Exhibition
By MWS event partners and Fraunhofer FOKUS
Exhibits by our event partners:
- 6GNext: 6G Native Extensions for XR Technologies
- ARD: German DVB-I Pilot meets 5G Broadcast
- AWS Elemental: Media Services from AWS Elemental
- G&L Systemhaus: Searching for a reliable and sustainable solution? We got you covered
- Nanocosmos: Global real-time video streaming
- ORS Group and Insys Video Technologies: OTT Solutions in the AWS Cloud
- serverside.ai: Targeted Ads in Video Streaming
The exhibits by Fraunhofer FOKUS demonstrate the latest media solutions, latest technical information and a hands-on experience of various applications:
- AI-assisted Education Technologies: Transforming Learning through AI-Powered Solutions
- FAMIUM Large Language Model Activities: Connecting LLMs to Unstructured and Multimodal Data
- FAMIUM ABR Testbed & dash.js: Automated ABR testing for DASH and HLS media players
- FAMIUM Streaming Analytics & Content Steering: CMCD/CMSD, SAND, Content Steering
- FAMIUM MoQ (Media over QUIC): End-to-End Streaming using QUIC, HTTP/3 and WebTransport
- CTA WAVE Media Streaming Test Suites: Validate and test media content against different profiles on various devices
- Green Streaming: Energy-efficient and sustainable video technologies
- 5G Media: Playground for your Media Services powered by 5G-MAG Reference Tools
- FAMIUM Provenance and Authenticity: Authentication and Provenance of Digital and Physical Assets
- Metaverse Testbed: Playground for your metaverse experiences

6G NeXt
6G Native Extensions for XR Technologies
- Conducts research on infrastructure to identify the requirements of a future 6G network
- Develops a high-performance backbone layer with ultra-fast software stacks and intelligent media processing
- Integrates dynamic distribution of complex computing tasks using split computing and headless rendering
- Enables interactive end-to-end transmission of real-time 3D immersive video
- Supports a novel anti-collision system for aviation
- Investigates user experience relation to QoS parameters
- Tests the developed use cases on a real airfield
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German DVB-I Pilot meets 5G Broadcast
DVB-I service discovery enables seamless integration of 5G Broadcast popup channels
- 5G Broadcast transmissions featuring live content from European Football Championship and Olympics 2024 from Berlin-Scholzplatz broadcast tower
- Addition of 5G Broadcast service instances to the German DVB-I Pilot service list
- Prioritization of 5G Broadcast instances, those instances can be selected by broadcast capable receivers, but will be ignored by regular TV sets or phones
- The DVB-I client receives other regular service via unicast
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Media Services from AWS Elemental
Transport, process, and deliver live and on-demand video
- INDUSTRY LEADING VIDEO QUALITY: Reduce distribution costs & deliver high-quality video with constant codec improvements and features
- UNMATCHED SCALE: Maintain consistent content delivery as customers add outputs or grow their audiences with services that scale as needed
- ARCHITECTED FOR RESILIENCY: Automated monitoring, fail-over, & recovery available across regions, with services that have resiliency built in
- MAXIMIZE MONETIZATION: Make the most of revenue opportunities with personalized ad insertion & assembled linear channels.
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G&L Systemhaus
Searching for a reliable and sustainable solution? We got you covered
G&L Systemhaus enables broadcasters, OTT providers and network operators to easily deliver audio and video content – live & on-demand, on-prem, in the cloud & hybrid.
- Time-tested, multivendor, comprehensive, and scalable solutions
- Committed to low-latency streaming
- Members of SRT Alliance
- Committed to content provenance and authenticity
- Members of C2PA
- Committed to sustainability
- Associated Partner: Fraunhofer’s Green Streaming project
- Member of Greening of Streaming
- Trusted by: DW, Goethe-Institut, KIKA, Landeshauptstadt Potsdam, SWR, Telekom
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Global real-time video streaming
It simply works
Stay ahead with future-proof ultra-low latency live streaming. For interactive use cases: Town Halls, Corporate Events, iGaming, Auctions.
Integrate: Quick market entry, easy maintenance, full control.
Deliver: Ultra-Low Latency Live Streaming with Global CDN, Adaptive Bitrate / Transcoding, 24/7 Operation and Support.
Secure: Protect content with playback tokens, ingest webhooks, IP and referral blocking. Stay GDPR compliant.
Analyze: Insights for QoE, QoS, driving business growth.
Whether it's WebRTC, ULL HLS, Media Over QUIC, or H5Live, we'll manage it seamlessly.
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OTT Solutions in the AWS Cloud
One-stop shop for all your streaming needs
ORS Group together with Insys Video Technologies enables customers to kickstart or expand their online streaming business. We operate globally with companies in sectors such as media & entertainment, telecom, public institutions, event companies, sports and education. Our product portfolio includes end-to-end white-label streaming platforms, content protection services and video processing and delivery tools. We also offer professional services, from deploying an on-site live streaming setup to migrating video workflows to the cloud.
