Industry Landscape

The technology that serves as the bedrock of the global telecommunications industry has evolved at a frantic pace. The dizzying speed of technological advancement (4G, LTE and now 5G) has placed industry players, equipment manufacturers and vendors under cost and delivery pressure to provide these technologies to an increasingly technologically savvy and demanding public. Industry regulators and practitioners have not been spared either. These evolving technologies and convergence in the telecommunications space have placed increased pressure on regulators and practitioners worldwide to keep up with the latest technology trends, spectrum management issues, policies and regulatory frameworks and guidelines, while balancing national developmental and business concerns with those of a consumer-led social media, digitalised and converged world.

Hence, there is a need to ensure that the policy and regulatory framework for the Telecoms and ICT sectors continue to evolve, develop and facilitate the progressive growth of the industry for the benefit of all stakeholders in the industry.

On this note, it is thus imperative that the widening gap in regulatory knowledge and skill sets of industry stakeholders be addressed. Current research indicates that there is a dearth of postgraduate and advanced training programmes that seek to address this imbalance within the confines of the converged telecommunications ecosystem, thus, the stage is set for an approach to address this gap within the industry.


CTPR Master Class

This programme will be organized by Multimedia University (MMU) in collaboration with the Malaysian Communications & Multimedia Commission (MCMC) and the GSMA. Upon completion of the Master Class, participants will be awarded a Certificate from MMU, endorsed by all three parties.

The CTPR Master Class is the only such programme of its kind to be offered in the Asia-Pacific region.

What Are The Modules That Will Be Covered in This Master Class?

Structure of Master Class Delivery

An intensive blended learning & interactive teaching methodology covering;

Duration of CTPR Master Class

Date : October 5 - 23, 2015 with Dinner Talks.


Who Should Attend?

Mid to Senior level executives from national regulatory agencies, relevant government agencies from ministries and departments, operator companies (Telcos/Celcos), broadcasters, industry consultants, academia and equipment manufacturers/vendors.


Where Will This Programme Be Conducted?

Location : Shaftsbury Asteria Convention & Meeting Centre, Cyberjaya, Malaysia.


Benefits That Will Be Accrued By Attending This Master Class

1	Exposure to latest global thinking on converged policy & regulatory matters

3	Exposure and understanding of the latest technological advances related to the industry and where it is heading

2	Better understanding of related global laws/acts & regulations

4	Networking with noted local and international industry thought leaders

About GSMA

The GSMA unites nearly 800 operators with more than 250 companies in the broader mobile ecosystem, including handset and device makers, software companies, equipment providers and internet companies, as well as organisations in adjacent industry sectors. The GSMA also produces industry-leading events such as Mobile World Congress, Mobile World Congress Shanghai and the Mobile 360 Series conferences. The GSMA’s Capacity Building programme works with partner organisations to deliver high-quality training to students and regulatory professionals.


About Malaysian Communications & Multimedia Commission (MCMC)

MCMC implements and promotes the national policy objectives for the communications and multimedia sector in Malaysia. It is charged with overseeing the regulatory framework for the converging industries of telecommunications, broadcasting and online activities in accordance with the national policy objectives set out in the Communications & Multimedia Act 1998 (CMA). MCMC also has the responsibility for postal services and digital certification under the Postal Services Act and the Digital Signature Act 1997 respectively. The Act provides that MCMC undertakes a policy implementation role, while policy decision making is vested with the Minister.


About Multimedia University (MMU)

Malaysia’s first private university, established in 1996. It offers a full range of degree undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in Law, ICT/IT, Creative Multimedia, Cinematic Arts, Engineering, Management, Business, Accounting, Banking and Finance. Across its three campuses across Malaysia, MMU hosts 18,000 students, of which 1,500 represented more than 70 countries. Currently www.topuniversities.com ranks MMU as a Top 200 World University by Subject in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and as a Top 250 World University by Subject in Computer Science and Information Systems. The lists also infers MMU as one of the Top 10 Asian Private University rankings in Engineering and ICT/IT. In 2014, it was voted as one of Asia’s best private educational institutions by World Consulting & Research Corporation (WCRC).

