SCTE unveils autumn lecture line-up

The UK Society for Broadband Professionals (SCTE) has unveiled details of its autumn lecture and annual general meeting, which take place on October 16 at the Royal College of Surgeons in London. 

The event will feature presentations covering a wide array of topics such as the future of cable access architectures, 4K and network power consumption. After the lecture programme, a cocktail party will be held in the library at the Royal College of Surgeons for members and non-members, providing all attendees with the opportunity for networking.

Lectures will include The Growing Pains and Tribulations of a National Cable Operator, presented by Alan Corfield, manager, transmission engineering, Virgin Media, 4K in Focus presented by Charlie Bercier, broadcast solution engineer, ATEME, and Distributed, Digital and Abstracted… The Future of Cable Access Architectures presented by Frank Miller, global chief technology officer of MSO, Huawei.

Other topics include How to Decouple Network Scalability from Network Power Consumption without Sacrificing Performance, presented by Neil Sugden, technical director, Europe, Transmode, Guaranteeing Quality in an IPTV System presented by Göran Appelquist, CTO, Edgeware, and Piracy and Live Sports: Protecting Assets, Enhancing Consumer Experiences by Rory O’Connor, VP of managed services, Irdeto.