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SES Industry Days

SES Industry Days 2018 (iD18) celebrates innovation across the industry, and acts as a showcase for cutting-edge, next-generation technology. It also brings together leading industry partners, allowing us to build lasting relationships, and explore future trends, challenges and opportunities together.

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Welcome

A very warm welcome to SES Industry Days 2018. Since our conference last year, we have continued to embrace new technologies and deliver optimised products and services to our customers worldwide.

We recently launched three new GEO satellites and four additional MEO satellites. Our SES-12 satellite is scheduled for launch on a SpaceX Falcon rocket from Cape Canaveral at the end of this month. Since April this year Steve Collar, who previously ran O3b Networks and most recently was responsible for all of SES’s connectivity business, is now the CEO of SES.

SES Video now transmits more than 7,700 TV channels, of which over 2,600 are in HD quality. The number of commercial Ultra HD channels has increased to 32. Today, more than 351 million households rely on SES Video to deliver their content to audiences worldwide.

SES Networks is experiencing significant growth in particular, due to its strong performance in the aeronautical and government business segments.

For Industry Days 2018 we have prepared an exciting programme with topics covering satellite technology, video broadcast, IP networks and consumer electronics.

We will kick-off Day 1 with a keynote speech outlining the role of satellite in tomorrow’s world. We will then cover the new services that our recently launched satellites will enable and how SES is going to approach the design of its Next Generation satellites.

In the afternoon, we will discuss how video operators are adapting to the acceleration of technology innovation in the media business and how cloud computing is impacting the business.

To wrap up Day 1, we will examine the latest generation of video optimisation codecs and tools.

Day 2 will start with a Master Class about High Dynamic Range (HDR) presented by Sony. As Industry Days has always focused on technology innovation, we will explore new technologies, Artificial Intelligence and innovation in the area of satellite DTH for the remainder of the day.

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Thomas Wrede VP, New Technology & Standards SES Video

Industry Days offers you excellent networking opportunities as we have over 300 delegates attending from all over the world.

We encourage you to visit the 26 on-site demonstrations from our partners in industry and university exhibiting their latest developments.

Many thanks to our speakers, exhibitors and the SES Industry Days team for their enthusiastic support and dedication in making this event a success. It has, and continues to be a privilege and pleasure to work with you all.

Visit the 26 demos showing the latest technological developments

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10:00 REGISTRATION AND MORNING COFFEE

11:00 Ferdinand KayserSES Video

Welcome

11:15 Eric WatkoSES Networks

KeynoteThe Role of Satellite in Tomorrow’s Society

11:45 FOCUS TOPIC New Satellites: Enabling Future ServicesInnovating how future satellites are designed and operated is in the DNA of a satellite operator. Digital processing and phased array antennas are key building blocks for future generations of GEO satellites. Get some exciting insights from our experts into future satellite technology, and SES’s plans driving efficiency, reliability and flexibility for our customers and their end users.

Ruy Pinto SES

11:45 Satellite Launch Update and Technology Update

John FinneyIsotropic Systems

12:10 New Satellites: Enabling Future Services

12:35 FOCUS TOPIC Integrating satellites into a networkNetwork technology changes so fast that no single company can deliver a comprehensive, best-of-breed suite of solutions to meet the unique needs across a variety of customer market segments. Working together with industry partners in an open, collaborative, standards-based ecosystem will help make satellite a more mainstream part of the global, cloud-scale data networking environment – creating more opportunities across the entire industry.

Andre ChristianSES Networks

12:35 The Importance of an Ecosystem-Based Network Strategy

13:00 LUNCH

Day 1Wednesday, 23 May

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14:30 FOCUS TOPIC O3b mPOWER: Journey and OpportunityO3b mPOWER is a concept that will launch a new era of truly global cloud-scale connectivity. This session will outline the opportunities and technical requirements of this industry-leading system, as well as the development path to delivering a ubiquitous, low-latency “virtual fibre” network to more than 30,000 endpoints.

Stewart SandersSES Networks

14:30 O3b mPOWER: The Technology, the Business Opportunity and the Timeline

Denis SutherlandiDirect

14:50 Open Access to Opportunity – 5G and Beyond

15:10 FOCUS TOPIC The Changing Video Landscape: Implications for Video OperatorsThe video landscape is changing and the pace of digital disruption in the media industry is accelerating. This session will examine how operators are reacting to an increasingly fragmented video market. What technologies are needed and being offered to provide viewers and users more choice and easier access to content?

Ariel NishriMX1

15:10 MX1 360: How broadcasters and media companies are adapting to a changing video landscape

15:30 FOCUS TOPIC Next Generation AudioConsumers today not only expect the best picture quality but also want systems that deliver the best sound experience possible. With latest object based audio coding technology a significant sound improvement has now become possible. This special session will outline the features and advantages of the MPEG-H Audio system.

Stefan MeltzerFraunhofer IIS

15:30 The Next Audio Revolution

15:50 COFFEE BREAK

Day 1Wednesday, 23 May

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16:35 FOCUS TOPIC The Cloud is Changing the Media Industry: Embracing Technologies for Next Generation Video ServicesAs more and more industries embrace cloud infrastructure, the broadcast industry is also evolving and looking for additional ways to take advantage of the cloud to better serve all types of media management, processing and delivery. What role can the cloud play for live video services and how is it possible for broadcasters to contribute live signals to the cloud?

