1. Session 1: Keynote Addresses – Conclusions & Recommendations
Reinhard Scholl
ITU-T TSB
11/17/2018

2. Presentations in Session
“ICT and NGN: Innovation for a Better Quality of Life”; C. Carrelli, EURESCOM
“Resonant Communication Network Architecture – NTT’s Plans for NGN and Proposals for Areas of Standardization”; T. Hanazawa, NTT
“An Industry View of NGN Wireline”; J-P Lartigue, Alcatel
“NGN an Architecture for 21st Century Networks”, P. Collet, FT
11/17/2018

3. Overview of issues in the session
NGN – What?
Packets for all types of services
Keep niceties of circuit-switched network (QoS, security, …)
Fixed – mobile convergence: will “fixed NGN” architecture be mobile-based?
Be truly multimedia capable
Be open
Broadband access is becoming a business: xDSL, FTTH, cable, WiFi etc. to allow …
… Internet access; combined voice, data, video services; VPN …
[Publicity: “ITU-T All Stars Network Access Workshop”, end of February 2004]
11/17/2018

4. Overview of issues in the session
NGN – When?
Current phone network stable, works well
Network consolidation is happening, but equipment, though some of it old, will be up and running for a few years
Will operators start to invest again in 2nd part of decade ?
NGN – How?
Operator input absolutely crucial …
… to achieve interoperability
11/17/2018