Working Group Status

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Working Group Status
Jan 08 / Feb 08 - Interim
RAG

• Architecture Framework
• Network Structure
• Systems Processes
• Products
• Interconnect Portfolio
• Broadband
• Line Access
• Point to Point
• Implementation Migration
• Communications
• Contracts

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Network Structure

• RAG Status RED
• Key Issues (For Discussion)
• VLC planning rules and architecture
• NDA agreements on who CPs contact in BT
  regarding network inventory dataset

Key Milestones Jan/Feb Achievements A further
release of the Network Inventory issued. Good
progress being made on providing security and a
workable process for CPs to obtain datasets .A
cross group focus team have been formed to
resolve this issue Define the VLC interface spec
ie SIP/MX SIP/MW ND1619
Feb/Mar / Work plan
Network inventory - Provide new release of the
network inventory and easier access to
dataset Review the requirements of NSWG Define
the VLC interface spec ie SIP/MX SIP/MW
ND1619 Review capabilities of the Innovation
Platform Derive requirements for VLA phase2 for
NICC actitatives

Time (R)
Cost (G)
Quality (G)
Customer Sat. (R)
Information (R)
Status
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Systems Processes

• Key Milestones
• Jan/Feb Achievements
• SP WGs were held on the 16th January and 12th
  February to review the new BTW systems roadmap.
  The key focus of these meetings was to review the
  format and content to ensure they meet CP
  requirements. The aim is to provide the
  information on a roadmap via BTW.com that allows
  us to align systems investment and development
  across the industry.
• NICC B2B held a review on the 30th to agree the
  work programme for 2008. As a result of this it
  will include the following
• Complete work on L2C standard and T2R generic
  schema.
• Produce proposals for further prioritisation for
  the following
• Location/Address matching Global Crossing
• Appointing/Arranging access
  Consultant
• Billing (L2C) CW
• Service Inventory Catalogue Thus
• T2R Structured Information BT
• Gateway instrumentation, monitoring management
  tba
• SLA management / MIS tba
• E2E PCK (Primary Correlation Key) tba
• T2R problem escalation management
  tba
• Tools for structuring information about B2B
  interfaces BT
• B2B Development (C2M) guide BT
• Systems/platform Migration best practice guide BT
• Continue work on international standards
  alignment with TNF, OBF, ITU, etc

• RAG Status Green
• Key Issues (For Discussion)
• Issues discharged from here to the relevant WG,
  ie IM WG in most cases.

Time (G)
Cost (G)
Quality (G)
Customer Sat. (G)
Information (G)
Status
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Interconnect Portfolio

• RAG Status Red
• Key Issues (For Discussion)
• Lack of SVLAN and conversion indicative pricing,
  with no date for a date.
• Concern at uncertainty of when NGN CC will be
  available / have 21CN traffic awaiting output
  of Voice Strategy work as part of DSP.

• Key Milestones
• Jan/Feb Achievements
• NGN CC Interoperability discussions continued
  with CPs
• Contracts for NGN CC initial meeting held
• Detailed discussion held with CPs on NGN FOA0
  testing phase
• Feb/Mar Work plan
• Continue with NGN CC Interoperability
• Progress NGN CC trial preparations
• Continue discussions on NGN CC contracts

Time (R)
Cost (G)
Quality (G)
Customer Sat. (R)
Information (R)
Status
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Broadband
Key Milestones

• RAG Status Red
• Key Issues
• CPs still await DDQ Real-time, Elevated Best
  Efforts and Assured Rate elements of WBC pricing
  and Indicative Launch pricing for WBMC to allow
  CPs them to prepare business cases/make supplier
  and product decisions for 2008 onwards
• WBC DDQ pricing is key to a successful
  consultation on IPstream Datastream sunsetting

• Jan/Feb Achievements
• BBWG held on 13rd February covering
• WBCC/WBC/WBMC/IPstream Connect update
• Speed Profile for ADSL2
• ADSL2 and CPE compatibility/Availability Checker
• Consultation closure WBC FTTP DDQ
• WBC Service Availability Schedule now released
  through 21CN Migrations Portal
• WBC draft contracts available for review CP
  feedback
• WBC Migrations workshop held 12th Feb
• Feb / Mar Work plan
• Walk-through of WBC Migrations process 26th
  February
• Release of WBC Migrations Handbook
• next Working Group is to be held on 18rd March
• BB Availability Checker demo
• WBC - SLAs performance for DDQ, RT etc
• Customer Trials update
• Review of WBC pricing feedback
• Discussion on communications managing end users
  (CPE Compatibility, speed, marketing best
  practice, home-wiring etc)
• Bi-laterals on IPstream Datastream sunsetting

