5G Broadcast: Horizons for Europe

This exclusive event will showcase the emergence of an exciting new European broadcasting technology, featuring a series of live 5G Broadcast demonstrations delivered directly to mobile handsets from a high-rise transmitter in downtown Brussels.

Participants will have the chance to experience hands-on demos with a range of devices from three to four leading smartphone manufacturers – the first time that multiple broadcast network operators from across Europe have come together to present different 5G Broadcast demonstrations in this way.

Demonstrations of the use of 5G broadcast in typical mobile broadcasting use cases will be complemented by examples of emergency warning applications and seamless broadcast/ broadband network switching.

The evening will also see the launch of a comprehensive new report “5G Broadcast – Horizons for Europe”, which will provide a detailed review of the technology, an assessment of its benefits for European citizens and stakeholders, and the requirements for making this innovation a reality within the EU.

Participants will have the opportunity to ask questions throughout the program and engage directly with senior experts more informally during a networking reception.

This event is organised by Broadcast Networks Europe, with the valued technical support of Media Broadcast and Belgian Tower Company, and contributions from leading broadcast network operators across Europe.

Speakers

Arnaud Lucaussy

General Secretary
TDF

David Fernández Quijada, Co-founder and Research Director, South 180

Dr David Fernández Quijada

Co-founder & Research Director
South 180

Agenda

Times are listed in CEST

5G Broadcast: Horizons for Europe

2025-11-11

5G Broadcast: Horizons for Europe

2025-11-11

17:30 - 18:00

Participants Arrival & Welcome Drink

18:00 - 18:10

Welcome Address by Broadcast Networks Europe

Arnaud Lucaussy

Chair, Broadcast Networks Europe

Arnaud Lucaussy has been General Secretary of TDF since July 2016, after serving as
TDF’s Director of Regulation and Public Affairs since 2010.

From 2002 to 2006, he worked as a technical advisor in the offices of the Minister of
Economy, Finance and Industry, and the Minister for Industry, where he was
responsible for information and communication technologies, La Poste, innovation,
and research.

Between 2006 and 2010, he held the position of Director of Regulation and Economic
Studies at SFR.

Arnaud began his career at La Poste in 1989, where he spent eleven years in various
technological and regulatory roles. In 2001, he became Chairman of eCPP, the
multimedia subsidiary of the CPP communications group.

He is a graduate of École Polytechnique and Télécom Paris.

Arnaud Lucaussy also serves as Chairman of Broadcast Networks Europe, the
European association of terrestrial broadcast operators and Vice-Chairman of
OFITEM, the French association of mobile infrastructure operators.

Arnaud Lucaussy

Chair, Broadcast Networks Europe

18:10 - 18:30

Setting the Scene: “5G Broadcast- Horizons for Europe” Presentation of Report

Dr David Fernández Quijada

Co-Founder and Research Director, South 180

Dr David Fernández Quijada is the Co-Founder and Research Director of Co-Founder and Research Director, an international consulting company based in Geneva that specialises in foresight, strategy and impact.

He leads the futures practice at South 180 and has developed projects related to corporate strategy and impact measurement for public broadcasters, media regulators, commercial entities, and trade bodies across Europe. These include reports, workshops, training and coaching sessions, and speaking engagements.

From 2018 to 2021, he was the Head of Media Intelligence at the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) in Geneva, having spent the previous five years as a Senior Media Analyst in the same team.

Prior to this, he lectured at the Autonomous University of Barcelona in Spain, focusing on public service media, communication policies and technology adoption. He was also an invited researcher at the CSP ICT innovation centre in Turin, Italy, and at Leeds University in the UK.

David holds a PhD in Audiovisual Communication and a Master’s in Communication Research from the Autonomous University of Barcelona.

Dr David Fernández Quijada

Co-Founder and Research Director, South 180

18:30 - 18:45

Keynote Presentation

Antonio Arcidiacono

Director of Technology and Innovation, EBU

Antonio Arcidiacono is the EBU’s Director of Technology & Innovation.

Antonio has extensive experience in conceiving, developing and taking new products and services to market.

He is an internationally acclaimed expert in digital television, satellite communications, IP-based multimedia services and mobile telecommunications. With strong knowledge of the European market, he has worked closely with the leading players in the fields of Digital TV and Multimedia Services, and with European institutions at a technical, standardization, regulatory and competition level.

Antonio was Director of Innovation, and a Member of the Management Committee, at Eutelsat from 2008 -2018 where he was responsible for launching innovative IP based satellite services. He joined Eutelsat in 1990 and took part in key phases of its development from an international organization to privatization in 2001 and to the IPO in 2005.

Before working at Eutelsat, Antonio worked for the European Space Agency and started his career working for Telespazio and Selenia Spazio.

Antonio has a Doctorate in Electronics & Telecommunications Engineering from the University of Pisa. He is fluent in Italian, English and French.

