
Webinar: Secret Sauce and Open Source: The Battle for the Home Wi-Fi Middleware
Slide Deck and 1-hour Webinar Recording DescriptionWith the proliferation of devices, the home is rapidly becoming a dense environment requiring a new level of Wi-Fi performance. Service providers are now increasingly taking ownership of the home Wi-Fi experience. Innovation for a more robust connected home Wi-Fi and IoT is ongoing at a furious pace. In this webinar we discuss:• Latest trends in the connected home• Respective initiatives from the various associations to address in-home Wi-Fi • What does a service-platform CPE mean?• What is happening to the middleware?• How can home CPE vendors continue to differentiate in light of these open source initiatives?• What are the implications for home IoT?• What innovations to expect in the next 12-18 months• What are the implications for service providers? Speakers include: Robin Mersh, CEO at the Broadband Forum Mirko Lindner, Program Director, prpl Foundation Tiago Rodrigues, General Manager, WBA John Bahr, Principal Architect, wirele