Telecom2009: Call for IPTV Session Proposals

If you have an idea for a session or series of sessions that focus on:

1) IPTV deployments by telecom companies


middleware

set-top boxes

video production

multicasting

real time streaming protocol

encoders

video gateways

video processing as it relates to IPTV, VOD (MPEG-4, MPEG-2, VC-1)

social media

HDTV

content

content acquisition

content protection

business models

2) Case histories of telecom video deployments (both inside and and outside the US

3) Managing telecom video networks

4) Monitoring the performance and quality of video deployments

5) Video franchising issues

6) IPTV policy/regulatory issues

7) Any other compelling topic related to IPTV

Important Information

1) Sessions typically run for 75 minutes, although they could be shorter.

2) Typically panel sessions have no more than 4 panelists and preferably 3 panelists and one moderator.

3) Technology demonstrations are encouraged, again especially if they focus on the IPTV value chain.

4) This is a different call for session proposals than the call for technology papers for the Telecom Technology Papers. Ideas for sessions cannot be submitted online at our web site.

Important Dates

December 12: submission process ends

January 15: acceptance notifications go out

Questions:

Contact Sean Sullivan at ssullivan@lightbulb-communications.com or +1 703 596 4133 (p).

Ericsson Debuts IMS IPTV Middleware in U.S.

Bob Wallace

LM Ericsson Telephone Co. (ERIC) today announced commercial availability of what it claims is the first “IMS-integrated middleware” for the U.S. market, several months after the package was first announced to the masses.

Ericsson claims the IPTV solution is aligned with the Open IPTV Forum specifications, and is the first solution in the world to be pre-integrated with IMS and also operates across traditional networks.

The Open IPTV Forum is charged with pulling together specs from a number of different groups that cover everything from the IPTV headend all the way down the ecosystem line to the set-top box in the home. The group notes, it does not create standards itself.

The middleware brings together Ericsson offerings such as IPTV network infrastructure, video processing solutions and VoD, and interoperates with products from Accedo Broadband, Agama Technologies, Amino, HP, SecureMedia, Sun Microsystems, Tilgin, Verimatrix, and ZyXEL.

While the list includes multiple established TV service suppliers, key IPTV providers Cisco Systems Inc. and Microsoft Corp. are conspicuous in their absence from the forum’s membership list. Members beyond those cited in the press materials include Motorola and Nokia Siemens Networks.

Further, other broader industry groups such as the Multiservice Forum are working to bring together IMS and IP services such as IPTV to ensure device and software interoperability to fuel eventual blended, converged services not found today.

The group recently held a 12-day Global Multiservice Interoperability (GMI) test event spanning three continents, five test labs, three carriers (Verizon, BT and China Mobile) and tested 22 vendor’s devices, with the focus being bringing IP services and their related devices into the IMS core.

Ericsson claims its package lets operators create, test and deploy personalized and interactive TV. That includes the combination of communication and entertainment spanning wireline and wireless services.

IMS extends the TV experience with integrated communication and delivers convergence enablers such as presence and messaging/chat. Combining these capabilities with Internet services creates additional opportunities for service creation and enhancement, according to the vendor.

IPTV Zone at IBC2009 Doubled in Size on Demand for IPTV

Following the success of last year’s show, the IPTV Zone at IBC2009 is being increased in size by 120% (from 1116m² to 2466m²). The expansion reflects the growth of the IPTV market which, according to recent research by Infonetics, is forecast to grow to reach 53 million subscribers by 2009 creating a $44 billion marketplace for equipment and services.

IBC IPTV ZoneNow in its third year, the IBC2009 IPTV Zone will bring together many of the organisations and technologies that are emerging as major forces in these new markets. It will therefore provide a unique opportunity for application developers, content providers and technology companies to showcase their capabilities at the heart of the broadcast industry's leading international conference and exhibition.

