1 Need for TSDSI Telecom standards are complex and
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slide1. 1<br>
slide2. Need for TSDSI Telecom standards are complex and innovations are driven by industry and startups
Major geographies/economies have multi-stakeholder Telecom Standards bodies that do all the detailed technical work and consensus building
ETSI (Europe), ATIS (USA), CCSA (China), TTA (Korea), ARIB&TTC (Japan),…
These bodies can ensure that national/regional requirements are addressed and suitabkle solutions included in global standards
TSDSI formed to address India’s requirements and provide affordable, customised solutions
Now looking to also address similar needs of other developing economies<br>
slide3. Case study: Rural Cellular coverage After 2G and 3G cellular systems were deployed in India in 1997-2007, we realised that rural coverage for the standard means reaching phones in fast-moving cars on highways and trains
Whereas, in India, 800M people live in 0.6M habitations dispersed across 3M sq km
Walk in any direction from anywhere – within 2 km you will reach a village with 1300 people on average
One tower had to serve villages upto 10 km away
Systems built to global standards were unable to provide voice, leave alone data, services to most villages
Their ability to serve people in cars moving at 160 kmph – very difficult to achieve – no relevance to us<br>
slide4. Low Mobility Large Cell (LMLC) What India (and many other developing countries) need(s) is large coverage area but for nomadic or slow-moving users
This trade-off not exercised by global standards
India tried taking this to ITU WP5D in 2008-9
We even developed a rural channel model for this, and several countries carried out studies
But ITU told us to initiate a study item and adhere to the well-defined process for initiating and carrying out to completion such activities
We felt the serious handicap of not having a member-driven Standards Body in India which could systematically carry out the studies, attend global meetings, drive consensus, etc<br>
slide5. Indian Scripts SMS – a missed opportunity In 2G systems, SMS was a major enabler of many services adding great value in developing economies
It was conceived as an afterthought for developed economies as a replacement for pagers
140 7-bit characters in Roman script, or ~60 16-bit characters for arbitrary scripts
Roman script good for many countries
60 characters good for logographic scripts too, not so for Indian scripts
CEWiT@IIT Madras even got 140x7-bit codes included for all official Indian scripts in 2G standard
But it was never realised in systems because of lack of a member-driven participatory standards body<br>
slide6. TSDSI formed in 2013 In response to this felt need, TSDSI was formed as a member-driven autonomous organization with government support
Similar to standards bodies in other geographies
Rule-based consensus-building platform for technical work towards new standards
Members from service providers, industry, academia, research institutions, startups, government
TSDSI is a partner/member in many global standards-making forums
ITU, 3GPP, oneM2M, GSC, …<br>
slide7. Impact...in 5 years - LMLC LMLC introduced in ITU as a mandatory requirement for IMT 2020 global standards (5G)
Watered-down 3 km coverage target, due to pressures from developed economies
Members of TSDSI participating in 3GPP introduced new features in upcoming 5G standard to satisfy LMLC requirements better
Some features left out during consensus building
TSDSI submitting Indian variant of 5G to ITU with 6-km LMLC coverage
Fully inter-operable with 3GPP standard
Can be implemented as a software variant<br>
slide8. Impact… in 5 years - NAVIC India launched its own regional navigation system NAVIC
Superior alternative to GPS
3GPP wireless standards will now have support for NAVIC in addition to GPS, Glosnass, BeiDou
Handsets manufactured in India (95% last year) can have support for NAVIC also
Story with a good ending… unlike the Indian-scripts SMS story<br>
slide9. Impact… in 5 years - IoT India building 100 smart cities and more..
Vendor-driven IoT platforms threatening to proliferate
Will lock cities into proprietary platforms with no exit or flexibility (think “MS Windows”)
Important for developing countries to implement open multi-vendor platforms
New technologies with evolving pathways to mass adoption
Also important to ensure affordability
Ability to exercise tradeoffs on some KPIs
Partnering in oneM2M to ensure a future-proof glidepath
Also open up early opportunities for Indian companies<br>
slide10. Key aspect in growth of TSDSI Study groups that define new work items and drive technical work throughout the year
Volunteers from all verticals – industry, service providers, academia, startups, - need to pitch in
Participation in global forums
The difficult part, due to time and financial costs
Numbers matter in these forums, apart from technical strength
Roadmap for steady expansion of activities consistent with available resources
Working in tandem with government<br>
slide11. In future… expand scope to address needs of hitherto unrepresented regions/economies
3GPP has already requested TSDSI to do this
enter into MOUs with sister organizations in these countries
consider a form of membership for sister organizations or their members
co-ordinate with these countries at ITU to ensure their voices are heard
…<br>
slide12. THANK YOU<br>
slide2. Need for TSDSI Telecom standards are complex and innovations are driven by industry and startups
Major geographies/economies have multi-stakeholder Telecom Standards bodies that do all the detailed technical work and consensus building
ETSI (Europe), ATIS (USA), CCSA (China), TTA (Korea), ARIB&TTC (Japan),…
These bodies can ensure that national/regional requirements are addressed and suitabkle solutions included in global standards
TSDSI formed to address India’s requirements and provide affordable, customised solutions
Now looking to also address similar needs of other developing economies<br>
slide3. Case study: Rural Cellular coverage After 2G and 3G cellular systems were deployed in India in 1997-2007, we realised that rural coverage for the standard means reaching phones in fast-moving cars on highways and trains
Whereas, in India, 800M people live in 0.6M habitations dispersed across 3M sq km
Walk in any direction from anywhere – within 2 km you will reach a village with 1300 people on average
One tower had to serve villages upto 10 km away
Systems built to global standards were unable to provide voice, leave alone data, services to most villages
Their ability to serve people in cars moving at 160 kmph – very difficult to achieve – no relevance to us<br>
slide4. Low Mobility Large Cell (LMLC) What India (and many other developing countries) need(s) is large coverage area but for nomadic or slow-moving users
This trade-off not exercised by global standards
India tried taking this to ITU WP5D in 2008-9
We even developed a rural channel model for this, and several countries carried out studies
But ITU told us to initiate a study item and adhere to the well-defined process for initiating and carrying out to completion such activities
We felt the serious handicap of not having a member-driven Standards Body in India which could systematically carry out the studies, attend global meetings, drive consensus, etc<br>
slide5. Indian Scripts SMS – a missed opportunity In 2G systems, SMS was a major enabler of many services adding great value in developing economies
It was conceived as an afterthought for developed economies as a replacement for pagers
140 7-bit characters in Roman script, or ~60 16-bit characters for arbitrary scripts
Roman script good for many countries
60 characters good for logographic scripts too, not so for Indian scripts
CEWiT@IIT Madras even got 140x7-bit codes included for all official Indian scripts in 2G standard
But it was never realised in systems because of lack of a member-driven participatory standards body<br>
slide6. TSDSI formed in 2013 In response to this felt need, TSDSI was formed as a member-driven autonomous organization with government support
Similar to standards bodies in other geographies
Rule-based consensus-building platform for technical work towards new standards
Members from service providers, industry, academia, research institutions, startups, government
TSDSI is a partner/member in many global standards-making forums
ITU, 3GPP, oneM2M, GSC, …<br>
slide7. Impact...in 5 years - LMLC LMLC introduced in ITU as a mandatory requirement for IMT 2020 global standards (5G)
Watered-down 3 km coverage target, due to pressures from developed economies
Members of TSDSI participating in 3GPP introduced new features in upcoming 5G standard to satisfy LMLC requirements better
Some features left out during consensus building
TSDSI submitting Indian variant of 5G to ITU with 6-km LMLC coverage
Fully inter-operable with 3GPP standard
Can be implemented as a software variant<br>
slide8. Impact… in 5 years - NAVIC India launched its own regional navigation system NAVIC
Superior alternative to GPS
3GPP wireless standards will now have support for NAVIC in addition to GPS, Glosnass, BeiDou
Handsets manufactured in India (95% last year) can have support for NAVIC also
Story with a good ending… unlike the Indian-scripts SMS story<br>
slide9. Impact… in 5 years - IoT India building 100 smart cities and more..
Vendor-driven IoT platforms threatening to proliferate
Will lock cities into proprietary platforms with no exit or flexibility (think “MS Windows”)
Important for developing countries to implement open multi-vendor platforms
New technologies with evolving pathways to mass adoption
Also important to ensure affordability
Ability to exercise tradeoffs on some KPIs
Partnering in oneM2M to ensure a future-proof glidepath
Also open up early opportunities for Indian companies<br>
slide10. Key aspect in growth of TSDSI Study groups that define new work items and drive technical work throughout the year
Volunteers from all verticals – industry, service providers, academia, startups, - need to pitch in
Participation in global forums
The difficult part, due to time and financial costs
Numbers matter in these forums, apart from technical strength
Roadmap for steady expansion of activities consistent with available resources
Working in tandem with government<br>
slide11. In future… expand scope to address needs of hitherto unrepresented regions/economies
3GPP has already requested TSDSI to do this
enter into MOUs with sister organizations in these countries
consider a form of membership for sister organizations or their members
co-ordinate with these countries at ITU to ensure their voices are heard
…<br>
slide12. THANK YOU<br>