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Connect-World Asia-Pacific III 2008     Magazine introduction The Internet has changed our world and the global economy. We are now entering a new stage in its growth. Web 2.0, collaboration, virtual worlds and mashups are all part of it. Also parts of the new Web are the evolutionary moves towards the semantic/ intelligent web, IPv6, the growth in enterprise services that are not a mere extension of existing services and financial services such as mobile cash and credit. The Web is also revolutionising education, healthcare, government and social services in general. The impact of this upon the world’s ICT infrastructure is hard to calculate, but you see and feel the effects wherever you are in the region - or the world.     Theme: Internet usage and services Articles Contributors Feature articles     Article no.: 1 Topic: Internet usage and services Author: Dr Hamadoun Touré Title: Secretary-General Organisation: International Telecommunication Union (ITU) PDF size: 187KB   About author: Dr Hamadoun Touré is the Secretary-General of the International Telecommunication Union. As Director of ITU’s Telecommunication Development Bureau from 1999 until 2006, he played a significant role in the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS), held in Geneva in 2003 and Tunis in 2005, by launching numerous projects based on partnership building with international organizations, governments, civil society and the private sector. Earlier, Dr Touré served as Africa’s Regional General Manager for ICO Global Communications, as INTELSAT’s Director for the Africa Region and as its Group Director for Africa and the Middle East. Dr Touré is committed to make ITU an innovative, forward-looking organization adapted to meeting the challenges created by the new ICT environment. He is proficient in three official languages of the Union: English, French and Russian. Dr Hamadoun Touré holds a Master’s Degree in Electrical Engineering from the Technical Institute of Electronics and Telecommunications of Leningrad and a PhD from the University of Electronics, Telecommunications and Informatics of Moscow.   Article abstract: -   buy     Article no.: 2 Topic: Pakistan and the Internet Author: Dr Mohammad Yaseen Title: Chairman Organisation: Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) PDF size: 368KB   About author: Dr Mohammad Yaseen is the Chairman of the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA). He has produced 30 international and national publications on telecom technologies, ICT growth, strategies and design of telecom networks. Dr Yaseen has represented the PTA at various international and national forums, including the Asia Pacific Telecommunity (APT), where he was named Vice Chairman of APT Study Group 2 (Networks). Prior to joining the PTA, Dr Yaseen served as: Director of Strategy at PTCL Pakistan; as Senior Consultant for Advanced Networks and Systems, Australia; as a System and Project Engineer, at Alcatel Submarine Networks Australia; and, as a Senior Research Officer at Essex University, England. Dr Mohammad Yaseen graduated from DCET, NED University of Engineering and Technology, Karachi, Pakistan. He was awarded a Government of Pakistan, Ministry of Science and Technology, Scholarship to complete his PhD with specialization in Telecommunication Systems at the University of Essex, England.   Article abstract: Internet usage in Pakistan is growing, but is still low. The government is encouraging broadband service growth throughout the country and has established a new regulatory framework that better reflects and deals with the challenges that digital technology raises. In addition to changing laws to enable safer transactions on the Internet, Pakistan has promoted a wide variety of measures for e-learning, e-banking, e-governance, e-health, e-crimes and e-commerce that promise to make the Internet an integral part of life in Pakistan.   buy     Article no.: 3 Topic: ICT and Afghanistan’s development Author: Karim Khoja Title: CEO Organisation: Roshan, Telecom Development Company Afghanistan Ltd. (TDCA) PDF size: 337KB   About author: Karim Khoja, is the CEO, of Roshan - the Telecom Development Company Afghanistan Ltd. (TDCA) - Afghanistan’s largest mobile provider. Karim Khoja has served in senior management positions in telecommunications companies for over fifteen years. Mr Khoja was the founding CEO of Mobilink (Pakistan), the Chairman and CEO of EXI Wireless Inc. and a Management Board member of COO Croatian Telecommunication. Karim has also directed marketing and sales strategy for companies such as ERA GSM (Poland), Spectonics Microsystems Ltd, and RAM Mobile Data Ltd. Mr Khoja earned an AMP in the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School, Harvard University, holds an mSc. D.I.C. in Management Science from Imperial College, University of London, and a BSc (Honours) in Biochemistry, Chelsea College, University of London.   