Time (R)
Cost (G)
Quality (G)
Customer Satisfaction (A)
Information (R)
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Line Access


Key Milestones Jan/Feb Achievements Industry
issued a Condoc via the Consult21 process
(LA-009) on 21CN Access Products with responses
due in January 2008 Topics covered were 21CN
Deployment Strategy Plan Update VLA and WBCC
product development and project plans Condoc on
Industry requirements for 21CN February/March
Work plan The next meetings are to be held on
21st February 2008. Industry to progress ISDN
requirements within 21CN. VLA feasibility project
plan

• RAG Status Amber
• Key Issues
• Industry eagerly awaits Indicative Pricing for
  both VLA and WBCC
• Further work is required in NICC to support VLA
  phase 2. Industry are concerned that the
  publication of NICC standards may be on the
  critical path due to BT resource
• The 21CN Deployment Strategy Plan Update has
  raised a number of issues on the future of Voice
  and ISDN..
• Responses required to the Industry Condoc, then
  an SOR to BT Group covering a number of key
  issues on the future of voice and broadband
  products

Time (A)
Cost (A)
Quality (A)
Customer Sat. (A)
Information (A)
Status
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Point to Point

• RAG Status Amber
• Key Issues
• Industry still require a fuller consultation on
  Openreach ORCHID product.
• Openreach have issued indicative prices and plan
  to increase product collateral shortly.
• Openreach are progressing with their
  re-examination of their product launch processes
  including how to engage with industry. This will
  be managed via a third party and is reported on
  at the Steering Board.
• Exchange Openings and Closures. Industry require
  a much more extensive report on BTs processes
  for timely communications with CPs of exchange
  openings, closures and changes in network roles.
  Note agreed with BT Group Property to have a
  joint session to revisit existing closure process
  
• Industry await Openreach input on the future of
  TDM products to align with the TDM Condoc

Key Milestones Jan/Feb Achievements MSIL (1G) now
live TDM consultation closed Fuller update to be
provided after the next WG Feb/Mar Work Plan The
next P2P WG meetings will be held on 22nd Feb 08
and 19th March 08 TDM Condoc - final responses
document to be issued by end Jan 08 Continue
Openreach TDM bilaterals with CPs, coordinate
with BT Group on approach and outcome. Look at
exchange management scenarios to tune
opening/closing process
Time (G)
Cost (G)
Quality (G)
Customer Satisfaction (G)
Information (A)
Status
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Implementation Migration (CT)

• Key Milestones
• Dec/Jan Achievements
• Launched Deployment Strategy Plan multilateral
  engagement.
• Pre-migration scheduling consultation concluded
  (C21-IM-030 refers) all feedback reviewed and
  requirements formally with project team
• Launched re-scoped weekly Pathfinder Review
  calls, including operational readiness updates.
• Jan/Feb Work plan
• Continue Deployment Strategy Plan consultations.
• Issue the Bedlinog In Life learning closure
  report and review with industry.
• Develop an outcome based plan further in-life
  learning/end user feedback processes to support
  Pathfinder activity
• Final review of WG comms action plan with CPs.
• Complete development of migration customer
  experience scenarios (network features and
  incident comms)
• Conclude ISDN Testing consultation inc scheduled
  workshops
• Integrate WBC implementation work into IMWG work
  stack

• RAG Status Amber
• Key Issues (for discussion)
• Availability of Pathfinder schedule/plan,
  national migration schedule and clarity on the BT
  21CN implementation strategy information _at_ red
  reflects this concern
• Lack of clarity on dates/timeframes for
  migration/implementation activity is affecting
  CPs ability to plan for implementation/migration
  and keep motivation and focus within their
  organisations.
• Deployment Strategy Plan seen as fundamental
  shift in policy on new/existing products, which
  impacts on CP investment plans.

