ITU: International Standards Aiding in International Expansion

1. ITU: International Standards Aiding in International Expansion Abu Dhabi Telecoms CEO Summit17 May 2011 Bilel Jamoussi, Ph.D. Chief, Study Groups Telecommunication Standardization Bureau Geneva, Switzerland

2. ITU standards enabling international expansion since 1865 18652015

3. Today is World Telecom and Information Society Day • 17 May 1865: • Signing of the first International Telegraph Convention • Creation of the International Telecommunication Union • 17 May 2011: • 146 years of International Standards enabling International expansion

4. UAE Strategic Partner WSIS Forum 2011 H.E. Mr. Mohamed Nasser Al Ghanim UAE TRA Director General

5. ITU World Telecommunication and Information Society Award 2011 Laureates President of Finland TarjaHalonen Telecommunication innovator Sam Pitroda, India CEO of Inveneo Kristin Peterson

6. The ITU INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATION UNION ITU Secretary-General Hamadoun Touré UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon • UN agency for telecommunication and ICTs • Members: • 192 Governments and regulatory bodies • 700 Private Sector • 20 Academia

7. ITU Offices Worldwide

8. ITU-T develops ICT standards • ITU-R • manages radio spectrum and satellite orbits ITU-Dpromotes ICT development General Secretariat coordinates work of ITU

9. ITU-T CTO Meeting 2010

10. ITUAcademiaMembers

11. You are benefitting from ITU standards everyday (although you may not be aware of it)

12. Importance of Global Standards • Global Standards essential in a complex world • Standards make things easier • Essential for international communications and global trade • Drive competitiveness, for individual businesses and world economy • Help organizations with their efficiency, effectiveness, responsiveness and innovation • Lower prices and increase availability by reducing technical barriers and promoting compatibility between systems and networks • Manufacturers, network operators and consumers benefit

13. Standards proven economic tool WTO trade report 2005 British Standards Institute (BSI): standards make annual contribution GBP 2.5 billion German standards body (DIN): economic benefits standardization about 1% GDP Canada: 17 % of labour productivity increase and nine per cent of growth of GDP 1981-2004 Standards have a significant effect on limiting the undesirable outcomes of market failure The work of ITU has smoothed the more economical introduction of new technologies 13

14. 44 formal partnerships ITU-T collaboration • Vienna Agreement between the international standards orgs and their European regional counterparts. • World Standards Cooperation • Patent policy & Joint events • ITU-T and IEEE • MoU & Joint events • Global Standards Collaboration • Supports ITU as preeminent global ICT standards organization. • ITU-T and 3GPP • ETSI • Management meetings • ITU-T and IETF • Management meetings • ITU-T and ICANN • Management meetings • E-Business MoU: IEC, ISO, ITU and UN/ECE

15. Stay tuned to the latest technological developments • Through its Study Groups, ITU-T carries out pioneering standards work in: • Security of networks and of transmissions • Numbering resources • Broadband • Optical networks • Home networking • Video coding and multimedia codecs • NGN and Future networks

16. Numbering Resources • ITU-T Recommendation E.164 • “International public telecommunication numbering plan” SG2 UEA +971 • Lets us make a telephone call from one side of the world to another

17. ITU Internet Broadband Access &Transport Standards • Access: • ADSL: ITU-T G.992 • PLT: ITU-T G.9960 (G.hn) • FTTX: • GPON ITU-T G.984 • Bendable fibers: ITU-T G.657 • Optical Transport: • SDH: ITU-T G.707 • Carrier Ethernet: ITU-T Y.1731 • Synchronization: Mobile Backhaul SG15

18. US Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, 2008 Multimedia Hollywoodpresents Emmy Award to ITU, ISO and IECforrevolutionary video standard ITU-T H.264MPEG-4 AVC SG16

19. Cybersecurity & Identity SG17 The Economist, July 2010 • 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

20. IPTV: Standard Managed “Connected TV” SG16 ITU-T H.721 terminals support managed “connected TV” Multiple RSPs can provide managed IPTV services on any of these standardized terminals (H.721)

21. NGN: IPTV Interoperability SG13

22. ICTs and Climate Change SG5 Standard Methodology to measure impact of ICT on CC Reduce greenhouse gas emissions in ICT sector line with UNFCCC goals Universal charger 22

23. Anticipate the next revolutionary technology ITU-T new work focuses on: • Cloud computing • Smart grid • Intelligent transport systems • Car communications and driver distraction • Audiovisual Media Accessibility • Internet of Things

24. ITU-T Cloud Computing • From own to lease • Growth opportunity for Telcos • Security, Audit, and Privacy • Inter-Cloud • Load sharing • Disaster recovery The Economist, Oct 2009

25. ITU-T Smart Grid • Electric Grid Transport & Distribution Communication Standards • Optimization of facility usage • Integration of renewable energy sources, which are distributed and less stable • Integration of electric vehicles

26. 6th edition 2 - 3 March 2011 Intelligent Transport Systems … … also an answer to driver distraction ?! 26

27. Audio-visuel Media ACCESSIBILITY • Enhance Telecommunication/ICT accessibility for persons with disabilities, including age-related disabilities • UN Convention on Rights of Persons with Disabilities • Provide accessibility to ICTs, and to ITU facilities and services, for participants with visual, hearing or physical disabilities

28. IoTGlobal Standards Initiative • IoT: not a single technology, but a wide-ranging concept • Huge variety of applications in specific sectors, in addition to cross-sector applications • Regional differences, e.g., in the use of frequency bands for RFID • Only global standards can enable the use of interoperable technologies across different suppliers, industries and countries

29. Number of Patent Declaration Statements ITU received by region

30. InternationalExpansion in Emerging Markets

31. Break into new markets • Simultaneous acceptance of ITU-T standards by 192 member countries avoids going through cumbersome licensing procedures in multiple different markets • Approval of your technology as an ITU-T standard means a guarantee of faster market entry and deployment • Know in advance which other technologies are compatible and interoperable with your products and services

32. Enjoy fast standards-making Fastest approval process in ICT standards world Open standards developed by industry members and respecting clear intellectual property policies Global standards agreed through consensus Coordination and complementary working with other standards development to achieve objective of interoperable, non-discriminatory, international standards

33. Geneva, 24 – 27 October 2011 A unique opportunity for International Expansion Visit us at: www.itu.int/world2011

34. Who Can Join ITU? • Governments • Private Sector • Academia • membership@itu.int

35. International Telecommunication Union Thank You!