2nd ANNUAL BROADBAND CONNECT
SUMMIT LONDON
Courthouse Hotel Kempinski 30th June
2008
With content owners rushing to push their content at consumers and rapidly increasing consumer demand for internet videos, who will pay for the increased bandwidth, or more accurately, the quality of service required to deliver it. If content is delivered over the top, is there an incentive for Telcos and ISPs to invest in the infrastructure required? What business models will evolve to create a successful and perhaps more open market for broadband television? Will one business model work for everyone? Is convergence inevitable and will consumers pay for it and at what price
Operators and Service Providers need to acquire new subscribers and expand revenues by offering new services, while minimising infrastructure and operational costs involved with the rollout of the new service. There is an innovative method of attracting customers and subscribers of other networks searching for an open Wi-Fi connection and allowing a hotspot or Wi-Fi roaming, thus transforming every home gateway into an operator hotspot while fully maintaining security and bandwidth assurance for the home.
“The Death of TV as we know it has
been overly exaggerated”. Traditional
TV is finding ways to inject more life into
its current content schemes by using
digital technology platforms and new
distribution channels. On the other hand,
the new IPTV (Internet Protocol TV) is
evolving and the demand for triple-play and
quad-play bundles, for integrated
telecoms/media services like voicemail and
instant messaging on the TV, and for
content portability across multiple
networks, is a common theme. The
competitive pressures vary from
market-to-market but all Telcos will have
to exploit these trends before their rivals
do.
The emergence of Internet or Web TV is a
threat that unites all last-mile network
owner/operators, and also an opportunity
for IPTV and content owners to exploit.
Telecoms operators are entering the media
business at a time of great disruption and
can make sure they are beneficiaries by
harnessing online service innovations
within their video and communications
offer.
For those operators who are ready to
acquire 'classic' premium television
rights, the mass-market awaits and the way
content is served to customers is changing.
Linear schedules are still important but
the real differentiator for IPTV is
on-demand video, interactive TV,
interactive advertising, on-demand
advertising, time-shifting and the way
service providers can help content owners
target their advertiser audience in an age
of media fragmentation and niche audience
groups.
- Is Television really dead or its demise just been overly exaggerated? Does television really have a future - how can the traditional TV channel evolve to compete with the new IPTV or Internet TV?
- How will Telcos, Broadcast and Media companies re-architect their current system and re-engage and retain users
- Is IPTV the next great frontier? Is Video on Demand (VOD) a Profit Accelerator?
- How will IPTV affect the next generation multimedia content and whole-home networking technology? Or is content shaping the future of technology?
- Is there a case for “economical, intelligent bandwidth provided by Superfast Broadband or Fibre Optics (FTTH) to deliver compelling IPTV user experience?
- Is Content security essential in protecting digital assets? Is DRM dead?
- What are the business models and case studies that will drive the success of IPTV?
- What are some of future challenges facing the industry and how to meet them?
Participants:
- Richard Young, Head of Business Development, BT Vision
- Simon Danker, Director Digital Media, BBC Worldwide
- Suranga Chandratillake, Founder and CEO, Blinkx
- Myles MacBean, VP Disney Online, Walt Disney Internet Group Europe
- Chris Brake, Head of Strategy, Virgin Media
Neil Holloway, Vice President Business Strategy, Microsoft International
This part of the Summit will feature
a one to one interview of a “Celebrity Guest”, who, for
all of their achievements, has created a reputation in
the industry both by their innovation and sheer business
leadership.
This on stage interview will highlight some issues and
challenges that the industry faces. Additionally, the
interview will attempt to provide an insight to the
current landscape, Zeitgeist and future trends.
Mobile Broadband is rapidly becoming the
“must have” technology in an
industry already accelerating its shift
away from desktop computers to seamless
ubiquitous Internet access by any means
that will do. High-speed, broad-reach
wireless technologies open up a serious set
of future possibilities for both business
and consumer markets, creating powerful new
growth opportunities.
This panel will tackle and discuss these issues facing the telecoms operators, global enterprises, media & broadband content providers and broadcasters from the point of view of current and future service possibilities and justify their business models.
- LTE or WiMAX: who is winning the game? Should they become complimentary technologies? Is fixed Mobile Convergence (FMC) viable?
- Ubiquitous access to data and information: wireless clouds, hotspots or complete cover
- Location Based
Services for movers, shakers and road
warriors
- One business model for everyone? Incumbents v. new entrants in the mobile and wireless broadband market
- Mobile advertising, Mobile Search and Mobile Networking? Should consumer pay for it?
- Limitations and legacy of the handset evolution – future prospects for mobile devices
- Mobility is key, but what is it? Differentiating mobility patterns from application needs
- Russel Buckley, Managing Director Europe, Admob
- Andy McKinnon, WiMAX Principal EMEA Home and Networks Mobility, Motorola
- Houston Spencer, Vice President Business Strategy and Marketing, Alcatel-Lucent
- Niall Murphy, Chief Strategy Officer, The Cloud
- Allan Hadden, President, Global Mobile Suppliers Associatio (GSA)
NOTICE: Technosummits reserves the right to change elements of the programme with respect to time, speakers, subjects and format as it deems necessary.
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