EuroCableLabs 6th Floor, Kennedy House Avenue des Arts / Kunstlaan Brussels Belgium EUROCABLELABS – Das neue Centre of Excellence der Europäischen Kabelindustrie Sitzung des ITG-Fachausschusses 3.3 München, Dr. Dirk Jaeger

Dirk Jaeger EUROCABLELABS – das neue Centre of Excellence Slide 2 EUROCABLELABS – Motivation for Creation of ECL Many separate groups involving same industry players – needed consolidation of technical activities for common voice ECL formed as consolidation of technical work from various groups ECCA Technical Committee – ECCA-TC Euro-DOCSIS Certification Board – ECB Anticipate close working relationship with the European Cable Communications Association – ECCA Involvement of and funding from a broad MSO and Cable community Initially formed from ECCA membership Complemented by ECB members Developing structure for vendor participation Set up as autonomous department of ECCA

Dirk Jaeger EUROCABLELABS – das neue Centre of Excellence Slide 3 ECL Charter Consolidated technical organization for European MSOs ECL will focus on Development of emerging technologies Contribution to technology standardization Product certification and interoperability testing Provision of common communication platform for industry in Europe Key strategies of ECL to accomplish its goals Close co-operation and co-ordination with CableLabs Inter-working with manufacturers to give them industry-wide view Be MSOs primary representation in industry organizations and standardization bodies Provide interface and input to European regulators

Dirk Jaeger EUROCABLELABS – das neue Centre of Excellence Slide 4 EuroCableLabs Membership SWITZERLAND Cablecom NORWAY Canal Digital DENMARK TDC Kabel TV SWEDEN Com Hem THE NETHERLANDS Casema Essent UGC Europe FINLAND HT V GERMANY Iesy Ish Kabel Deutschland Kabel BW NetCologne Tele Columbus SPAIN Ono FRANCE NC Numéricable BELGIUM Telenet Interkabel PORTUGAL TV Cabo UNITED KINGDOM ntl

Dirk Jaeger EUROCABLELABS – das neue Centre of Excellence Slide 5 EUROCABLELABS – Organigram all member companies Executive Committee ECL MD: C. Carroll ECCA TD & ECL Deputy MD: D. Jaeger ECCA/ECL Secretariat Standardization S. Ispahani (UGC) – President M. Kull (com hem), S. Upton (ntl), J. Vorstermans (Telenet), N. Thöry (KDG) CTO Board Emerging Technologies Certification

Dirk Jaeger EUROCABLELABS – das neue Centre of Excellence Slide 6 EUROCABLELABS – Technical Pillars Standardization European SOs CENELEC ETSI International SOs ITU IEC Others CableLabs DVB SCTE Emerging Technologies IP NGD VoIP TV STB PVR HDTV Others Wireless Netw. Manag. Certification ECB EuroDOCSIS EuroPacketCable External Labs tComLabs Others Vendor meetings

Dirk Jaeger EUROCABLELABS – das neue Centre of Excellence Slide 7 European Cable TV – The Current Status of Broadband over Cable in Europe People involved: Sudhir Ispahani – President Niel-Kristian Hersoug – Managing Director Dirk Jaeger – Technical Director Volker Leisse – Project Manager IP Niels Rosenhäger – Project Manager digitalTV Chuck Carroll – Senior Consultant Malcolm Taylor – Director Certification Jutta Nottbohn – Office Manager

Dirk Jaeger EUROCABLELABS – das neue Centre of Excellence Slide 8 Relation to Other Organizations CableLabs U.S. General Agreement of Cooperation signed at ECCA Congress in March 2005 Coordination Committee established – regular consultations on executive level Cooperation on working group level under NDA and IPR agreement tComLabs Remains chosen lab for certification and interoperability testing for EuroDOCSIS and EuroPacketCable Technologies Evolving the relations pertaining to the new role of ECL in the certification process

Dirk Jaeger EUROCABLELABS – das neue Centre of Excellence Slide 9 Relation to Vendor Community ECL launched program to involve vendor community Communication and regular information exchange to identify early trends of emerging technologies important for cable Cooperation to develop specifications on new cable technologies Coordination to achieve efficient representation in key standards bodies Partnership possibly based on Associate ECL Membership Teleste and Gallery IP Telephony applied Further vendors manifested serious interest to join, e.g. SA, Arris, NDS