Asia-Pacific Broadcasting (APB) @ConnecTechAsia Show News - Day 3 | Page 13

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28 June 2018
THURSDAY 13
Start to make your
way into an all-IP era
When the transition from analogue to
digital first started more than 30 years
ago, many broadcasters did not jump
on the digital bandwagon straight away,
says Matthew Goldman, president of the
Society of Motion Picture and Television
Engineers (SMPTE), and senior vice-pres-
ident of technology, TV and Media,
Ericsson.
Visiting the APB booth 6D4-04 at
Broadcast Asia2018, he adds: “What hap-
pened then is repeating itself where the IP
transition is concerned. We are at an early
adoption stage, and for many broadcasters
who are not doing anything beyond 1080p
right now, there is no rush for them to
move to IP.”
While acknowledging that 12-SDI is
currently able to handle many of today’s
broadcast workflows, Goldman urges
broadcasters to ask themselves: “Where do
I see myself in the near future?”
He elaborates: “If you are intending to
build a 12G-SDI plant now, are you also
planning to invest in IP in two to three
years?
“To realise software-defined networks
and virtualisation, you need to move to IP.
While this transition can be more expensive
to implement now, this will not be the case
in two to three years.”
One key development that is expected
to provide a real boost to IP adoption is
the creation of the SMPTE ST 2110 suite of
standards, titled Professional Media Over
Managed IP networks.
The new standards suite describes the
carriage of video, audio and ancillary data
— all co-timed and related to each other
so that everything can stay in sync — while
maintaining the flexibility to run on generic
IT infrastructure.
And even if you are not ready to
migrate to IP now, start learning about it,
and understand what it can do for you,
says Goldman. Another key aspect of the IP
transition, he adds, is the training required
for broadcast engineers.
“Education is a key aspect in the IP
transition — and this is why initiatives such
as the IP Master Class, organised by APB in
Singapore a day before BroadcastAsia2018,
can create real value for the industry,” says
Goldman.
On a visit to the APB booth, Matthew Goldman, president of the Society of
Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE), and senior vice-president
of technology, TV and Media, Ericsson, urges broadcasters to begin to look
at IP, even if they are not ready to make a full transition yet.
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