HomePlug Europe

Executive Seminar
Matt Theall
President, HomePlug Alliance

November, 2006
 Agenda

Last Weeks News – New Board of Director Members

HomePlug Overview
• HomePlug organization
• HomePlug enabled companies
• HomePlug 1.0 and AV Update
• HomePlug volumes shipped
• HomePlug membership growth
• IEEE/ETSI/ITU Update
• Compliance & Interoperability Update
• HomePlug Command & Control and BPL Update
• Other HomePlug News

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Texas Instruments Joins HomePlug Board of Directors

• Announcement at Nov 7th Japan Users Forum

• TI is the #3 Semiconductor Company in the World
• Top 3* Worldwide Semiconductor Companies Now on
HomePlug Board of Directors
• Intel, Samsung, Texas Instruments

* Source: iSuppli

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LG Electronics Joins HomePlug Board of Directors

• Announcement at Nov 8th Intel Developer Forum Korea

• LG is the #1 Supplier of TV’s in the World

* Source: iSuppli

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TCL, China Joins HomePlug Board of Directors

• Announcement at Nov 9th Intel Developer Forum Shanghai

• TCL Tied with Samsung as the #2 Supplier* of TV’s in the World
• Top 3 Worldwide Television Suppliers Now on HomePlug BOD
• LG, Samsung, TCL
• Top 3 Worldwide LCD Manufacturers* Also on HomePlug BOD
• Sharp, Samsung, Sony

* EOY 2005 data. Source: iSuppli

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HomePlug Organization
NEW
SINCE
Implementer’s Forum BOD AUG.’05

NEW
THIS
WEEK
Mgmt
(GI)

Legal
(SCLS)
Marketing Japan Strategy AV / 1.0 Access/BPL Command & Control
Working Group Working Group Working Group Technical TWG
Technical Working Technical
Working Group Group Working Group

Compliance & Regulatory Policy Creation &

Interoperability Working Group Management
BPL Specification CC Specification
Working Group Working Group
Working Group Working Group

Marketing
Liaisons AV Specification AV Field Test
Working Group Working Group

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HomePlug Enabled Companies

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 Home Networking Using HomePlug

• HomePlug 1.0
• Silicon Since 2000. First Products Since 2002
• 14 Mbps PHY
• Multiple silicon vendors: Arkados, Conexant, Intellon, Maxim, Afa Tech
• Millions of products now in the market worldwide. Millions More in ’07

• Next Gen HomePlug AV Products Now Shipping

• 200 Mbps PHY
• Based on best in class technology components
• Ethernet adapters shipping in volume now
• Native integration in products starting in 1H’07
• Multiple sources of silicon: Arkados, Conexant,
Gigle, Intellon, Spidcom
First HomePlug AV
Products Now Shipping
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HomePlug Units Shipped and Projected Shipments
Millions of HomePlug
Products Shipped
6 HomePlug Ecosystem
Thriving
5
• 3M units in Oct’05
4 M Units • 6M units in Oct ‘06!!!
Units
Shipped
Shipped 3
(Actual) • Volumes now at >1.2M
(M) units/qtr
2 M Units
Shipped
1 (Projected)
0
Oct Oct Oct Oct The #1 Powerline
'03 '04 '05 '06 Standard in the World!

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HomePlug Alliance Membership Growth

HomePlug Alliance
Membership Growth

HomePlug Seminar ‘06

Membership Growth
70 Members
• Explosive Growth Continues
number of members projected growth
Driving Factors for Growth
90
80 HomePlug • Open Standard
Seminar ‘05
70 47 Members
10
• Compliance Program
• Interoperability
Total Mem bership

60
50 • Coexists with Millions of
40 HomePlug Devices Now in Market
30 55
70
• Technology Use in Multiple
20 42 44 Applications
10 • HomePlug AV
0 • HomePlug BPL
2003 2004 2005 2006 • HomePlug C&C

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HomePlug AV Compliance & Interoperability (C&I) Update

Program Overview
• Program Components
• Compliance testing to verify silicon solutions meet the requirements of the AV
specification.
• Interoperability testing to verify products are interoperable with minimum
performance levels. Products must use a silicon solution that has passed the
Compliance testing.
• Vendor application for HomePlug TM and license.
• Program Phases
• Phase 1 – Product Identification Program
• Ensures products bearing the “Designed for HomePlug AV” product identifier
are designed to meet the requirements of the HomePlug AV specification.
• Phase 2 – Certification
• Testing based on AV specification version 1.0
• Products tested in Phase 1 must be retested. A grace period will be allowed.
• Successful completion of testing allows vendors to use HomePlug AV
certification logo.
• Testing tentatively scheduled for Q1 ‘07
• Phase 3 – Certification Testing Enhancement
• Products tested in Phase 2 must be retested. A grace period will be allowed.
• Testing based on AV specification version 1.1
• Testing tentatively scheduled for Q2 ‘07

