4^th International Conference and Business Expo on Wireless, Telecommunication & IoT July 19-20, 2018 at London, UK

Session Introduction

Morio Toyoshima

Wireless Networks Research Center - NICT, Japan

Title: High-throughput satellite (HTS) with radio and optical frequencies for the next generation satellite communications

Time : 12:05-12:40 PM

Biography:

Morio Toyoshima received a PhD in Electronic Engineering from the University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan in 2003. He joined the Communications Research Laboratory (CRL, Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications) in 1994. He had worked in Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) from 1999 to 2003. In December 2003, he became a Senior Researcher in NICT. Starting in October 2004, he spent one year as a Guest Scientist at Vienna University of Technology, Austria. In April 2006, he returned to NICT and he is now the Director of the Space Communications Laboratory, the Wireless Networks Research Center in NICT, since 2011.

 

 

Abstract:

Ka-band broadband satellite communications services called high-throughput satellite (HTS) are now emerging all over the world. The National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT) in Japan has established a user consortium to identify the future needs of communication-satellite users, has studied satellite-communication system concepts covering those needs, and has settled on technical issues for increasing communication speeds. The NICT has also come up with a conceptual design of a next-generation large-capacity satellite communication system. A feasibility study has been conducted into a prototype system, and development has begun. Our goal is to realize 100-Mbps-per-user, high-speed, large-capacity mobile communication using the Ka-band, and to implement flexible (variable-frequency bands and steerable beam) relay technology that can handle traffic fluctuations. According to projected increases in traffic and users, the feeder-link capacity in terms of frequency bands between satellites and terrestrial gateway stations will become exhausted soon. In addition, the radio regulations tend to make it difficult for RF bands to be allocated. To solve these issues, the feeder links could be achieved optically instead. The NICT has initiated the high-speed communication with advanced laser instrument (HICALI) project, for which NICT will develop an onboard ultra-high-speed laser communication system. The objective is to realize 10-Gbps-class optical feeder-link technology for a geostationary Earth orbit. The next step is to verify this technology on orbit, which would contribute to the next-generation hybrid (RF and optical frequencies) HTS. Here, the hybrid HTS communication system is introduced.

 

Meir Moalem

Sky and Space Global, UK

Title: Innovation in satellite communications

Biography:

Meir Moalem a Jet Fighter Pilot, Lt. Col (Res.) of the IAF, has over 20 years of experience in management, R&D and operation of state-of-the-art projects in space systems and unmanned aerial systems. He was the Project Manager for Israel’s first astronaut flight and has been managing Israel’s satellite projects (such as Ofeq, Tecsar) and more for years. He has now set up his own company, Sky and Space Global, and recently managed the launch of the first set of nano-satellites. He has a BSc in Physics and Computer Sciences (with honours) and an MA from the Diplomacy and National Security executive program (with honours). Currently he is working on his PhD in national security and space programmes. He has also received the Israel National Defence award in 2009.

 

Abstract:

Despite the rapid adoption of communication technology across the world, there are still almost 4 billion people living without mobile coverage in emerging markets. This creates a huge demand for connectivity services in remote locations. The rapid adoption of advanced communication services and mobile devices in the developed world and the stark lack of connectivity infrastructure in developing counties is creating a deep digital divide, which is putting millions of people at disadvantage and hampering the opportunities for economic growth of many countries. The ability to provide mobile coverage in remote locations is vital for building a healthy information infrastructure in developing countries where poor connectivity is a barrier to education, business growth and economic prosperity. As our world is becoming increasingly interconnected, providing affordable connectivity to everyone, everywhere is more important than ever. The author will discuss how nano-satellites are transforming the satellite industry and will explore the potential of this technology for providing affordable connectivity and digital inclusion to everyone, everywhere. Topics he will be able to cover include: what are the key trends driving adoption of nano-satellite technology in different markets; what are the potential applications of this technology and the market opportunities? The role of affordable connectivity and small sat technology for driving digital inclusion and; a collaborative approach to innovation: how satellite companies, telco providers, start-ups and established enterprises can work together to make affordable connectivity a reality.