Article abstract: Afghanistan, devastated by decades of conflict, is struggling to rebuild. Wireless Internet has helped leapfrog Afghanistan’s telecommunications into the 21st century, providing the infrastructure for social and economic development and growth. Programmes such as telemedicine, e-learning and One Laptop per Child have been of inestimable value. The telemedicine programme ties Afghanistan hospitals with those in other countries for highly specialised support, e-education is preparing Afghanistan for participation in the information economy, and wireless is integrating isolated communities into the economy.   buy     Article no.: 4 Topic: Singapore - the next digital revolution Author: Dr Tan Chin Nam Title: Chairman Organisation: Media Development Authority (MDA) PDF size: 230KB   About author: Dr Tan Chin Nam is currently Chairman of the Media Development Authority (MDA), which is responsible for development and promotion of the film, broadcast, print and publishing industry in Singapore. Dr Tan is also Chairman of the Board of Temasek Management Services, as well as the current or past Advisor, Director, Secretary, Board Member, Chairman, and the like of a great many other important industry, academic, governmental and public service organizations. Dr Tan has received a great many significant medals, awards, fellowships and the like in recognition of his distinguished services on behalf of the Public Administration and for contributions to economic development - from the Singapore Armed Forces, the National Trades Union, the computing sector and the travel sector - and as a media personality. Dr Tan Chin Nam earned degrees in Industrial Engineering and Economics from the University of Newcastle, Australia under a Colombo Plan Scholarship and Singapore President’s Scholarship, and a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Bradford, United Kingdom. He completed an Advanced Management Programme at the Harvard Business School and was conferred an Honorary Doctor of Letters Degree by the University of Bradford and an Honorary Doctor of Engineering Degree by the University of Newcastle.   Article abstract: Singapore has determined to become a regional and a world leader in the next generation of digital technologies. To this end, Singapore is building a Next-Generation National Infocomm Infrastructure (Next Gen NII) consisting of countrywide pervasive wireless and ultra-high-speed wired networks known as the Next Generation National Broadband Network (Next-Gen NBN). This infrastructure will serve as Singapore’s engine of growth and support its strategy to use interactive and digital media (IDM) to support innovation in the media sector.   buy     Article no.: 5 Topic: Internet and growth in India Author: NK Goyal Title: President Organisation: Communications & Manufacturing Association of India, CMAI, and Chairman Emeritus, TEMA PDF size: 290KB   About author: Mr NK Goyal is the President of the Communications and Manufacturing Association of India (CMAI); Chairman Emeritus of the Telecom Equipments Manufacturers Association of India (TEMA); Senior Vice President, Himachal Pradesh (HP) Chamber of Commerce and Industries and is actively involved in policy formulations and development of industrial policies specially related to the telecom and IT sector. Mr Goyal is also a Director on the Board of Directors of National Fertilizers Ltd. (NFL) and a former Director of the National Institute of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development (NIESBUD). He has served the Government of Himachal Pradesh in various posts for more than 21 years, including as General Manager (Development) of Himachal Pradesh State Electronic Development Corporation Ltd. He has also served as President (Operations) for a telecom solution provider company and as a consultant to a telecom multinational. Mr Goyal, a Post Graduate in Science with 38 years’ experience in telecom/IT, has presented papers internationally on topics of public concern such as waste, radiation, telecom, IT, manufacturing, global peace and well being, excellence in performance, etc.   Article abstract: India’s phenomenal economic growth is due in great part to ICTs, especially the Internet, to open the world’s markets for its companies. Nevertheless, much of the benefit derived from India’s participation in the global service markets has been confined mostly to urban regions. Much of India’s population lives in rural regions that cannot be economically reached by traditional fixed communications. India is counting upon wireless broadband to bring the Internet to rural India and foster economic growth and opportunity.   