Antonio Arcidiacono

Director of Technology and Innovation, EBU

18:45 - 19:15

Live Demonstrations of 5G Broadcast Technologies in Action

19:15 - 19:25

Q&A and Discussion

19:25 - 19:30

Closing Remarks

Arnaud Lucaussy

Chair, Broadcast Networks Europe

Arnaud Lucaussy has been General Secretary of TDF since July 2016, after serving as
TDF’s Director of Regulation and Public Affairs since 2010.

From 2002 to 2006, he worked as a technical advisor in the offices of the Minister of
Economy, Finance and Industry, and the Minister for Industry, where he was
responsible for information and communication technologies, La Poste, innovation,
and research.

Between 2006 and 2010, he held the position of Director of Regulation and Economic
Studies at SFR.

Arnaud began his career at La Poste in 1989, where he spent eleven years in various
technological and regulatory roles. In 2001, he became Chairman of eCPP, the
multimedia subsidiary of the CPP communications group.

He is a graduate of École Polytechnique and Télécom Paris.

Arnaud Lucaussy also serves as Chairman of Broadcast Networks Europe, the
European association of terrestrial broadcast operators and Vice-Chairman of
OFITEM, the French association of mobile infrastructure operators.

Arnaud Lucaussy

Chair, Broadcast Networks Europe

19:30 - 20:00

Networking Reception and End of Event

17:30 - 18:00

Participants Arrival & Welcome Drink

18:00 - 18:10

Welcome Address by Broadcast Networks Europe

Arnaud Lucaussy

Chair, Broadcast Networks Europe

Arnaud Lucaussy has been General Secretary of TDF since July 2016, after serving as
TDF’s Director of Regulation and Public Affairs since 2010.

From 2002 to 2006, he worked as a technical advisor in the offices of the Minister of
Economy, Finance and Industry, and the Minister for Industry, where he was
responsible for information and communication technologies, La Poste, innovation,
and research.

Between 2006 and 2010, he held the position of Director of Regulation and Economic
Studies at SFR.

Arnaud began his career at La Poste in 1989, where he spent eleven years in various
technological and regulatory roles. In 2001, he became Chairman of eCPP, the
multimedia subsidiary of the CPP communications group.

He is a graduate of École Polytechnique and Télécom Paris.

Arnaud Lucaussy also serves as Chairman of Broadcast Networks Europe, the
European association of terrestrial broadcast operators and Vice-Chairman of
OFITEM, the French association of mobile infrastructure operators.

Arnaud Lucaussy

Chair, Broadcast Networks Europe

18:10 - 18:30

Setting the Scene: “5G Broadcast- Horizons for Europe” Presentation of Report

Dr David Fernández Quijada

Co-Founder and Research Director, South 180

Dr David Fernández Quijada is the Co-Founder and Research Director of Co-Founder and Research Director, an international consulting company based in Geneva that specialises in foresight, strategy and impact.

He leads the futures practice at South 180 and has developed projects related to corporate strategy and impact measurement for public broadcasters, media regulators, commercial entities, and trade bodies across Europe. These include reports, workshops, training and coaching sessions, and speaking engagements.

From 2018 to 2021, he was the Head of Media Intelligence at the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) in Geneva, having spent the previous five years as a Senior Media Analyst in the same team.

Prior to this, he lectured at the Autonomous University of Barcelona in Spain, focusing on public service media, communication policies and technology adoption. He was also an invited researcher at the CSP ICT innovation centre in Turin, Italy, and at Leeds University in the UK.

David holds a PhD in Audiovisual Communication and a Master’s in Communication Research from the Autonomous University of Barcelona.

Dr David Fernández Quijada

Co-Founder and Research Director, South 180

18:30 - 18:45

Keynote Presentation

Antonio Arcidiacono

Director of Technology and Innovation, EBU

Antonio Arcidiacono is the EBU’s Director of Technology & Innovation.

Antonio has extensive experience in conceiving, developing and taking new products and services to market.

He is an internationally acclaimed expert in digital television, satellite communications, IP-based multimedia services and mobile telecommunications. With strong knowledge of the European market, he has worked closely with the leading players in the fields of Digital TV and Multimedia Services, and with European institutions at a technical, standardization, regulatory and competition level.

Antonio was Director of Innovation, and a Member of the Management Committee, at Eutelsat from 2008 -2018 where he was responsible for launching innovative IP based satellite services. He joined Eutelsat in 1990 and took part in key phases of its development from an international organization to privatization in 2001 and to the IPO in 2005.

Before working at Eutelsat, Antonio worked for the European Space Agency and started his career working for Telespazio and Selenia Spazio.

Antonio has a Doctorate in Electronics & Telecommunications Engineering from the University of Pisa. He is fluent in Italian, English and French.

Antonio Arcidiacono

Director of Technology and Innovation, EBU

18:45 - 19:15

Live Demonstrations of 5G Broadcast Technologies in Action

19:15 - 19:25

Q&A and Discussion

19:25 - 19:30

Closing Remarks

Arnaud Lucaussy

Chair, Broadcast Networks Europe

Arnaud Lucaussy has been General Secretary of TDF since July 2016, after serving as
TDF’s Director of Regulation and Public Affairs since 2010.

