Operator
Panel
Association
Analyst
Interactive Session
Service ProviderDAY 1: 14TH FEBRUARY 2012
- 08.30
Registration & Coffee
- 09.00
Conference Welcome & Speed Networking Session
- 09:05
Chairperson's opening remarks
KEYNOTE PRESENTATIONS
- 09:10
- Reviewing DECT Forum activities in 2011 and plans for 2012
- Discussing challenges in the industry
- Discussing the current growth opportunities for DECT and CAT-iq in new market areas
- Regional updates for global adoption of DECT
Erich Kamperschroer, Chairman, DECT Forum, Switzerland
DECT Forum Opening Keynote - Progress and Plans for 2012
- 09:40
- Alain Orsot, Fixed Voice Devices Implementation Project Manager, Orange France Telecom, France
- Jeff Lewis, Executive Director, Product Development, Broadband Devices and Home Networking, Comcast, USA
- 10:10
- DECT market regional updates
- What opportunities lie ahead in the DECT and CAT-iq residential and enterprise markets
- Examining growth rates and key markets where for DECT & CAT-iq
- Competitor positions, what threats and opportunities exist for DECT & CAT-iq?
Stephanie Watson, General Manager, MZA Consultants, UK - 10:40
- 11:10
- Introducing new product categories into existing markets
- Addressing new market fields in the industry
- The significance of brand and quality
Charles Fränkl, CEO, Gigaset Communications, Germany - 11:40
- It’s not about the mechanics or abbreviations, it’s about managing flow
- How does the DECT device compete with smartphones? Is it needed to compete at all?
- What is needed in the software stack to make it possible?
- A high level strategic framework to understand the role of applications
and eco-systems within your customer proposition(s)
Stefan Fountain,, CEO
Soocial, Netherlands - 12:20
- How has the overall fixed broadband market developed during the last couple of years and what are the prospects in the future?
- To what extent will Gateway VoIP have a place in the fixed broadband market? How does this vary by region/operator?
- What was the uptake of DECT/CAT-iq technology in residential gateways in 2011?
- How has this changed over the last four years and what is the projected uptake in the future?
- Are there large differences depending on WAN access method (i.e. DSL,
cable, fibre)?
Heath Lockett, Market Analyst, IMS Research Connectivity Group, UK - 12.40
- 13:50
- Business development for DECT ULE applications
- Application and designs
- Development support
Steven Leussink, System Architect – Ultra Low Energy, Dialog Semiconductor
Netherlands - 14:20
- How do DECT technologies measure up on cost, performance, interoperability and power consumption?
- What type of new customers will be attracted to using DECT technologies in the Home Automation marketplace?
- How can DECT stand out against other, more established technologies in the marketplace - not only as a link for point to point, but also for voice, video and the ability to connect outside the home
- The untapped potential of the home automation market
Ofer Elyakim, CEO, DSP Group, Israel
- 14:50
- Current status of the DECT ULE Standard
- Interoperability with other devices
- Time to mass market
- Specific USP’s for application segments – where will DECT ULE be most popular?
- What can DECT ULE offer that competing technologies can not?
- Long term plans – once ULE is in place, what are the next steps?
Dan D.S Hermansen, Chairman, DECT ULE Working Group DECT Forum, Denmark
- 15:20
- 15:50
- IP based applications and development
- ULE design challenge
- Door lock
Kris Beerts, CTO, Seris NV, Belgium - 16:15
- What does the competitive environment (DECT-Mesh-Cellular) look like?
- How can DECT based M2M systems be used for building and industrial automation?
- What is required to combine Energy Harvesting with DECT ULE chipsets
- How can the DECT technology best serve these markets in the future
and what are the unique selling points?
Jens Christian Lindof, Vice President, RTX Telecom, Denmark - 16:40
- An introduction to key emerging segments to low power wireless technologies
- Residential automation, energy management and consumer health monitoring – market sizes and segments
- The importance to the gateway to DECT ULE adoption
Lisa Arrowsmith, Market Analyst, Connectivity, IMS Research, UK - 17:00
- Daniel Hartnett, Senior Manager, Product Marketing, Lantiq, Germany
- Dan D.H Hermansen, Sales Manager, RTX Telecom, Denmark
- Steven Leussink, System Architect – Ultra Low Energy, Dialog Semiconductor, Netherlands
- Jochen Kilian, VP Core Development & Chief Architect, DSP Group, Germany
- 17:40
- 17:45
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Operator DECT & CAT-iq Panel Discussion – Evaluating current
challenges and obstacles including interoperability, customer
communication, branding and future revenue streams
Participants will include:
2011 market update – Global DECT & CAT-iq analysis
Morning Refreshments & Exhibition Visit
Growing in a declining business
What your taxi driver says about your DECT device: ‘A smartphone you can call with, innit?’
This session answers the questions about how the future DECT device fits into the daily life of your everyday customerThe future of DECT/CAT-iq in residential gateways
Networking Lunch & Exhibition Visit
Update on DECT ULE
Optimal strategy for DECT alongside other wireless networking technologies for Home Security and Home Automation
Update from the DECT Forum ULE Working Group – Analysing the results of recent interoperability tests and evaluating the future for Ultra Low Energy devices
Afternoon refreshments
DECT ULE for healthcare applications
Benefits of utilising the installed DECT infrastructure in M2M networks
DECT ULE in residential applications – Analyst View
PANEL DISCUSSION – Evaluating the landscape for DECT ULE and Home Automation in 2012
An invited panel of experts will discuss how they see the ecosystem for DECT ULE evolving over the next 12 months, along with where they see the main market drivers and growth areas coming from. Moderated by: Lisa Arrowsmith, Market Analyst, Connectivity, IMS Research, UK Participants will include:Chairman’s Closing Remarks
End of Conference Day One. Evening entertainment and networking dinner begins