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Standards Development Organizations (SDO’s)

• Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE)

• HomePlug is a founding member of the P1901 committee on Power Line
Communications PHY-MAC layers
• HomePlug member companies also active founding members
• European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI)
• European HomePlug companies actively participating in PLT (Power
Line Telecommunications) Committee
• HomePlug documents have been key contributions to this group
• International Telecommunication Union – Telecommunication
Standardization Sector (ITU-T)
• HomePlug member serving as editor for G.hn (home networking project)
• TIA TR-30 committee
• Co-ordinates input into G.hn from North American companies
• HomePlug V1.0.1 approved to be submitted to ANSI TIA ballot

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HomePlug BPL and Command & Control Update

HomePlug Command & Control Update

• TWG Chair: General Electric
• Key Contributors: GE, Yitran, Others
• Baseline technology selected in Q1’06 - Yitran based PHY/MAC
• Candidate spec to be submitted to BoD for review in November ’06

HomePlug BPL Update

• TWG Chair: Earthlink
• Key Contributors: Intellon, Main.Net, SPiDCOM, Arkados, Others
• Baseline technology selected - HomePlug AV
• Candidate spec to be submitted to BoD for ratification in Q1’07

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Other HomePlug News

HomePlug Certification Plugfest Completed in August

• HomePlug is the only powerline alliance certifying products
• 20 new products certified (Ethernet adapters, DVR, Audio adapters, etc)
• Volume Shipments of HomePlug products will accelerate further with new
product introductions

HomePlug Around the World

• Global: 24 service providers now shipping product based on HomePlug
• Japan: 200+ attendees at HomePlug event in July. Strong interest in
HomePlug in Japan
• Europe: Berlin seminar scheduled for Nov. 14. Expect 100+ attendees.
Co-located with Connections event
• Asia: Half dozen ODM’s now shipping product. More expected in Q4’06

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Homeplug Enabled Service Providers Around The World

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HomePlug Technology Conference Overview
TIME SESSION SPEAKER(s)
9:15-9:30 AM Welcome Address Matt Theall, Intel
9:30-10:30 AM Introduction to the HomePlug Powerline Alliance Oleg Logvinov, Arkados,
Moderator

HomePlug 1.0 for Internet connection sharing and home networking,

Jay Cheng, Gigafast
•

HomePlug AV for whole-house high-definition entertainment,

Radomir Jovanovic,
•

SPiDCOM
HomePlug broadband over power lines (BPL) for to-the-home Internet
•

connections and utility applications

Paul Budgen, Motorola
HomePlug Command & Control for home automation applications
•

Avner Matmor, Yitran

Hear about the development of the four constituent elements in the HomePlug Alliance’s
suite of standards (1.0, AV, BPL and Command & Control). Understand how HomePlug
processes and Intellectual Property agreements allow multiple vendors to fairly compete in
the open market.

10:30-10:45AM PLC Devices and Product Regulations in Europe Gilles Barberi, Intel
10:45 AM Break

11:15-11:45 AM HomePlug Technology Performance Werner Fehn, devolo

Get first hand performance data from our member companies, from 1.0 to AV and 85 Mbps
solutions

11:45- 12:15 PM HomePlug BPL Overview Rafi Ben-Atar – Main.NET

Understand the reasons why the HomePlug alliance is developing a new specification for last
mile (access networks) built upon the HomePlug AV MAC/PHY. This session presents a
roadmap of where the technology is headed, and why it is needed.

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HomePlug Technology Conference Overview
Afternoon Sessions
1:30-2:00 PM Global Service Provider HomePlug Deployments Andy Melder, Intellon
Hear about service providers deployments of HomePlug products around the
world. IPTV, wireless remediation, broadband sharing…HomePlug applications
are widely used.

2:00-2:45 PM Business Case Studies Tricia Parks

Show that powerline is already a reality for a wide range of applications.
Demonstrate that HomePlug provides the ideal answers for all these markets
(Moderator)
- Telco – Vincent
Buchoux
- Access Ingo
Schönberg, PPC
- MDU/Professional –
Paul Budgen, Motorola
2:45-3:15 PM Certification and Interoperability (title to be defined) Vincent Buchoux -
Understand the details of the Alliance’s plans ensuring that multiple products
from multiple companies can work together seamlessly and how this approach
LEA
benefits to the consumer.

3:15-4:00 PM The Exciting Future for HomePlug Standards Matt Theall, Intel
Discover the Alliance’s vision for the future of the digital home, and how
Powerline Communication will change our lives.
Andy Melder, Intellon
Werner Fehn, devolo
Radomir Jovanovic,
Spidcom
Oleg Logvinov,
Arkados
Gilles Barberi, Intel

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 WELCOME TO THE CONFERENCE!

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