Simon FrostAmazon Web Services AWS

16:35 How the Cloud is Changing the Broadcast and Media Industry: Embracing cloud to continually innovate & deliver more intelligent video services

Marcus BoxM2A Media

16:55 Smart Use of Public Cloud Improves Streaming for Live Sports

Israel DroriZixi

17:15 Contributing Live Video to the Cloud

17:30 PANEL SESSIONDror GillBeamr

Elad ManishvizMX1

Israel DroriZixi

Next Generation Video OptimisationViewers across all devices want consistent performance, uninterrupted video service and coverage at the lowest possible price. While mobile and fixed networks were not originally designed to deliver such a large amount of constant data to a growing number of users in parallel, video now consumes over 70% of mobile networks-bandwidth, and has become a basic need for the vast majority of mobile device users. This session will examine the specific codecs, protocols and video engines that are the key factors impacting Quality of Service in next generation video optimisation.

18:10 Q&A SESSION

18:15 END OF DAY 1

19:30 EVENING EVENT HOSTED BY SES (El Barrio – www.elbarrio.lu)

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O3b mPOWER: Journey and Opportunity14:30

Stewart Sanders SES Networks

HIGHLIGHTDAY 1

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8:45 MORNING COFFEE

9:00 Wilfried UrnerSES Video

Welcome

9:15 FOCUS TOPIC Ultra HD 4K and 8K: Leading the Video Quality RaceStarting with a Master Class about HDR and a technical deep dive into the key differentiating factors of the many HDR variants, this session will look at upcoming picture quality improvements up to and including the use of 8K for satellite television in the medium-term future.

Toshi OguraSONY

09:15 For Your Better Understanding of HDR

Diego de Souza Spin Digital

09:55 8K Video Technologies: The State of the Art

Roman Hartrampf UMC Deutschland

10:15 8K-SHARP Ecosystem

Marcel GonskaWLC

10:35 Next Generation Video and the Power of AutoCal

10:55 COFFEE BREAK

Day 2 Thursday, 24 May

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11:30 FOCUS TOPIC Industry Outlook: Technology and Standards for the 21st CenturyFrom traditional broadcast to online video technology and standards for the 21st century, DVB started a new activity around the broadcast-like distribution of television via the internet. What will be the implications for traditional broadcasters and network operators? What are the opportunities this opens for the industry? What are the implications when video codecs continue improving and the transport of video becomes ever more flexible? This session will explain how technology and standards can help define future service offerings.

Peter LaniganTP Vision

11:30 DVB-I: A new “physical” Layer?

Ian TrowATEME

11:50 AV1 for Internet based Video Delivery

Damien LucasAnevia

12:10 Going Over the Top : Challenges and Pitfalls

12:30 LUNCH

13:30 FOCUS TOPIC Artificial Intelligence: What does it mean for Broadcasters and End UsersAt CES this year, everything was “AI”: from home automation to voice control, virtual reality and advanced video processing in flat screens. But what does artificial intelligence really mean in our broadcasting world? This session will provide the answers: how broadcasters can be utilizing AI for deep video analysis, programmatic advertising, metadata and media management, analytics and video recognition. Is AI also helping to improve the viewing experience in our living rooms?

Victor PikulaMicrosoft

13:30 Artificial intelligence: Technology that Creates Value for the Consumer and the Broadcaster

Emmanuel VigotHiSilicon

14:00 Artificial Intelligence on the Edge

Day 2 Thursday, 24 May

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14:30 FOCUS TOPIC What to Expect Next from DTH: Innovating Devices that will Shape a New User ExperienceSince the ‘80s, satellite DTH broadcasting has stood for the highest quality of service, best picture quality and hundreds of programmes. But technology has continued to develop, bringing about new and exciting concepts to take DTH delivery well into the 21st century. How can we make a channel guide more attractive? What about a very fast channel change? Why aren’t we controlling our STB via voice commands? Get insights from leading technologists on how to design the future generation of DTH devices.

Tom ChristophorySES Video

14:30 Fast Channel Change for Satellite Broadcasting

Teun Van Der Veen TNO

14:50 Deploying HbbTV Operator Applications

Christian TöpperMedia Press TV Group

15:10 TV Metadata – A Key Component for the TV User Experience

15:30 Closing Comments

15:45 COFFEE & END OF SES INDUSTRY DAYS 2018

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For Your Better Understanding of HDR09:15

Toshi Ogura SONY

HIGHLIGHTDAY 2

View over the Grund towards the Medieval Ville Haute on the left and the modern Kirchberg District

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Thomas Wrede is responsible for developing and implementing satellite reception products and solutions. He joined SES in 1992 as a Senior Systems Engineer. He has been deeply involved in the development of digital satellite television, in-home signal distribution concepts, digital satellite radio, satellite return channel technology, internet via satellite and HDTV. He manages SES’s SAT>IP project, and has taken responsibility for the technical aspects of the introduction of Ultra HD TV services via satellite. He represents SES Video in the DVB Commercial Module, and also chairs a Technology- and Innovation Forum at the German Association of Commercial Broadcasters & Audiovisual Services. Thomas will serve as moderator of the event.

