1. Frederic Onado SME point of view October 2006 Standards & Interoperability in ICT ETPs

2. Frederic Onado SME point of view October 2006 Standards & Interoperability in ICT ETPs SPiDCOM TECHNOLOGIES Chip & Chipset fabless semiconductor provider –Founded in 2002 as an Elsys Design spin-off –Design of Powerline Communication Chips & Chipsets –Target: OEM/ODM –Headquarters in Bourg-la-Reine (Paris) –Subsidiary in Beijing (China) –Office in Belgrade (Serbia) SPIDCOM Technologies SPIDCOM BEIJING SPIDCOM BELGRADE

3. Frederic Onado SME point of view October 2006 Standards & Interoperability in ICT ETPs GLOBAL ECOSYSTEM The Internet ACCESS PLC IN-HOME PLC WiMAX SATELLITE xDSL, Coaxial Cable, Optical Fiber PLC over Coax IN-HOME PLC PLC over Coax

4. Frederic Onado SME point of view October 2006 Standards & Interoperability in ICT ETPs THE MULTIMEDIA HOME NETWORK HDTV Videophones Wireless Internet Home Residential Gateway Digital STB/PVR Video Games POWERLINE PHONE LINE COAXIAL CABLE RADIO Computer Standard is MANDATORY

5. Frederic Onado SME point of view October 2006 Standards & Interoperability in ICT ETPs Hard to find the way –Standard body Vs Market/Industry Standard Time to market is critical Ensure Worldwide coverage Limited Resources COSTs Business is the goal Constraints for SME

6. Frederic Onado SME point of view October 2006 Standards & Interoperability in ICT ETPs SPiDCOM involvement USA –HomeplugAV –HomeplugBPL –IEEE –UPLC EUROPE –ETSI –CENELEC –Home Gateway Initiative –PLC Forum –PUA

7. Frederic Onado SME point of view October 2006 Standards & Interoperability in ICT ETPs Conclusion Thank you very much for your attention ! Frederic Onado VP Marketing & Sales frederic.onado@spidcom.com Standardization is a necessary evil for small companies In our domain the first standard is a de facto one Industry Groups (HomePlug) : the better place to be? ETSI, IEEE, ITU: too slow and duplicates efforts Need to keep alive in the meantime…