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9:00 – 10:00a
KEYNOTE PANEL – Broadband: Fuel for the Digital Lifestyle
The digital lifestyle begins at home, as the digital home enables a growing number of applications that digital customers are coming to expect. Fueling this lifestyle is broadband access and broadband carriers are tasked with ensuring their broadband product delivers the quality of experience necessary to meet these growing expectations. Join this roundtable discussion of industry experts who will outline and discuss the growing role that broadband carriers have in delivering the digital lifestyle, the current and future applications that are in demand, and the business opportunities that are enabled by the digital home.
Speakers
Bernie Arnason, Managing Partner, Pivot Media LLC (Moderator)
David Bercovich, Vice President of North America, AlertMe
Edgar Moyano, Director of Business Development, Alcatel-Lucent
Sam Harlan, Vice President Engineering, CHR Solutions
Rich Nesin, Executive Director & General Manager, HomePNA Alliance
10:20 – 11:20a
A Comprehensive Approach to the Connected Home Opportunity
Home security has expanded into automation and energy management, ushering in a new era of connected homes. But there is more. Much more. The full potential of the connected home will be unlocked by a comprehensive platform that intelligently ties together all aspects of the home experience, including multimedia consumption, healthcare, home monitoring, security and energy management. Join this panel of industry experts as they explore the technologies and market trends that will enable this future and discuss the implications for service providers.
Speakers
Richard Nesin, Executive Director & General Manager, HomePNA Alliance (Moderator)
Fabrice Hoerner, Technical Marketing Manager, Qualcomm
Greg Roberts, Vice President, Marketing , iControl Networks
10:20 – 11:20a
BBF.069 (TR-069) and IPv6: Empowering the Digital Home
As customers continue to introduce additional devices into the home, it becomes critical to satisfy certification test programs and increase end user confidence. This panel will outline the newest tools for the next generation of home networking, the Broadband Forum’s (BBF) .069 certification program and the IPv6 Forum’s IPv6 Ready CE Router Logo. These test programs are important tools for operators and users in order to ensure standards conformance and interoperability. One standard highlighted is the TR-069 outlining the CPE WAN Management Protocol (CWMP). This protocol enables service providers to communicate with customer premises equipment to better manage and troubleshoot problems within the digital home. The University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory (UNH-IOL) is the only approved lab for the BBF.069 certification program as well as an approved lab for the IPv6 Ready CE Router Logo through their Home Networking testing service.
Speakers
Brian Hendrichs, Vice President of Business Development- Telco Division, Actiontec
Tim Sheehan, Operations Manager of Broadband Technologies, University of New Hampshire InterOperability Lab
11:30a – 12:30p
My Cloud: Understanding Consumer Cloud Adoption
Consumers are embracing the personal cloud to help them better manage their digital assets. This trend has significant implications for service providers as they work to ensure their network can effectively support this growing consumer movement. A panel of industry experts will explore the growing use of the personal cloud and explain the impact on service providers, their networks, and their business models.
Speakers
Jim Barrett, Director of Consumer Analytics, Parks Associates
David Bercovich, Vice President of North America, AlertMe
11:30a – 12:30p
Taming the OTT Beast: Success Strategies for Integrating OTT
OTT video places tremendous strains on a broadband carrier’s network. Get used to it. The demand for OTT video will only increase. Rather than fight this beast, how can service providers leverage it and integrate it into a service offering? Join this panel of industry experts who will outline and discuss strategies to embrace OTT video and turn it into an asset for an overall digital home strategy.
Speakers
Robin Cole, VP of Product Marketing and Service, iStreamPlanet
Mike Galli, Vice President of Marketing, Viewcast
Andy Tarczon, Founding Partner, Corporate Development, The Diffusion Group
2:30 – 3:20p
Adding Mobility to the Digital Home Equation
Mobility enables much of the digital lifestyle, both inside and outside of the home. The rapid rise of 4G only multiplies the impact of mobility on the digital home. Broadband carriers—wireline and wireless alike—must include a mobility aspect for their overall digital home strategy. This session will outline the important role mobility plays within the digital home and discuss strategies for embracing it.
Speakers
Craig L. Steen, President & CEO, Clear2there
2:30 – 3:20p
Hosted Middleware: A Shared Approach to IPTV
Middleware is the heart of an IPTV system. It controls the experience and can make the difference for a competitive, differentiated offering. Unfortunately it can also be one of the most complex and expensive elements of an IPTV network. Luckily, a hosted middleware model is emerging that lowers cost and complexity for service providers. This panel discussion will outline a hosted IPTV middleware case study and offer valuable insight into this important approach for IPTV.
Speakers
Steve Hawley, Principal Analyst and Consultant, tvstrategies (Moderator)
Bruce Churchill, Trans-Media Sales, Microsoft
Matthew Dannehl, Director of Business Development, Alcatel-Lucent
Greg Gross, Director of Connected Home Products, ETI Software Solutions
Charlene Taylor, President & CEO, Chaz Taylor Inc.
3:40 – 4:30p
Leveraging Your Core Infrastructure for the Digital Home
The Digital Home is enabled by a variety of IP powered applications and services. Broadband carriers need to ensure their network is built on a next generation foundation that efficiently provides service enablement, proactive monitoring, and revenue assurance. This panel of industry experts will outline and discuss the importance of building and maintaining the right core network that can successfully deliver a range of digital home applications.
Speaker
Ike Kalson, Director of Sales Engineering, ECI Telecom
Steve Senne, Chief Technology Officer and Vice President, Finley Engineering
3:40 – 4:30p
TV Everywhere in the Home
Consumers are coming to expect access to video applications on a variety of devices both inside and outside the home. This expectation places significant demands on both broadband access and in-home networks. Our panel of industry experts will outline the impact of TV Everywhere in the home and discuss methods for service providers to meet this growing demand.
Speakers
Steve Palm, Senior Technical Director, Broadcom Communications Group
Richard Wagner, Director, Applied Network Technologies, Science & Technology, Corning Incorporated
4:40 – 5:30p
A Home Without Set-Top-Boxes: Is it in Reach?
Rapid innovation in the cloud and other approaches for content distribution bring the need for a set-top-box in the home into question. Are we on the path to the elimination of set-top-boxes, or are we simply witnessing an evolution of their role? This session will outline and discuss the changing role of the set-top-box and offer insight into its future.
Speakers
Stephen Froehlich, Senior Analyst, Technology, Media & Telecommunications, IHS
Art Mimnaugh, Director Broadband Solutions Americas, Advanced Digital Broadcast
4:40 – 5:30p
Best Practices for In-Home Tech Support
Providing tech support inside the digital home is a growing tactic for service providers to offer the complete digital home experience and build better customer relationships. But it is not without challenges. This panel of service providers will share their experiences and offer best practices advice for providing in-home tech support.
Speakers
Chris Purdy, Marketing Manager, Panhandle Telephone
Merry Shephard; Manager of Marketing, Canby Telcom
