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Residential Gateways for Broadband Multi Services Delivery Platform - By Priyanka Undugodage

Broadband is not all about high bandwidth, but also on delivering multi services for multi media applications on multiple devices connected to the Broadband network. High speed access to Internet is just only one of the applications and making a voice call over the phone is also just another application and irrespective of the Broadband network is based wire line or wireless it delivers multiple services.   The device that integrates and manages the delivery of multi services over the Broadband to multiple devices is called Residential Gateway.

The devices that are connected to different services over the Broadband network will have Broadband mobility connecting them seamlessly in to the same set of user centric service platform over an IP (Internet Protocol) converged network enabling fixed mobile convergence. The presentation will cover many interesting features in a Residential Gateway that will eliminate the need for variety of electronic devices, each of which may now support and enable different types of services or entertainment. Also the challenges for service providers to deliver multi services with end to end with QoS (Quality of Service) controls and multi service integration and security management will be addressed.

Broadband Services on International Connectivity - By Gayani Gunasekera

The future of Broadband communications is entangle with many ideas,

• Emerging Communication paradigms and network services
• Next Generation Broadband Infrastructure and services
  
• Broadband Access
• Service provisioning, Network Operations and Management

All areas above need seamless connectivity internationally. This connectivity is via the under sea optical fiber cables laid by many consortiums and individuals. Sri Lanka is connected on under sea cables and cable systems to many countries.

Sri Lanka Telecom is the cable landing station owner and currently there are two existing cable landing stations.
These landing stations and the backhaul connections are according to the state of the art technology. Sri Lanka can be considered as a hub of communication services and Sri Lanka Telecom is playing a vital role in making this true. Some of the steps already taken as follows,

• State of the Art Data centre for global hosting applications.
• Consortium partner of many cable systems
• Private cables lay to near by countries
• Connected to Hong Kong the hub of East Asia
• Connecting mega backbones in the world
  Secure Broadband Solutions by Janaka R. Abeysinghe (DGM/Solution Business, SLT)
• Broadband applications and market drivers
• Importance of QoS and mitigating security threats in Broadband Networks
• Impact of Broadband networks in today’s Society
• Case studies – Broadband Solutions for education and e-government