buy     Article no.: 6 Topic: Exchanging Internet traffic Author: Samuel Lee Title: President Organisation: Equinix Asia-Pacific PDF size: 312KB   About author: Samuel Lee, the President of Equinix Asia-Pacific, is responsible for all Equinix operations in the Asia-Pacific region, including its Internet Business Exchange™ (IBX®) centres in Tokyo, Hong Kong, Singapore and Sydney. At Equinix, Mr Lee has served in a variety of roles from Managing Director of Hong Kong to Vice President and later President for Asia-Pacific. Prior to Equinix, Mr Lee held management positions at Pacific Gateway Exchange, Teleglobe International, Intel, Sprint and founded Telekom Consulting Limited, a consulting firm offering strategic assistance to network providers. Mr Lee holds a BA from City University of Hong Kong.   Article abstract: The individual companies and ISPs linked to the Internet interchange data, either by paying an Upstream Transit Provider for the traffic or by peering directly with other companies or ISPs. In peering, two companies reciprocally exchange access only to each other’s customers through an Internet exchange (IX) and share the cost. To gain access to content originating in Asia, international ISPs are increasingly peering with Asian ISPs for lower cost, higher quality access to the local content they offer.   buy     Article no.: 7 Topic: Learning from China’s emerging telecoms markets Author: Colin Orviss Title: Senior Vice President Organisation: Patni Telecoms Consulting PDF size: 307KB   About author: Colin Orviss is the Senior Vice President of Patni Telecoms Consulting. Mr Orviss is an industry veteran who has more than 30 years’ experience in the telecoms industry and has worked with major players such as Telefonica and Sprint. Mr Orviss provides strategic consulting and advisory services to senior executives of service providers worldwide. He specialises in understanding their unique competitive position, and articulating the strategic transformations that are needed to ensure growth and survival in today’s disrupted telecoms environment.   Article abstract: Western telecom companies are accustomed to relatively long development-to-market cycles and, compared to markets like China, slow growth and limited markets. The vast size of the Chinese markets, its enormous potential and lack of legacy systems encouraged the Chinese telecom sector to develop in unprecedented ways. Today, China is an innovative and high capacity productive force in the market. Its equipment manufacturers have already made serious inroads in western markets and its software developers are sure to follow.   buy     Article no.: 8 Topic: Reducing ICT energy consumption Author: Anand Sanghi Title: Vice President Marketing, Asia-Pacific Organisation: Emerson Network Power PDF size: 261KB   About author: Anand Sanghi is Emerson Network Power’s Vice President for Marketing. Prior to this role, Mr Sanghi was Vice President for Emerson Network Power’s Service Business in Asia. Mr Sanghi joined Emerson as Business Planner for Emerson Climate Technologies in Hong Kong. He held several roles of increasing responsibility, including Manager of the Refrigeration Business and Marketing Manager for North Asia Air Conditioning. He later became the Director of Planning and Business Development for Emerson Electric Asia Pacific. Mr Sanghi is the key resource speaker on Energy Logic Solutions in the symposium series in Manila. Anand Sanghi received a Master’s degree in Business Administration from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad and an Electrical Engineering degree from the India Institute of Technology, Chennai.   Article abstract: Burgeoning demand for Internet services and the introduction of new services compel providers to increase their processing capacity and energy consumption. Rising energy expenditures are now a major concern at data centres. Studies have shown that there is a cascade of energy usage in data centres; reducing consumption at the server level results in several times the initial reduction in overall data centre usage. By following a 10-step roadmap, energy use can be reduced by up to fifty per cent.   buy     Article no.: 9 Topic: Driving sustained growth in emerging markets Author: Michael Hecker Title: Vice President for Strategy and Corporate Development, Organisation: Mobile TeleSystems OJSC PDF size: 271KB   About author: Michael Hecker is the Vice President for Strategy and Corporate Development at MTS. Prior to joining MTS, Dr Hecker worked at A.T. Kearney Europe consulting in the fields of strategy, marketing and finance in European telecommunication and consumer goods industries. Prior to that, he worked in several positions as a junior lawyer in Berlin and Brandenburg (Germany). Michael Hecker graduated with a degree in International Politics and Administration from the Pierre-Mendez-France University in Grenoble, France, and is a graduate in Law and Modern History of the Georg-August-University in Goettingen, Germany, with a PhD in Constitutional History.   