1. International Telecommunication Union Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, 18 July 2013 ITU-T overview 18 July 2013 Hiroshi OTA, TSB/ITU ITU Workshop on “Benchmarking QoS Evaluation of Multimedia Networks” (Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, 18 July 2013)

2. International Telecommunication Union Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, 18 July 2013 ITU: UN Agency for ICTs

3. Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, 18 July 2013 ITU : enabling communication since 1865 1865 2015

4. International Telecommunication Union Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, 18 July 2013 ITU: a unique Membership 193 Member States and regulatory bodies 750+ companies Business associations International organizations NGOs 58 Universities and Research Establishments

5. Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, 18 July 2013 Leading Private Sector Members

6. Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, 18 July 2013 ITU’S network of academia members 58 universities (39 ITU-T) in 38 countries

7. Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, 18 July 2013 Rights Access to all ITU-T Study Groups Submit contributions Leading positions: rapporteur or editor Unlimited participation of delegates Benefits Working with Member States and regulatory bodies from all around the world Meeting key players in the ICT industry Partner with the most innovative research institutes and universities Academia members

8. Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, 18 July 2013 ITU is international organization with an established global presence 760 Staff from 80 Countries 6 UN Official Languages: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, Spanish Headquarters in Geneva with Liaison Office in New York Regional offices in Addis Ababa, Bangkok, Brasilia, Cairo Area offices in Bridgetown, Dakar, Harare, Jakarta, Moscow, Santiago, Tegucigalpa, Yaoundé ITU 5 Elected Officials

9. International Telecommunication Union Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, 18 July 2013 ITU’s 3 Sectors: Standards, Radiocommunications and Development ITU-T Standardization ITU-D Development ITU-R Radiocommunication

10. Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, 18 July 2013 ITU-T’s strategic goals  To develop interoperable, non- discriminatory international standards (ITU-T Recommendations)  To assist in bridging the standardization gap between developed and developing countries  To extend and facilitate international cooperation among international, regional and national standardization bodies Malcolm Johnson TSB Director

11. Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, 18 July 2013 Bridging the Standardization Gap (BSG)  BSG is one of the three strategic goals of ITU-T  The gap is defined as the disparities in the ability of developing countries, relative to developed ones, to access, implement, contribute to and influence international ICT standards, specifically ITU ‐ T Recommendations.  Bridging the standardization gap: PP Res 123, WTSA Res 44 and WTDC Res 47

12. Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, 18 July 2013 WTSA-12 Action Plan  Strengthen Standard Making Capability  Assist Developing Countries in Standards Implementation  Develop Human Resources

13. Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, 18 July 2013 TSB Actions  E-learning courses:  Rec. ITU-T A.1 – Work Methods of Study Groups  QoS (under development)  Provide assistance to developing countries to establish a national organization structure to coordinate standardization activities  Regional Standardization Forums back to back with meetings of regional organizations  Mentor for SGs  Standards Q&A (http://groups.itu.int/itu- t/StandardsQA.aspx)http://groups.itu.int/itu- t/StandardsQA.aspx

14. Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, 18 July 2013 ITU-T collaborates with standards organizations to avoid overlap 40+ formal partnerships

15. International Telecommunication Union Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, 18 July 2013 ITU-T work areas

16. International Telecommunication Union Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, 18 July 2013 ITU-T Study Groups SG2 Operational aspects SG3 Economic and policy issues SG5 Environment and climate change SG9 Broadband cable and TV SG11 Protocols and test specifications SG12 Performance, QoS and QoE SG13 Future networks SG15 Transport, access and home SG16 Multimedia SG17 Security

17. International Telecommunication Union Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, 18 July 2013 Some hot topics from each Study Group

18. Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, 18 July 2013 Numbering Resources Current Issues: Misuse/misappropriation of numbers WTSA Resolution 61 Cell Broadcasting Management SG2 Burkina Faso +226 ITU-T Recommendation E.164 “International public telecommunication numbering plan”

19. Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, 18 July 2013 Photo by Steve Schroeder, CC BY-NC 2.0Steve SchroederCC BY-NC 2.0 Tariff and Accounting Current Issues: International Internet connectivity (IIC) International Mobile Roaming Alternative Calling Procedures Dispute Resolution Economics of Transition to IPv6 SG3

20. Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, 18 July 2013 Set of Standardized Methodologies to assess the environmental impact of ICT Universal charger: e-waste reduction Human exposure to and measurement of electromagnetic fields ICTs and Climate Change SG5

21. Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, 18 July 2013 Recommendation ITU-T L.1300 Best Practices for Green Data Centers SG5

22. Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, 18 July 2013 What is the problem? SG5

23. Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, 18 July 2013 Recommendation ITU-T L.1000 Universal Mobile Charger Saves 82,000 tons of waste per year SG5

24. Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, 18 July 2013 Recommendation ITU-T L.1100 Recycling Rare Metals in ICT Products  20 Rare Metals in a mobile phone  1 ton gold ore  5 grams  1 ton of used mobile phones  400 grams SG5

25. Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, 18 July 2013 Television and integrated broadband cable networks  Telecommunication systems for broadcasting of television and sound programs (e.g., IPTV)  Use of CATV networks to provide interactive video services, telephone and data services, including Internet access (e.g. cable modems, set top boxes, APIs)  Quality assessment of video and multimedia over cable networks  Transmission of Large Screen Digital Imagery (LSDI and new services such as 3DTV and Ultra High Definition TV)  Conditional Access (e.g. protection of subscription services etc.)  Smart Cable Television SG9

26. Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, 18 July 2013 Signalling requirements, protocols and Test specifications Lead Study Group on:  signalling and protocols  machine-to-machine (M2M) signalling and protocol  test specifications, conformance and interoperability testing Parent Study Group for  FG M2M service layer  JCA on Conformance and Interoperability testing Research area:  Signaling protocols and test specifications for IP-based networks, NGN, M2M, IoT, Cloud Computing, Smart Grid, SDN SG11

27. Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, 18 July 2013 ITU-T Cloud Computing From own to lease Growth opportunity for Telcos Security, Audit, and Privacy Inter-Cloud  Load sharing  Disaster recovery New Working Party on Cloud Computing The Economist, Oct 2009 SG13

28. Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, 18 July 2013 Cloud Computing SG13

29. Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, 18 July 2013 Internet of Things “The Internet of Things” (ITU, 2005) www.itu.int/internetofthings Time Miniaturization and cost per unit 5

30. Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, 18 July 2013 Access:  ADSL: ITU-T G.992  PLT: ITU-T G.9960/61 (G.hn)  FTTX:  XGPON (10G) ITU-T G.987.x  Bendable fibers: ITU-T G.657 Optical Transport:  SDH: ITU-T G.707  Carrier Ethernet: ITU-T Y.1731  Synchronization: Mobile Backhaul ITU Internet Broadband Access &Transport Standards SG15

31. Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, 18 July 2013 Smart Grid Communication G.9901 (11/2012): Narrow-band OFDM power line communication transceivers - Power spectral density (PSD) specification. G.9902 (G.hnem) (10/2012): Narrow-band OFDM power line communication transceivers – G.hnem Cenelec A, B, CD, and FCC. G.9903 (G3-PLC) (10/2012): Narrow-band OFDM power line communication transceivers – G3-PLC Cenelec A, B, FCC and ARIB bandplan. G.9904 (PRIME) (10/2012): Narrow-band OFDM power line communication transceivers – PRIME Cenelec A. SG15

32. Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, 18 July 2013 Multimedia Advanced video coding: ITU-T H.264 Used to compress billions of clips on YouTube, but also high-definition content on Blu-ray Discs High Efficiency Video Coding: ITU-T H.265 Joint Collaborative Team on Video Coding (ITU-T, ISO/IEC); reduces H.264 data rate by 50% SG16

33. Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, 18 July 2013 IPTV  ITU-T suite of IPTV standards  ITU organized interoperability testing events and showcasing events in Geneva, Singapore, India, Brazil, United Arab Emirates  Demo at WTSA-12  2 nd IPTV Application Challenge – prizes delivered at WTSA-12 33 SG16

34. Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, 18 July 2013 Accessibility for persons with disabilities  Enhance ICT accessibility for persons with disabilities, including age-related disabilities  Provide accessibility to ICTs, and to ITU facilities and services, for participants with visual, hearing or physical disabilities  Question 26/16 on accessibility for persons with disabilities  Focus Group on Audiovisual Media Accessibility (FG AVA) 34 SG16

35. Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, 18 July 2013 Conformance and Interoperability  To ensure their interoperability, products of different vendors must undergo conformity testing to standards  Interoperability is part of the mission of ITU: ITU-T Conformity Database  Conformity to ITU standards significantly increase the probability of interoperability of tested equipment, services and systems 35

36. Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, 18 July 2013 ITU Interop Events  E-health Interop event, Dubai, UAE, 18-20 November, 2012  NGN Interop Event organized by HATS (Japan), supported by ITU, Tokyo, Japan, 11-13 July, 2012  IPTV Showcasing, Telecom World-2011, Geneva, Switzerland, 24-27 October 2011  IPTV Showcasing, Dubai, UAE, 20-22 September 2011  4th ITU IPTV Interop Event, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 18-22 July 2011  1st G.hn Interop Testing, Geneva, Switzerland, 23-27 May 2011  3rd ITU IPTV Interop Event, Pune, India, 14-17 December 2010  2nd ITU IPTV Interop Event, Singapore, 23-24 and 27 September 2010  1st ITU IPTV Interop Event, Geneva, Switzerland, 20-23 July 2010 36

37. Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, 18 July 2013 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 SG17

38. Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, 18 July 2013 ITU-T Focus Groups (FG)  Quick development of specifications in chosen areas  Addressing industry needs  Participation is open

39. Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, 18 July 2013 ITU-T Focus Groups  Smart Water Management NEW!  Smart Sustainable Cities NEW!  Smart Cable Television  Bridging the Gap: from Innovation to Standards  Disaster Relief Systems, Network Resilience and Recovery  M2M Service Layer  Audiovisual Media Accessibility

40. Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, 18 July 2013 ITU-T Output  3500 ITU-T Recommendations available in PDF for free download  ITU Workshops  Technical papers  Technology Watch Reports  ITU Kaleidoscope Academic Conferences

41. Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, 18 July 2013 TechWatch to publish your research  TechWatch Reports identify ICT hot topics  Output contributed to creation of new Focus Groups, Study Group Questions, workshops, discussions, etc.  Widely recognized inside and outside ITU http://itu.int/techwatch

42. Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, 18 July 2013 ITU Kaleidoscope academic conferences  International events bringing academia, governments, and industry together  Brainstorming on future ICT networks and services  Rigorous, double-blind, peer-review process  Top 3 papers win prize money totaling USD$ 10,000

43. Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, 18 July 2013 http://itu-kaleidoscope.org/2014 http://itu-kaleidoscope.org/2014 Call for Papers will be issued by 12 July 2013 ITU Kaleidoscope 2014 Bonch-Bruevich Saint-Petersburg State University of Telecommunications (SPbSUT) Russian Federation 3-5 June 2014

44. Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, 18 July 2013 3rd ITU Green Standards Week 16-20 September 2013 – Madrid, Spain Main Purpose:  to raise awareness of the importance and opportunities of using ICT standards to build a green economy and shape smart sustainable cities.

45. International Telecommunication Union Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, 18 July 2013 Thank you xx.xxx@itu.int hiroshi.ota@itu.int