10th FOKUS Media Web
Symposium

June 13–14, 2023 – Fraunhofer FOKUS

Thorsten Lohmar

Expert Media Delivery

Ericsson Research

Thorsten Lohmar graduated from the Technical University of Aachen (1997), where he also received his PhD (2011) in Electrical Engineering. Thorsten joined Ericsson in Germany in 1998 and was working for many years in different business and Ericsson Research units, often in relation to standards. He worked on a variety of topics related to mobile communication systems and led research projects specifically in the multimedia technologies area. He is focusing on wireless video delivery (downlink and uplink) and delivery optimizations. Lately, he focuses on professional media production and works with different players to integrate 5G network technology into existing media production workflows.

  • 13:30 - 14:30 | Session 1

    5G-MAG: Fostering collaboration towards 5G Media Services and Applications

    Jordi J. Gimenez

    Head of Technology

    5G-MAG

    Conceptual business and architectural approach to enhance online delivery with satellite services

    Bram Tullemans

    Program manager broadband technology and online services

    EBU

    5G Media Streaming Advances– towards a universal Media Distribution Platform

    Thomas Stockhammer

    Senior Director Technical Standards

    Qualcomm Technologies

    15:00 - 16:00 | Session 2

    Towards AR for the masses with 5G Media standardization

    Emmanuel Thomas

    Senior Media Engineer

    Xiaomi Technology

    Understanding Metaverse and the Network Requirements

    Thibaud Biatek

    Senior Standardization Specialist

    Media Connectivity & Architecture, Nokia Networks, France

    Leveraging 5G for Media & Entertainment Use Cases

    Williams Tovar

    5G Media Streaming Solutions Director

    Ateme

    Thasso Griebel

    Technical Lead Player Development

    castLabs

    16:30 - 18:00 | Session 3

    Current use cases for tv productions via private 5G

    Daniel Wolbers

    Head of Bid Solution Management

    Media Broadcast

    5G for mobile journalism and media productions – an insight into currenct projects at RTL Germany

    Jens Schilder

    Project engineer

    RTL

    Media production with 5G

    Thorsten Lohmar

    Expert Media Delivery

    Ericsson Research

    SWR 5G Campus Network – Towards Nomadic Use

    Markus Berg

    Head of Broadcast and Media Systems