Article abstract: Developing markets are unique but have much in common and can learn from each other’s best practices. Russia, a vast country with a wide variety of cultures, is an emerging market with an increasingly sophisticated mobile market that includes users in the surrounding CIS states. The challenge in developing markets is to deliver ubiquitous communications. Since mobile phones are often consumers’ first access to communications, operators have a unique opportunity to grow offering mobile value-added services, content and broadband.   buy     Article no.: 10 Topic: Mobile voice messaging Author: Dr Inderpal Singh Mumick Title: CEO and co-founder Organisation: Kirusa PDF size: 280KB   About author: Dr Inderpal Singh Mumick is a Co-Founder, Chairman and CEO of Kirusa. A serial entrepreneur, Dr Mumick previously co-founded Savera Systems, where he was the CEO and the CTO. Before Savera, Dr Mumick was a Principal Technical Staff Member at AT&T Laboratories, A member of the technical staff at AT&T Bell Laboratories, and a Research Student Associate at the IBM Almaden Research Center, Dr Mumick is the author of eighteen patents, over ten patent pending applications, and over 40 technical papers in leading journals and conferences, the co-editor of a book on Materialized Views, a frequent speaker at conferences and trade shows around the world, and has articles featured in European Communications, Silicon India, and The Hindustan Times. Voice & Data recognized him as one of the top 50 in India’s Telecom Diaspora. Dr Mumick received a Bachelor of Technology in Computer Science and Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, where he was awarded the President’s Gold Medal, and a PhD in Computer Science from Stanford University. He completed Mini MBAs in Finance and General Management from the AT&T School of Business and an Executive MBA for Growing Companies from Stanford University. Dr Mumick is listed in various Who’s Who publications.   Article abstract: Mobile services are rapidly advancing beyond just voice and SMS; a great number of value-added services are now available, including games, news, Internet access, music and financial services. Mobile messaging is more than just SMS nowadays. Many operators are starting to offer voice and even video SMS. In addition to being better at conveying emotions, voice is quicker than keying and lets even the world’s illiterate users, and those whose language does not use the Roman alphabet, send and receive messages.   buy     Article no.: 11 Topic: Liberating mobile services in India Author: Amitabh Kumar Title: Head of Broadcasting Functions Organisation: Zee network PDF size: 280KB   About author: Amitabh Kumar is the Head of Broadcasting Functions for the Zee network in India and overseas. Mr Kumar is also the Corporate Director of Technology for the Essel Group of Companies, which includes Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd. ( ZEEL), Dish TV, Zee News and other group channels. Mr Kumar is the author of two books on Mobile Broadcasting: Mobile TV and Mobile Broadcasting with WiMAX. Previously, Mr Kumar was the Director of Operations at VSNL amongst others. Amitabh Kumar holds a BE (Hons) degree in Electronics from BITS Pilani, India.   Article abstract: Although India has made remarkable use of its ICT resources to build its economy, its telecommunications regulatory framework is still geared to an age when technology changed slowly. This has slowed growth in much, needed services, such as mobile broadband that, if the spectrum were appropriately licensed on a technology and service neutral basis, would provide a considerable stimulus to social and economic growth. New regulations would open the market to a wide range of important broadband and multimedia services.   buy     Article no.: 12 Topic: Continually mobile lifestyle Author: Mark Pugerude Title: Chief Marketing Officer Organisation: NextPoint Networks PDF size: 410KB   About author: Mark Pugerude is the Chief Marketing Officer of NextPoint Networks; he has 18 years of product management experience in the telecommunications industry. Mr Pugerude was previously Senior Vice President of Marketing and Business Development at Broadwing Communications, LLC. Prior to joining Broadwing, Mr Pugerude served as Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing at PingTone Communications; as Vice President of Sales at Blue Ridge Networks; and served at Nokia Networks, as Managing Director of Sales for US East. Mr Pugerude began his career in the telecommunications industry while working for Motorola in the Communications and Electronics division. Mark Pugerude received his Bachelor’s degree from Syracuse University.   