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Espoo, Finland - Nokia announced today it is developing a smart home
platform, Nokia Home Control Center. The platform is opening a new
era for networked home services and solutions. Nokia's Home Control
Center will be the basis for next generation security, smart home
solutions and household energy management systems.
The platform is open allowing third parties to integrate their own
smart home solutions and services; its core consumer value is the
plug and play experience across all solution areas with high security
levels built in. All solutions based on the platform can be used
through a smart phone or PC locally or remotely. Consumers can
monitor and control their electricity usage, switch devices on and
off, and monitor different objects, such as temperature, camera, and
motion. In future, entire systems within the home can be connected to
the Nokia platform, including security, heating, and ventilation
systems.
"We see there is growth potential in the smart home market", said
Teppo Paavola, Vice President, Head of Corporate Business
Development, Nokia. "The home of today has intelligence everywhere,
but to date there has not been a solution that is interoperable with
wide range of home systems that can easily be controlled. We want to
create an open solution where external partners can develop their own
solutions and services on top of our platform. We believe that the
mobile device is an ideal interface to control home intelligence,
especially when the user is not at home."
Nokia today also announced a partnership with one of Europe's biggest
energy companies, RWE. The co-operation aims at developing a
comprehensive solution for managing energy consumption and CO2
footage at home. This cooperation combines RWE's energy competence
with Nokia's technological know-how.
With this in mind, the first joint solution from Nokia and RWE on
late 2009 will focus on home heating management. The product consists
of a central control unit together with remote-controlled thermostats
for the actual radiator. The user interface will be the PC and the
mobile phone. In addition, a separate display will be available. RWE
is also planning special offers combining these devices with new
energy supply contracts. In a second step, Nokia and RWE are planning
additional services in connection with smart meters beyond 2009.
These services will provide consumers with real-time information
about their energy consumption and allow them to control their energy
bill remotely.
"We are delighted to have secured a world-leading technology partner
in Nokia for our range of smart home energy products. Our aim is to
offer innovative and affordable energy-efficient solutions for every
household that are simple and convenient to operate", said Carolin
Reichert, Head of New Business at RWE.
Further, Nokia has started working with a number of companies to
define and create a solid basis for building the next generation of
products that will introduce a new kind of mobile access to
intelligent systems at the home. These collaboration partners include
Danfoss, Delta Dore, Ensto, and Meishar Immediate Community (MIC) and
Zensys. The Nokia smart home partner program is structured around
five key areas which mobile access will open up, creating new
opportunities for the next generation smart home. These are security,
energy efficiency, wellness, construction, real estate, and smart
home solutions.
Nokia Home Control Center will be part of Nokia's home offering. The
solution will be demonstrated at the Nokia World event in Barcelona,
Spain, on December 2-3, 2008 and is expected to become commercially
available by the end of 2009.
More information about Nokia's smart home project and the partner
program can be found at www.nokia.com/smarthome/partners.
An information call for media representatives will be held on
November 27 at 11:00 CET. Dial-in number +358 7180 71870, Conference
ID: 99753, PIN-code: 64422. Replay can be listened to at
www.nokia.com/press after the call. Media representatives can e-mail
questions before and during the call to
cdo.communications@nokia.com.
About Nokia
Nokia is the world leader in mobility, driving the transformation and
growth of the converging Internet and communications industries. We
make a wide range of mobile devices with services and software that
enable people to experience music, navigation, video, television,
imaging, games, business mobility and more. Developing and growing
our offering of consumer Internet services, as well as our enterprise
solutions and software, is a key area of focus. We also provide
equipment, solutions and services for communications networks through
Nokia Siemens Networks.
Media Enquiries:
Nokia
Corporate Development Office Communications
Tel. +358 7180 36376
Email: cdo.communications@nokia.com
Nokia
Communications
Tel. +358 7180 34900
Email: press.services@nokia.com
www.nokia.com
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