Mr. Broberg has been with CableLabs since 1999 and was a principal developer of the OpenCable hardware architecture. As a member of the System Architecture & Design Group, he is currently responsible for identifying, analyzing and developing key strategic video technology and related specifications and standards. Mr. Broberg has more than 30 years of technical and business experience in the television industry including broadcast, cable, satellite and consumer electronics and holds five awarded patents in the field. Prior to joining CableLabs, Mr. Broberg served in several key strategic engineering management and product development roles for Mitsubishi Electric including digital broadcasting and consumer electronics. In 2009, Mr. Broberg received the Excellence in Standards Award from the Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers.

 

Mr. Broberg is a frequent speaker at various industry conferences including Consumer Electronic Show (CES); International Conference on Consumer Electronics (ICCE); International Symposium on Electronic Imaging - Science and Technology  (IS&T/SPIE); Stereoscopic Display and Applications (SD&A); National Cable Telecommunications Association (NCTA); National Association of Broadcasters -  Digital Cinema Summit (NAB); Cable & Telecommunications Association for Marketing - (CTAM Summit); Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers (SCTE Cable-Tec Expo); 3D@Home Conference; 3D Entertainment Summit; USC's Entertainment Technology Center Roundtable; iHollywood Digital Living Room Conference and CableLabs Technology Conferences.  Mr. Broberg is also an active member of several industry groups developing television standards including SMPTE, CEA, DLNA and he chairs the SCTE Digital Video Subcommittee 3D Ad Hoc Group. Mr. Broberg is a Sr. Member of IEEE, a member of SCTE and a veteran of the US Air Force where he began his career in video technology and obtained an Associate in Applied Arts & Sciences, Electronic Technology from Mountain View College in 1980.