From 2002 to 2006, he worked as a technical advisor in the offices of the Minister of
Economy, Finance and Industry, and the Minister for Industry, where he was
responsible for information and communication technologies, La Poste, innovation,
and research.

Between 2006 and 2010, he held the position of Director of Regulation and Economic
Studies at SFR.

Arnaud began his career at La Poste in 1989, where he spent eleven years in various
technological and regulatory roles. In 2001, he became Chairman of eCPP, the
multimedia subsidiary of the CPP communications group.

He is a graduate of École Polytechnique and Télécom Paris.

Arnaud Lucaussy also serves as Chairman of Broadcast Networks Europe, the
European association of terrestrial broadcast operators and Vice-Chairman of
OFITEM, the French association of mobile infrastructure operators.

Arnaud Lucaussy

Chair, Broadcast Networks Europe

19:30 - 20:00

Networking Reception and End of Event

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Event Partners

Organiser

Broadcast Networks Europe (BNE) represents Europe’s terrestrial network operators in Europe and internationally. Terrestrial broadcast network operators are responsible for managing, operating and maintaining the infrastructure that brings TV, radio and other wireless and over-the-air services to homes, cars, and other users.
As an organisation, BNE support an efficient and fair regulatory environment that give European citizens universal access to the TV and radio they watch and enjoy.
BNE’s 17 members are operating in 19 European countries : Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Spain, UK and Sweden.

Technical Support Partner

Media Broadcast is a freenet AG company and, as Germany’s largest nationwide service provider for the broadcasting and media industry, is your partner for digitalization. The company plans, sets up and operates multimedia transmission platforms for TV and radio based on modern transmitter, cable and satellite networks. Media Broadcast is the market leader in terrestrial radio and television broadcasting (DAB+ and DVB-T2 HD) and markets the freenet TV platform. Among its other activities, it holds shares in Antenne Deutschland, the DAB+ platform operator. The company also connects broadcasters with its high-availability fiber-optic network. In addition, Media Broadcast provides high quality telecommunication services for nationwide customers. The service provider is currently driving forward the development of 5G Broadcast, the new broadcasting transmission technology for mobile devices.

Technical Support Partner

Belgian Tower Company is a broadcast network operator with its own network of transmission towers reaching up to 300 meters high. Strategically positioned across Flanders and Brussels — and extending coverage beyond national borders — we provide a solid foundation for a wide range of applications: from radio and wireless TV to 5G, environmental networks, and even flash trading.

Contributor

At Big Blue Marble, we deliver a powerful fusion of Insys Video Technologies’ forward-thinking innovation and ORS’s reliable infrastructure. By harnessing the strengths of both companies, we provide flexible, scalable, and seamless digital solutions—anytime, anywhere, on any device.

Contributor

Cellnex Netherlands – Operates and manages mobile and broadcast infrastructure in the Netherlands, including high telecom towers, masts, and data centers. Cellnex provides infrastructure and connectivity solutions for telecommunications, broadcasting, and data storage, enabling customers to deploy technology efficiently and reduce costs.

Contributor

České Radiokomunikace a.s. (CRA) is a leading independent multi-asset digital infrastructure platform in the Czech Republic. In addition to broadcasting services, the company focuses on connecting the worlds of television, radio and the Internet. It operates its own data centers and provides its customers with top-notch computing power. CRA has its own optical backbone network and, thanks to its strong broadcasting infrastructure, can also offer customers wireless solutions or connections to nearby locations using optical fibers.

Contributor

Emitel is the leading independent broadcasting and telecom infrastructure operator in Poland. Our broadcasting network covers more than 98% of households in Poland. We design and install state-of-the-art wireless communication systems, offer tower infrastructure for transmission and connectivity, and support cities in smart growth.

Contributor

As a neutral operator of digital infrastructure and networks, TDF supports its clients in addressing their strategic connectivity challenges across mainland France and the overseas territories. Whether in audiovisual broadcasting or ultra-high-speed mobile coverage, TDF delivers industrial expertise, a unique and innovative technology mix, and unrivalled local presence. In an increasingly connected world, TDF has been enabling telecom and media players for 50 years to connect territories and people faster and everywhere, leveraging its portfolio of 8,800 commercialised sites.

Broadcast Networks Europe (BNE) represents Europe’s terrestrial network operators in Europe and internationally. Terrestrial broadcast network operators are responsible for managing, operating and maintaining the infrastructure that brings TV, radio and other wireless and over-the-air services to homes, cars, and other users.
As an organisation, BNE support an efficient and fair regulatory environment that give European citizens universal access to the TV and radio they watch and enjoy.
BNE’s 17 members are operating in 19 European countries : Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Spain, UK and Sweden.

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Cardo Hotel, Av. du Boulevard 14, 1210 Brussels, Belgium

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Speakers

Arnaud Lucaussy

Dr David Fernández Quijada

Agenda

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