Standards and Interoperability Do they matter for ETPs

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Standards and InteroperabilityDo they matter for
ETPs?

• John Boggis, Head of Standards, Vodafone
• 23 October 2006

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Standards and Interoperability in Mobile Telecoms

• - If the Mobile Industry had no standardised
  interfaces then-
• Your national mobile network would be..
• Closed

• Unable to make calls to/from another network -
  fixed or mobile
• Limited supply of handsets
• Lack economies of scale
• No roaming
• Compromised capability.

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Open Interfaces and Interworking

• Clear unambiguous specifications
• No options
• Built-in version compatibility control
• Minimal proprietary extension
• A desire by operators to specify and by
  manufacturers to comply
• Comprehensive test and validation framework
• Test Specifications
• Emulators
• Reference implementations
• Interoperability Agreements
• Bake-offs
• Test-Fests

Target Interoperability means Demonstrated
Interworking built from Open Specifications of
Interfaces