Sept 2007 review of UK Mobile Number Portability

Magnus Kelly Mapesbury Communications Ltd

15 minute Update Agenda

Background to MNP in UK
Current MNP Procedures for Porting Routing Procedures for Ported Numbers

Experience in trying to establish MNP

MCom experience SS7 Hub or not

On Horizon
Reformed OSG Dovetail into UK Porting Co

Questions

Current UK MNP Process for Porting

Procedures for Porting Numbers (Import & Export)
Ofcom Document: OPF-MNP FG Mobile Number Portability Focus Group - Porting Process Manual, Issue 1.7, June 2001. MNP OSG MNP Web System File Transfers Residual Subscription Records Bilateral MNP Agreements

Procedures for Routing Calls & Messages to Ported Numbers.

Ofcom Document: PNO-ISC Service Description Number 008 Mobile Number Portability, Issue 2, August 2005. DROF Interconnect for Calls & Messages Mobile Termination Rates for Calls & Messages Interconnect Agreements
currently part of the Bilateral MNP Agreements

IR21s for International Connectivity

Recipient Direct Routeing Override Function (DROF) for Calls: Indirect Routing - The Norm
Originating Network Mobile Number Range Holder Network (ONO) Destination Network (RNO)

Other Network

Donor Network
3) Relayed Enquiry Signal 4) Enquiry Result (IRN)

Recipient Network
7) Enquiry Signal DROF Location Register

SRF

2) Enquiry Signal 1) Call Request (MSISDN)

6) Enquiry Signal (MSRN)

8) Enquiry Result (MSRN) 9) Call Request

Gateway Node

5) Call Request Gateway Node (IRN)

http://www.nicc.org.uk/nicc-public/Public/interconnectstandards/ser/nd1208_2005_08_2.pdf

How do operators transfer ported number files? (E.g. Not call flow)
FTP

ONO DNO

FTP

Web or API

RNO

SPI
Web

MNP System OSG/Syniverse

Web

SPI

DSP

RSP

I want to leave you

I want to join you

Customer

Overall MNP process

Mobile Service Provider Mobile Network Operator
MNP Porting Files

MNP OSG
MNP ORG MNP OTG

Bilateral Agreements with each MNO & MNRH

MNP Settlement

OSG MNP Web System

MNP Web System is:

Owned by the 5 MNOs Operated by Syniverse Controlled by the OSG

New Mobile Number Range Holder Mobile Service Provider

Current Billing relationship for ported number

Call to Ported Number

Call to Ported Number

Originating Network
Payment = MTR of Range Holder Network

Mobile Number Range Holder Network (ONO)

Destination Network (RNO)

Payment = MTR of Range Holder Network less Donor Conveyance Charge (0.8 ppm)

MCom MNP Experience - History

Ofcom auctioned gsm/dect guard band spectrum April 2006 MNC, Number block, point codes
A normal mobile service when in range of service (localised gsm)

Request Interconnect
Voice delay even when BT transit
What obligation to data fill?

SMS No transit?
BT switches not sufficient CPU

MNP OSG controlled asset

quasi cartel, non incorporated body, easy to veto

All new Mobile Number holders advised by Ofcom to join the MNP OSG to meet their GC18 obligations for MNP however all applications refused

Largest and smallest join and approach Ofcom

December 2006 1st group discussion Numerous point-of-principle grandstanding, H3g refuse to play until SMP imposed - OSG deadlocked Chicken and egg on numerous issues Unreasonable costs for low porting volume

MCom Experience - Current

New constitution drafted (painful process) Constitution (as of today) not yet enacted by major MNOs
New constitution creates two tier system
System owners who empower Syniverse to commercially offer access to others Participating Members Participating members pay to use system on per port basis, with minimum monthly cost

OSG Technical Work group

Use of SFTP instead of FTP/ISDN for file transfer SS7 hub review, review of Sigtran as option

Project Plan at least four months behind schedule Syniverse begin adding first batch of new entrants to system

UK MNP - Outlook
At some point in 2008 first new entrant applications for MNP will come to fruition BT will be first as they have existing TDM connections Until major MNOs migrate to SS7/IP (Sigtran) legacy E1s will be required for interconnect if hub rejected New entrants likely to support Sigtran from outset Awaiting outcome of current Ofcom consultation on new porting timetable Direct routing on horizon MNP OSG will need to dovetail to overall UK porting

Questions ?