IP Technology Pre-Conference Program
Tuesday, March 24
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Brought to you by the editors of Via Satellite magazine, this program drills down on all things IP, with a keen editorial look at what new applications are on the horizon, how the technology is shaping our future and most importantly, how our marketplace can monetize IP technology.
IP technology affects and is utilized in the leading market segments satellite technology serves - military, civil space, broadcast. IPTV is the hottest IP technology as it continues to show steady growth in markets around the globe, especially in Europe and the United States. The IP Technology program covers IPTV, along with hybrid networks, military applications and IP protocol in space.
9:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.
Opening Session: IP and the Satellite Sector
With broadcasters wanting to meet the promise of delivering content, anytime, anywhere and bringing content to various sources, how will the market be transformed? How are broadcasters using IP to help their content strategies, both in terms of the mechanics of delivering real-time content and how this fits in with satellite technology? Is IP technology a friend or foe to the satellite marketplace?
Moderator: Claude Rousseau, Senior Analyst, Satellite Communications
Speakers: Kevin Boyle, Partner, Latham & Watkins LLP; Alasdair Calder, Director of Product Development, Spacenet; Michael Kazmier, CTO, Avail Media, Serge Van Herck, CEO, Newtec N.V.
10:30 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
IP Protocol in Space
The use of IP protocols in space promises to improve satellite communications, and both commercial and government interests are working on developing the technology necessary to make IP in space a reality. What are the challenges? What are the potential benefits? When will this become a full-scale reality?
Moderator: Jason Bates, Editor, Access Intelligence, LLC, Satellite Group;
Speakers: Jay Heberle, Business Development Leader, Universal Space Network;
Kristi Jaska, Vice President Strategy, Satellite Products, ViaSat; Rick Sanford, Director of Space Initiatives, Cisco.
1:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Utilizing IP Technology for Military Operations
“Everything Over IP” has become a mantra followed by the military as much as by the commercial world. Satellite communications, often thought of as a voice service, have been catapulted into the IP Military world, so much so that even voice is now over IP. From highly secure to high speed, IP-based satellite communications promises to be a fast-growing part of the ever-growing requirements to provide information and communications to the high-tech Warfighter of the future.
Moderator: Jason Bates, Editor, Access Intelligence, LLC, Satellite Group; Speakers: Andy Beegan, VP Engineering, Segovia; Don Brown, VP Hosted Payloads, Intelsat; Tim Lorello, SVP and CMO, TeleCommunication Systems, Inc.; Dan Losada, Senior Director, Government Systems Division, Hughes; Rick Skinner, Vice President, Strategic Planning, Global Communications Systems, Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company; Richard A. Williams, Vice Principal Director, GIG Enterprise Services Engineering, DISA.
3:00 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.
IP and the Hybrid Network
The widespread adoption of IP-based networks has allowed network architects to build hybrid networks utilizing terrestrial, wireless, and satellite transport technologies. What are the different strategies network planners can use when designing a hybrid network and what are the benefits of blending different transport technologies?
Moderator: Greg Berlocher, Berlocher & Company; Speakers: David Bettinger, CTO, iDirect Technologies; Brian Deobald, VP of Technology Strategy, Mobile Satellite Ventures; Gary Hale, Team Leader, Solutions Development & Marketing, Global Government Solutions Group (GGSG), Cisco Systems; Jean Macher, Director of Marketing, Thomson; Errol Olivier, President & CEO, Broadpoint; Mike Tippets, President & CEO, Helius, Inc.; Don Thoma, Executive VP, Marketing, Iridium.
4:15 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
IPTV: Lessons from Europe and Around the Globe
While the IPTV market in the United States is growing and certainly has the potential to become one of the biggest in the world, it still trails behind some European and Asian countries in both subscribers and market penetration. What lessons can companies working to establish a market in the United States learn from overseas markets who are dominating their market share?
Moderator: Mark Holmes, Associate Editor, Access Intelligence, LLC, Satellite Group
Speakers: Sujata Dev, President, Time Broadband; Alvaro Gazzolo, President & CEO, IPTV Americas, LLC; John Krzywicki, Partner, Analysys Mason; Tom Munro, CEO, Verimatrix, Inc.; Jonathan Tombes, Editor, Communications Technology.
