Friday, November 16, 2007

Next Generation Network (NGN) – Grabbing the Wider Market

One of the Japanese telecommunication giant makers claims that NGN concept is a win-win solution in-order to match the interests amongst public, telecommunication players and the government. Technologically it will have innovative solutions for existing Fixed Line and Wireless (GSM/CDMA/3G) migration which able to deliver Triple Plays as well as Fixed Mobile Convergence Solutions.

Some European world-wide telecommunication makers are also believing that the next billions broadband telecommunication market shall be occupied by those who are in the lower income as illustrated in the pyramidal shape.

NGN is an IP (Internet Protocol)-based of multi-service platform capable of any traffic type and services which able to support telephony, mobile, internet and broadcasting services. At the end this NGN solution shall change the competitive landscape in telecommunication industry.

In social aspects, according to ITU-T (International Telecommunication Union Standardization), NGN shall promote fair competition, equality of opportunity to the citizen, diversities; its capability to meet various regulatory requirements, recognizing the necessity of worldwide cooperation with particular attention to less developed countries. It is also expected to reduce or lower the capital expenditure (CAPEX) and operational expenditure (OPEX).

Indonesia consists of scattered islands which and need lower cost of rural telecommunication solution to overcome the reach of affordable connectivity of less income population. Commercially this NGN platform is feasible and even may bring more profit for telecommunication industry because it enables the possible migration and interoperatibility amongst their existing networks.