Ferdinand Kayser was appointed Chief Executive Officer, SES Video, in April 2017. Previously, he was Chief Commercial Officer of SES since 2011. He is a Member of the Board for SES ASTRA and YahLive. Mr Kayser joined SES in 2002 as President and Chief Executive Officer of SES ASTRA. He has worked in senior roles in media companies such as Premiere Medien GmbH and Co. KG, and CLT Multimedia. He holds a masters degree in Economics from the University of Paris 1 , Panthéon-Sorbonne, and has completed specialised university studies in Media Law and Management of Electronic Media. Mr Kayser is a Luxembourg national.

Eric Watko leads SES Networks combined O3b and SES Networks Product Line Management teams. He was previously Vice President of Integrated Solutions and Space Systems at VT iDirect. He has extensive experience in satellite communication networks and space-based processor technol-ogies, having worked in the industry more than 20 years. His experience in the commercial and government satellite and telecommunications industries ranges from payload system engineering and future satellite communication network architectures to product development, manufacturing and production. Eric previously worked at Cisco, where he was the Senior Engineering Development and Business Manager. One of his significant contributions was leading the engineering team that developed, delivered, and integrated the Internet Router In Space (IRIS) payload in 22 months on Intelsat’s IS-14.

FERDINAND KAYSERCEO, SES Video

THOMAS WREDEVP, New Technology & Standards, SES Video

ERIC WATKOEVP Product Marketing & Strategy, SES Networks

Speakers

John Finney is a satellite and telecoms industry veteran with over $2 billion in new revenue creation directly attributed to his leadership, John Finney pioneered significant success for start-ups Huawei (founded Huawei in Europe) and O3b (founding employee and Chief Commercial Officer), along with other major leadership roles, such as global business unit leader for Alcatel-Lucent. John has been identified as a Top 40 Executive by Global Telecoms Business three years in succession.

Ruy Pinto is currently the Deputy CTO at SES, leading various technology initiatives in the company. Ruy worked at Inmarsat from 1990 to 2016, in various technical and managerial roles. His last position at Inmarsat, from December 2013, was Group COO, responsible for all operational functions at Inmarsat: satellite and network operations, operations engineering, customer services, service assurance, Group IT, partner platforms, business applications including billing, plus navigation activities. As part of his remit, Ruy also established a Digital Office for Inmarsat, responsible for the company’s digital strategy and digital commercial models.

JOHN FINNEYFounder, Isotropic Systems

RUY PINTODeputy CTO, SES

As VP Product Design and Engineering at SES Networks, Andre Christian enables SES Networks customers to a superior quality of experience to their customers.  Through experience gained at SES Americom and being part of the O3b journey from its earliest years, Andre has developed a global perspective coupled with an innovation acumen which he leverages to foster the development of SES’s next-generation products and services. His career has focused on driving change within the organization, adopting new ways of working translating to quicker delivery and developing new and innovative platforms that support our mission to deliver Intelligent Connectivity solutions for our customers. 

ANDRE CHRISTIANVP Product Design & Engineering, SES Networks

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Stewart Sanders is Executive Vice President of SES Networks, responsible for ground and space engineering, procurement, and technical innovation and product development. Prior to SES Networks, Stewart was CTO of O3b Networks, which has now merged with SES’s data business to form SES Networks. As part of the SES Group, SES Networks provides end-to-end network solutions to some of the world’s largest telecommunications, maritime and energy companies, as well as governments. As the former SVP of Planning & Procurement at SES, he was responsible for satellite and launch vehicle procurement activities, satellite fleet technical planning and innovation programme management.

Denis Sutherland is the VP of Strategy and Technology for iDirect. He is responsible for identifying new strategies and business opportunities that align iDirect’s service provider and satellite operator. Sutherland has worked in the telecommunications industries for 20 years and has a wide breadth of experience in various positions at iDirect in Business Development and Strategic Account Management as well as Arqiva.

Ariel Nishri is the Vice President of Product Development at MX1. Ariel is an experienced professional and entrepreneur with extensive knowledge in digital and broadcast media. Prior to MX1, he worked at Digital Generation Inc. (DG) as the Senior Product Manager in charge of all video products, digital asset management, media processing, workflow automation, distribution, and broadcast integration.

STEWART SANDERSEVP Technology, SES Networks

DENIS SUTHERLANDVP of Strategy and Technology, iDirect

ARIEL NISHRIVP, Product Development, MX1

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Stefan studied electrical engineering at the Friedrich-Alexander University in Erlangen, Germany. In 1990 he joined the Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits (IIS). After working in the field of IC design, he became the project leader for the development of the WorldSpace Satellite Broadcasting system in 1995. From 1998 until 2000 Stefan was in charge for the development of the XM Satellite Radio broadcasting system at Fraunhofer IIS. In 2000 he joined Coding Technologies in Nuremberg as Vice President for business development. Since January 2010, Stefan works as independent technology consultant with the main focus on audio and multimedia. In this role he supports Fraunhofer IIS in the business development and marketing activities within the TV broadcast market.

