The European FIRE Initiative Overview and Potential Tridentcom 2009 Washington DC, US April 2009 Dr Max Lemke Deputy Head of Unit European Commission DG Information Society and Media New Infrastructure Paradigms and Experimental Facilities
[email protected] .eu www.cordis.lu/fp7/ict/fire ••• 1 "The views expressed in this presentation are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the European Commission" Overview The global context for Future Internet Research European Future Internet Research (ICT) Research under “The Network of the Future” Research under “Future Internet Research and Experimentation” (FIRE) ••• 2 Terabyte networks Support investments: backward Comppylexity compatibilitcompatibility Mobility Technological Economic Need for (open) Internet of things standards Clean slate approaches Security for commer- cial services and Societal/Political applications European competitiveness on future Internet (act where market forces fail) Consumer protection / empowerment Social responsibility: preserve neutrality, openness, fairness, social role Ba lance the need for security/ account abilit y and the right to privacy ••• 3 Internet is evolving towards a Mobile Internet Smartphone shipments x1000 2100 1800 1500 Broadband llions) Subscription, 2/3 1200 mobile in 2012 900 600 ubscriptions (Mi ubscriptions S 300 0 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Mobile Internet use generated over $5 billion in 2007, and accounted for $1.7 billion in Q1 of this year, i.e 33% increase. 400 Millions Mobile Internet users