THE FUTURE IS INTELLIGENCE

THE FUTURE IS INTELLIGENCE

by Pete Griffin, Chairman of HomePlug

Director of Corporate Technology

RadioShack

March 28, 2006

Copyright © 2005, HomePlug Inc

WHAT IS A TRANSFORMATIONAL TECHNOLOGY?

o Changes Our Lifestyle

o Sets New Boundaries

o Foundational

o Creation of Ecosystems


ARE THESE ?

WIRELESS ? WIRED ? OPTICAL ?

POWERLINE !


OBSTACLES TO NEW TECHNOLOGIES

Ham Radio Operator Opposition

RF Interference to Licensed Users

Government Regulatory Agencies

Competing Technologies

Limited Uses


CALCULATOR OR TYPEWRITER?


HOMES - WHERE WE HAVE BEEN

SHELTER

RESPITE

MODERN HOME

SMART HOME


HOMES – WHERE WE ARE GOING

THE INTELLIGENT HOME


Market Requirements For Command and Control

ROBUST (100% Connectivity, and in the case of critical functions, with or without a “live” line)

RELIABLE (Meets Specs Decades Later)

COST EFFECTIVE

INTERFERENCE (Regulatory ,1.0, AV, BPL, etc.)

MULTIPLE VENDORS / TIME TO MARKET


TYPICAL APPLICATIONSTYPICAL APPLICATIONS

Command & Control (“Smart Home”)Command & Control (“Smart Home”)Remote appliance diagnostics, service and supportLighting and HVAC controlControlling appliances after leaving home or prior to arrivingHome monitoring and security systems control while awayEntrance control

• Metering and Energy Management• AMR - Automatic Meter Reading (Power Utilities) • Sub-metering for high rise buildings, house complexes and

industrial buildings• Energy management and saving and time of use

Internet


System error house will reboot in 20 seconds

Checking the integrity of the security system

You have a fault in the security system –

House closing down

Ring 0870 333 4444 for support services

Closing down communication systems

Don’t panic

Don’t panic

Don’t panic

Don’t panic

Don’t panic

Don’t panic


PROCESS

MRD GENERATED FOLLOWED BY AN OPEN INVITATION TO C&C PROPONENTS

PRE-SCREENING BY TECHNICAL EVALUATION GROUP

BAKE-OFF– PRESENTATION

– LABORATORY TESTS (Independent Consultant)

– FIELD TESTS (Multiple Homes / Multiple Outlet Pairs)

– INTERFERER HOME


DECISION PROCESS

CONSESUS REACHED BY TECHNICAL EVALUATION GROUP (TEG)

BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECEIVES RECCOMENDATION FROM TEG

BOARD MAKES FINAL DECISION

BASELINE SPECIFICATION IS SET A SPECIFICATIONS WORKING GROUP IS FORMED


NEIGHBORING HOMES

INTELLIGENT GRIDS


CONNECTIVITY = INTELLIGENCE

Whether the technology is…– Wireless

– Optical

– Wired

– To-the-home or in-the-home

Whether the application is…– the Smoke Detector talking to the HVAC

– the Security System talking to Health Care devices

– the Appliance talking to the Utility Applications


WHY THE ALLIANCE DRIVES ECOSYSTEMS

Eliminate Consumer Confusion

Preserve Integral Solutions– In the network

– In the approach to the market

Create a worldwide platform for– Services

– Applications

Pete GriffinChairman of HomePlug Alliance

Director of Corporate Technology

RadioShack

THANK YOU.

THE FUTURE IS INTELLIGENCE

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