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Upcoming events |
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XVI Meeting of PCC.I |
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The Secretariat of the Inter-American
Telecommunication Commission (CITEL) reminds, at the
request of the Chair of Permanent Consultative
Committee I: Telecommunications/ICT (PCC.I), that
the XVI Meeting of this Committee will be held from
May 11 to 14, 2010, in Ushuaia, Argentina. |
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Seminar on “The Internet
Access Ecosystem and Network Neutrality” |
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The Seminar on “The Internet Access Ecosystem and
Network Neutrality” will be held on May 10, 2010,
the date before the start of the PCC.I meeting.
This seminar is being jointly organized by PCC.I
and Internet Society (ISOC) and its principal aim
involves three core topics, which in turn are
closely tied to each other: how the environment in
which Internet evolves operates (the Internet
Model), the endless number of players and processes
that comprise Internet and make it possible to gain
access to Internet (the Internet Ecosystem), and the
linkage of these factors with one of the most
current problems regarding Internet development,
namely the concept of Network Neutrality, which is
being replaced in discussions by Open
Inter-networking (as yet there is no common
definition in Spanish for this concept). The seminar
shall make it possible to achieve a common
understanding of these topics, their
inter-relationships and interactions, for the
purpose of reporting on the various stages of the
discussion on these subjects. |
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Latest News |
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Declaration of Mexico |
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The Representatives of the telecommunication
administrations of the Organization of American
States (OAS), at the Fifth Regular Meeting of the
Assembly of the Inter-American Telecommunication
Commission (CITEL), held in Mexico, D.F., Mexico,
from March 8 to 11, 2010. |
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Objectives and mandates
for the Permanent Consultative Committees |
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The V Regular meeting of the Assembly of CITEL that
was held in March 2010 established the following
objectives and mandates for the Permanent
Consultative Committees: |
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Important issues |
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Region’s progress toward IPv6
By Raúl Echeberría, Executive Director of
LACNIC |
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Over the past few years, the topic of implementing
IPv6 (a new version of the Internet Protocol
designed to replace version 4 - IPv4) has been
highly popular and is an item on the agendas and
activities of many countries and organizations. As
we approach the hypothetical date when the central
pool of IPv4 addresses shall end (at some time in
2011), increasingly more attention has been focused
on this issue. |
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Internet Access
Ecosystem
By Internet Society |
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The Internet is an ecosystem in
which different components have different roles and
needs. So, in order to support the current growth in
Internet access, we need to look beyond the
traditional confines of telecommunications. Even
though an ecosystem is stable by nature, it also
evolves. And the Internet ecosystem has an amazing
speed of evolution. In order to sustain the current
growth and stability there are certain principles
upon which the Internet ecosystem is based which
should be preserved. For example, a crucial element
of the Internet’s development and success has been
the use of multi-stakeholder, open, bottom-up, and
inclusive decision making processes, along with
cooperative and collaborative working arrangements. |
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Training |
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The fiber optic
By Jorge Pierri, Universidad Católica del
Uruguay |
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Optical fiber is a waveguide in the form of a highly
transparent material wire designed to transmit
information over long distances using optical
signals.
The fiber is made from high purity silica. With only
2 kg of this material we can manufacture more than
40 kms
of optical fiber.
The manufacturer starts with cylindrical silicon
ingots that become yarns by a controlled fusion
process, then the threads are coated with a
protective layer. |
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Quality of Service in
Internet
By Juan Velarde Sagastegui, Instituto Nacional de Investigación y
Capacitación de Telecomunicaciones del Perú (INICTEL-UNI)
Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería (UNI) |
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Quality of Service (QoS) can be implemented in different ways, one
is on the Internet Protocol IP, which is more
commonly known as TCP / IP.
There is also a specification for implementing the
concept of quality of service at a lower level
network layer, at the level of liaison with the ATM
technology, which derives a variant that is also
capable of differentiation in MPLS flows.
It is also mentioned as the network management
protocol SNMP which can be used to provide quality
information service. |
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Program of CITEL courses
already announced
By Carol Dolinkas, Coordinator, Human
Resources development of CITEL |
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The Secretariat of the Inter-American
Telecommunication Commission (CITEL) of the
Organization of American States, on behalf of the
General Coordinator for the Development of Human
Resources, informs of the following announcements
offering fellowships that have already been issued. |
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What's happening in the
region? |
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Exhibition ITU-Kaleidoscope |
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The ITU Telecommunication Standardization Bureau ( ITU- TSB)
is organizing the Exhibition ITU-Kaleidoscope that
will take place in Pune, India, December 13 to
15,2010, with the subject "Beyond the Internet? -
Innovations for future networks and
services". Within this framework, we do this call
for papers that will be of interest to professionals
and students of information and communication
technologies. The deadline is May 10, 2010. |
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New Associate Members of CITEL |
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United States of America: Information Technology
Industry Council (ITI) |
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On 23 February 2010
Information Technology Industry Council (ITI)
became an associate member of PCC.I.
The Information Technology Industry Council (ITI)
is the premiere voice, policy advocate, and thought
leader for the information and communications
technology (ICT) industry. ITI’s members are global
leaders in innovation from all areas of the ICT
industry, including hardware, services and software.
The products our members create are the driver of
global economic growth and paramount to improving
people’s lives. ITI engages in a broad range of
issues including cybersecurity, tax policy, global
trade, accessibility, energy efficiency and
sustainability, and standards and regulatory policy.
ITI organizes industry-wide consensus on policy
issues, and promotes policies through relationships
with governments globally.
ICT innovation continues to propel regional and
global economic growth, shaping not only the way
businesses and governments are run, but also
improving people’s everyday lives. ITI coordinates
with member companies and government policy makers
to promote ICT friendly policies worldwide. |
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United States of America: Orange Business
Services |
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On 25 February 2010
Orange Business Services
became an associate member of PCC.I.
Orange Business Services is part of the France
Telecom group. Orange Business Services has a
commercial presence in almost all countries in the
Americas, the company is a world leader in
telecommunications solutions for multinational
corporations.
Through its major international brands, France
Telecom provides businesses, consumers and other
carriers with a complete portfolio of solutions that
spans local and international telephony, wireless,
Internet, multimedia, data, broadcast and cable TV
services. At the end of 2009, France Telecom had
consolidated sales of 50.9 billion euros and at 31
December 2009, the Group had a customer base of
almost 193 million customers in 32 countries. These
include 132.6 million mobile customers and 13.5
million broadband internet (ADSL) customers
worldwide. In Europe, France Telecom is the
third-largest mobile operator and the largest
Internet access provider. France Telecom is listed
on the Paris and New York stock exchanges. |
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Brazil: Schmid Telecom Brasil |
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On 26 April 2010
Schmid Telecom Brasil became an associate member of PCC.II.
The company, is a global leader in network solutions
for digital voice/data transfer and voice
communication systems used in air traffic control.
The company was established in São Paulo - Brasil in
1999 with its two lines of products:
The modems for access solutions for bridging the first
mile and enhancing the infrastructure that are keys
to successful service delivery to business as well
as residential customers.
Building on the existing copper infrastructure is
the best solution for carriers to obtain an
efficient return on investment. Our access solutions
enable carriers to benefit from these advantages
today and secure their investment towards future
expansion in fiber-access.
The Integrated Communication Systems, a platform for
air traffic control offers five solution packages
that have been tailored to the needs of Air Traffic
Control, and designed to cover the whole spectrum of
ATC applications from large Sky solutions for ACC
and APP to Mobile solutions for military and civil
application
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