3 November 2009. Spirent TestCenter Assess Quality of Service (QoS) and Multi-Session Support of Home Gateways and Reference Designs in First of its Kind Public Test Event. Read more

 

The HGI was present at this year’s IPTV World Forum conference 2009 and exhibition held at Olympia in London. The annual event is solely dedicated to IPTV (Internet Protocol Television) technology and provides a platform for industry leaders and visionaries to discuss and formulate strategies on how to deploy IPTV effectivelty and efficiently. David Thorne, Chair of HGI Architecture TF, spoke at the conference, presenting ‘Roles of the home gateway in IPTV’. As part of the presentation, David discussed details of the HGI’s current and future work including interconnection, Quality of Service (QoS), IPTV service support and remote management. The HGI is committed to helping the industry provide a more robust and reliable IPTV service to consumers and this year will see a particular focus on Quality of Service and Quality of Experience, together with diagnostics for the homegateway. HGI was also one of the official endorsers for this specialised IPTV event.

 

The HGI was present at this year's DECT World & CAT-iq 2009 conference in Amsterdam, the 13th annual event of its kind, dedicated soley to the DECT (Digitally Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications) technology and a platform to discuss and formulate strategies on how to extend the reach of DECT into new markets around the world. Philippe Calvet, Head of Business Group for the HGI, spoke at the conference, presenting The Home Gateway Initiative: Examining the Potential for DECT & CAT-iq. As part of the presentation, Philippe discussed details of the HGI’s current work on integrating CAT-iq 2.0 technology into the gateway environment - both inside the home gateway or through an USB drive - together with recommendations for the DECT industry based on contributions from HGI members. Philippe also took part in the panel session Creating Harmonisation Between DECT and DECT 6.0 in the US Market, with Cable Labs, which resulted in both cable & telco companies agreeing on the need to provide end-to-end solutions, integrating CAT-iq with diagnostics. The HGI is committed to DECT as a voice technology and is continuing to research new generation services which will require IP capable handsets. The HGI was also one of the official endorsers for this flagship event.