Convergence India 2017 brings forth future picture of technology

Convergence India 2017 is a veritable non-stop feast of knowledge. With over 150 speakers providing insights on the latest industry trends and innovations, the show’s longstanding insightful and technical conference sessions are more robust than before.

Covering a broad set of topics, starting from “Digital India campaign” to “How Internet of Things is transforming Business for Enterprises” to “Why Adoption of Cloud Technology is important” to “5G – The Next Big Step in Mobile Communication Technologies and How it will revolutionize the Customer Experience”’ to “Digitization Challenges in India” to “Next-Gen TV”, the sessions engage in discussions crucial to the advancement of the ICT, broadcast and digital media sectors.

At the inaugural conference session on “Digital India”, discussions focussed on the Digital India 2020 priorities and building a successful digital service ecosystem.

BVR Mohan Reddy, Founder & Executive Chairman, Cyient, India, said, “One of the biggest examples of Digital India is JAM, i.e. Jan Dhan, Aadhaar and Mobile connectivity. With such initiatives, we can see direct benefit being transferred to the end-user. The biggest challenge in India is a lack of quality education and therefore many people still cannot use any of the digital platforms. Additionally, there is an urgent need to address cybersecurity issues.”

Sanjay Kaul, Managing Director, CISCO, India & SAARC, said, “Digitization will impact all industries and it may seem as a disruption in the beginning, but at the end it will be valuable for the progress of the country.”

The session on “Mobile Phone Industry – Torch-bearer of the Make-in-India and the Digital India initiatives” witnessed discussions aimed at strengthening the Indian mobile phone manufacturing ecosystem in sync with the Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “Make-in-India” and “Digital India” initiatives.

Ramesh Vasvani, Senior Advisor, Intex, India, said, “Mobile phones have created a great success story in India and are a boon to our economy. The mobile handset manufacturing industry has emerged as a platform for schemes like Make in India and Digital India, which have helped in increased transactions through e-wallets.”

Coming to products and services on display at the Convergence India 2017, here is a sneak peek at what is new and what is coming from the leading industry companies.

–          Elemental, an Amazon Web Services Company, empowers media companies to deliver premium video experiences to consumers. At the booth, visitors learn about how the company provides media organisations with a family of on-premises, hybrid, and cloud-based solutions for Internet-based video delivery.

–          The latest innovative and groundbreaking release of Skyline Communications’ global leading end-to-end network management platform DataMiner makes it possible to manage operations more easily and efficiently. DataMiner 9.5 provides unprecedented visibility on user experience, and enables unrivalled orchestration in the most complex and versatile technology ecosystems.

–          Verimatrix, which specializes in securing and enhancing revenue for multi-network, multi-screen digital TV services around the globe, showcases the Verimatrix Verspective Intelligence Center that offers a cloud-based security platform.

–          Check out UNLIMIT, the first dedicated business unit, which is completely focussed on providing Internet of Things (IoT) services to enterprise customers throughout India. The company is working on some very interesting new products which will be rolled out as services.

–          LaCie, the premium brand from Seagate Technology plc, announced the LaCie 12big Thunderbolt 3 and 6big Thunderbolt 3, aimed at helping video professionals excel with ultra high-resolution footage. With up to 120TB of massive capacity, the breakthrough performance of Thunderbolt 3 and RAID 5/6, the LaCie 12big and the LaCie 6big help video professionals meet the data demands of 4/5/6K cameras.

–          AJA Video Systems introduced the Ki Pro Ultra – a next generation file-based 4K/UltraHD and 2K/HD video recorder and player with a built-in HD LCD monitor. Ki Pro Ultra is capable of capturing edit-ready 4K (4096 x 2160), UltraHD (3840 x 2160), 2K (2048 x 1080) and HD (1920 x 1080) Apple ProRes files. Ki Pro Ultra also supports a range of video formats and frame rates up to 4K 60p, and offers flexible input and output connectivity.

–          Planetcast, a leading provider of technical services and solutions in the Indian broadcasting sector, will soon roll out virtualized broadcast services to provide seamless and secure remote access to customers so that they can monitor and control processes wherever they are.