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Next Generation Networks (NGN)
 
Background
 
In India the present licensing regime, which is service specific, does not allow an operator to take full advantage of the technology in an unrestricted manner. While there has been some migration to NGN technologies in the core network by incumbents, the access network is particularly poor & narrowband and could take many years to be fully transitioned to NGN. Many operators with end users connected to PSTN are migrating to IP-based transport, leaving the access part unchanged. The transition to NGN access will be critically dependent on a number of developments including success of alternate technologies (Cable TV and WiMAX being most important), Unbundling of Local Loop (LLU) and market success of triple play services (video, IP voice and data). Further, the awareness about NGN and innovative services it can provide, is not yet wide spread nor are the access networks suitable to support these services.
 
 
With this background, TRAI had released a Study Paper on NGN in July 2005. A questionnaire was sent to major operators soliciting their preliminary comments. As a next step, a consultation paper on “Issues Pertaining to Next Generation Networks (NGN)” was released in January 2006.
 
 
On basis of inputs received from stakeholders and Open House Discussions (OHD), the recommendation on ‘Issues Pertaining to Next Generation Networks (NGN)’ was sent to Government on 20th March 2006.
 
 
During the Consultation process on the issues pertaining to Next Generation Networks (NGN), stakeholders in general expressed an urgent need for the creation of a high-level cross-industry coordination committee for NGN consisting of representatives from Licensor, Regulator, DOT, TEC, Service Providers, Vendors & Academicia to examine all the relevant issues so that transition/migration from TDM networks to NGNs is smooth and systematic. As a follow-up action of consultation process for NGN, the Authority has decided to constitute ‘NGN-eCO’ (Next Generation Network Expert Committee) to handle the various issues related to NGN
 
 
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