STEFAN MELTZER Business Development Manager TV Broadcast, Fraunhofer IIS

Marcus established M2A Media in 2015 with co-founder Marina Kalkanis. The company provides broadcasters and content publishers worldwide with resilient, scalable and secure public cloud solutions for managing and publishing media. The company’s best-in-class live streaming and VoD services are now the chosen products for customers such as ITV, Channel 4, DAZN, BBC Worldwide and Sony Crackle. Previously Head of Engineering at BBC Design & Engineering’s Platform & Common Services Division, Marcus was responsible for designing, building, maintaining and supporting the BBC’s media workflows. As CTO, Marcus leads M2A’s development team and is responsible for the company’s technical direction.

MARCUS BOXCTO, M2A Media

Simon Frost is the Head of Marketing and Business Development, EMEA, for AWS Elemental, part of Amazon Web Services. Prior to this, he was the global Head of Media Marketing and Communications at Ericsson. Frost has more than 20 years’ experience in the broadcast, Pay TV, internet and telecommunications sectors, driving industry transformation towards new technologies that empower video providers to continually delight viewers with more relevant programming, and better content discovery.

SIMON FROSTHead of Marketing & Business Development, EMEA, AWS Elemental

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Israel Drori, has spent the past 24 years founding and operating numerous technology companies, redefining markets, delivering shareholder value, and being recognised as market innovators and leaders. Since founding Zixi in 2006, Israel has served as the company’s President, and is responsible for Zixi’s vision, long-term planning, market strategy and product development. Israel holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science and Mathematics from Hebrew University in Jerusalem.

ISRAEL DRORIFounder & President, Zixi

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Dror Gill is CTO and VP Product at Beamr, a software company that develops video encoding and optimisation solutions. Prior to joining Beamr, Mr. Gill was a strategic consultant on media technologies and markets, and previously served as Entrepreneur in Residence at Giza Venture Capital, CTO of Emblaze Semiconductor, and Project Manager at IBM Research, where he pioneered the fields of Voice over IP and internet video streaming. Mr. Gill holds a B.Sc in Electrical Engineering from the Technion, and is the inventor of 25 granted patents.

DROR GILLCTO, VP Product Beamr

Elad Manishviz is serving as MX1’s VP Global Sales – Sports & Events. Elad has over 17 years of experience and business leadership in the digital media, video, broadcast and advertising industries. Before joining MX1, Elad held a broad range of executive positions in global communications, media-related software and internet companies. He previously served as CEO of Wallstream, VP Products and Strategy at DG-MediaMind and as a VP of Products at NDS (acquired by Cisco). Elad holds an Executive MBA from the Hebrew University and a Bachelor’s degree in Media and Management from the Tel Aviv College of Management.

ELAD MANISHVIZCBO Sport & Events Business Unit,MX1

Wilfried has been appointed EVP, Media Platforms and Product Development SES Video, CEO MX1 & HD+ in October 2017. He looks back to more than 20 years of experience in the media industry sector. Prior to his current position, Wilfried was holding various positions in SES, besides his CEO functions for HD+ and former SES Platform Services (SPS) he was holding the role of SVP Commercial Products, Product Development and Management. Following the merger of SES Platform Services and RR Media to form MX1 in 2016, he took over the role of CEO Media Solutions. From 1994 to 2002 the graduated economist was employed in the Kirch Gruppe where he held a number of management positions.

WILFRIED URNER EVP Media Platforms & Product Development, SES Video

CEO, MX1CEO, HD PLUS

Diego Felix de Souza is the SDK and media player product specialist at Spin Digital, focusing on enabling next-generation video experiences. Among others, this includes higher video resolution (8K and beyond), higher frame rate, better image quality (HDR and WCG), and IP video transmission. He graduated in Electrical/Electronic Engineering at Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE), Brazil, in 2007. He received the M.Sc. degree in Electrical Engineering in 2010 from Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (COPPE/UFRJ), while he was also involved in the development of the Brazilian Digital TV.  He is a Ph.D. candidate in Electronics and Computer Engineering with a major in video coding at Instituto Superior Técnico (IST), Universidade de Lisboa (UL) – Portugal.

DIEGO DE SOUZASDK & Media Player Product Specialist, Spin Digital

TOSHI OGURAChief Distinguished Engineer, SONY

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Working for Sony since 1983 as Trinitron TV products design and development engineer. From 2007, working for technology strategy of Digital Imaging then Consumer Products, and back to Bravia TV in 2012. Currently, working for Technology Strategy Section of Sony Visual Products Inc. as Chief Distinguished Engineer to plan a strategy, to develop and evangelize new technologies like HDR. Won Sony Outstanding Engineer 2016.

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Peter Lanigan represents TP Vision in various standards bodies, working on broadcast and IP technologies, advanced picture quality, content security and other related topics. He is the vice chair of the DVB CM-I group, which develops commercial requirements for the delivery of linear content over the Internet.

PETER LANIGANSenior Manager, Standardisation, TP Vision

Marcel is Director Business Development, EMEA of Portrait Displays, the company behind the renowned CalMAN display calibration software. CalMAN offers artists and production companies total color accuracy and control from lens to lens in every step of the production workflow. Beside his activities in the color calibration domain, Marcel runs WLC Enterprises, a media company specialized in the fields of content creation, content distribution, content licensing, video consulting and branded entertainment.

