12th FOKUS
Media Web Symposium

June 24–25, 2025 – Berlin

Jordi J. Gimenez

Head of Technology

5G-MAG Media Action Group

Jordi J. Gimenez is Head of Technology at the 5G-MAG (Media Action Group), an international non-profit organization committed to driving standards for connected media experiences and their effective integration into commercial products.

His primary technical expertise lies in the realm of media delivery technologies and networks, in particular mobile communications (LTE/5G – 3GPP) and broadcast systems (DVB, DAB, ATSC), where he has been actively contributing to standardization activities. From 2018 to 2020, he held the position of Project Manager at the Institut für Rundfunktechnik (IRT) in Munich, the principal research and development center for prominent public broadcasting entities, including ARD, ZDF, Deutschlandradio, ORF, and SRG/SSR. Prior to this appointment, he served as a Research Engineer at the iTEAM Research Institute (Universitat Politècnica de València) in Spain. He received a Ph.D. in Telecommunications from the Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV) in 2015.

  • 13:30 - 14:30 | Session 1

    Connected Media Experiences powered by Open Standards and Open-Source

    Jordi J. Gimenez

    Head of Technology

    5G-MAG Media Action Group

    Improving the efficiency of streaming over satellite networks by unequal error protection of mABR streams

    Yuriy Reznik

    Vice President of Research

    Brightcove Inc.

    Thomas Stockhammer

    15:00 - 16:00 | Session 2

    Features in 5G-Advanced for enhanced delivery of low latency and high volume media

    Rufael Mekuria

    Principal Engineer

    Huawei Technologies (Netherlands)

    Towards XR application awareness in 3GPP networks

    Serhan Gül

    Senior Researcher

    Nokia

    5G in PSM – Where do we stand today

    Dr. Roland Beutler

    Distribution Strategy

    SWR

    16:30 - 18:00 | Session 3

    Spotlight on Volumetric Video: Use Cases, Standards and Implementation

    Ralf Schaefer

    Vice President Standards Video Lab

    InterDigital

    Video coding improvements for delivery of low-latency and interactive video services

    Lukasz Litwic

    Senior Research Manager

    Ericsson

    XR and wearables: Current state and perspectives on upcoming 5G/6G features

    Emmanuel Thomas

    Chief Multimedia Technology Expert

    Xiaomi Technology

    Latest developments of 5G-MAG XR tools

    Nils Duval

    Software Engineer

    Motionspell