6 August 2013

Leading satellite and broadcasting organisations today announced a collaboration to host a series of interference prevention meetings throughout IBC. The meetings, hosted by the Global VSAT Forum (GVF), the Satellite Interference Reduction Group (IRG), the World Broadcasting Unions- International Satellite Operators Group (WBU-ISOG) and the Radio Frequency Interference – End Users Initiative (RFI-EUI), will be sponsored by Eutelsat and SES.
 
The Satellite Interference Mitigation Forum, sponsored by Eutelsat, will be held on Thursday 12^th September from 1pm at the Holiday Inn, 2, Amsterdam. This technical forum aims to address recent developments, as well as discussing the next steps in interference prevention. It will cover a number of important topics, including training, earth station testing, Carrier Identification, and geolocation techniques.
 
The groups will also be collaborating on a series of breakout briefing meetings, sponsored by SES. These meetings are aimed at educating the industry and users about interference prevention techniques, technologies, and initiatives, providing them with the tools and information to ensure they can mitigate interference and its effects on their business. Each of these briefings will have a different theme as follows:
 
·      Friday 13^th September, 17:15  – Earth station testing
·      Saturday 14^th September, 17:15  – Carrier Identification
·      Sunday 15^th September, 17:15 – Training
 
“We are pleased to be collaborating on these joint meetings,” commented David Hartshorn, Secretary General, the Global VSAT Forum. “Satellite interference can only be tackled with the support of the entire industry. Events such as these are vitally important to help us communicate current initiatives and engage with the industry.”
 
“By working together with other groups, we can cover a broad spectrum of interference prevention measures and enable attendees to truly get to grips with the challenge, as well as the solutions,” commented Martin Coleman, Executive Director, the Satellite Interference Reduction Group. “We are keen to engage a wide cross-section of the industry, including broadcasters, satellite operators, and equipment manufacturers, amongst many others.”
 
The Satellite Interference Mitigation Forum takes place at the Holiday Inn, De Boelelaan 2, Amsterdam at 1pm on Thursday 12^th September.
The workshops will take place in the SES Balcony Suite BM10/11 at the dates and times mentioned above.