HGI Outlines its Vision and Chairs “Conquering the Digital Home Marketplace” Panel during Broadband-IPTV Asia

16 May 2012. Pierre Lin, Telstra’s representative at the management committee of HGI, has presented a vision for smart home architecture driven by the requirements of broadband service providers at Broadband-IP&TV Asia.  Dr. Lin also chaired a panel discussion featuring Telekom Malaysia, Telkom Indonesia, Motorola Mobility and the University of Tokyo in which many of the industry’s hot topics were covered.

The panel discussed the future digital home market landscape in Asia, opportunities for services, and the challenges for service providers. They also reflected on the role of the TV in the home alongside other devices.

“HGI plays a key role for both service providers and manufacturers that are aiming to enrich the digital home marketplace in Asia.  By developing an enabling architecture for smart home services HGI is driving a coordinated approach. We are developing a unified view of service needs, common technical requirements, and an industry test programme that will together kickstart the smart home ecosystem in Asia and elsewhere,” said Dr. Lin.

HGI is a membership organisation which was founded by broadband service providers (BSPs) and now encompasses manufacturers and other important players in the home networking arena.  Its aim is to publish requirements for digital home building blocks. HGI projects are triggered by the services vision of its BSP members and build on the technical collaboration of all the HGI participants.

HGI will also be presenting at CommunicAsia in Singapore on 21^st June in the Next Generation Broadband- Business Models forum. For additional information about HGI visit www.homegatewayinitiative.org.