1. 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

2. 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

3. 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 was determined
Smart Grid
(G.henm) Recommendation ITU-T G.9955 and G.9956
Smart Grid Focus Groups five deliverables in December 2011

4. 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

5. 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

6. Highlights of ITU-R activities (1)
Powerline Telecommunications (PLT)
revised Reports addressing compatibility issues between PLT systems and radiocommunication services (SM and SM )
Rec. SM on 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 , SM.2210)
draft new Rec. on frequency ranges for global or regional harmonization of SRDs

7. Highlights of ITU-R activities (2)
Emergency communications
Draft revision of Rep. M 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 Use of mobile-satellite service (MSS) in disaster response and relief
database of available frequencies/frequency bands for use in emergency situations

8. Highlights of ITU-R activities (3)
Broadcasting
Report addressing features of UHDTV
Report addressing multi-channel sound technology
Rec. BS 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