MARCEL GONSKADirector Business Development, EMEA, Portrait Displays, WLC

Roman Hartrampf has 25 years’ experience in Key Account Management, Product management and Business Development for several companies in product range mobile Navigation, Smartphones, Solutions, digital Picture frames and TV business.

ROMAN HARTRAMPFKey Account Manager Buying Groups, UMC Deutschland

VICTOR PIKULACloud Solution Architect, Microsoft

Ian has 30 years of systems and design experience in Media, specializing in: Video compression, including AV1 and High Efficiency Video Coding, Targeted AdvertisingVirtualization, Cloud Based Deployments, IP Network Design and Cyber Security, 4k / HDR, and Video Production Techniques. He has previously worked for Harmonic, Thomson and Envivio, Tandberg, Snell and Sony. Ian is Cisco (CCNP & CCDP) and Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) qualified.

IAN TROWBusiness Development & Technology, ATEME

Damien Lucas, co-founder of Anevia, is an expert in video streaming technologies for fixed and mobile networks, and he is one of the creators of VLC Media Player. As CTO of Anevia, he is responsible for extending the business through strategic projects and new product developments. Prior to Anevia, he worked as a robotic engineer at Dassault Aviation, where he developed and deployed a new system for piloting and monitoring robots for the assembly of wing components for Rafale & Falcon Jets. He also worked for the town council of Meudon in France, where he developed and deployed GIS applications. He is a graduate of the École Centrale de Paris (France). Damien is a regular speaker at events and panels at tradeshows such as NAB Show, IBC, Content Delivery World, and the OTT Summit.

DAMIEN LUCASCTO & Co-founder, Anevia

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As a Microsoft Cloud Solution Architect, Victor works exclusively with major media companies, infusing Artificial Intelligence into their content offerings. He has worked in the IT industry for over 15 years, 10 of which he spent living and working in the most technologically advanced country in the world: Japan. In this session, he will show live demos of AI platforms available today that power the broadcasting experiences of tomorrow.

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Tom Christophory brings close to 25 years of experience in both video and IP technologies. After graduating from UCL and Imperial College London, Tom joined Philips Corporate Research in Eindhoven to work on the first MPEG implementations. At SES, Tom is involved in many broadcast-related systems projects, and has been a key driver for SES activities linked to improvements in television. Tom’s core interests are in the area of future broadcasting technologies and the convergence of television and networking. Tom represents SES in several international standardisation organisations.

TOM CHRISTOPHORYGeneral Manager, Video & IP Technology, SES Video

EMMANUEL VIGOTDirector Sales & Marketing Europe, HiSilicon

Emmanuel Vigot joined HiSilicon in 2015, with the mission to widen the business scope of HiSilicon and create the HiSilicon Terminal Chipset branch in Europe. In this capacity, he is HiSilicon’s right arm for developing a new team that will extend the customer base of the HiSilicon Terminal Chipset products (TV SoCs, ONT SoCs, STB SoCs, IP Camera SoCs), with a particular focus on Set-Top Boxes.

CHRISTIAN TÖPPERChairman of the Management Board, The European Metadata Group

TEUN VAN DER VEENSenior Consultant, TNO

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Christian Töpper (born 1960) is a German media executive. He is Head of Business Development of media press TV Group, the largest TV metadata supplier in Europe. media press Group aggregates and enriches TV metadata from more than 5.000 TV channels in 28 languages. Group headquarter is in Switzerland, main operations are located in Krakow, Poland, as well as in 10 other locations throughout Europe. He worked for Axel Springer in 1990, for Cityweb Network (a Joint Venture of Axel Springer, Bertelsmann and WAZ) 1998, and for pps Presse Programm Service from 1999 to 2011.

Teun van der Veen is Senior Consultant in the Networks department at TNO’s business unit ICT. As the team leader of Media Networking, he develops and manages R&D projects in the Dutch and European telecom markets. Teun chairs a number of informal operator workgroups on broadband and media. He has led the TNO-initiative on HbbTV OpApps, and coordinated a consortium of HbbTV members to create and review OpApp test assertions. He is now working with operators and manufacturers towards deployment of HbbTV OpApps in 2018 and beyond. In 2009, he founded the organisation and agenda of TNO’s Ultra-fast Broadband seminar, a world-leading event on technical developments in broadband access, and which he still drives today.

SES/SPIN DIGITAL/SHARP Live 8K TV via ASTRA Satellite

This demo is the first ever test broadcast of an 8K television signal realised via an SES satellite. At 80Mbit/s carried over a single transponder on ASTRA 23.5E, broadcasting 8K in HEVC remains technically extremely challenging in 2018.

Tom Christophorytom.christophory@ses.com

SONYHDR demo with Sony’s new 4K OLED BRAVIA AF8

Sony’s new 4K OLED BRAVIA® AF8 Series brings the very latest in processor and sound technologies together for breathtaking 4K HDR entertainment that remains true to the director’s intent. The combination of the industry renowned 4K HDR X1™ Extreme image processor and Sony’s unique Acoustic Surface™ technology, that invisibly vibrates the display so the sound comes to you from the entire screen, delivers an immersive and seamless integration of image and audio as only Sony can.