 

 

Louis Petingi

College of Staten Island - City University of New York, USA

Title: Measuring the performance of wireless networks represented as probabilistic graphs by application of network reliability models

Biography:

Louis Petingi obtained his PhD in Computer Science from Stevens Institute of Technology (New Jersey, USA) in the fields of Extremal Graph Theory and Network Reliability. He is currently a full Professor of Computer Science at the College of Staten Island (City University of New York).  His research comprises: application of network reliability models to measure if performance objectives of communication networks are met and; to introduce new techniques to characterize graphs with maximum number of spanning trees among competing topologies with equal number of vertices and edges. The latter problem has been tackled by many graph theorists since the 1960’s because of its applicability to the design of reliable networks.

 

Abstract:

In this talk we address the problem of measuring the performance of wireless networks by modeling these networks as probabilistic directed graphs. The communication between network's nodes a and b is modeled as stochastic directed link from a to b, whose probability of failure is the outrage probability, that is, the probability that the capacity of the communication channel is less than its transmission rate. In current literature wireless networks are usually represented as binary networks, i.e., an undirected edge exist connecting two communication nodes if both are within each other reach. Probabilistic networks allow differentiation of two nodes as they may have different transmitting/receiving characteristics, by introducing two antiparallel directed links connecting the nodes with possibly different probabilities of failure. Then to measure specific performance objectives of a network can be accomplished by application of new or classical network reliability mathematical models, the latter introduced in the 1960s. Moreover traditional optimization problems as for example finding dominating sets in undirected graphs to establish possible sets of backbone nodes in sensor networks can be equivalently accomplished in probabilistic networks by application of network reliability models. The pros and cons of modeling communication networks as probabilistic graphs versus traditional representations are discussed.

 

Ali Al Sherbaz

Northampton University, UK

Title: Blockchain technology as a trustworthy solution for IoT

Biography:

Ali Al Sherbaz is currently the Faculty Research Leader and Associate Professor in the Faculty of Arts, Science and Technology at the University of Northampton, UK and a skilled Senior Research Engineer with a PhD in Mobile/Wireless Communications and Network Security from University of Buckingham, UK and has an MSc in Electronic and Communication Engineering, Baghdad, Iraq. He has twenty five years theoretical and practical experience in researching and teaching at various universities both in the Middle East and in the UK, with good experience in both academic and industrial projects. He published more than 60 papers; including patents, books, book chapters, journal and conference papers and act as a keynote speaker in several international conferences. He is involved in delivering the future focused strategy for the University of Northampton in cybersecurity, blockchain and Internet of things.

 

Abstract:

The development of machine-to-machine communications systems has been increasing recently, especially considering that they have a wide range of applications in smart cities and the Internet of things (IoT). However, with the massive number of connected devices in such applications, the problem of message collision becomes a vital factor that significantly affects the reliability and performance of the M2M systems. The emergence of smart phones, cloud computing, and networking on the Internet has created a type of consumer increasingly accustomed to doing everything using smartphones to check bank balances, purchases, watching movies on mobile devices, etc. From here these consumers wonder why health systems cannot provide appropriate applications for similar service using the blockchain technology. Which led to the emergence of information technology companies working in the different fields that attract investment capital with the flexibility to design applications that meet the needs directly to groups of users at the same time emerged obstacles for IT companies, notably lack of access to data with no agreement on how to distribute the resulting economic benefits for smartphone applications and at the same time IT officials in search of the potential of blockchain technology in IoT for example to answer the following basic questions: Who should pay for applications and electronic services? What is the evidence of the effectiveness of the services provided by the application and which are the reason for paying the wages; what conditions should be available to be the starting point for developing applications with a business model? We believe that the blockchain solution is to strengthen cooperation between health providers and technical companies by enabling the exchange of health data to enable more efficient and adaptive health care delivery. The national health system must take into account that the framework in the area of health care data must be updated from the demand for standardized standards of patient health record to providing data access through application interfaces using blockchain. The framework of the health electronic services system will be operated by accredited third parties and can be directed by the health system as well.

 

 

Mathini Sellathurai

Heriot-Watt University, UK

Title: 5G IoT and its key technological drivers

Biography:

Mathini Sellathurai is a Full Professor of signal processing and intelligent systems with Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, UK. She is leading research in signal processing for wireless communications. She has published 200 IEEE entries, given invited talks and has written a book and several book chapters in topics related to this project. She was a recipient of the IEEE Communication Society Fred W Ellersick Best Paper Award in 2005, the Industry Canada Public Service Awards for contributions in science and technology in 2005, and the Best PhD Thesis Award (Silver Medal) from NSERC Canada in 2002. She is also a member for IEEE SPCOM Technical Strategy Committee, an Editor of IEEE TSP from 2009. She is also the General Co-Chair of IEEE SPAWC2016 in Edinburgh.

