IRG and ArabSat to Host Satellite Interference Forum at CabSat

 23 February 2012

The Satellite Interference Reduction Group (IRG) today announced that it will be running a satellite interference forum at CabSat, hosted by Arab Satellite Communications. The forum will take place on Tuesday 28th February from 1pm – 3pm at Fairmont Dubai Hotel.

For several years now, broadcasters and satellite industry leaders have been collaborating to combat satellite interference throughout the world. In particular the subject of Carrier ID remains high on the global agenda. Participating in this high-level dialogue will be executives covering the full spectrum of our industry involved with Carrier ID the plans being developed to take quality assurance and satellite signal integrity to the next level.  

The forum will focus on moving forward with Carrier ID and the preparations for a start date of the July 27, 2012 Olympics. It will feature presentations from many leading executives in the industry, including Martin Jarrold, GVF, Stewart Sanders, SES, and Guido Baraglia, Kratos-ISE & IRG Director, amongst others.

“We are pleased to be hosting this event at CabSat. Interference is an extremely costly problem in the industry and one which can only be solved the entire industry working together,” commented a spokesperson from ArabSat, “Forums like this are vital to educate the industry as to the latest developments and also to involve executives from across the industry in discussions around how to build upon progress already made.” 

Martin Coleman, Executive Director, Satellite Interference Reduction Group, commented, “Industry efforts to solve RFI problems have been extensive, but we still have a long way to go to achieve widespread adoption of viable solutions across the industry, in order to mitigate the cause of interference.”