Kamal Krishnapillai Vice Chair www ... - TCI Network
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Welcome<br />
<strong>Kamal</strong> <strong>Krishnapillai</strong><br />
<strong>Vice</strong> <strong>Chair</strong><br />
<strong>www</strong>.OttawaWirelessCluster.com
Mission<br />
The Ottawa Wireless Cluster (OWC)<br />
continually strives to cultivate and<br />
accelerate Ottawa’s wireless sector through<br />
leadership, technology, government<br />
relations, research, education,<br />
mentoring,investment, recruiting,<br />
networking and promotion.
The OWC is..<br />
►A A forum for networking and idea exchange<br />
►An An industry advocate speaking to elected<br />
officials and regulators<br />
►A A promoter of the industry’s progress,<br />
successes, goals and positions to national<br />
and international media<br />
►A A business development service provider to<br />
member companies
Goals<br />
►Wor ork together with wireless infrastructure<br />
companies, investors, educational<br />
institutions, government agencies,<br />
standards bodies and other technology<br />
companies<br />
►Build Build awareness of Ottawa’s wireless<br />
industry in Canada, USA and Internationally<br />
►Assist Assist Ottawa's wireless industry to develop<br />
new business opportunities<br />
►Develop Develop human resource capabilities in<br />
wireless to generate innovation and growth
Seed Cluster<br />
►Seed Seed Cluster – started in June 2002<br />
►Mix Mix of established firms and startups<br />
►Establish Establish Ottawa as an internationally<br />
recognized center of excellence for wireless<br />
►Helping Helping develop new business opportunities<br />
for Ottawa’s wireless industry
Encourage Linkages<br />
�� Product and market development partnerships<br />
�� Educational and training linkages – Ottawa U.,<br />
Carleton and Algonquin<br />
�� Innovation linkages – NRC, CRC, NCIT, CITO,<br />
OWRA<br />
�� Government – Industry Canada, CRTC<br />
�� Financial – raise awareness in banking, Angel<br />
and VC communities<br />
�� Commercial – reaching out to Clusters in BC,<br />
California, Boston, Cambridge UK<br />
�� Australia and New Zealand?
Wireless in Ottawa<br />
►New New Industry Survey - Deloitte Touche<br />
►Areas Areas of critical mass<br />
�� Companies – over 70<br />
►50 50 homegrown<br />
►10 10 US-based US based<br />
►10 10 global<br />
�� Workers - Over 1500<br />
�� Financial Investment - 9% in 2003<br />
►2004 2004 – Emergence of Several Companies as<br />
industry leaders
Wireless Ecosystem
Our Companies<br />
►Wireless Wireless applications<br />
►Enabling Enabling software - billing<br />
►Service Service Providers<br />
►Service Service management and provisioning<br />
►Hardware ardware<br />
►Semiconductor<br />
Semiconductor<br />
►Infrastructure<br />
nfrastructure<br />
►Among Among others
The Ottawa Industry<br />
►Areas Areas of Activity:<br />
�� 802.11, 802.16, 2.5G, 3G, Mesh<br />
<strong>Network</strong>s, Sensor <strong>Network</strong>s<br />
�� RF, Antennas, Software Radios, Modems<br />
�� Software – embedded, applications,<br />
security, payment systems, billing<br />
systems, content management systems …
Applications<br />
Hardware<br />
Semiconductor<br />
Service Provider<br />
Enabling Software, Service<br />
Management, Provisioning<br />
<strong>Network</strong> Infrastructure<br />
Wireless Sectors & Companies<br />
PointShot, March <strong>Network</strong>s, ZIM,<br />
Magmic<br />
Spotwave, EMS, ICS, Wireless Edge<br />
SiGe, SiGe,<br />
Elliptic, IceFyre, IceFyre,<br />
Atsana, Atsana,<br />
SiWave<br />
Boldstreet, Vistar, Skywave<br />
Bridgewater, TrueContext, TrueContext,<br />
Sesame<br />
<strong>Network</strong>s, Taral <strong>Network</strong>s<br />
Nortel, Alcatel, BelAir <strong>Network</strong>s,<br />
Dragonwave, eXray Broadband<br />
Wi-Fi, Wi Fi, Broadband, Satellite, Cellular, GPS Location, User devices, Content<br />
Management, VOIP
► Point Shot Wireless<br />
Emerging Companies<br />
�� Wi-Fi Wi Fi on Trains<br />
�� Pilots in Canada, USA and Europe<br />
�� <strong>www</strong>.pointshotwireless<br />
<strong>www</strong>. pointshotwireless.com .com<br />
► ICEFyre<br />
�� Low-power Low power 802.11 chipset<br />
�� OEM agreements in Asia<br />
�� <strong>www</strong>.icefyre<br />
<strong>www</strong>. icefyre.com .com<br />
► BelAir<br />
�� 802.11 Broadband Wireless Access<br />
�� Exterior Infrastructure<br />
�� <strong>www</strong>.belairnetworks<br />
<strong>www</strong>. belairnetworks.com .com
► True Context<br />
Emerging Companies<br />
�� Content ontent management<br />
software oftware solution that is optimized for mobility<br />
�� <strong>www</strong>.truecontext.com<br />
► Skywave<br />
�� GPS tracking over satellite<br />
�� Marine<br />
�� <strong>www</strong>.skywave.com<br />
► Sesame <strong>Network</strong>s<br />
�� 802.11 Courtesy Access for business and institutions<br />
�� <strong>www</strong>.sesamenetworks.com
►Atsana Atsana<br />
Emerging Companies<br />
�� Mobile Video and Imaging Chipsets<br />
�� Accelerate ccelerate 2D/3D gaming in 2.5G and 3G<br />
phones<br />
�� <strong>www</strong>.atsana.com
Annual Conferences<br />
►Wireless Wireless Industry Conference – Fall 2004
Thanks for visiting Ottawa<br />
<strong>www</strong>.OttawaWirelessCluster.com
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