Satellite: watching the world from above

After a brief presentation of the companies, this panel will have the form of a direct conversation with the public, in which the participants will respond objectively to the questions. The focus of the discussions will be the services offered, their capabilities, technical and operational characteristics, values and options.

Chair: José Frederico Rehme, Education Director at SET and Engineering Director at TVCi

José Frederico Rehme is director of SET Education Department, Coordinator and Professor of the Electrical Engineering and the Energy Engineering courses at Positivo University, and Engineering Director at TVCi.

Co-Moderator: Tom Jones Moreira de Assis, Application Engineering Coordinator at Tecsys Brasil

Tom Jones Moreira de Assis is Application Engineering Coordinator at Tecsys Brasil.

Speaker: Rodrigo Campos, Managing Director of Eutelsat do Brasil

Rodrigo Campos is the Managing Director of Eutelsat do Brasil. He is the head of the Brazilian operation, responsible for the development of Eutelsat’s commercial efforts aligned with the group’s general strategy in Brazil. With over 20 years in several leading positions in the satellite industry, Rodrigo is a leading specialist in satellite communications.

Advanced Broadcasting Technologies for SATCOM applications

A new line of Gallium Nitrate based Solid State Power Amplifiers enables high order modulation techniques over satellite video links, with major cost reduction, and fiber-like performance.

Speaker: Cristi Damian, VP Business Development, Advantech Wireless Technologies

Cristi Damian has been involved for more than 25 years in Advanced Satellite Communication Technologies. He has extensive expertise in Solid State Technology for SATCOM power amplifiers, and advanced SATCOM modem technology. Since 2010, he is in charge of Advantech Wireless Technologies new line of Gallium Nitrate Power Amplifier Line of products. This truly disruptive technology won numerous prestigious international awards since 2014, including WTA Teleport Technology of the Year, for the deployment of two state of the art  Satellite Broadcast Teleports  in Brazil . These Teleports achieved the  the first world wide Ultra HD 4K Satellite Broadcasting transmission of a major international sport event back in 2014.

Intelsat’s Delivery of Innovative Solutions for a Changing Media Industry

Content consumption has changed drastically in the last several years, with viewers clamoring for content to be available at anytime, anywhere and on any screen. There are so many ways in which viewers have access to their content that it has been difficult to justify business cases that satisfy their appetites. To meet the demands of media consumers, programmers need reliable and flexible solutions, but most of all, they need efficient and cost effective ways to contribute and deliver content. Discover how Intelsat meets those needs with high throughput EpicNG satellites, managed services and future innovative blended networks.

Speaker: Marcelo Lemos Duarte de Amoedo, Sales Director, Broadcast Services, Southern Region, Intelsat

Marcelo Amoedo is a telecommunications professional with 17 years of experience in the areas of television, satellite communications, video compression and systems transmission. Worked as sales and business development manager for STI Telecom and as Account Manager for MB Skytech. At Intelsat, is responsible for the commercialization of full time and occasional use space segment and broadcast services. Post-Graduated in MBA of Digital TV, Broadcasting and New Media of UFF – Universidade Federal Fluminense.

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Speaker: Jurandir Pitsch, vice-president of Sales and Market Development, SES Video, Latin America

Jurandir Pitsch is vice-president of Sales and Market Development for SES Video for Latin America. Jurandir is a telecommunications engineer with more than 35 years of experience in the field of satellites.