 

Abstract:

Over the past decade, the Internet has transformed into the backbone connecting a variety of smart devices. The advent of the Internet of things (IoT) has been a major driver for the evolution of wireless communication technologies. The IoT scenario presents a variety of applications, whose demands can be contrasting to that of conventional human-to-human (H2H) communication. The fifth generation (5G) wireless communication technologies are focussing on extending the support for IoT through two categories – massive machine type communication (mMTC) and ultra-reliable low latency communication (URLLC). While the mMTC categories aims to serve a large number of devices hosting delay-tolerant applications, the URLLC category mainly deals with the communication aspects of delay-sensitive, critical IoT applications. Also, new technologies like massive multi-input multi-output (MIMO) and non-orthogonal multiple access (NOMA) are being considered to further improve the 5G IoT performance. In massive MIMO, the base station employs a large number of antennas to serve the devices. The increased number of antennas provides an additional dimension domain, which can be utilized for beamforming  (to improve coverage and transmit directed messages to the devices), improved channel estimation and enhanced detection of user signals. In traditional 4G technologies, each user is allocated a separate set of orthogonal resources, which limits the number of simultaneously served users. In order to support the IoT scenarios with a large number of users, new access methods like NOMA are being evaluated, where two or more users share the same set of orthogonal resources, but are either separated in the power domain or the code domain. These technologies have rekindled the interests of academics and industry researchers towards developing novel mechanisms for efficiently supporting the IoT evolution through the 5G network. 

 

 

Session Introduction

Jörg Wollert

Fachhochschule Aachen, Germany

Title: Radio duct energetic retrofitting of ventilation: an air-conditioning system for existing buildings via radio-based control

Time : 11:30-12:05 PM

Biography:

Prof. Dr. Jörg Wollert studies electrical engineering at RWTH Aachen. After his diploma in communication systems he changed to the faculty of mechanical engineering at RWTH Aachen. Here he finished his Ph.D in the area of distributed object oriented real time systems. After a 5 year stage as senior project manager in the field of logistic systems he was called as a full professor at Bochum University of Applied Sciences in 1999. Within the research and teaching area of software systems and industrial communication he was leading a group of researchers on industrial wireless systems. In 2014 he gets the opportunity to develop the industrial 4.0 activities at Aachen University of Applied Sciences. Here is responsible for the teaching and research area Embedded Systems and Mechatronics. With his working group he is developing solutions for seamless digitalization in different working areas. Within his research and development he published more than 250 publications.

 

 

Abstract:

Regarding primary energy consumption, the building sector is the largest single sector. The energetic retrofit of constituent facilities offers a huge potential concerning current climate protection objectives. Energy-distributing and energy-producing units are often controlled in a non-optimized way. The energy footprint can be reduced with a demand-driven operation, but this requires a rigorous energetic monitoring. The needed communication infrastructure rarely exists in constituent building making a retrofit extremely arduous. Radio duct deals with the development of components which allow a Wi-Fi-based communication for actuators and sensors with the aim of monitoring, controlling and optimizing the energy consumption of non–residential building. By using available air ducts as a non-optimized waveguide to transmit TCP/IP packets, the transmission bypasses walls and the bundling effect serves to achieve higher transmission distances compared to open area transmission - while interference from external devices is blocked off. The preproduction models are based on the ESP8266 microcontroller, acting as independent IoT devices with the functionality of building Ad hoc networks. Radio duct-modules allow for an easy retrofit, particularly since most parts of the air distribution system can be utilized. The air-duct-radio-technology is strongly resource-friendly and cost-efficient.

 

 

Soon Xin Ng (Michael)

University of Southampton, UK

Title: Cooperative cognitive radio for next-generation communications

Time : 12:05-12:40 PM

Biography:

Soon Xin Ng (Michael) received the BEng degree (First class) in Electronic Engineering and the PhD degree in Telecommunications from the University of Southampton, Southampton, UK, in 1999 and 2002, respectively. He is currently an Associate Professor at the University of Southampton, working on a range of telecommunications techniques for both radio frequency communications and quantum communications. He has published over 200 papers and co-authored two John Wiley/IEEE Press books in this field. He is a Senior Member of the IEEE, a Chartered Engineer and a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy in the UK.

