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Transcript of Dilip Kenchammana's presentation at eComm 2008
The home phone is dead: Long live the home phone
Dilip KenchammanaChief Technologist, VoIP Products
Trolltech
© Trolltech 2007
More consumers go without a home phone today than just a decade ago
• Mobile phones
• VoIP on a laptop
• Freedom from hassle of monthly landline phone bill
© Trolltech 2007
But the “Use-Case” for a home phone is more relevant than ever!
• Talk is cheap (so is messaging and web access)
• Families are geo-fragmented
• Want more: Video calls, 3-way calls, video messaging
• Human factors haven’t changed: big hand, fat finger
© Trolltech 2007
• The central communications hub, not the only phone
• Easy video calling
• Allow families to exchange messages and get shared info from the Web
• A sharing medium for family photos and videos
Trend #1: The home phone is reincarnating in new roles
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Trend #2: The home phone is reincarnating in new form factors
• VoIP-Photo-Frame, Video-Desk-Phone
• Powerful chipsets, competitive price-points
• HW specs: e.g. 9” WVGA Touchscreen, BT/DECT/WiFi, VGA webcam, hi-fi speakerphone, multimedia co-processor, 128MB RAM/ROM, 2GB external memory card
• SW specs: e.g. “SmartSimplicity” Finger-touch UI, Unified IP Communications, Web, Photos, Videos
© Trolltech 2007
2009 is shaping up to be the year of the new home phone
• Chipsets and peripherals are available today at attractive price-points
• Software companies, e.g. Trolltech, are launching products for this segment
• Service providers are aiming to launch these devices in the next 12 months
© Trolltech 2007
Long live the home phone(s)!
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