Converged Telecommunications Policy & Regulations (CTPR) Master Class
5 – 23 October 2015
Programme Schedule

WEEK 1 Theme 1 - Policy & Regulations

Date/ Day	Programme/Module	Time	Resource Person
5/10 (Mon)	Master Class Launch	9.00am – 10.00am	MCMC, MMU & GSMA
		10.00am – 10.30am	Coffee Break
	Principles of Telecommunications Policy
	Overview of International Telecommunication Law & Policy	10.30am – 12.30pm	Prof. Dr Ian Lloyd (GSMA)
		12.30pm – 2.00pm	Lunch
	Historical background of telephony Need for telecommunication Policy – Objectives	2.00pm – 3.30pm	Dr Terry Cutler, Cutler and Company
		3.30pm – 4.00pm	Tea Break
	Current & Future Trends in International Telecommunication Law and policy Note: Group Work Assignment 1 to be distributed to participants by Dr Terry Cutler)	4.00pm – 5.30pm	Dr Terry Cutler, Cutler and Company
		6:00pm – 8.00pm	Dinner
	Acceleration and disruption: what next for mobile	8.30pm – 9.30pm	Dinner Talk – Ms. Belinda Exelby(GSMA)
6/10 (Tues)	Principles of Telecommunications Policy
	Regulation of telecommunications	9.00am – 10.30am	Prof. Dr Ian Lloyd (GSMA)
		10.30am – 11.00am	Coffee Break
	Current international challenges and trends in regulation	11.00am – 12.30pm	Ms. Gita Radhakrishna (MMU)
		12.30pm – 2.00pm	Lunch
	Global Markets and Government Regulation in Telecommunications	2.00pm – 3.30pm	Ms. Belinda Exelby (GSMA) Mr. Niall Magennis (GSMA)
		3.30pm – 4.00pm	Tea Break
	Malaysian CMA - objectives and structure, principles, regulation, issues, case studies	4.00pm – 5.30pm	Dr Terry Cutler, Cutler and Company
		6:00pm – 8.00pm	Dinner
	Activity- Group work discussion for Assignment 1	8.30pm – 9.30pm	Dr Terry Cutler, Cutler and Company
7/10 (Wed)	Emerging Perspectives in Policy & Regulations	9.00am – 10.30am	Dr Terry Cutler, Cutler and Company
		10.30am – 11.00am	Coffee Break
	Convergence and OTT	11.00am – 12.30pm	Prof. Dr Ian Lloyd (GSMA)
		12.30pm – 2.00pm	Lunch
	Communications and Multimedia Framework and Policy – Part 1	2.00pm – 3.30pm	Mr. Amane Dannouni(Boston Consulting Group)
		3.30pm – 4.00pm	Tea Break
	Communications and Multimedia Framework and Policy – Part 2	4.00pm – 5.30pm	Ms. Mariam Jaafar (Boston Consulting Group)
		6.00pm – 8.00pm	Dinner
	Towards Smart Digital Nation- MCMC Perspectivew	8.30pm – 9.30pm	Dinner Talk – Dato’ Sri Dr. Halim Shafie (MCMC)
8/10 (Thurs)	Economic and Social Policy and Regulations
	Competition Policy	9.00am – 11.00am	Prof. Dr Ian Lloyd (GSMA)
		11.00am – 11.30am	Coffee Break
	Intellectual Property Policy	11.30am – 1.00pm	Dr Terry Cutler, Cutler and Company
		1.00pm – 2.00pm	Lunch
	Regulation of Social Media	2.00pm – 3.30pm	Ms Devi Annamalai (MCMC)
		3.30pm – 4.00pm	Tea Break
	Privacy and Data Protection	4.00pm – 5.00pm	Dr. Bahma Sivasubramaniam(MMU)
	Mobile and Community Services (health, education and children)	5.00pm – 6.30pm	Prof. Dr Ian Lloyd (GSMA)
		6:30pm– 8.00pm	Dinner
	Activity: Group Work Presentation for Assignment 1	8.30pm – 9.30pm	Dr Terry Cutler, Cutler and Company

