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IMPLEMENTING NEXT GENERATION NETWORKS (NGN) IN THE ASIA AND PACIFIC REGION
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Executive Summary
Objectives
This project will assist the developing countries in Asia-Pacific region to assess technical and regulatory
aspects of NGN migration with specific country experiences. This would also help build human capacity
and skill development in dealing with issues of migration from legacy networks to NGN environment
through national workshops and trainings on relevant NGN issues in the Asia-Pacific region as well as
disseminate NGN related case studies by promoting a cooperation mechanism.
Background
Telecommunications and information and communication technologies (ICTs) have been widely
recognized as a driver of economic and social development, poverty reduction and wealth creation.
Telecommunications/ICTs provide an opportunity for developing countries to facilitate trade and
economic development in general, as well as business development and job creation, especially for poor
and marginalized populations, including women, indigenous peoples and persons with disabilities.
However; developing countries often face challenges of rapid pace of change of technologies and
convergence, financial resources, lack of suitable technical experience in planning and deploying
advanced technologies and networks.
Infrastructure is central to achieving the goal of digital inclusion, enabling universal, sustainable,
ubiquitous and affordable access to ICTs and services for all. The ICT sector is characterized by rapid
technological change, and by convergence of technological platforms for telecommunications,
information delivery, broadcasting and computing. The deployment of common network infrastructures
for multiple telecommunication services and applications and the evolution to all IP-based wireless and
wired next-generation networks (NGNs) open up opportunities but also imply significant challenges for
developing countries
The provision of access to ICTs in rural and remote areas remains a particular challenge confronting
governments, regulators and operators in developing countries. The World Summit on Information
Society (WSIS), 2003, Declaration of Principles (Paragraph 22), highlights the existence of coherent
telecommunication networks and services at the national, regional, interregional and global levels, for the
development of national economies as an important element in the improvement of the socio-economic
status of countries – especially of developing countries.
End project situation
The outcome is in the form of a report on migration to NGN environment through real life assessment of
case studies along with knowledge sharing through organization of workshops and trainings on related
NGN issues in the Asia and Pacific region. The final goal is to publish, present and disseminate
NGN-related case studies to ITU Member States.
General context
2.1.0.1 Socio-economic context: Role of broadband in the economy
With an estimated population of 97,976,603 (as of year 2009) and with a growth rate of 1.96 per cent6,
the Philippines is the world’s twelfth most populous country. With the pressing problems on poverty, the
Philippines would like to embrace ICT as one of the strategic solutions to address this.
For the Philippines, embracing broadband development will help drive growth and deliver benefits such
as but not limited to higher productivity, better governance, and efficient and effective conduct of
business transactions right across society and will be an important factor in addressing the digital divide.
As stated in the CICT’s ICT Roadmap of 2006 – 20107, the emergence of the Internet has also seen the
emergence of new, high bandwidth networks and new network paradigms that are rapidly displacing the
traditional, narrowband PSTN model.
Filipino children enter public school (nursery) at about age four. At about seven, children enter
Elementary School (six years).This is followed by High School (four years). Students normally need to apply
and pass College Entrance Examinations (CEE) to enter University.
Overall characterization
As presented by the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC)11, there are 77,043,460 subscribers
for mobile service as of 2009 and about 3,850,000 subscribers for fixed service for the same year. The
Philippines has a liberalized market and has encouraged competition in the telecommunication market.
Traditionally, it has separate networks for voice and data. However, networks are starting to converge
and next generation networks are being introduced and encouraged.
Universal service obligation (USO) is being imposed on the international carriers and on the radio mobile
network operators to provide local exchange service. As a result of this regulatory structure, rapid
expansion on mobile, on national, and on international networks was established.
The biggest fixed network operators are as follows: 1) PLDT 2) Innove/Globe 3) BayanTel and, 4) Digitel
(7.9 per cent market share). The main mobile service operators are: 1) Smart, 2) Globe and, 3) Sun
Cellular.
Based on current market analysis, the Philippines dominant speeds of broadband are 512 Kbps (with a
price range of P895 – P999) and 1Mbps (with a price range PHP 1,299 – PHP 1,500).
Infrastructure sharing
NTC Memorandum Circular (MC) 07-08-0522 states: Qualified applicants must submit a written
undertaking that shall allow the sharing of its network and facilities with other 3G players in areas where
demand does not allow more than one 3G network; Must submit written undertaking that it shall
negotiate roaming agreements with other 3G networks or existing duly authorized CMTS service
providers; Must submit a written undertaking that it shall abide by the terms and conditions set by the
Commission in cases where its negotiations for interconnection, sharing of networks and facilities and/or
roaming fail to reach agreements within ninety (90) days from date of the start of negotiations for the
same respectively is being encouraged.