Page 7 - DECT Today - Issue 1 - April 2014

DECT TODAY INTERVIEW INTERVIEW WITH Andreas Zipp, Chairman, DECT Forum What's the role of the Forum chairman today? As with the chairman of any industry organisation, I am a facilitator. I have to diplomatically manage expectations as to what we can and can't do, while striving to create a strategic view for our industry's future. The industry trusts that we can solve any issue quickly without consideration of budget and resources, so we need to prioritise the best use of our resources, and encourage volunteer contributions where possible for the key issues which are necessary for our future growth. In short, it’s a fine balancing act. One of our challenges is that the amount of test specifications, and so provide returns to technology, we needed to open a new field of volunteer time we have available reduces support our members' businesses. members with product experience in non- every year. All member companies have cost voice applications. pressures so their employees can spend less It's a delicate balancing act. ULE uses the What's the role of the time working for us. This means we need to same spectrum and so we co-operate closely ULE Alliance, and how do hire and contract more experienced skill sets. to avoid conflicts while enabling the ability to you see that developing? Like any organisation, we need to allocate our enter new fields of business, to attract new limited resources and focus on what's People often ask why we created that members, make it an attractive proposition, important. Funding for this growth is part of organisation, but for the DECT Forum the and provide a catalyst for new ideas. our strategy to encourage new members from reason is clear: its job is to promote the usage This strategy has been successful. Many developing business fields. of ULE for home connectivity. members of the ULE Alliance are not members of We are investing on the technology side to We needed an independent organisation to DECT Forum. With over 40 members, one-third support development of the standards, and to reflect that ULE is not a voice technology. of whom are not also members of the DECT create certification programmes with related Although DECT is the underlying supporting Forum, the new ULE ecosystem is developing. ➔ DECT Today - The Success Story Continues · www.dect.org 7