Two workshops will be organised:

• “Deployment and Business Impact of Next Generation Optical Access”
• "Exploring the Future of Mobile Search"

Workshop on “Deployment and Business Impact of Next Generation Optical Access”

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Scope

Considering the continuous increase in application bandwidth, an upgrade of the access network infrastructure seems inevitable, and FTTH is considered as the next logical step for the access network. However, in Europe, where often a fully buried installation is enforced by legislation, the costs are huge and quickly overweigh the expected revenues. It is crucial to find the optimal deployment strategy taking into account implementation details, technological choices, recurrent operational expenditures future (expected) technologies and migration paths. Next to this, the position and interaction between the different actors in the current (and future) business landscape will also be very important for the development of a valid and sustainable business model. Aligning as much as possible with all actors in the field - municipalities, regulator, customers, operator, vendor, etc. - will be required to get the best feasible business case.

The intention of this workshop is to start up discussions on the different aspects of future deployment of optical access networks. More in particular the workshop will discuss practical implementation issues, long term business models, regulatory impact, technology choice and open access FTTH network business models. In this workshop existing knowledge and input will be brought in from the FP7 ICT OASE and the IBBT ICON TERRAIN project. The workshop is also in cooperation with the Belgian Broadband Platform.

Program

13:30-13:45 Introduction to the OASE and TERRAIN project

13:45-14:00 Introduction to the Belgian Broadband Platform
Ronny David – Belgian Broadband Platform

14:00-14:25 Cooperation in the Deployment of FTTH
Jan Watté – Tyco Electronics
How can cooperative deployment improve the business case of FTTH rollouts in the current European (mainly buried) context? This presentation gives an overview of the TERRAIN project.

14:25-14:50 Long Term Research Questions in the Business Case of FTTH
Dirk Breuer – Deutsche Telekom
How can we optimize the business case of FTTH in the long run (2020)? This presentation gives an overview of the OASE project.

14:50-15:15 Policy and regulatory aspects of Fiber-to-the-Home
Richard Cawley – European Commission
The role and motivation for the regulator to increase the customers’ surplus. What are the possibilities for the regulator and what effect will his actions have on the business model? What is the current and future European regulatory strategy?

15:14-15:40 Coffee Break

15:40-16:05 Choosing the right technology for future proof FTTH deployment
Eric Festraets – Alcatel Lucent
What are the main cost consuming tasks and elements in the deployment of FTTH and how can they be reduced in an efficient manner. What are the current and future technology questions that can be expected to help in reducing the overall costs?

16:05-16:30 Business model of an open access FTTH rollout
Crister Mattsson - Acreo
The role and motivation of a municipality involved in the rollout of an FTTH network will be given. What are the possible rollout strategies for a municipality and what is their view on the business models? What is the implication of an open access FTTH network?

16:30-17:30 Wrap up and panel Discussion
Johan De Bilde – Belgian Broadband Platform
The panel consists of Jan Watté (Tyco Electronics), Dirk Breuer (Deutsche Telekom), Richard Cawley (European Commission), Eric Festraets (Alcatel Lucent) and Crister Mattsson (Acreo).

18:00-20:00 Reception at Town Hall

Workshop on "Exploring the Future of Mobile Search"

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Program

13:00 – 13:30 Registration

13:30 – 13:45 Welcome and Introduction
Stavri Nikolov (IPTS, EC), Loretta Anania (DG INFSO, EC)

13:45 – 14:25 Invited keynote speech
Mobile search: market opportunities and innovation potential
Peggy Anne Salz (MSearchGroove)

14:25 – 14:45 Future Internet PPP
Bernard Barani (DG INFSO, EC)

14:45 – 15:30 Session 1: Socio-economic aspects of mobile search

• Exploring the socio-economic logic of mobile search
  Jose-Luis Gomez Barroso (UNED)
• The future of mobile search is social
  Karen Church (Telefonica)
• From location and social search to mixed reality
  Juha Kaario (Varaani Works)
• Session 1 Q&A

15:30 – 16:25 Session 2: Technologies and interfaces

• Key differentiating technologies for mobile search
  Michel Plu (Orange)
• Seeking alternatives: multimodal, social and lazy mobile searching...
  Matt Jones (University of Swansea)
• Discover, don't search
  Georg Treu (Aloqa)
• Next in mobile search: recommended web standards close by
  François Daoust (W3C)
• Session 2 Q&A

16:25 – 17:10 Session 3: Services, applications and business models

• Mobile search in a touch-centred world
  Steve Ives (Taptu)
• Multimedia search for the mobile web
  Pierre Scokaert (AB Phone)
• Searching, finding, navigating with the Wikitude ecosystem
  Philipp Breuss-Schneeweis (Mobilizy)
• Session 3 Q&A

17:10 – 17:30 Coffee break and informal discussion

17:30 – 19:30 Workshop and Think-Tank Roundtable discussion of the future trends and directions covering the technological and socio-economic aspects of Mobile Search
Survey Results: Presentation and analysis of the results of the 2010 mobile search questionnaire
Margherita Bacigalupo (IPTS, EC)
Stavri Nikolov (IPTS, EC) & Pieter van der Linden (Technicolor)
All previous speakers

• How are mobile information needs changing?
• How is the mobile search market likely to evolve?
• Which are the major bottlenecks?
• Which are the main challenges to be overcome?
• How are mobile search usage patterns changing?
• How is Europe placed with regard to the rest of the world?
• Is there a consensus on future trends and directions?
• What are the main technological and economical challenges laying ahead?

20:00 – 22:30 Mobile Search Think Thank dinner (by invitation only)
Pieter van der Linden (Technicolor)

Contact
For more information about the workshop, please contact:

Stavri Nikolov
Information Society Unit, IPTS
Tel. +34 954 488 385
stavri.nikolov@ec.europa.eu

Margherita Bacigalupo
Information Society Unit, IPTS
Tel. +34 954 488 490
margherita.bacigalupo@ec.europa.eu

For more information about the TT, please contact:
Pieter Van Der Linden
Technicolor
Pieter.VanDerLinden@technicolor.com