Masahito Morimasahito.mori@eu.sony.com

PHILIPS Advanced HDR by Technicolor

Demonstration of commercial products including Advanced HDR by Technicolor for production, distribution and display.

Guy Ducosguy.ducos@philips.com

On-site Demonstrations

I DO IT/SESSelfsat Flat Panel Antenna with integrated dCSS Technology enables Fast Channel Change for Satellite Television.

Selfsat will showcase their latest H22 flat panel antenna with integrated dCSS technology. This antenna forms the basis for the fast channel change demo together with SES. Changing channels on a digital satellite television receiver can take anywhere from 1,5 to 4 seconds. Using advanced technologies, such as dCSS feeding, full band capture tuners and intelligent demodulation and demultiplexing schemes, it is now possible to have instant channel changes for satellite television too. This demo will allow visitors to try for themselves the comfort that instant channel change brings to daily TV zapping. In addition Selfsat will exhibit their latest “auto skew” tracking antenna for buses.

Georges Kougioumtzis gk@i-do-it.fr

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TestTree Testing and Monitoring Equipment for Satellite Transmission

TestTree will demonstrate its global solution for satellite link testing and monitoring. They will present a complete set of pocket-sized tools for lab and field investigation, providing RF spectrum recording, playback and analysis, as well as TS analysis covering full DVB-S/S2 standards For 24/7 monitoring of DVB-S/S2 signals, TestTree proposes its EdgeProbe solution: scalable, easy-to-use, with accurate and reliable measurements. Combined with an NMS or TestTree’s GlobalViewer, EdgeProbe provides a powerful alert & diagnosis tool allowing DTV, DTH and satellite network operators to increase the Quality of Service by monitoring RF satellite quality and TS integrity (T2-MI, OneBeam/SingleIllumination), and anticipating potential failures.

Carmen Kerloc’hcarmen.kerloch@test-tree.com

ENENSYS OneBeam - Share Satellite Capacity for DTT Distribution and DTH Services

The demonstration aims at illustrating the ENENSYS OneBeam solution. At the head-end, a DTH bouquet is created with eight TV services (two HD and six SD). The ENENSYS DVB-SIS control stream generator is inserting the DTH bouquet metadata to remotely control and synchronise ENENSYS DVB-SIS Edge device. The DTH consumers receive the DTH bouquet with the 8 TV services. At the DTT transmission site, the ENENSYS DVB-SIS Edge devices receives the DTH bouquet with the metadata, fetches six TV services out of the eight DTH bouquet, and generates a T2-MI stream that enables SFN broadcasting over DVB-T2 networks.

Michel Skorupamichel.skorupa@enensys.com

TEAMCAST Automatic Link Optimisation

Innovative solution for the global optimisation of a satellite link. The demonstration system comprises a modulator performing digital pre-correction of the linear and non-linear impairments of on-board transponder chains, a transponder emulator, a receiver with signal analysis capabilities, and a feedback channel through a regular internet connection. The solution is fully automated and transparent for the user. It can be used while the link actually carries user data, the link budget is constantly optimised, no matter what the evolution of the transponder characteristics.

Philippe Hostiouphilippe.hostiou@teamcast.com

BROADPEAK Multiscreen Video Delivery

The demo will show how nanoCDN multicast ABR enables reaching all the new screens with live TV feeds, removing all the scalability issues. It will explain how operators can fully embrace http adaptive bitrate delivery, and provide their subscribers with a unique Quality of Experience with unmatched video quality and ultra-low latency.

François-Xavier Simonfrancois.simon@broadpeak.tv

MX1 MX1 360: Unified Media Platform

MX1 demonstrates MX1 360 – our cutting-edge unified media platform for monitoring, managing and delivering linear and non-linear content to any broadcast, VOD or OTT platform. We’ll demonstrate how this highly flexible, centralised platform brings together the full range of media services, integrating best-in-class tools for any requirement in a single interface. MX1 360 manages media complexities to provide rapid and agile solutions and technologies to maximise the value of video content.

Ariel NishriAriel.Nishri@mx1.com

On-site Demonstrations

UNITRON Digital Channel Stacking Multiswitches

UNITRON offers a full range of wideband-compatible dCSS/SCR multiswitches for any application worldwide. From one-way up to 16-way and, from one to four satellite orbital positions. User band settings are selected automatically or can be personalised for each output according to the user’s needs.

Joris Goemaerejoris.goemaere@unitrongroup.com

ATEME High-Efficiency MPEG2 and Next-Generation H.264

ATEME is the video delivery leader committed to continuous investment in video-quality enhancements. The company is a leading member of organisations, industry committees and research groups at the forefront of standards development. In addition to actively investing in MPEG-2, H.264 and HEVC, ATEME has been working with leading research groups, cable operators and STB vendors to introduce a High-Efficiency MPEG-2 (HE-MPEG2©) CODEC. The HE-MPEG2 is compatible with MPEG-2 compliant decoders, including legacy STBs and digital televisions—it doesn’t require any change or upgrade to existing devices. Based on the bandwidth efficiency of HE-MPEG2 in conjunction with ATEME’s TITAN Live/Mux statistical multiplexing solutions, satellite stations can operate with a 30% increased mux density, without compromising video quality and with an easy migration path to HEVC.