Time (A)
Cost (G)
Quality (G)
Customer Satisfaction (G)
Information (R)
Status
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PSTN Migration (Wick Bedlinog re-migrations)
Wick Bedlinog re-migration tbc
Update 12/02/08
RAG Status Amber
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PSTN Migration Phase 2
Update 12/02/08
RAG Status Red (see commentary)
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Interconnect Route Migration Review

• Capacity distributed mid November
• SPOC in CTC for CMR issues
• T3a programme almost complete bar some
  renegotiated dates
• BT has announced that the principles on which it
  was planning/prioritising its 21CN implementation
  activity in 2008/early 2009 will no longer be
  network engineering driven but rather centred
  round the implementation of new services and that
  the proposed CP migrations from the DLE layer to
  the NGS's will instead now be determined by the
  Communication Providers themselves. Further
  discussion to assess the impact of this strategy
  is due at the next Prov Experts meeting on 18th
  January.

Key actions/Next Steps
Element Description

• No O/S issues

Admin Phase

• VCONN reports being improved

Preparation Phase

• All T1 circuits now complete.
• T2 circuits now complete
• T3 commenced

Transfer Phase

• CMRs to be analysed, reviewed and fixes applied.

Post Transfer Phase

• Assessing billing for BAU VIC

VIC Product
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Migration Communications
February 08 achievements / March 08
plans Webcalls An overview of WBCC product
development and agile working webcall was held on
5th February with 59 people joining via audio, 50
via web invite sent Corporate communications
work progressing on developing the corporate
communications for the nine chosen vertical
sectors and associated trade associations.
Broadband communications meeting held with the
working group on the NGN broadband programme.
The call was well received and CPs are now
considering the communications support they need
for their communications, either internally or
externally to their end-users. Other Switched-on
website refresh completed. End of February/March
08 work plan Corporate communications experts
group scheduled for 19th February to further
progress. Build proposal document for reaching
unengaged CPs once agreed proposed work will
progress. Next working group planned for 7th
March.

• RAG status Green
• Key issues
• 1) how to reach non-engaged CPs.
• 2) Perceived lack of clarity on migration
  strategies.
• 3) Time status remains amber as CPs have frozen
  their own comms depending Voice Strategy outcome

Time (G)
Cost (G)
Quality (G)
Customer Sat. (G)
Information (G)
Status
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Migration communications reseller communications

• RAG status Green
• Key information
• 1) Perceived lack of clarity on migration
  strategies. Michael Eagle reported a perceived
  disenchantment due to lack of uncertainty
  information on the programme
• 2) Time status remains amber as CPs have frozen
  their own comms depending Voice Strategy outcome

February 08 achievements / March08 plan Webcalls
see details on first slide for webcalls
held/planned. E-newsletter there are currently
461 people registered on the reseller database to
receive future newsletters, invites
etc Measurement of reseller communication
campaign effectiveness Questions previously
developed and the three groups for surveying are
decided (those on the reseller database who
attended one of the events, those on the reseller
database who did not attended one of the events
and those on the Miles Publishing database. The
research survey will now take place in July End
January/ February work plan Next working group
planned for 15th February. Frequency of future
working groups to be a discussion item at the
next working group.
Time (G)
Cost (G)
Quality (G)
Customer Sat. (G)
Information (G)
Status
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Contracts (MSA)

• RAG Status Amber
• Key Issues (For Discussion)
• SLA numbers for MSIL were included but too late
  for a considered industry view
• WBC product due for launch in April 08, need to
  commence contract review immediately

Key Milestones Jan/Feb Achievements Initial
information sent out for WBC product discussion
at the Feb WG Fuller update to be provided post
the WG
Feb/Mar Work plan
Commence WBC driven discussions with view to next
issue of MSA to incorporate shortfalls
identified February meeting put back to 25th Feb
to accommodate draft issue of WBC product
information March meeting now 17th March
Time (A)
Cost (G)
Quality (G)
Customer Sat. (G)
Information (A)
Status
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WG Issues RAGs

• Working Group Issues are defined as problems that
  are within the WG scope and will impede the
  progress of the WG and cannot be totally
  resolved, without delaying known milestones, by
  the WG without outside help.
• The outside help will be triggered by a formal
  escalation. Any WG that has one or more
  escalations currently flagged will be deemed to
  be in status Red (shown against time indicator).
  If an issue has the potential to delay a key
  milestone it should raise an Amber status flag,
  but no formal escalation will be raised. Once the
  escalation has been dealt with and appropriate
  guidance given the escalation will be closed and
  the WG status will revert.
• Other WG RAG status influences will be Cost,
  Quality Customer Satisfaction Information, as
  in table below.