Welcome to the SMPTE Sum-Up, the weekly publication that details the recent and current events of your favorite standards development organization. Recently at SMPTE:
SMPTE Washington DC held an event called “CBNE entitled: Software Defined WAN.” The event detailed the transition from RF STLs and legacy WAN technologies to Software Defined-WAN as the infrastructure for radio stations like iHeart. Lead by Dan Merwin of CBNE, Denver, this meeting discussed the benefits and challenges of these transitions.
SMPTE New York held a review of the 2025 NAB Show. The event was held at the Dolby Theater, and featured a breakdown of the most innovative technology, solutions, and organizations this year’s NAB had to offer.
SMPTE Standards has several updates, including a new survey that will help improve the SMPTE Standards Community. Fill out the survey here. Standards also wants the Society to check out our new and improved recently published document page.
The Call for Papers deadline has been extended! Those interested in leading technical sessions at the 2025 MTS now have additional time to prepare their applications! Those interested must submit an abstract (300-400 words) of their scientific paper so it can be peer-reviewed by our technical committee. Submit your application by June 30! Application requirements and forms can be found here.
The SMPTE Job Board has been updated!
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That’s it for this week’s SMPTE Sum-Up. For more information on past and current events, standards projects, and webcasts, visit our website. See you next week when we cover even more SMPTE events!