FRIDAY | SEPT 12 | 1pm
Beyond Broadcasting: Powering the Rise of Interactive Streaming Applications
Stefan Ideler and Wouter Koppert (i3D.net)
The future of streaming isn’t passive, it’s participatory. From live commerce to iGaming, and real-time fan engagement to streamer-driven ecosystems, a new wave of interactive streaming applications is reshaping how content is delivered, experienced, and monetized. These platforms demand radically different infrastructure compared to traditional broadcasters or VOD services with ultra-low latency, global reach, dynamic scale, and 100% uptime now baseline expectations.
In this session, we’ll unpack:
• Why interactive streaming is growing rapidly across verticals like gaming, creator platforms, sports betting, and live retail
• What infrastructure challenges operators face from DDoS risk and unpredictable concurrency spikes, to global jitter and cloud cost complexity
• How leading applications are solving these problems with smart architectural decisions across networking, edge compute, GPU-aaS, and anti-DDoS tooling
• And why the one-size-fits-all hyperscaler model breaks down in this new paradigm
Stefan Ideler, Co-Founder and Chief Innovation Officer at i3D.net
Stefan Ideler is the Co-Founder and Chief Innovation Officer at i3D.net, where he leads pioneering efforts in global connectivity, infrastructure scaling, and software development for gaming and enterprise solutions. With over 20 years of experience in infrastructure, networking, and game services, Stefan has been at the forefront of the industry’s evolution—from the early days of consumer-hosted game servers to today’s always-online orchestration platforms powering live games worldwide.
Previously serving as CTO until March 2024, Stefan chose to return to his innovation roots to focus on developing next-generation technologies and fostering a culture of experimentation. Passionate about remote collaboration, performance optimization, and security, he drives initiatives that enhance efficiency and culture across distributed teams. A graduate of Erasmus University Rotterdam, Stefan remains deeply committed to pushing the boundaries of network and cloud innovation.
Wouter Koppert, Business Development Manager at i3D.net
Wouter Koppert is Business Development Manager at i3D.net, a leading infrastructure provider for performance-critical applications. With a strong focus on media and interactive streaming, Wouter helps global platforms scale low-latency workloads across global edge compute, connectivity, custom networking/hardware, and datacenter solutions. i3D.net operates its own global backbone and high-performance data centers, enabling full-stack control over infrastructure to meet the demands of the most latency-sensitive applications.