How OTT Services Can Match the Quality of Broadcast

Thierry Fautier is a vice president of video strategy at Harmonic, San Jose, CA, in charge of defining and driving the execution of the long-term strategy of Harmonic’s video business. In addition, he is the current president of the Ultra-HD Forum, the global organization responsible for promoting market adoption of ultrahigh-definition (UHD) by defining industry best practices for the phased introduction of the wide set of technologies that will facilitate the next-generation viewing experience. His previous experience at Harmonic includes leadership positions in solutions marketing, where his area of responsibility coveredHarmonic’s major markets, including broadcast, cable, telco, direct-to-home (DTH), and over-the-top (OTT), and multiscreen initiatives. Prior to joining Harmonic, he was the vice president of marketing for Vanguard Solutions (vsofts.com), Palo Alto, CA and has held various positions at Philips Research, Limeil-Brevannes, France in research, engineering, and marketing. He was one of the primary drivers at Philips Semiconductors (now Nexperia), Caen, France and Sunnyvale, CA in the creation of MPEG technology and in the development of the first MPEG-2 set-top box system-on-chip solutions. An experienced speaker, he has presented at leading industry conferences throughout the world.