The first SWSIG Zoom meeting in 2023 is on Tues 10 Jan at 2pm. Following that, they are on the 2nd Tuesday of every month (except no meeting in August), all at 2pm to 3pm.
The schedule is below. Links to the Registration pages will be added when available in Jan. They will usually be held on Zoom as this seems to suit most people and allow participation without biting into peoples' schedules.
3rd April 2023 is the deadline for Retail and Access Communications Providers to be implementing Gaining Provider-Led Switching and One Touch Switching. Remember, all Switching both Residential and Business must follow the GPL General Conditions. And all Residential Switching must use the One Touch Switching Hub.
Use of the OTS Hub will be mandatory for any operator with customers classed as residential. It can also be used for business customers.
This will require changes to your OSS/BSS systems to be compliant with the OTS process.
Ofcom has rejected the idea of allowing some smaller RCPs (ISPs) to respond to OTS Hub customer / service matching requests manually within 2 days. Ofcom have been very clear that they expect a maximum 60 sec SLA and anything other than this would not be compliant with “quick, easy and reliable switching”. Their letter is below.
CWP - the Common Wholesale Platform - is a collaboration between four UK-based telecom network operators; Airband, County Broadband, ITS Technology and Wight Fibre, who wish to create a common wholesale platform for their respective businesses, but also to serve the UK-wide industry with an independent set of services and platform capability. The full Stakeholder Briefing doc can be downloaded below.
The CWP wishes to solve two industry challenges:
On 3rd Feb 21, Ofcom published their statement on GPL Switching.
INCA was invited to participate in Ofcom’s CEOs DPA Industry Roundtable. Following the Programme Proposals discussed at the last CEO Group, Ofcom has now asked OTA2 to look at 4 of the 5 themes. These are as per this slide but in brief:
Ofcom have just published their statement on implementing the new European Electronic Communications Code. This is the new Code that includes the requirement for a Gaining Provider Led consumer switching process.
Their statement and details on the consultation are on this page.