The IPTV Zone will be accompanied by the IBC2009 IPTV Zone Business Briefings to which attendance is free. These briefings will examine some of the issues and opportunities arising from this revolution in broadcast content delivery in further detail and are intended to reinforce and complement the established peer reviewed, paid-delegate IBC Conference.

Commenting on the development of The IPTV Zone at IBC2009, Mike Crimp, COO, IBC said: “We have seen a huge growth in the deployment of IPTV-based services over the last year and this growth is creating enormous opportunities for both content creators and broadcasters. We are delighted with the development of the IPTV Zone over the last 2 years and I am confident that it will again prove a major visitor attraction at this year’s convention.”

The IPTV Zone at IBC2009 is being jointly developed and marketed by IBC, IT Europa and BPL. The IBC2009 exhibition takes place from 11th - 15th September 2009 at the RAI, Amsterdam.

Online Video & Broadcast Expo @ CeBIT Australia 12-14 May 2009

Far from the fringes of the business mainstream, Web-based video and broadcasting applications are in huge demand. Whether for marketing, training, branding or advertising, internet-based video and broadcasting is an enormous market opportunity in Australia.

Does your company provide online video and broadcasting services to the business community? Is you company getting its share of this booming market?
The Online Video & Broadcast Expo at the CeBIT Australia 2009 business technology exhibition and conference series is the most important event on the industry calendar.

CeBIT Australia 2009 will bring more than 37,000 high-quality business visitors through its doors, pre-registered and pre-qualified business technology buyers.
Are you looking to take your company to the next level? Do business the old-fashioned way – meet your next customer face-to-face at the nation's most important information and communications technology event.

CeBIT Australia, which has grown significantly every year since the first event opened its doors eight years ago, has enjoyed success because of the large numbers of business buyers it is able to attract. And the large number of exhibitors that return year after year are proof that the event works.

The Online Video & Broadcast Expo at the CeBIT Australia 2009 platform can help get your company's products and services heard above the noise of this increasingly crowded market.

For three days each May, the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre at Darling Harbour is the focus of tens of thousands of small business and corporate ICT buyers.

Talk to our sales staff today about the exhibition, conference and sponsorship opportunities that exists for the Online Video & Broadcast sector at CeBIT Australia 2009.

Book your exhibition floor space today! Remember, it only happens once a year. CeBIT Australia 2009.

IPTV Basics, Technology, Operation and Services Lawrence Harte

This book explains why and how companies are using IPTV equipment and to provide television services over IP data networks. You will discover what IPTV is, why companies and people are converting systems and selecting IPTV services. The different types of IPTV systems including managed and unmanaged IPTV systems are explained. Discover why companies are choosing to use IPTV systems to deliver television services over traditional television broadcast system. You will learn how IPTV can allow users to access to a million TV programs virtually anywhere in the world. Discover how IPTV systems can offer new types of content including community created content, personal media channels and unique sponsored programming where content owners pay the IPTV operator to make their content available to viewers. IPTV video technology is explained including video compression (MPEG, VC-1) and how IP video transmission is different than broadcast video. IP audio technology is described including audio compression (MP3, AAC) and how IP audio is transmitted along with IP video. Find out how and why IPTV systems use MPEG. You will learn about the different types of MPEG compression (MPEG-2, MPEG-4, H.264/AVC) and how MPEG uses profiles to adapt the media to the many types of user devices that can display IPTV media. The functional parts of IPTV systems are described along with their operation and the key protocols that are used to manage IPTV networks. Learn about the different types of premises distribution networks (e.g. home networks) and how they are used to distributed IPTV signals within the home. Described are the different types of end user devices including IP set top boxes, IP televisions, mobile video telephones and portable media players. You will learn about media content rights and how IPTV systems use digital rights management to control access and protect content. Some of the most important topics featured are: . The different types of IPTV systems . How IP television systems work . New services are possible through the use of IPTV . IP Video compression, formats and transmission . IP Audio compression, formats and transmission . MPEG technology, options and profiles . IPTV network components and protocols . Distributing IPTV in the Home using Home Networks . IPTV Viewing Devices . DRM for IPTV