Next-generation networks set to transform communications

NEXT-GENERATION NETWORKS SET TO TRANSFORM COMMUNICATIONS
[SOURCE: International Telecommunication Union press release]
The International Telecommunication Union has released Trends in Telecommunication Reform: the Road to NGN. The report covers the evolution of circuit-switched telecommunication into "next-generation" networks, as operators around the world fight to remain competitive. It aims at enabling regulators and policy-makers in developing countries to better understand the changes transforming the ICT sector so they can evolve their policy and regulatory frameworks to leverage today’s technological and market developments. Next-generation networks (NGN) herald the shift from a "one network, one service" approach, to the delivery of many services over a single network. Based on the Internet Protocol (IP), NGN migration builds on the expansion of broadband networks, the rise of Voice over IP (VoIP), fixed-mobile convergence and IP television (IPTV). These new networks are being developed using a number of technologies, including wireless and mobile, fibre and cable, or by upgrades to existing copper lines. While some operators are focused on upgrading their core — or transport — networks to NGN, others are tackling their access networks that reach the end user.
http://www.itu.int/newsroom/press_releases/2007/20.html

* Trends in Telecommunication Reform 2007: The Road to NGN
http://www.itu.int/ITU-D/treg/publications/trends07.html