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Peter Sobotka
CEO - Corinex Communications
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Dr. Peter Sobotka has a Ph.D. from the University of Slovakia and was a hired researcher? at Texas A&M, Tohoku University (Japan) and Delft Technical University (Netherlands).? He has authored over 40 papers on applied and theoretical physics and a book sponsored by Cisco entitled Slovakia on the Threshold of Future (How to convert Slovakia to the next Taiwan or Ireland).
Dr. Sobotka founded the Corinex Group, a Slovakian company started with $600 USD , managed it without a bank loan, and grew Corinex to $65M in 9 years, eclipsing IBM Slovakia in sales.? In 2000 he founded Corinex Communications, the?#1 HomePlug / PLC company in the world according to an In-Stat/MDR 2004 report. Corinex achieved a number of technical distinctions: world?s first independently developed HomePlug product (over powerlines and coax), first HomePlug CE certified product, first HomePlug PLC management software, first to market with 200Mbps Pre-UPA standard in-home? powerline equipment, and a leading company in the professional channel with distribution in over 45 countries.? Dr. Sobotka is a Board Member of the UPA and Chairman of the UPA Digital Home Standardization Committee, and a member of numerous professional and social associations.
Dr. Sobotka is married with 3 children and enjoys hiking, skiing, climbing and tennis.
| Mon, May 07 |
| 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM |
BPL Technology Crossfire
Room: 18AB
“What are the technical capabilities of BPL now and what are the challenges going forward … I ask you [insert name of BPL Exec here]???” This will be the central question during this roundtable among BPL industry leaders. But, there will be so many more detailed questions both from the moderator and the audience. Focus areas will be technology status, speeds, network considerations and standards. This lively discussion will depart from the canned presentations of the past and get to the meat of the technical issues for BPL as it goes commercial.
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| Tue, May 08 |
| 04:30 PM - 05:30 PM |
In-Building BPL – Another Opportunity Realized
Room: 18AB
In-building BPL is here today both for commercial services and energy management applications. There have been several significant in-building deals over the last year, some of them involving utilities. This is a hot market because BPL is an attractive alternative technology for providing secure, cost-effective coverage into and throughout buildings.
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