WEEK 1 Theme 2 - Research on CTPR

Date/ Day	Programme/Module	Time	Resource Person
9/10 (Fri)	Social Research Methods & Research Advances in CTPR
	Research and Policy Making	9.00am – 10.30am	Prof. Dr Ian Lloyd (GSMA)
		10.30am – 11.00am	Coffee Break
	Academic Research in Telecommunications Industry	11.00am – 12.30pm	Prof. Dr. Osman Mohamad (MMU)
		12.30pm – 2.30pm	Lunch
	Industry Visit to TM – NOC-Cyberjaya	2.30pm – 5.30pm	Dr Zainal Abu Zarim (MMU)
		6:00pm– 8.00pm	Dinner
	Activity: Group Work Assignment 2- Distribution and Discussion with Prof Dr Ian Lloyd	8.30pm – 9.30pm	Prof. Dr. Ian Lloyd (GSMA)

WEEK 1 Theme 3 - Business and Economics

Date/ Day	Programme/Module	Time	Resource Person
10/10 (Sat)	Business Strategy for Telecommunications Industry
	Strategic Management in telecommunications	9.00am – 10.30am	Dr. Visvalingam (Paradigm)
		10.30am – 11.00am	Coffee Break
	Media Management and Telecommunications - Case Studies	11.00am – 12.30pm	Assoc. Prof. Dr. Kamarulzaman Ab. Aziz (MMU)
		12.30pm – 2.00pm	Lunch
	Innovation and Technology Management - Case Studies	2.00pm – 3.30pm	Assoc. Prof. Dr. Kamarulzaman Ab. Aziz (MMU)
		3.30pm – 4.00pm	Tea Break
	Future of Broadcasting, New Media and Telecommunications	4.00pm – 5.30pm	Mr Jeremy Kung, Executive Vice President, (TM New Media)
		6:00pm– 8.00pm	Dinner
	Business Strategy for Converged Telecommunications Industry	8.30pm – 9.30pm	Dinner Talk – Tan Sri Dato’ Sri Zamzamzairani Mohd. Isa (TM)
11/10 (Sun)	Free & Easy

WEEK 2 Theme 4 - Spectrum Management

Date/ Day	Programme/Module	Time	Resource Person
12/10 (Mon)	Spectrum Management
	Spectrum management : Around-the-world Best Practices in Mobile Broadband Revolution	9.00am – 10.30am	Prof. Dr Ian Lloyd (GSMA)
		10.30am – 11.00am	Coffee Break
	Spectrum Planning Regulation in a Changing Market	11.00am – 12.30pm	Mr. Toh Swee Hoe (MCMC)
		12.30pm – 2.00pm	Lunch
	Best Practices in Spectrum Licensing	2.00pm – 3.30pm	Dr. Shahruddin Muslimin (MMU)
		3.30pm – 4.00pm	Tea Break
	Evolution of Network & Rise of Mobile Data Spectrum Requirement for Mobile	4.00pm – 5.30pm	Dr. Shahruddin Muslimin (MMU)
		6:00pm– 8.00pm	Dinner
	Winning the mobile broadband space and marketplace – Axiata’s Experience Challenges and Opportunities for the Mobile Industry	8.30pm – 9.30pm	Dinner Talk – Mr. Mohd Idham Nawawi (Axiata)
13/10 (Tues)	Spectrum Management
	Evolution of Wireless Communication - I	9.00am – 10.30am	Prof. Dr. Tharek Abd Rahman (UTM)
		10.30am – 11.00am	Coffee Break
	Evolution of Wireless Communication - II	11.00am – 12.30pm	Prof. Dr. Tharek Abd Rahman (UTM)
		12.30pm – 2.00pm	Lunch
	Innovation in the Wireless Communication Ecosystem - Trends, Challenges and Case Studies	2.00pm – 3.30pm	Prof. Dr. Mohamad Yusoff Alias (MMU) Mr. Zahari (TM R&D)
		3.30pm – 4.00pm	Tea Break
		6:00pm– 8.00pm	Dinner
14/10 (Wed)	PUBLIC HOLIDAY		Maal Hijrah