 

Abstract:

In order to mitigate the shortage of wireless spectrum, the techniques of cooperative communication and cognitive radio can be jointly amalgamated for the sake of improving the spectral efficiency and hence the overall system throughput. More explicitly, a cooperative communication scheme relies on user cooperation for achieving performance gain with the aid of relaying. On the other hand, cognitive radio is an intelligent technique that could reconfigure its transmission mode based on the channel condition, for achieving an efficient transmission. A cooperative cognitive radio (CCR) scheme can be designed for enabling licensed users, referred to as primary users (PUs), to transmit at a lower power and/or at a higher throughput, while at the same time enabling the unlicensed users, referred to as cognitive users (CUs), to communicate using the bandwidth released. Additionally, game-theoretic techniques can be employed for negotiating between the PUs and the CUs for determining the specific fraction of relaying and active transmission time. In this talk, a range of cooperative communication and cognitive radio schemes as well as related game-theoretic models will be reviewed. Attractive CCR schemes are investigated and proposed for next-generation wireless communications networks. The joint design of coding, modulation, user-cooperation, and CCR techniques could lead to significant benefits for all communicating users, by exploiting the available resources efficiently and intelligently.

 

Dimitrios Spiliopoulos

O2 – Telefonica, UK

Title: Transforming from IoT wireless connectivity provider to an IoT solution provider

Biography:

Dimitrios Spiliopoulos has earned an MBA degree from the top-tier IE Business School which is focusing on innovation and entrepreneurship. He is currently working for the IoT team of O₂ (Telefonica UK) in London and he is a mentor of IoT startups, public speaker and writer about IoT subjects. He previously worked for the global IoT team of Vodafone. He has lived in 6 countries and before his MBA he worked in different countries (EMEA and India) and industries doing export business development, marketing and strategy. He helps companies to start their IoT journey and create great value for their customers through new services, business models and connected products.

 

Abstract:

Wireless connectivity is critical for the deployment of million connected devices. Telecom providers are playing an important role in the IoT ecosystem and particularly in deploying successful IoT projects. However, while the role of wireless connectivity is increasing, the purchasing of connectivity is commoditised. Similar thing is happening also with the hardware market in the IoT context, where software is becoming more and more valuable. In this context,Telefonica is leading the way to become from an IoT connectivity provider to an IoT solution provider. We have read in the news about recent announcements of new strategic partnerships of Telefonica with cloud providers, hardware manufacturers as well as plans for other innovative initiatives. In the conference, the author who is the IoT Sales Enablement Manager of O₂ – Telefonica will explain in more details how O₂ and Telefonica are transforming from wireless IoT providers to complete IoT solution providers.

 

Session Introduction

Giuseppe Destino

King’s College London, Strand Campus, UK

Title: 5G NR positioning: a new opportunity to achieve sub-meter accuracy with mobile networks

Biography:

Giuseppe Destino received his Doctor of Science degree at the University of Oulu in 2012, MSc (EE) degrees simultaneously from the Politecnico di Torino, Italy and University of Nice, France in 2005. Currently, he is working as Academy of Finland Postdoctoral Research Fellow as well as Project Manager of national and international projects at the Centre for Wireless Communications of the University of Oulu, Finland. In 2017, he worked at the Nokia Bell Labs, Oulu, under the Nokia Bell Labs and University of Oulu Joint Centre for Future Connectivity. Since 2018, he is associated with King's College London, Centre for Telecommunication Research (CTR), where he carries on activities on positioning and millimetre-wave technologies. His research interests include wireless communications, millimetre wave radio access technologies, especially, on algorithms for channel estimation, hybrid beam forming and positioning. He served as a member of the technical program committee of IEEE conferences.

 

Abstract:

Millimeter-wave communication is considered one of the key enablers for 5G systems as it contributes to achieving high data rate with very wideband transmission, high beam forming gain and massive MIMO techniques. However, the wireless link in the extremely high frequency band (mm W band) is characterized by quasi-optical behaviour, i.e., line-of sight dominant and a few reflected (single bounce) paths. Leveraging this property along with the capability of beam forming and large signal bandwidth to radio-based positioning, accurate and reliable location-awareness can be achieved all time via mobile network. More specifically, a new approach for localization can be developed to (i) determine user's position from a single access point, and (ii) determine the orientation of the user, with respect to the access point.  In this talk, we will illustrate all the benefits of this new localization solution, a brief introduction to the underpinning mathematical model and the trade-off with communications. Focus is on the analysis of the system model, achievable localization performance and dependency with system design parameters such as number of antennas, OFDM signal formation and interoperability with GNSS. The talk is centered around the application of autonomous driving use-case tackled in the EU H2020 5GCAR project.

