5G-MAG elects Dolby's Frédéric Gabin as new Chair

5G-MAG has elected Frédéric Gabin, Director of Mobile Technology & Standards at Dolby Laboratories, to chair its Steering Group, succeeding founding chair Antonio Arcidiacono (EBU), who is retiring after leading the association since its inception in 2019.

Rounding out the new leadership team are Vice-Chairs Robin Ribback (Swiss TXT/SRG SSR) and Victor Kueh (Huawei), who will support Gabin in steering the association's strategic goals.

Gabin takes on the role at a pivotal moment for media connectivity, as connected devices, software-defined architectures and high-speed networks move to the centre of media creation, delivery and consumption. Under his leadership, 5G-MAG will keep focusing on bridging technical specifications and real-world deployment through open standards and open-source software.

"I am honored by the trust placed in me by the 5G-MAG Steering Group. Working with the Vice-Chairs, WG leaders, and the community, my focus will be on strengthening industry collaboration. My goal is to keep the association strong, open, and practical, helping the industry turn relevant innovation into deployable, interoperable solutions," said Gabin.

Gabin brings more than 25 years of industry experience, having held senior positions at Ericsson, NEC Technologies and Nortel Networks. He chaired 3GPP SA WG4 (Codecs & Multimedia) from 2016 to 2025, contributing to the development of 4G/5G streaming and multimedia interoperability, and received a Technology & Engineering Emmy® Award in 2022 for his work on Dynamic Adaptive Streaming over HTTP (DASH).