WEEK 2 Theme 5 – Technology and Network Security

Date/ Day	Programme/Module	Time	Resource Person
15/10 (Thurs)	New Directions in Digital Services:
	New Directions in Digital Economy - entertainment, audio, video, computing, and payment facilities	9.00am – 10.30am	Prof. Dr Saravanan Muthaiyah (MMU)
		10.30am – 11.00am	Coffee Break
	Digitization – Challenges, Risks and Way Forward	11.00am – 12.30pm	Prof. Dr Saravanan Muthaiyah (MMU)
		12.30pm – 2.00pm	Lunch
	Technology Convergence and Enhancing the Digital Economy	2.00pm – 3.30pm	Prof. Dr Ian Lloyd (GSMA)
		3.30pm – 4.00pm	Tea Break
	Digital services and current practices	4.00pm – 5.30pm	Prof. Dr Ian Lloyd (GSMA)
		6:00pm– 8.00pm	Dinner
	New Directions in Digital Services Implementation and support	8.30pm – 9.30pm	Dinner Talk – Mr. Masimo Migliuolo (VADS)
16/10 (Fri)	Data Enablement Framework and Big Data Analytics
	Data Enablement and Big Data	9.00am – 10.30am	Prof. Dr Ian Lloyd (GSMA)
		10.30am – 11.00am	Coffee Break
	Big Data Technology Landscape	11.00am – 12.30pm	Prof. Dr. Ho Chin Kuan (MMU)
		12.30pm – 2.00pm	Lunch
	Tools for Big Data analytics & Selected BDA Use Cases	2.30pm – 3.30pm	Prof. Dr. Ho Chin Kuan (MMU)
		3.30pm – 4.00pm	Tea Break
	Success Stories of Big Data in Telco Industry	4.00pm – 5.30pm	Dr. Ettikan Kandasamy Karuppiah (TM R&D)
		6:00pm– 8.00pm	Dinner
	ICT for the Public Sector – the way forward	8.30pm – 9.30pm	Dr. Fazidah Abu Bakar (MAMPU)
17/10 (Sat)	Network Security and Forensics
	Policy & Regulations for Network Security & Forensics	9.00am – 10.30am	Prof. Dr Ian Lloyd (GSMA)
		10.30am – 11.00am	Coffee Break
	Network Security & Forensics –Regulator’s Perspective	11.00am – 12.30pm	Mr. Harme (MCMC)
		12.30pm – 2.00pm	Lunch
	Cryptographic & Security Techniques for Emerging Networks	2.00pm – 3.30pm	Prof. Dr. Raphael Phan & Dr. Yau Wei Chuen (MMU)
		3.30pm – 4.00pm	Tea Break
	Trends & Challenges in Security & Privacy	4.00pm – 5.30pm	Tengku Shahrizam (CISCO Security)
		6:00pm– 8.00pm	Dinner
	Trends & Challenges in Network Security & Forensics - Practitioner’s Insight	8.30pm – 9.30pm	Dinner Talk – Ms Sarah Khadijah Taylor (Cyber Security Malaysia)
18/10 (Sun)	Industry Visit - Kemaman Smart Community

