The Reality Check Roadshow: Developments in the Networked Home
A Parks Associates Workshop
At the 2003 International CES

Date:  Wednesday, January 8, 2003
Time:  1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Room:  LVCC North Hall (Room N262)

Description:
Developments and projections for growth in broadband, home networking, residential gateways, and digital entertainment take center stage as two of the industry's leading analysts discuss topical developments in providing digital solutions to the home and small office environments. Parks Associates' workshops are targeted at both newcomers seeking a high-level primer and veterans desiring a fresh perspective. Attendees will receive in-depth analyses, the latest consumer and industry statistics, targeted forecasts, and interactive discussion and debate.

Agenda

1:00 p.m. - 1:10 p.m.
Welcome and Introductions

1:10 p.m. - 2:10 p.m.
Identifying Trends in Residential Broadband

• Identifying trends and analysis for broadband rollout;

• Examining case studies illustrating the gateway and network rollout choices of different service providers;

• Examining the forces driving and inhibiting broadband deployment; and

• Forecasting the growth in demand for broadband access.

2:10 p.m. - 2:55 p.m.
Data Networks: Home and Away

• Identifying appropriate solutions (wired and wireless) for specific applications;

• High-speed personal area networks: the latest trend;

• Determining how chipset development will drive new networking applications and services;

• Overview and analysis of "hotspot" opportunities; and

• Forecasting the growth in the markets for PCs, networks, and nodes.

2:55 p.m. - 3:05 p.m.
Short Break/Q&A

3:05 p.m. - 3:50 p.m.
The Residential Gateway: Definitions and Projections

• Defining and classifying the residential gateway;

• Tracking the different drivers (and inhibitors) of the residential gateway market;

• Service-driven versus device-driven markets;

• The "Sufficiency Paradox" and its impact on service provider decision-making; and

• Residential gateway forecasts by category up to 2006.

3:50 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Digital Entertainment in the Home: Overview and Analysis

• Identifying leaders in content provision;

• Consumer data: how is the home computer evolving into an entertainment hub?

• What technologies are required to turn the PC into the entertainment hub?

• Forecasts for PC-centric entertainment networks;

• Identifying the significant factors governing the evolution of the set-top platform and its role in the connected home;

• Analyze the drivers and inhibitors for "media servers" among service providers and consumers;

• Providing a detailed analysis of the financial challenges facing service providers; and

• Examining new platform enhancements and identifying the types of new services that will be enabled.