The Home Network, a new expansion field for Telcos

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The Home Network,a new expansion fieldfor Telcos

• Jean-Pierre Temime
• France Telecom Group
• Technology Division

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Orange is present in the Home Network

• Through 3 major components
• The Livebox for the Internet Broadband Access
• Access Management
• Flow distribution (Wi-Fi, PLC)
• The Set Top Box for Video Services
• Standard Bouquet (40 channels)
• Premium Channels
• Video On Demand
• Interactive Services
• The Home Network Manager (under study) to help
  the customer
• Device Management
• Content Management

A multiscreen Interface ?A Portal ? A Device ?
A Remote Control ? A Software ?
Which form factor?
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The Orange Home Network Ecosystem
PC World
CE World
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Livebox
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Set-up box
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Home Manager
TV World
Voice world
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The Home Networks will enrich
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FT Home Network Strategy
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From a PC network to an Audiovisual Network

• A new generation of communicating devices is
  appearing on the market
• Game consoles first
• TV set, Digital camera, Hard Disk Drive
• DVD player, DVR
• Sensors, cameras, healthcare devices
• What else? Washing machine?...

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Points to be watched

• Connectivity
• Orange adopted the IEEE 802.11n standard already
  available in the Business Livebox
• PLC may be used to convey the TV flow between the
  Livebox and the Set Top Box
• Work is ongoing to test all possible
  configurations
• Handshaking protocol DLNA/UPnP
• Orange is a member of the DLNA and has
  implemented a DLNA Test bed in Orange Labs
• Liveboxes should be DLNA compliant in 2008
• Digital Right Management (DRM)
• Orange uses OMA DRM, OMA BCAST and WMDRM for
  downloading or streaming
• Viaccess provides DRM/CAS for TV channels

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FT is active in Standardisation

• Home Gateway Initiative (HGI)
• Use cases and specifications
• Open IPTV Forum (OIF)
• IPTV and connection withthe Home Gateway
• Open Mobile Alliance (OMA)
• Connection with the Mobile
• Potential partnerships
• Sony, Ericsson, Nokia, Microsoft, Nintendo, etc.
• Awox, Baracoda, EPS/Securitas, HP, Orb , etc.

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Thank You