BSF Newsletter: August 2006 In This Issue
Three New Members Elected to BSF Board of Directors; New Officers Announced
The BSF membership elected three new members to its Board of Directors, and appointed new BSF Officers. The 2006-2007 BSF Board includes:
Helmut Leopold of Telekom Austria, Chairman
Joe Mosher of Aliant Telecom, Treasurer
Jerry Passione of Juniper Networks, Secretary
Matthew Marnik of Nortel, VP of Marketing
Bob Farrell of BT, Board Member
Thomas Ostendorf of Siemens, Board Member
Ajay Pande of Alcatel, Board Member
Stephen Petheram of Microsoft, Board Member
In addition, Mary Francia of Philips was appointed Marketing Committee Chair. Exiting Marketing Chair, Matthew Marnik of Nortel, continues in his role as VP of Marketing and acts as a liaison between the Marketing Committee and the Board of Directors.
Andrew Keevil of SupportSoft was appointed Chairman for the Business Working Group.
The new Board also decided that the mission of the BSF will remain to be an international industry resource that provides a forum for dialogue and development, along with the tools and information to address the fundamental business and technology issues vital to the growth and health of the broadband industry. The three key areas that were identified as focal points for 2006 are:
IPTV
Gaming
Multimedia Music
The BSF activities (including meetings, development of white papers and other marketing efforts) will relate to these areas.
The BSF would like to thank the outgoing members of the Board for their significant contribution and ongoing commitment to the organization:
Derek Kuhn, Alcatel
Andy Birchall, On Demand
Brenda Ropoulos, Cloudmark
BSF Q3 2006 Meeting
September 13, 2006
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Hosted by:
Join the BSF in Amsterdam
The Q3 BSF meeting will be held in Amsterdam on September 13. The meeting, which will be hosted by Philips at their global headquarters, is open both to BSF members and non-members and will include interactive discussions and presentations on:
IPTV
Online Gaming
Multimedia Music
For a detailed agenda please visit: BSF Q3 Meeting Information
The Philips Head Office is located at:
Amstelplein 2
1096 BC Amsterdam
The Netherlands
To register for the meeting, please complete the BSF Q3 Registration Form
For more information about this meeting or other upcoming meetings please visit www.broadbandservicesforum.org or call Nicola Wissler at +1-510-744-4015 or Nicola Wissler.
BSF Q4 2006 Meeting
Hosted by:
December 6 and 7
El Palomar Hotel
San Francisco, CA
BSF Q1 2007 Meeting
Hosted by:
Early March, UK
May 9- 10, 2006
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Sponsored by Aliant, the event included presentations and discussions that focused on broadband services in action, including home networking and security services. It also included reports from the music industry and two leading service providers.
For a list of meeting presentations, attendees and pictures, please visit the BSF website
The BSF Gets Down to Business; The BWG Means Business
For the most part, discussions around broadband services are technical in nature. How many Mb/s are required to deliver a high-quality standard definition video signal? How significantly will MPEG-4 and VC-1 benefit the industry?
While many intelligent and motivated people are working on these technical issues, who's helping to figure out the business benefits of these new services? That is, where are the opportunities for content, service and technology providers? What will be the next "killer application"? Is there even going to be a single killer app? Adding fuel to the fire is the overabundance of industry hype about new services that are coming in the future.
In the spirit of providing our membership (and the industry) with more information on the business of broadband, the Business Working Group has issued a new charter. In a nutshell, the objectives of the BWG are to:
Identify opportunities for profitable services built upon broadband infrastructure
Define the roles of all industry players in the supply chain focused on delivering the best possible customer experience
Propose business models for the different types of players in the broadband value chain
Identify commercial, standards-based or regulatory barriers to the development of an expanded broadband services market and work to recommend ways of removing any obstacles
The complete charter is available at BSF Business Working Group
Andrew Keevil from SupportSoft is the newly-appointed chair of the Business Working Group. He has spent the last few months working with BSF members to define the new charter. In addition, he has his thinking cap firmly in place, assembling a list of potential issues that can be tackled in the coming months.
As far as the BWG is concerned, Andrew firmly believes that the emphasis must remain commercially focused. That is, it is not to get caught up in technical issues. Sound interesting? If you want to influence the activities of the BWG and ensure that its goals are aligned with the goals of your organization, you have a few options for getting involved:
Attend the upcoming Q3 meeting in Amsterdam, where Andrew will present the new focus of the BWG.
Send Andrew your ideas for topics that might be tackled by the BWG.
Get in touch with Andrew to express your interest and to see how you can get involved.
The broadband industry is undergoing fundamental change and, as a result, there is a lot of opportunity. Join the BWG and make a positive contribution to the BSF, your customers and the industry at large.
To contact Andrew Keevil the BWG Chairman Click Here
BSF Speaking at Industry Events
IP Video versus IPTV
Wednesday, September 13 | 8:30 - 10:00
Vancouver, Cananda
The New Rules For Next Generation Media Convergence
Tuesday, December 5, 2006 | 11:45
Berlin, Germany
Digital Entertainment World 2006
September 19-21, 2006
Hong Kong
Digital Entertainment World 2006 is Asia's most exciting digital content & distribution conference. Get latest information about global business models and trends delivered by industry experts in the digital economy from Asia and around the world! The event will bring together expert discussion, advice and business opportunities to a global audience. This is your platform to hear the views of leading players who are currently participating in and shaping the digital age of the media industry. To register and for more information, please call on +65 6322 2701.
Net-atHome 2006
September 26-27 2006
Cannes, France
An event focusing on the Connected Home domain. Taking advantage of home networking solutions, and of interfaces (or "home gateways") connecting the home communication infrastructure (or "home platform") to external communication (or "access") networks.
Thus providing consumers with more attractive functionalities and services for the widest range of applications, including comfort, entertainment, remote control, security, energy management, automation, and working from home.
Imobicon Korea 2006
September 26-27, 2006
Seoul, Korea
This innovative event is the first truly international meeting place for the mobile industry in Korea, senior industry representatives will gather at iMobicon to set the agenda for the global mobile industry's future.
iMobicon offers delegates the chance first hand to understand why the Korean mobile market is so successful and to learn and take best practices from the nation's experience. The event is an excellent platform to network and make business partnerships which will enhance any Asian market business strategy or benchmarking projects.
IPTV World Forum Asia
September 27-29, 2006
Shanghai, China
Asia's leading IPTV event - 3 days featuring over 25 Asian & worldwide Telcos & ISPs discussing IPTV service deployment issues. IPTV showcase area in the exhibition featuring service demonstrations from 20 leading Asian worldwide IPTV deployments. Over 1000 attendees expected at the show - with exhibition only passes available separate to the conference. Networking area with over 80 companies exhibiting
Telco 2.0 Industry Brainstorm 2006
October 4-5, 2006
London UK
The Telco 2.0 Industry Brainstorm, 4-5 Oct, London, focuses on 'How to make money in an IP-based world'.
Unique 'Mindshare' format creates a genuine brainstorm of peers:
Day One: The opportunities and threats to profitability across the value chain
Day Two: How to make money from:
Voice & Messaging 2.0 - Telephony/SMS meet Skype/Yahoo
Advertising-funded Content - Exploiting customer data and attention
Broadband Connectivity - New ways of funding and pricing networks
Senior stimulus speakers from: Belgacom, BT, Deutsche Telekom, European Commission, GSMA, France Telecom, Google, O2, Orange, SlingMedia, Sony BMG, Swisscom, Telefonica, Telenor, TeliaSonera.
IMS Services Forum 2006
October 4-5, 2006
London, UK
The IMS Services Industry Brainstorm, 4-5 Oct, London focuses on the biggest problem in IMS: what IMS services will make money for operators, and how to create them?
Unique 'Mindshare' format creates a genuine brainstorm of peers: Refining the business, customer and technical vision for IMS
Role of IMS vs SOA, Web 2.0 - New framework for specifying IMS-based services - Overcoming shortcomings of Standards and Devices - Interoperability with 3rd parties - SDP and OSS/BSS integration - Leveraging user data
Stimulus presenters from BT, Global Crossing, GSMA, KPN, LogicaCMG, MultiServiceForum, SFR, Siemens, SK Telecom, Swisscom, Telecom Italia, Telefonica, TeliaSonera, Vodafone.
LBS World Forum
October 16-17, 2006
Los Angeles, CA
With the concept of 'anytime, anywhere, any device' steadily becoming a reality, the need for industry growth through technology development based on consumer demands is at its height. With endless communications options and their fingertips, consumers are expecting a wide range of choice to accommodate various lifes. It is therefore essential that the wireless community find ways to analyze the industry using smart methods that will allow for leverage in a time where competition is fierce. Application development and implementation offer a wide range of network and device interoperability challenges that need to be addressed to provide flexibility and security to the services offered. This conference will provide the opportunity for high -level discussion and networking opportunities with industry colleagues from around the world.
2007 China Broadband Triple Play/IPTV Conference
April 18 - 19, 2007
Kempinski Hotel, Beijing, China
At the upcoming 4th annual, participants will be able to join over 500 telecom executives and other industry players in discussing all the current developments from a business and technological perspective. A world class program featuring a faculty of authorities on triple play and IPTV are there addresses all your information needs. China DSL Forum will be staged concurrently. For more information, please visit www.china-tripleplay-iptv.com
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