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Targeted Ads in Video Streaming
Serverside.ai helps publishers to drive content monetization
Serverside.ai User Interface with Analytics Insights
- The open Ad-Insertion platform Serverside.ai is fully compatible with existing streaming environments by collaborating with leading vendors of the MediaTech ecosystem
- Insert ads dynamically into OTT, CTV, and HbbTV, allowing a buffer-less transition between content and ads in streaming and broadcast environments
- Increase usage with better ad-viewing completion and higher return on ad-revenues due to precise targeting
- Cloud native, privacy compliant, highly scalable
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AI-assisted Education Technologies
Transforming Learning through AI-Powered Solutions
- The Common Learning Middleware enables interoperable education ecosystems: Advanced data orchestration and seamless integration of learning content
- Learning Recommender Systems: Competency-based course guidance and customized educational advice
- Revolutionary Interface Design: Engaging educational experiences with intelligent content annotation.
- Learning Analytics Utilization: Adaptive learning paths and tailored content leveraging xAPI technology.
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FAMIUM Large Language Model Activities
Connecting Large Language Model (LLMs) to Unstructured and Multimodal Data
- Building LLM-powered and dialog-based applications
- Implementing systems based on Open Source LLMs for on-premise deployment
- Generating structured outputs from unstructured data with Guided Generation
- Annotating unstructured data with LLMs
- Embeddings-based Semantic Search
- Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) with content from different modalities like text, image, video and audio
- Context-based Question Generation with LLM-Agents
- Recommending content based on Semantic Similarity
- Creating verifiable statements supported by external sources
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FAMIUM ABR Testbed & dash.js
Automated ABR testing for DASH and HLS media players
- Testbed for evaluation of adaptive bitrate behavior in DASH and HLS players
- Different bandwidth trajectories are applied in automated test runs
- Streaming and Session Analytics via FAMIUM SAND
- Essential testing and debugging tool for media player development (used for dash.js v.5)
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FAMIUM Streaming Analytics & Content Steering
Standards: CMCD/CMSD, SAND, Content Steering
- Streaming analytics using CMCD and SAND
- Subjective quality estimation using ErrQo€
- Seamless Multi-CDN Switching using Content Steering for DASH and HLS
- Server-side client control with CMSD
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FAMIUM MoQ (Media over QUIC)
End-to-End Streaming using QUIC, HTTP/3 and WebTransport
- Lower live latency compared to WebRTC, LL-DASH/HLS
- Leveraging server push for lower start up times
- Improved server-side throughput estimation for ABR algorithms
- Integration with Unity for Metaverse and Cloud Gaming use cases
- Evaluation of MoQ projects
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CTA WAVE Media Streaming Test Suites
Validate and test media content against different profiles on various devices
- Test suites for the CTA WAVE Web Media API Snapshot specification (WMAS) and Device Playback Capabilities
- Verifies device behavior against requirements for hardware capabilities
- Test Runner Optimized for automated test runs on streaming devices and TVs
- Annotated test content (Mezzanine) enabling seamless analysis via Observation Framework
- Test Material Validation at HbbTV plugfests and at Fraunhofer TV Lab
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Green Streaming
Energy-efficient and sustainable video technologies
- FAMIUM GreenView dynamically adjusts streaming content presentation for energy-saving playback
- GreenView player library for HbbTV, ExoPlayer and cTV
- Green Streaming Measurement Framework enables automated testing and energy measurements
- integration of energy consumption data and streaming metrics through the FOKUS FAMIUM Stream Analytics and ABR-Testbed solution
- supports CSRD Scope 3 Reporting for streaming services
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5G Media
Playground for your Media Services powered by 5G-MAG Reference Tools
- 5G-MAG Reference Tools: Developer Community Open for the Industry and Academia
- Open Software Toolbox for Connected Media Applications, ready to uptake 5G-Advanced and 6G
- Driving effective collaboration between media applications and mobile networks. Managing QoS and consumption reporting in the 5G network for enhanced content delivery
- Hybrid services with 5G Media Streaming and 5G Broadcast for OTT apps and DVB-I services
- Playground for testing and evaluating Edge-Assisted Media Applications operated within a 5G Environment.
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FAMIUM Provenance and Authenticity
Authentication and Provenance of Digital and Physical Assets
- Content, product, and brand protection using innovative fingerprint and watermark protection mechanisms
- C2PA support to track the origin and editing history of digital content to counter misinformation and disinformation
- Authenticate and verify provenance of products and contents through verification App
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Metaverse Testbed
Playground for your metaverse experiences
- Compatible with popular 3D graphics engines: Unity, Unreal Engine, and Omniverse
- The integrated FAMIUM Metaverse framework facilitates the rendering and streaming of computationally intensive 3D applications across any device
- Offers support for real-time streaming via WebRTC and QUIC protocols
- Can be deployed on-premise, at the edge, or in the cloud
- Integrates DVB-I XR Streaming functionality powered by WebXR
- Features an automated pipeline for NeRF and 3D Gaussian Splatting content generation
- Provides precise Motion-to-Photon measurements and streaming analytics through FAMIUM SAND