 

Salman M. Al-Shehri

Swansea University, United Kingdom

Title: Metrics for broadband networks in the context of the digital economies

Biography:

Salman M. Al-Shehri has over 20 years of direct hands-on experience with military communications systems. He has been involved in the spectrum management and planning for tactical networks, simulations of combat radio networks, and the design of DSR systems. He was a technical supervisor and a committee member in a number of military communications projects, and delivered several courses on tactical networks previously. Currently, he is finishing his PhD degree at Swansea University, UK.

 

 

Abstract:

In a transition to automated digital management of broadband networks, communication service providers must look for new metrics to monitor these networks. Complete metrics frameworks are already emerging whereas majority of the new metrics are being proposed in technical papers. Considering common metrics for broadband networks and related technologies, this paper offers insights into what metrics are available, and also suggests active areas of research. The broadband networks being a key component of the digital ecosystems are also an enabler to many other digital technologies and services. Reviewing first the metrics for computing systems, websites and digital platforms, the chapter focus then shifts to the most important technical and business metrics which are used for broadband networks. The demand-side and supply-side metrics including the key metrics of broadband speed and broadband availability are touched on. After outlining the broadband metrics which have been standardized and the metrics for Nmeasuring Internet traffic, the most commonly used metrics for broadband networks are surveyed in five categories: energy and power metrics, quality-of-service, quality-ofexperience, security metrics, and robustness and resilience metrics. The chapter concludes with a discussion on machine learning, big data and the associated metrics

 

 

Session Introduction

Magdy Mohamed Hafez Abdelmaguid

Financial Counselor in Minister of Finance of Egypt

Title: Wireless of Egypt

Biography:

He Graduated from  Faculty of  Finance  at  University  of Cairo,  from 2004  to  present  he  working Financial Counselor in Minister of Finance of Egypt, and Financial Counselor for several companies in the Middle east ,He has published several Articles in public and Private Publications, hosted by local, regional and Internationals TVs Shows and Programs

 

Abstract:

The Millennium Declaration Goals feature heavily in the designs for improvement in Egypt, predominantly within social, employment, and gender contexts. ICT initiatives have shown great success in addressing some of the development goals, such as empowering the poor through eAccess initiatives. The urgent need for employment creation has been addressed by nurturing the private sector environment and investing in human capital by instigating a sustainable policy in capacity building in the sector. Gender disparities in the workforce are being seriously addressed. Much improved graduation rates in women are being seen and schemes have been implemented to precisely to provide employment opportunities and education for women in the ICT industry. The three pillars of development that form the core of ICT development will endure to address all aspects of the Declaration Goals and be used to implement objectives set within the WSIS Plan of Action. The first pillar of ICT research will continue to push the private sector as a world competitor and create new employment opportunities, and the second pillar of continuing deregulatory policy will allow free markets to flourish. The third pillar that concentrates on information access at all levels in society is allowing successful delivery of other services, such as the e-Government programme. Use of Public Private Partnerships to implement schemes will continue to be instrumental within the government’s strategy. International and regional organisations are also playing an important role in making available the necessary resources for building and evaluation. The United Nations Development Programme, The World Bank, EU, and USAID have assisted in the development and success of ICT projects. Egypt’s e-strategies have been formulated as sustainable and versatile, with a mind to inviting both the private and public sectors to play a major role in any development of wireless and telecommunication technology in both public and Provite sector. The private sector in Wireless and telecommunication is being seen as a crucial stakeholder in the country’s progression towards the Information Society. The foundations for development, such as the establishment of an improved telecom infrastructure and use of wireless technology, have successfully utilised partnering in these sectors. Also a further deregulated environment that is now being fostered by the NTRA is providing more flexible circumstances to attract investment and encourage entrepreneurship. In short all aspects of Egypt’s e-strategy towards the Information Society are involving Public Private Partnerships. Human resource capacity building is a major issue in mobilising Egypt’s available workforce to work within the Information Society. Illiteracy eradication efforts continue and an extensive range of ICT training programmes are being implemented, such the Professional Training Programme. Levels of qualified graduates with ICT fields are increasing, particularly the numbers of women. Connectivity and access have become a major part of the government’s action in the last year to overcome various shortfalls in infrastructure. Particular attention is being paid to outlying rural areas, but efforts are being made to reach out to all educational, health, cultural, and governmental organisations with improved infrastructure. Community access points have been established in schools, and portals have been developed to allow better access and understanding of government services. Wireless technology is being actively used to reach out to outlying areas of Egypt. Continuing implementation of schemes such a PC for Community, Free Internet, and IT Clubs show great improvement in the amount of Internet penetration and ICT use in the last year. Media Convergence is now becoming more important in allowing e-Access initiatives to be received by a wider population via different types of media. It is hoped that G3 4G, 5G technology can be fully explored within new telecommunications opportunities in the private sector to create greater use of Internet and e-Content. The Wireless and Telecommunication is must be Supports by all NGOs  Public Private  sector  for  the  benefits of advancing the Humanity and services and better our Worlds.

