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Welcome Together We Innovate SES Industry Days Event Programme 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. TABLE OF CONTENTS 04 06 16 Welcome Message Conference Agenda Speakers 26 34 35 On-site Demonstrations Bus Transfer Event Map Schedule 36 Venues, Hotels and Contacts SES iD Download the Attendify App WiFi and look for the Network: ses-id18 SES Industry Days 2018 Password: ses-id18 event app iD18 | 3 Welcome A very warm welcome to For Industry Days 2018 we have prepared SES Industry Days 2018. Since our an exciting programme with topics covering conference last year, we have continued satellite technology, video broadcast, IP to embrace new technologies and deliver networks and consumer electronics. optimised products and services to our customers worldwide. We will kick-off Day 1 with a keynote speech outlining the role of satellite in tomorrow’s We recently launched three new GEO world. We will then cover the new services satellites and four additional MEO satellites. that our recently launched satellites will Our SES-12 satellite is scheduled for launch enable and how SES is going to approach on a SpaceX Falcon rocket from Cape the design of its Next Generation satellites. Canaveral at the end of this month. Since April this year Steve Collar, who previously In the afternoon, we will discuss how video ran O3b Networks and most recently was operators are adapting to the acceleration responsible for all of SES’s connectivity of technology innovation in the media business, is now the CEO of SES. business and how cloud computing is impacting the business. SES Video now transmits more than 7,700 TV channels, of which over 2,600 are in HD To wrap up Day 1, we will examine the quality. The number of commercial Ultra latest generation of video optimisation HD channels has increased to 32. Today, codecs and tools. more than 351 million households rely on SES Video to deliver their content to Day 2 will start with a Master Class about audiences worldwide. High Dynamic Range (HDR) presented by Sony. As Industry Days has always focused SES Networks is experiencing significant on technology innovation, we will explore growth in particular, due to its strong new technologies, Artificial Intelligence and performance in the aeronautical and innovation in the area of satellite DTH for government business segments. the remainder of the day. SES Industry Days Together We Innovate Industry Days offers you excellent networking opportunities as we have Visit the over 300 delegates attending from all over the world. 26 demos We encourage you to visit the 26 on-site demonstrations from our partners in industry and university exhibiting their showing latest developments. Many thanks to our speakers, exhibitors the latest and the SES Industry Days team for their enthusiastic support and dedication in technological making this event a success. It has, and continues to be a privilege and pleasure to work with you all. developments Thomas Wrede VP, New Technology & Standards SES Video iD18 | 5 Conference Agenda Day 1 Wednesday, 23 May TIME SPEAKER TOPIC 10:00 REGISTRATION AND MORNING COFFEE 11:00 Ferdinand Kayser Welcome SES Video 11:15 Eric Watko Keynote SES Networks The Role of Satellite in Tomorrow’s Society 11:45 FOCUS TOPIC New Satellites: Enabling Future Services Innovating 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 11:45 Satellite Launch Update and Technology Update SES John Finney 12:10 New Satellites: Enabling Future Services Isotropic Systems 12:35 FOCUS TOPIC Integrating satellites into a network Network 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 Christian 12:35 The Importance of an Ecosystem-Based SES Networks Network Strategy 13:00 LUNCH Day 1 Wednesday, 23 May TIME SPEAKER TOPIC 14:30 FOCUS TOPIC O3b mPOWER: Journey and Opportunity O3b 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 Sanders 14:30 O3b mPOWER: The Technology, SES Networks the Business Opportunity and the Timeline Denis Sutherland 14:50 Open Access to Opportunity – 5G and Beyond iDirect 15:10 FOCUS TOPIC The Changing Video Landscape: Implications for Video Operators The 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 Nishri 15:10 MX1 360: How broadcasters and media MX1 companies are adapting to a changing video landscape 15:30 FOCUS TOPIC Next Generation Audio Consumers 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 Meltzer 15:30 The Next Audio Revolution Fraunhofer IIS 15:50 COFFEE BREAK iD18 | 7 Conference Agenda Day 1 (continued) Wednesday, 23 May TIME SPEAKER TOPIC 16:35 FOCUS TOPIC The Cloud is Changing the Media Industry: Embracing Technologies for Next Generation Video Services As 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 Frost 16:35 How the Cloud is Changing the Broadcast Amazon Web Services AWS and Media Industry: Embracing cloud to continually innovate & deliver more intelligent video services Marcus Box 16:55 Smart Use of Public Cloud Improves M2A Media Streaming for Live Sports Israel Drori 17:15 Contributing Live Video to the Cloud Zixi 17:30 PANEL SESSION Next Generation Video Optimisation Dror Gill Viewers across all devices want consistent performance, Beamr uninterrupted video service and coverage at the lowest possible price. While mobile and fixed networks Elad Manishviz MX1 were not originally designed to deliver such a large amount of constant data to a growing number of users Israel Drori in parallel, video now consumes over 70% of mobile Zixi 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) HIGHLIGHT DAY 1 O3b mPOWER: Journey and Opportunity 14:30 Stewart Sanders SES Networks iD18 | 9 Conference Agenda Day 2 Thursday, 24 May TIME SPEAKER TOPIC 8:45 MORNING COFFEE 9:00 Wilfried Urner Welcome SES Video 9:15 FOCUS TOPIC Ultra HD 4K and 8K: Leading the Video Quality Race Starting 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 Ogura 09:15 For Your Better Understanding of HDR SONY Diego de Souza 09:55 8K Video Technologies: The State of the Art Spin Digital Roman Hartrampf 10:15 8K-SHARP Ecosystem UMC Deutschland Marcel Gonska 10:35 Next Generation Video and the WLC Power of AutoCal 10:55 COFFEE BREAK Day 2 Thursday, 24 May TIME SPEAKER TOPIC 11:30 FOCUS TOPIC Industry Outlook: Technology and Standards for the 21st Century From 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 Lanigan 11:30 DVB-I: A new “physical” Layer? TP Vision Ian Trow 11:50 AV1 for Internet based Video Delivery ATEME Damien Lucas 12:10 Going Over the Top : Challenges and Pitfalls Anevia 12:30 LUNCH 13:30 FOCUS TOPIC Artificial Intelligence: What does it mean for Broadcasters and End Users At CES this year, everything was “AI”: from home automation to voice control, virtual reality and advanced video processing in flat screens.