OSGi Community Event 2012

1. Cut the Gordian Knot –
The QIVICON Eco System for the Smart Home.
Jochen Hiller, Developer Evangelist Connected Home, Deutsche Telekom AG.
Ludwigsburg, October 23rd 2012

2. Smart Home supported customer scenarios.
+ Energie savings
+ Security
+ Comfort
+ Multimedia integration
+ Healthcare, e.g.
Ambient Assisted Living (AAL)
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3. Smart Home Market in Germany.
A mass market is starting.
Smart Home Market Germany (€€ Billion)
Source: Strategy Analytics (2012): “Total Annual Smart Home Revenue – Western Europe”, DT Assumptions
Smart Home Services
Smart Home Installation
Smart Home Hardware
1,0
1,4 1,7
2,0 2,30,2
0,4
0,6
0,8
1,1
0,4
0,5
0,6
0,7
0,8
1,3
0,3
0,6
0,1
1,8
0,1
0,3
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2020
4,2
3,5
2,9
2,3
1,6
1,0
0,4
Depends on
defintion
+ 64%
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4. § High broadband penetration
§ Increasing usage of smartphones/tablets
§ Decreasing prices for components
§ Increased awareness through energy debate (especially in Germany)
§ Pull effects slowly building through trials and first mass-market offers
§ Increasing willingness of partners to join an open, standardized platform
Why now joining the Smart Home market?
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5. Significant Industry Interest.
Energy utilities
Heating, AC & Ventilation
Household appliances
Electric installat‘n
manufacturers
Consumer electronics
Security,
Home monitoring
Health, Assisted living
Photovoltaics
Differentiation, Customer Retention, Growth
Remote Management/Diagnostics
Customer Insights, Customer Demand
Key Drivers:
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6. Current Market Situation.
§ Offers are difficult to understand for customers
§ Proprietary systems with limited choice for
§ Hardware (sensors, actuators)
§ Applications
§ Limited Usability Experience (too complex)
§ Either DIY solutions of (expensive) premium offers
Need for a
standardized platform
for the mass market
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7. What is needed to open the Smart Home Market?
§ Devices from multiple manufacturers
§ Extensible protocols (wireless, wired, IP based)
§ Easy-to-use setup & configuration
§ Applications from multiple providers, incl. free developers
§ Easy remote access to devices, services, applications
§ Standardized APIs for the Smart Home
An Open Eco System for the Smart Home
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8. Our Vision for 2020.
> 50% of households will be
smart in 2020 QIVICON as the leading platform
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9. The Open Eco System based on the QIVICON Platform.
Configuration &
Basic Client
Partner Ecosystem
QIVICON – the base for the smart home
SDK/Portal incl. Shop
End-customer relationship
Backend
-PlatformHome Base
Service-, Devices- and Developmentpartners
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10. The QIVICON Home Base.
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11. The QIVICON Home Base.
Hardware Specifications.
§ 1-Core ARM v11, 600 MHz
§ 512 MB RAM
§ 2 GB Flash
§ TPM Module
§ 4 USB Slots
§ Ethernet
§ Optional 3G Stick
§ Optional Battery Pack
Wireless HA connectivity:
§ HomeMatic (built-in)
§ ZigBee (USB Stick)
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12. The QIVICON Home Base.
Software Specifications.
HGI SWEX underpinning:
§ Linux OS
§ Java VM (CVM, JavaSE7 planned)
§ OSGi 4 Runtime (ProSyst)
§ ProSyst mBS
§ QIVICON APIs
Remote Access:
§ OAuth2 Authentication
§ Synchronous: JSON-RPC
§ Server Push: WebSockets
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13. The QIVICON Home Base.
The software stack is based on OSGi.
§ Facilitates OSGi standards
§ OSGi Security Model will be applied
§ Deep integration with JavaVM (CVM, JavaSE under investigation) to ensure
platform stability (Resource Management)
§ OSGi Service Model heavily used internally (EventAdmin, DMTAdmin, ...)
§ QIVICON applications (set of OSGi bundles) will be certified and signed by
platform provider (Deutsche Telekom)
§ Transparent Connectivity with OSGi based backend
§ Remote Management & Provisioning via backend
§ Extensible APIs / Services for 3rdParty applications
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14. Benefits for the end-customers.
The best available solution for individual needs.
+ Rich choice of attractive and
innovative solutions
+ Strong brands by the partners
+ Sensors and actuators of different
manufacturers – everything compatible
+ Excellent price/performance ratio
+ Connected by radio – no wires,
no disruptive opening of walls,
mobile when moving
+ Future proof, modular expandable
and sustainable
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15. Benefits for the partners.
§ Open, standardized and flexible technical solution
§ Not limited to DT access customers
§ Lower costs due to economies of scale
§ DT as competent and reliable partner, driving international standards
§ Opportunity to shape the market together with other strong partners
§ Differentiation through own customer solutions, sales and installation channels
§ Option to sell applicable partner offerings via DT-sales channels
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16. Overview of QIVICON partners.
constantly growing
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17. … and many challenges to realize the vision.
§ Sensors and Actuators immature and/or expensive
§ In-house connectivity really challenging
§ Wired base: needs electricians (KNX, DigitalStrom), only for new building
applicable
§ Wireless: reliability, reach, interference, latency times, security, battery life
time of sensors
§ Standardization of
§ wireless standards
§ Device abstractions
§ Need to engage in international and national initiatives
§ Security / Privacy
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18. Roadmap.
QIVICON internal
Testphase
(since July 2012)
External
Testphase
(planned Q4 2012)
Commercial
Launch
(Q2 2013)
Internal Testphase
(since March 2012)
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19. Thank you for your attention.
Contact me: j.hiller@telekom.de