WEEK 3 Theme 6 – Business and Economics

Date/ Day	Programme/Module	Time	Resource Person
19/10 (Mon)	Network and Digital Economy (NDE)
	NDE and implication for nations, businesses and society Definition and attributes of NDE	9.00am – 10.30am	Prof. Dr Murali Raman (MMU)
		10.30am – 11.00am	Coffee Break
	Best Practices and cases from the globe	11.00am – 12.30pm	Prof. Dr Ian Lloyd (GSMA)
		12.30pm – 2.00pm	Lunch
	NDE and impact on markets and competition & Globalization and impact of modern economies	2.00pm – 3.30pm	Prof Dr Murali Raman (MMU)
		3.30pm – 4.00pm	Tea Break
	N DE-Case Study	4.00pm – 5.30pm	Prof Dr Murali Raman (MMU)
		6:00pm– 8.00pm	Dinner
	From MSC to Digital Malaysia: Digital Economy and its Impact on the Next Generation Workforce	8.30pm – 9.30pm	Dinner Talk – Ms. Sumitra (MDeC)
20/10 (Tues)	Intellectual Property Rights
	Intellectual Property and the Internet	9.00am – 10.30am	Prof. Dr Ian Lloyd (GSMA)
		10.30am – 11.00am	Coffee Break
	The role of Intellectual Property Rights in Technology Transfer	11.00am – 12.30pm	Dr. Bahma Sivasubramaniam (MMU)
		12.30pm – 2.00pm	Lunch
	The phenomenon that is torrents	2.00pm – 3.30pm	Dr. Bahma Sivasubramaniam (MMU)
		3.30pm – 4.00pm	Tea Break
	Domain Name Conflict: Problems and Pitfalls.	4.00pm – 5.30pm	Dr. Bahma Sivasubramaniam (MMU)
		6:00pm– 8.00pm	Dinner
	IPR: Are the existing laws adequate? (tbc)	8.30pm – 9.30pm	Dinner Talk – Mr Julian Ding, TIME
21/10 (Wed)	Creative Content Industry
	Creative Content Industry Guild	9.00am – 10.30am	Prof. Dr. Ahmad Rafi Mohamed Eshaq (MMU)
		10.30am – 11.00am	Coffee Break
	Best Practices in Malaysian Film Policies and Regulations & 3D Animation Production Pipeline: Making an Animated Story	11.00am – 12.30pm	Mr Azizul Hakim(MMU)
		12.30pm – 2.00pm	Lunch
	Creative Commons: Music & Sound Effect for Sound Design & Advertising Standards and Policies	2.00pm – 3.30pm	Mr Dzulhafidzi Dzulkifli & Ms Sy. Nurleyana Wafa (MMU)
		3.30pm – 4.00pm	Tea Break
	Funding Policies and Practices	4.00pm – 5.30pm	Tn Haji Azhar Salleh (MMU)
		6:00pm– 8.00pm	Dinner
	Content Industry Development	8.30pm – 9.30pm	Dinner Talk - Dr Fadhlullah Suhaimi Abdul Malek (PEMANDU)

WEEK 3 Theme 7 – Policy & Regulations

Date/ Day	Programme/Module	Time	Resource Person
22/10 (Thurs)	Internet Governance
	History of Internet Governance and the Emergence of Over the Top Regulations	9.00am – 10.30am	Prof. Dr Ian Lloyd (GSMA)
		10.30am – 11.00am	Coffee Break
	The Role of ICANN & The Multistakeholder Model	11.00am – 12.30pm	Prof. Dr Ian Lloyd (GSMA)
		12.30pm – 2.00pm	Lunch
	Local Content and ISPs	2.00pm – 3.30pm	Mr Rahmat Abu Nong (MCMC)
		3.30pm – 4.00pm	Tea Break
	The Future of Internet and Internet Governance	4.00pm – 5.30pm	Dr. Manique Cooray (MMU)
		6:00pm– 8.00pm	Dinner
	Media Convergence: Relevance and Implications	8.30pm – 9.30pm	Mr Prashun Dutt (The Sun)
23/10 (Fri)	Activity: Group Work Presentation on Assignment 2	9.00am – 10.30am	Prof. Dr Ian Lloyd (GSMA)
		10.30am – 11.00am	Coffee Break
	Activity: Group Work Presentation on Assignment 2	11.00am – 12.30pm	Prof. Dr Ian Lloyd (GSMA)
		12.30pm – 2.30pm	Lunch
	CTPR Master Class - Encapsulation	3.00pm – 4.00pm	Prof. Dr. Ahmad Rafi Mohamed Eshaq (MMU)
	CTPR Master Class Closing Ceremony & Presentation of Certificates and Awards	4.00pm – 5.00pm	Dato’ Sri Dr Halim Shafie (MCMC)
		5.00pm – 6.00pm	Photography Session and Hi-Tea