| Mr Dengate Thrush is a barrister and registered patent attorney specialising in internet, intellectual property and technology law. He has extensive experience in Internet policy, development and governance issues as chair of international internet body ICANN and previously as Chair of both InternetNZ and the Asia Pacific Top Level Domain Association.
In accepting the appointment, Mr Dengate Thrush observed “this is a challenging project that presents the telecommunications industry with an excellent opportunity to make significant progress on interconnection issues. I look forward to industry committing to a high-level of co-operation and consultation to ensure this project’s success.” |
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The IP Interconnection (IPI) Working Party has already started work, with initial meetings in June achieving agreement on the project’s scope. The party’s primary task is to develop a code of practice, including technical specifications, for the exchange of traffic between Next Generation Networks (NGNs). The working party will also be assisting Telecom with its Operational Separation obligations to consult with the wider industry on IP interconnection.
The IPI working party intends to produce an interim report in December 2008 and to complete its work in mid-2009. Further details of the scope and intended outputs of the IPI working party are available on TCF website at www.tcf.org.nz/ip.
For further information please contact:
Ralph Chivers, TCF CEO, 021 576 424
Telecommunications Carriers' Forum
Ground Floor, 3/44 William Pickering Drive, Albany, Auckland
Tel: +64 9 414 9713 / Fax: +64 9 414 5532 / Email: info@tcf.org.nz
www.tcf.org.nz
Background information:
Telecommunications Carriers’ Forum:
The Telecommunications Carriers’ Forum (TCF) plays a vital role in the New Zealand telecommunications industry by working collaboratively on the development of key industry standards and codes of practice that underpin the digital economy.
The TCF works with a wide variety of industry participants and government agencies to promote competition and investment in the sector, accelerate the introduction of new generation services, and encourage excellence in customer service.
IP interconnection:
As operators deploy IP networks, the need arises to interconnect networks to enable end to end service delivery across multiple networks.
Interconnection is a reciprocal relationship. In most cases both parties to an interconnection need it to enable them to offer complete services to their customers – for example, the ability to make calls to, and to be called from, customers on any other network.
Chair Peter Dengate Thrush – professional biography:
- Peter Dengate Thrush is a trial lawyer, specializing in Internet, intellectual property and technology cases. He is a registered patent attorney, and has practiced at the independent bar as a barrister sole since 1995.
- He has appeared in many reported NZ cases, and before the Privy CouncilHe practiced for 15 years, 10 as a partner, at Baldwin Son and Carey, where he was Head of the Wellington Patent Department and founder of the litigation practice.
- He is currently a director of Observatory Crest Digital Limited and its subsidiary, Brainfuel Limited (www.brainfuel.co.nz). BrainFuel provides online education courses to NZQA standards.
- He is actively involved in international policy development and governance of the Internet, and is a past Chair of InternetNZ, immediate past Chair of the Asia Pacific Top Level Domain Association, (www.aptld.org) and current Chairman of the board of The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers Inc. (www.icann.org). He is a regular media commentator on Internet issues.
- He is Vice Chairman of the Electricity Rulings Panel, a quasi-judicial body set up under the Electricity Regulations to determine disputes in the electricity industry
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