Sabine BULTEEL Product Marketing Manager Thomson Broadband Connected November 17, 2008

1. The Thomson Gateway as Software Service Platform Sabine BULTEEL Product Marketing Manager Thomson Broadband Connected November 17, 2008

2. Thomson’s Vision

3. 1 Home Gateways have to be future-proof, both Hard- and Software, facilitating the Service Provider the introduction of new services to its installed base Simplicity of installation and use is a key success factor, both for operator and end user Advanced Service Offering – Building the Digital Home 2 3 4 Appropriate physical links between devices, control points, rendering equipment: Best in class WiFi .11n, 3G, PLC, POF, DECT, HPNA Ethernet, … 5 Extended Remote Management Software and Tools are necessary to address the diversity of connected devices around the Home Gateway The Residential Gateway as Service Enabler in the Connected Home

4. 1. The Gateway must be Future Proof Most Powerful and Versatile Software Core Highly Advanced Value Added Service Offering Customizable and Flexible • Network compatibility • Guaranteed QoS • IP Acceleration • Maximized throughput • Open Architecture • Easy Component integration – Dynamic Application Hosting Building THE gateway for YOUR innovative services

5. Fast time-to-market for own, Thomson or 3rd Party applications and services 1. Thomson Gateway is Future Proof OPEN ARCHITECTURE : WHAT? • Unified Configuration • Incorporation of customer applications • Incorporation of host applications and devices • Centralized configuration management BENEFITS • Easy new service integration • Third party development • Life Cycle Management • Full Control

6. Install Connect Discover Activate 2. Simplicity of Installation and Use • GATEWAY & SERVICE INSTALLATION • TR69 Zero Touch Provisioning • Installation Wizard • ServYou • DEVICE DISCOVERY • HTML Wizard • Voice Intercept • ServYou/Home Portal • CONNECTING DEVICES • WPS (WiFi Devices) • Easy Pairing (DECT Phones) • NEW SERVICES – SERVICE UPGRADES • Dynamic Application Hosting/OSGi • Home Portal Key success factor for enriched user experience and mandatory to avoid high operational costs at operator’s side

7. Home Portal Solution Link to search engine Online Marketing Customizable components Personal Address Book Push Services: easy activation by clicking Push product offering

8. 3. Building the Digital Home Residential Gateway Advanced Services Home Devices

9. Quid UPnP AV ? Media Server Media Renderer Content Directory Service Rendering Control Service Connection Manager Service Connection Manager Service AV Transport Service AV Transport Service Control Point

10. What it is UPnP A/V What it is NOT • Protocol defined by UPnP Forum • Allows to control digital Audio/Video content • Discover capable devices • Play A/V content • Stored anywhere in the home • On any display device in the home • From wherever you are in the home • Defines the possible ways to do this • Allows for certification • Does not take care of DRM • This is outside UPnP A/V • Does not tell what A/V formats you need to support • Does not guarantee two devices work together Risk for ….

11. Wat does it bring DLNA Guaranteed functioning out of the box • Requires UPnP A/V and WiFi Alliance certification • Contains catagories similar but more extensive than UPnP A/V • Digital Media Server • Digital Media Controller • Digital Media Player • Digital Media Renderer • Guarantees interworking by defining a minimum of requirements • Media formats to be supported • Networking stuff • Similar to WiFi logo • Superset of UPnP A/V

12. DLNA

13. And other DLNA certified ones…

14. TG787 First Residential Gateway Worldwide DLNA certified What we support but is not required by DLNA … • Support for Meta Tags • Title, Artist, Genre, Album, Camera type • Presentation to control points the Apple way What do we offer?

15. CP + The Thomson Ecosystem • Auto Detection of Media Renderer • Auto fetch of Control Point 3. Play music from GW HD, even remotely 4. Even via Mobile

16. Advanced Services Content:what and whenever you want Access online music or stored on your PC and play on your HiFi Access online music and play from your DECT phone The WiFi tablet streams the content enabling anyone to enjoy a true personal video experience anywhere in the home Service Based Subscriptions:

17. Advanced Services Multi line/multi number on DECT Home Phone Assistance CD Quality Sound Femto Cells IMS/UMA Connect a Webcam via WiFi or USB to the Gateway and watch your house remotely on your PC or mobile through a webpage of your Gateway

18. Home Phone Assistance • What? • Normal State - SIP registered: ‘commercial’ + dial tone • No Internet Connection (Ethernet cable out): ‘warning’ + dial tone • FXO out: ‘special warning’ Ethernet FXS FXO ‘commercial’: - push content (commercials, songs, ‘RSS’ feeds voice etc.) - ‘you have new mail’ ‘warning’: ‘you have no internet connection, you will be calling on a fixed rate X’ ‘special warning’: ‘you cannot make a phone call, please check your cables or consult…’ Additional Services to be offered by ISP, bringing additional revenue streams

19. Home Surveillance and Home Monitoring Partnering with Portal

20. The Connected Home Multiple services • for each device in the home • from each device in the home

21. Software Development Improved drivers delivered to match carrier’s market needs WiFi alliance member for latest new technologies Providing latest security methods Long-time experience in Wireless Early on the market with 802.11b (2001) High performance and low cost solution for 802.11g Launching as first 802.11n Close cooperation with leaders on WiFi chipsets market Testing tools In house WiFi testing specialists 2 test labs for our own testing on top of supplier ones Azimuth tool to allow us to emulate specific environment for test Engineering capabilities Radio specialists for the antenna design Regulatory experts for each area of the world Design experience for thermal issues linked with WiFi Researchon new applications such as video over WiFi 4. In house physical links: wireless Thomson’s expertise in Wireless:

22. -> Need for more bandwidth -> Need for reliable connection 802.11n: larger bandwidth, better coverage, more reliable Drivers for 802.11n • Streaming Music growing number of people streaming music directly from the internet • Streaming Video • Media sharing • Network Attached Storage (NAS) Users expect major increase in TV, video and film via Internet Need for more bandwidth Share files between multiple PC’s: 57% of HNW users

23. Source: Dell’Oro Wireless LAN Report, Five Year Forecast 2007-2011, January 2007 802.11n: larger bandwidth, better coverage, more reliable WiFi remains a growing market. PC market is driving .11n Cheapest retailer in Europe selling draft 802.11n at unbeatable prices

24. 3G : HSPA USB Dongle Fallback access before xDSL activation or in case of xADSL failure NO SETUP CD drivers embedded in the gateway NO SETUP CD drivers embedded in the dongle Mobile HSDPA Internet access

25. 4. In house physical links: wired solution PLC (Powerline Communications) POF (Plastic Optical Fiber) • a 1mm polymer core and a thin cladding to • guide the light • the outer buffer protects the fiber against • damages • Advantages: • Easy to use - cut and plug • Small - 2.2mm or 1.5mm • Flexible - bending radius • down to 25mm

26. > 3 mio > 600K 5. Extended Remote Management TR-069 Standard Remote management solution based on TR-069 standard Interoperable with extensive list ACS vendors Thomson attends Plugfests for testing interoperability • Extended Datamodel for Ecosystem • TR-069 Air upgrade DECT phones • LAN VoIP phones/STB discovery (TR-111) • TR-069 pass through: set up and management of Home Networking devices • UPnP Device Discovery and Management Proxy (get info of all UPnP devices in Home Network, and manage them from gateway) • Storage Service: remote management of storage attached devices (TR-140) - 2008 Field Proven track record > 3 mio

27. 1 Thomson Gateways ARE future proof, both Hard- and Software, thanks to its open software architecture Thomson Gateways PROVIDE the right mechanisms for simple installation and use is a key success factor, both for operator and end user Thomson Gateways HAVE Advanced Service Offering both own development and 3rd party integration 2 3 4 Thomson Gateways HAVE versatile physical linkoffer Best in class WiFi .11n, 3G, PLC, POF, DECT, HPNA, Ethernet, … 5 Thomson Gateways are HAVE extended Remote Management Software and Tools Conclusion

28. Product range and positioning

29. TG789n VDSL2 TG628s ST620 & 620s TG787 VDSL2 TG797n ST608 WL TG608 TG780 Business TG787 VDSL2 Business TG787 TG587n TG605 TG605s TG782 & TG784 TG585v7 TG585n ST706 ST546f ST546 ST536 ST516 ST510 xDSL Product Portfolio 2008 ST780 ST780 DeXtention

30. + TR-69 Remote Management + TR-69 Remote Management + TR-69 Remote Management + TR-69 Remote Management Positioning WIRED data – 500 series 4 port Ethernet f

31. Already 2 mio shipped this year Positioning WIRELESS data – 500 series 2.4 GHz 2.4 GHz

32. 1 FXS 2 FXS 2 FXS + Ethernet WAN 2 FXS 1 FXS Positioning Voice and Data - 700 series 2 FXS + GEthernet WAN