Igor Stankovici.stankovic@ateme.com

GT-SAT INTERNATIONAL dHello™ – Setting-Free Controlling Protocol for dCSS Devices

GT-Sat International, the European leader in LNB and satellite accessories supply, has been a pioneer in dCSS devices and delivering technology to worldwide customers. GT-Sat’s products are innovative with exclusive software solutions. GT-Sat will demonstrate its latest cutting-edge technological development: digital dCSS LNB and multiswitch, capable of independently supplying multiple satellite signals to 32 receivers at the same time, using a single coax cable. The dCSS devices will be controlled with dHello™, an innovative DiSEqC protocol that requires no installer interaction.

Wojtek Mazurwojtek@gt-sat.com

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FTA COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES Smart Solutions for DTH Operators

Inverto will demonstrate its latest innovations and best-in-class solutions for DTH operators including:

SatPalTM a smart all-in-one satellite installation tool that helps operators to control the quality of their field installations.

SatWatchTM a unique IoT device that monitors the satellite signal in the field and sends the operator early alerts on potential reception issues allowing the operator to fix them before they turn into expensive problems. Ideal for large installations in public venues, campuses or building blocks.

Unicable II ODUs a broad array of dCSS LNBs and multiswitches with field-proven firmware that is 100% controlled by Inverto and can be customised to meet advanced operator requirements.

Gil Laifergil.laifer@inverto.tv

SES NETWORKS SES Networks Partner Ecosystem

Imagine a world where industry partners come together to create turn-key solutions in a cost-effective, standards-based environment, making satellite-based communications a more seamless and mainstream part of a cloud-scale, future-proof network.

Mark BieberichMark.Bieberich@ses.com

iDIRECTMulti-access Platform

As the technology partner behind SES Networks’ Mobility+ and Enterprise+ services, iDirect will have Technology Experts that will highlight some of the ground segment platform features used for mobility such as automatic beam switching, multicast overlay and global bandwidth management. In the booth we will also showcase iDirect’s new remote generation for fixed, maritime and aero markets. Hear about our 5G vision and how we see Satellite becoming an integrated part within the converged end-to-end network for Telcos, MNOs and SPs alike. For that reason we are developing a universal, multi-orbit, multi-access platform - ask us how it matters to you.

Francis Proutfprout@iDirect.net

EKT A Set-Top-Box for Every Possible Need

EKT delivers set-top-box solutions for the needs of today and tomorrow, including a range of Zapper, Hybrid and Android devices. During SES iD18, we will demonstrate a range of ready-to-deploy middleware integrations. Working with these pre-integrated systems enables operators around the world to decrease development costs and time to market. With our teams in Europe, Asia, Russia and Latin America, EKT serves clients locally while using the expertise and experience from around the world.

Jill MulderJill.Mulder@ekt-digital.com

On-site Demonstrations

GENIATECH EUROPESat>IP Server & Client Platform

Sat>IP server & client platform

Sat>IP TV headend cluster

Sat>IP client with catch-up TV / VOD integration

Sat>IP encapsulated DVB (DVB-IP) as multicast stream

Sat>IP server direct worldwide access

Mike Deckermike.decker@geniatech.com

ARCADYAN TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION Arcadyan Hybrid Android TV STB

Arcadyan, from Taiwan, incorporates the best of broadband access, multimedia, and wireless infrastructure into its expertise. Arcadyan demonstrates the latest Android TV hybrid set-top box together with IoT devices and voice control. With this technology, users can have a good, enjoyable experience.

Kevin Tsaikevin_tsai@arcadyan.com

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ALTICAST Actionable intelligence: Data platform + offering of Argus-BIS

Argus-BIS (Business Intelligence System) is a marketing platform based on Big Data and AI analytics, which gives service operators insights to increase ARPU. Argus-BIS gives information regarding content recommendation, promotion insight, targeted ads and a personalised UI. The system consists of three major solutions data collection, data analytics, and offering. With the data collected on subscriber and various statistical information, we can discover marketing insights as a result of analytics on content, product, and subscriber behaviour. Additionaly, the solution provides dynamic UI, recommendations, and marketing campaigns. In the demo, Alticast will show Dynamic UI, an offering based on micro-segmentation of subscribers.

Andries Grondmana.grondman@alticast.com

SED SYSTEMSMultichannel Modulators

SED will demonstrate unique multichannel modulators, Hercules and Defender, that generate multiple DVB-S/S2/S2X carriers from a space-efficient chassis.  The multichannel approach provides a cost-effective alternative to traditional modulators and saves both space and power consumption in the equipment room.  The carriers will be displayed using our Decimator spectrum analyzer unit that incorporates carrier monitoring capability.

Peter waskowicwaskowic@sedsystems.ca

FRAUNHOFERMPEG-H - Next Generation Audio

Demonstration of the key features of next generation audio: Immersive sound and user interactivity.