 

Li Ling Hung

Aletheia University, Taiwan

Title: Cooperation in heterogeneous sensor network systems

Biography:

Li Ling Hung has received the PhD degree in Computer Science and Information Engineering from the National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei, Taiwan, in 2008. She is currently an Associate Professor with the Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering, Aletheia University, New Taipei, Taiwan. Her research interests include vehicular ad hoc networks, wireless sensor networks, underwater wireless sensor networks, ad hoc wireless networks, and cyber-physical systems.

 

 

Abstract:

There exist a wide range of applications, including military, surveillance, environment monitoring, and healthcare has been proposed in the literature on wireless sensor networks. The lifetime of a sensor network is an important issue since it exhibits how well an area is monitored and under control. However, the number and the energy of sensor nodes in the monitored area are limited. The monitored events can be sent to the sinks when the energy of sensors is sufficient, and the sensor network is available. When some sensors are unavailable due to the lack of energy, the lifetime of the network ends. If there exist energy supporting in some area, employing the partial energy supporting to charge the entire sensors in the environment is considered. We propose cooperating different kinds of sensors, heterogeneous sensors, to monitor the environment efficiently and extend the monitoring lifetime. In our mechanism, the abilities of sensors may be static sensing only, static sensing with energy transmitting, or mobile sensing with energy transmitting. We also simulate proposed mechanism in different environment having different deployment of sensors. The simulation results show that our cooperative mechanism improves the sensors usage and extend the monitoring lifetime efficiently.

 

Session Introduction

Joffrey Mabuma

TEAMWILLE GmbH, Germany

Title: Platform-thinking is the future of automotive aftersales and telematics

Biography:

Joffrey Mabuma completed his double-degree study of Structural Engineering with a scholarship from Ecole Centrale de Paris. He has been working on a fundamental research with University of Stuttgart, RWTH Aachen University and Leibniz Hannover University as well as with Robert Bosch and German Aerospace Center in the field of Computational Engineering. After his Doctoral study, he has been working as Consultant in German automotive aftersales. He has been invited as Speaker to conferences in academia and industry in Seoul, Beijing, Rom and Las Vegas amongst others to share his views and ideas about the future of automotive aftersales.

 

Abstract:

Industries, originally dominated by traditional key players providing products or services based on pipeline businesses, have been disrupted over the last decade by platform businesses. Could also a new platform disrupter such as Airbnb or Alibaba win over the data-based aftersales automotive business in the same fashion? Platform building in automotive aftersales and in particular in telematics has to be framed by adapted platform-thinking strategies to become successful. One goal of this workshop is to adapt existing platform-thinking strategies to the special case of aftersales in automotive industry as follows: evaluate the competitors and the market potential for platform building; identify possible stakeholder groups to further interaction among them; define your core interaction; solve the “chicken-egg” problem; create network effects between users and; benchmark the value of the network effects with respect to the competitors and fix the price. The other goal of this workshop is to apply this adapted platform-thinking strategy to the specific case of telematics in automotive aftersales while comparing vehicle-data: transferred in automotive electronics based on original equipment manufacture’s products and services; extracted from on-board-diagnostic systems aggregated by a platform disrupter. There are two key messages that the audience will learn from the workshop: inform the audience about the global disruptive context in industry and how successful platforms work and; give food for thought to the audience related to a switch in thinking about automotive business (product is out, platform is in) based on an actual use-case.