Article abstract: Today, mobile phones connect you not just to voice, but also to video and data. Prices are going down and the sophistication of the devices and the number of available features grow. Broadband data, video and a vast amount of content of all types, and in all languages, is increasingly available. Subscribers are also using the new mobile devices and networks to keep in constant touch with their on-line community and a mobile-centred, continuously connected mobile lifestyle is evolving.   buy     Article no.: 13 Topic: Asia and the small screen-Web Author: James Wei Title: Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing in Asia-Pacific, Organisation: Opera Software PDF size: 312KB   About author: James Wei is the Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing in Asia-Pacific for Opera Software; he is a seasoned telecommunications executive with more than a decade of experience in senior management. Mr Wei comes to Opera Software from Teleca, where he served as Managing Director of Teleca Taiwan, a mobile phone software system integrator. Before joining Teleca Taiwan, Wei served as General Manager of Openwave System in Taiwan. Mr Wei has also served in executive level sales, marketing and business development positions at HelloAsia and iAsiaworks. Mr Wei holds a BS degree in Business Administration from the College of New Jersey.   Article abstract: The Internet is growing rapidly, but much of its growth has more to do with mobile phones than with computers. Even basic phones provide access nowadays, and third generation (3G), 3.5G, and 4G (WiMAX, LTE) have made high-speed Internet access easier and affordable. The Asia-Pacific region will benefit most from mobile access. Chinese speakers will outnumber English speakers on the Net by the next decade, mostly using mobile phones, and social networks will generate much of the traffic.   buy     Article no.: 14 Topic: Bandwidth management for IP networks Author: Kurt Dobbins Title: Chief Technology Officer, IP Services Organisation: Arbor Networks PDF size: 243KB   About author: Kurt Dobbins is the Chief Technology Officer, IP Services, of Arbor Networks. Mr Dobbins has over twenty years of engineering and product development experience, and has led pioneering efforts in switching, service networking, routing, network management, and communication systems. He was the founder of Ellacoya Networks. Prior to Ellacoya, Mr Dobbins was Technical Director for Cabletron Systems, where he engineered and shaped product development for advanced switching solutions. Mr Dobbins is the named author of over a dozen patents in networking and communications, with six additional patents pending.   Article abstract: The rise of bandwidth-intensive applications such as video and peer-to-peer file sharing is overwhelming ISPs trying to provide good service at razor-thin margins. To roll out the new services subscribers want, they need the flexibility to manage network traffic to optimize performance and minimize costs. Traditional all-you-can eat pricing models encourage unbridled consumption by a small percentage of users. By using deep packet inspection to prioritise traffic, not to censor applications, ISPs can align their service pricing with subscribers’ actual usage.   buy     Article no.: 15 Topic: Learning from how the Internet is used Author: Klaus Mochalski Title: CEO and co-founder of Organisation: ipoque PDF size: 313KB   About author: Klaus Mochalski is CEO and co-founder of ipoque, a vendor of deep packet inspection solutions for Internet traffic management. Prior to founding ipoque in Leipzig, and after three years as an IT consultant, Mr Mochalski worked as a researcher in computer networking at the University of Waikato in Hamilton, New Zealand, at the University of Leipzig in Germany and at the San Diego Supercomputer Centre in the United States. He holds a master’s degree in computer science from the University of Leipzig.   Article abstract: The Web generates only ten to thirty per cent of Internet traffic, while 20 per cent of the Internet users generate between 49 and 83 per cent of the traffic with peer-to-peer (P2P) transfers. Today, Kazaa, eDonkey and BitTorrent exchange high-volume content such as movies, music and software between users. P2P has been making a shambles of the traditional recording industry, but with more acceptable pricing structures, high quality and less digital rights management, recording companies should be able to re-take control of the market.   buy     Article no.: 16 Topic: Internet usage and services Author: Stephen Dalby Title: Chief Regulatory Officer Organisation: iiNet Ltd PDF size: 218KB   About author: Steve Dalby joined iiNet Ltd in 2003 and has over 35 years’ experience in the Telecommunications industry. He is the CEO of Chime Communications Pty Ltd, iiNet’s carrier subsidiary. Mr Dalby’s responsibilities, as Chief Regulatory Officer for iiNet, include the management of the company’s relationships with various regulatory authorities and in formal arbitrations and disputes with other carriers. His Corporate Affairs duties include government and media relations and he manages iiNet’s Corporate Social Responsibility programme and Environmental Management compliance as well as Quality Assurance. He has been a board member of the Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman since late 2006 and is currently a member of the Terria steering committee. He is based in Australia at iiNet’s Perth head office.   Article abstract: -   buy     Article no.: 17 Topic: Internet services via TV Author: Michael Lantz Title: CEO Organisation: Accedo Broadband PDF size: 255KB   About author: Michael Lantz is the CEO of Accedo Broadband, a provider of interactive and long tail on-demand services for IPTV and online consumer electronics. Mr Lantz has more than ten years’ experience in emerging broadband, telecom service and TV technology markets and, as well, with telecom and media industry convergence. Prior to founding Accedo, Mr Lantz was a senior management consultant responsible for broadband services at Nordic telecom and media consultancy Digiscope. Michael Lantz holds a Master of Science in Engineering Physics from Lund Institute of Technology, and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Lund University.   Article abstract: The Internet is an interactive, rich-media environment that can now deliver the high-quality experience that TV users demand. In parallel, higher quality, lower cost TV displays and set-top boxes now make it possible to deliver attractive Internet services to the TV. The differences between the passive TV experience and the interactive PC experiences are disappearing. TV viewers will be able to interact with and control their viewing, as well as access on-demand content, games, photo-sharing, voting, opinion and e-commerce services.   buy     Article no.: 18 Topic: Next-generation network and satellite convergence Author: David Bettinger Title: CTO Organisation: iDirect Technologies PDF size: 217KB   About author: David Bettinger is the CTO and Senior Vice President of Engineering at iDirect; he previously served as iDirect’s VP of Engineering responsible for all hardware and software development. Mr Bettinger joined iDirect Technologies as the Director of Hardware Engineering. Mr Bettinger has been active in the satellite networking industry for over 15 years; prior to iDirect, Mr Bettinger was a senior member of the technical staff at Hughes Network Systems - Satellite Networks Division. Mr Bettinger is active in industry standards organizations and forums and is a member of the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA), the EEE and the IPv6 Forum. David Bettinger is a graduate of Virginia Tech with a Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering.   Article abstract: Today, satellites are mostly used for broadcasting and connectivity in remote areas or in extreme situations. The growth of centralized, Web-based enterprise applications has made full-time broadband access to every office and employee essential - even when primary networks fail and where terrestrial systems can’t reach. The true convergence between terrestrial and satellite networks needed to meet these demands calls for common routing protocols, network-wide quality of service, converged end-to-end VPNs, total network security and integration of network management software.   buy Confirmed authors (Order by article no.)   Dr Hamadoun Touré Secretary-General, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)   Dr Mohammad Yaseen Chairman, Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA)   Karim Khoja CEO, Roshan, Telecom Development Company Afghanistan Ltd. (TDCA)   Dr Tan Chin Nam Chairman , Media Development Authority (MDA)   NK Goyal President, Communications & Manufacturing Association of India, CMAI, and Chairman Emeritus, TEMA   Samuel Lee President, Equinix Asia-Pacific   Colin Orviss Senior Vice President, Patni Telecoms Consulting   Anand Sanghi Vice President Marketing, Asia-Pacific, Emerson Network Power   Michael Hecker Vice President for Strategy and Corporate Development,, Mobile TeleSystems OJSC   Dr Inderpal Singh Mumick CEO and co-founder, Kirusa   Amitabh Kumar Head of Broadcasting Functions, Zee network   Mark Pugerude Chief Marketing Officer, NextPoint Networks   James Wei Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing in Asia-Pacific,, Opera Software   Kurt Dobbins Chief Technology Officer, IP Services, Arbor Networks   Klaus Mochalski CEO and co-founder of, ipoque   Stephen Dalby Chief Regulatory Officer, iiNet Ltd   Michael Lantz CEO, Accedo Broadband   David Bettinger CTO, iDirect Technologies