Stefan Meltzerstefan.meltzer@iis.fraunhofer.de

SNT LAB / UNIVERSITY OF LUXEMBOURG SERENADE: Precoding for Multi-beam Satellites

SERENADE is a precoding demonstrator for multi-beam satellite systems. This technique exploits the constructive interference among multiuser links, and gives a phenomenal improvement in throughput, availability and energy efficiency. The complete end-to-end hardware emulation of a 6x6 system (six satellite beams) is implemented in SDR platforms at an IF band. The communication chain starts with a precoding-enabled gateway that injects six transmission streams into a 6x6 MIMO satellite channel emulator. The emulator generates the MIMO interference and the imperfections of a realistic communication payload. Finally, a set of six user terminals (UT) closes the loop.

Juan Duncanjuan.duncan@uni.lu

WORK MICROWAVEAdvanced Satcom Equipment

WORK Microwave shows a Multichannel Ka-band frequency upconverter suitable for high band- and high-throughput applications. We will also display a DVB-S2X AX-60 IP modem together with the new A-series wideband IP trunking modem, AX-80. These units support DVB-S2X standard mode, while special versions support Annex M time-slicing and Annex E superframing, and can be used as modulator only. The flexible A-Series architecture will also support future operational modes.

Gerhard Mockergerhard.mocker@work-microwave.com

ROHDE & SCHWARZ New Satellite Uplink Amplifier R&S PKU100 for Ku-Band and T&M Solutions for Satellite Signal Generation and Spectrum Analysis

Rohde & Schwarz – with the R&S®SMW200A, R&S®BTC, R&S®SLG and R&S®FSW, will show a wide range of T&M solutions for signal generation and spectrum analysis to test ground stations, satellite payloads, receivers and components for standards like DVB-S2/S2X, upcoming satellite constellations. The new R&S®PKU100 satellite uplink amplifier family for Ku-Band is the first solid state amplifier on the market that combines the compactness and light weight of TWT amplifiers with the robustness of GaN solid state designs. R&S®PKU100 offers an automatic adaptive lineariser, and comes with 400W and 750W peak power as an indoor or outdoor model.

Ralph KirchhoffRalph.Kirchhoff@rohde-schwarz.com

NEWTECChannel Bonding for UHD / IP-based news gathering; OU Flex by SES

In today’s world where consumers are expecting to be able to view ultra-high definition programs, broadcasters’ choosing to deliver this content over satellite are seeing increasing pressure. Due to the use of 4K and HDR, these next-generation television broadcasts require higher bitrates and significantly more bandwidth. Therefore, new technologies which provide broadcasters with efficiency gains are incredibly important to ensure effective space segment usage. The latest DVB-S2X transmission standard – which Newtec played a leading role in developing – introduced the concept of channel bonding allowing a single DTH transport stream to be split and carried over up to three satellite transponders.

Johan De Nolf jdn@newtec.eu

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Bus Transfer Schedule

DATE TIME BUS TRANSFER

DAY 1WEDNESDAY 23 MAY

09.00 am 10.00 am

BUS 1 From Alvisse Parc Hotel to Luxembourg Congres BUS 2 From Alvisse Parc Hotel to Luxembourg Congres

06.15 pm 06.30 pm

BUS 1 From Luxembourg Congres to Alvisse Parc Hotel BUS 2 From Luxembourg Congres to Alvisse Parc Hotel

07.15 pm 07.30 pm

BUS 1 From Alvisse Parc Hotel to El Barrio BUS 2 From Alvisse Parc Hotel to El Barrio

Please note: The bus will do a stop at the Luxembourg Congres for people who would like to take the bus to join the evening event

10.00 pm 11.00 pm12.00 am

BUS 1 From El Barrio to Alvisse Parc Hotel BUS 2 From El Barrio to Alvisse Parc Hotel BUS 3 From El Barrio to Alvisse Parc Hotel

Please note: The bus will do a stop at the Luxembourg Congres for people staying at the Melia and at the Novotel

DAY 2THURSDAY 24 MAY

08.15 am 08.45 am

BUS 1 From Alvisse Parc Hotel to Luxembourg Congres BUS 2 From Alvisse Parc Hotel to Luxembourg Congres

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Venues, Hotels And Contacts

CONFERENCE VENUELuxembourg Congrès4 Place de l’ Europe1499 Luxembourg+352 430 257 751

EVENING EVENT VENUE

El Barrio2, Rue Erasme1468 Luxembourg+352 69 19 03 631

Hotel Melia1 Park Dräi Eechelen1499 Luxembourg+352 27 333 205

RECOMMENDED HOTELS

Alvisse Parc Hotel120 Route d’Echternach1453 Luxembourg+352 43 56 43 81 03

Novotel Kirchberg6 Rue du Fort Niedergruenewald2226 Luxembourg+352 42 98 48 1

113 Luxembourg Police112 Medical Help–ambulances44 22 44 Fire Brigade24 68 1 Hospital Kirchberg(9 rue Edward Steichen,L-2540 Luxembourg)

EMERGENCY CONTACTS

Marie-Laure DesseigneEvent Managerml.desseigne@ses.com+352 621 226 754

EVENT SUPPORT CONTACTS

Emilie RibasTrainee – Event, Marketing HQEmilie.Ribas@ses.com+352 710 725 8906

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