Objective & programme

KIVI Department of Telecommunications objective

1. Putting together a balanced programme for meetings of members and interested parties.
2. Organising meetings or seminars, aiming for 6 times a year with at least one company visit.
   Attention is also given to activities of adjoining organisations outside KIVI such as TSOC, URSI, AFCEA and IEEE.
   Support is also provided for the annual Veder Prize ceremony.
3. In principle, meetings are usually free of charge for members, although a contribution is requested for the consumption of a sandwich or meal. Non-members pay a fee for participation (with or without a meal).

Focus areas KIVI-TC

1. Technical developments in telecommunications
2. User devices, user interfaces, software
3. Wireless (mobile/radio) communications
4. Network development and security
5. Telecom research and development
6. Trends, future expectations
7. Services and business models
8. Privacy and security
9. Business models
10. Regulation

Topics meetings

• Software Defined Radio
• Fixed-wireless innovations
• Communication vehicles
• Schiphol telecommunications
• Antennas / Spectrum management 5G
• RF technology / Near Field Communication
• BIG data and telecom
• Technological diversity and cyber-security
• Security (technical side, end-user)
• Block chain

N.B. You can always submit your own additions or suitable topics with or without speakers and send this proposal to telecommuicatie@kivi.nl

Small survey result at the end of 2017

A small survey at a 2017 KIVI Telecommunications meeting indicated the following preferences of attendees for the proposed topics: