framework for global action: 1.Legal Measures 2.Technical and Procedural Measures 3.Organizational Structures 4.Capacity Building 5.International Cooperation

7. International Telecommunication Union Committed to Connecting the World Protecting children online  Child Online Protection (COP): Global initiative  Establish safe cyberworld for children  New convergence and increasing online access  Children vulnerable to online predators  1/5 children targeted by paedophile  Theme for 2009 WTISD: “Protecting Children in Cyberspace”: Promote UN Convention on Rights of the Child

8. International Telecommunication Union Committed to Connecting the World Global Standards  Broadband access  Transport technologies  Next generation networks and Future networks  IPTV  EMC  QoS  Video codecs (H.264)  Home networking (G.hm)  Intelligent transport systems

9. International Telecommunication Union Committed to Connecting the World Conformance and Interoperability (1) WTSA Resolution 76  Calls for increased work on conformance and interoperability  ITU created to ensure interoperability of international telecommunications  Conformity assessment important in the context of WTO standardization commitments  Gives increased confidence in ICT  Assistance to developing countries to establish testing facilities  Assist the development of regional test centres  Study of possible future ITU Mark

10. International Telecommunication Union Committed to Connecting the World Enabling Environment  ITU works with regulators/policy makers and industry to develop/share guidelines and best practices as well as global standards  Global Symposium for Regulators  ICT Regulation Toolkit  ITU Study Groups  Capacity-building in developing and least developed countries  Workshops and symposiums

11. International Telecommunication Union Committed to Connecting the World ICT Development  ITU has mandate from membership to help spread ICT connectivity – connect the unconnected  Building capacities in developing and least developed countries  Working with ITU government membership and industry partners  Executing agency of UN for ICT projects  Mobilizing resources and partners for implementation

12. International Telecommunication Union Committed to Connecting the World ITU T ELECOM World 5-9 October  Forum and Exhibition  Heads of State, Ministers & CEOs  Focused on current global economic crisis  Window to the world of cutting edge ICT  A Unique Global Networking Platform  One-stop shop for industry, regulators, policy- makers for state-of-the-art ICT  CTO Group meeting 6 October

13. International Telecommunication Union Committed to Connecting the World Accessibility  ITU first to start accessibility studies - 1991  1994 the international text telephone standard, Recommendation ITU-T V.18, was published  Since then, ITU’s accessibility experts have helped to incorporate accessibility needs into standards for:  Multimedia: IPTV  teleconferencing  Next generation networks (NGN)  accessibility check list  On-line toolkit for policy makers, regulators etc

14. International Telecommunication Union Committed to Connecting the World Managing Spectrum  World Radiocommunication Conference 2007  Spectrum for future mobile communications  Spectrum for broadcasting  Satellite communications  Spectrum for advanced aeronautical communications  Global Maritime issues  Protect frequencies for earth- exploration satellites to monitor resources, emergencies, meteorology, climate change

15. Committed to Connecting the World  Broadband multimedia  First IMT standards – IMT-2000  Now more than a billion IMT-2000 (3G) subscribers  IMT-Advanced  Global platform for the next generation of mobile services  Fast data access, unified messaging and broadband multimedia – exciting new interactive services IMT Background

16. Committed to Connecting the World What is IMT-Advanced?  IMT-Advanced systems will:  Provide access to a wide range of services supported by (increasingly packet-based) mobile and fixed networks.  Support low to high mobility applications and a wide range of data rates in multiple user environments.  Provide for high quality multimedia applications within a wide range platforms with significant improvement in performance and QoS.

17. Committed to Connecting the World Key features  A high degree of interoperability worldwide  Flexibility to support a wide range of services in a cost efficient manner  Service compatibility: IMT and fixed networks  Interworking with other radio access systems  User equipment suitable for worldwide use  Worldwide roaming capability  Enhanced peak data rates to support advanced services and applications

18. Committed to Connecting the World Capabilities Interconnection IMT-2000 Mobility Low High 1101001000 Peak useful data rate (Mbit/s) Enhanced IMT-2000 Enhancement IMT-2000 Mobility Low High 1101001000 Area Wireless Access Enhanced IMT -2000 Enhancemen t Digital Broadcast SystemsNomadic / Local Area Access Systems New Nomadic / Local IMT-Advanced will encompass the capabilities of previous systems New capabilities of IMT-Advanced New Mobile Access

19. Committed to Connecting the World IMT and WiMax (1)  Radiocommunication Assembly 2007  Approved a subset of IEEE 802.16 as the sixth terrestrial IMT-2000 radio interface (IMT-2000 OFDMA TDD WMAN)

20. Committed to Connecting the World  Additional spectrum for IMT systems was identified at WRC-07  Took into account IMT-2000 OFDMA TDD WMAN. IMT and WiMax (2)

21. Committed to Connecting the World Resolution ITU-R 57  Resolution ITU-R 57 outlines criteria and principles which will be used in developing the Recommendations and Reports for IMT- Advanced, including Recommendation(s) for the radio interface specification.

22. Committed to Connecting the World Q. 229-2/5 2000-2003-2008 Vision Rec ITU-R M.1645 Radio Framework & Core Specifications Market/ Services view Technology view Spectrum view Name 2002-2003 2005-20072006-20082008-2010 2010-2011 Setting the stage for the future: Vision, spectrum, and technology views Defining the technology Proposals, Evaluation, & Consensus Building Spectrum identification Process definition Open invitation for proposals The IMT-Advanced Process

23. Committed to Connecting the World PROPOSALS EVALUATION Revise proposals CONSENSUS BUILDING inside & outside of ITU – revise proposals / 2008 2009 #1#2#3#4#5#6 Invitation for proposals 5/LCCE/2 2007 #21#22 Evaluation criteria and methodology Rep ITU-R M.2135 #7 Technical requirements Rep ITU-R M.2134 Services framework Rec ITU-R M.1822 Framework and key characteristics Rec ITU-R M.[IMT.RADIO] 2010 #8#9 Detailed specifications of the radio interfaces Rec ITU-R M.[IMT.RSPEC] Preliminary EVALUATION WP8FWP5D 2011 #10 Add#1Add#2 Schedule

24. Committed to Connecting the World itu.int/ITU-R/go/rsg5-imt-advanced  Webpage for development of proposals and evaluation for the terrestrial components of the radio interface(s) for IMT-Advanced

25. Committed to Connecting the World ITU goal  Emphasize benefits of fixed wireless access in remote and sparsely-populated regions  Adopt a cooperative approach  Maximize the degree of commonality and harmonization  Facilitate interworking  Promote competition  Any new technology or standard needs to be interoperable, and to be able to interface and work with other technologies

26. Committed to Connecting the World Mobile Broadband – ITU Stats*  Global growth of 91.5% from beginning of 2007 to beginning of 2008 (from 136 million to 260 million subscribers)  Growth of 200% over same period in Africa, and 500% in Arab States  Grew 10-fold in Sri Lanka. 30-fold in Bulgaria * Figures refer to number of subscribers to mobile cellular networks with access to data communications at broadband speeds, such as WCDMA, HSDPA, CDMA2000 1xEV-DO, CDMA 2000 1xEV-DV etc.

27. Committed to Connecting the World Conclusion  WiMAX offers tremendous potential to help bring affordable broadband access to the world's under-served communities  ITU welcomes the continuing involvement of IEEE and the WiMAX Forum in the IMT-Advanced process

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