A team of ten world-leading broadcasters, collaborating as part of IBC’s Accelerator Innovation Programme, has revealed plans for a ‘proof of concept’ demonstration of a series of 5G-enabled remote broadcast production use cases, live from Amsterdam on September 10th, 16.00pm BST/ 17.00pm CET. The project team, comprising of ten broadcasting ‘Champions’ led by the BBC, […]
UK Digital Infrastructure Minister Matt Warman has confirmed the milestone completion of the four-year, £350 million major infrastructure programme to clear the 700 MHz spectrum band, allowing new data capacity to be released for mobile operators. The 700MHz spectrum band had mainly been used for digital terrestrial TV broadcast as well as professional radio microphones […]
The US’s Federal Communications Commission has released the results of the recently-concluded auction of 70 megahertz of Priority Access Licenses (PALs) in the 3550-3650 MHz band for 5G. The auction made available the greatest number of spectrum licences ever in a single FCC auction. Auction 105 gross proceeds reached $4,585,663,345, with net proceeds totalling $4,543,232,339. […]
VisualOn, a streaming solutions provider that optimises the impact of the video player, and VLA VR, a pioneer of VR technology, have announced a partnership with China Mobile Communications Corporation’s subsidiary MIGU Video to transform the mobile video experience using cutting-edge technologies including the VisualOn MultiStream Sync feature, multi-angle view, augmented and virtual reality (VR), […]
Movistar has launched 5G services in Spain, with plans to reach 75 per cent coverage of the country before the end of the year. With the move, Movistar becomes the second telco operator, after Vodafone, to launch 5G in Spain. Orange and MásMóvil are set to implement their offerings before the end of the year. […]
Canadian satellite operator Telesat has welcomed Canada’s Ministry of Innovation, Science and Economic Development’s (ISED) inclusion of Telesat’s proposal to reallocate expeditiously the highly-desirable 3800 MHz, ‘C-band’, mid-band spectrum from fixed satellite use to 5G services in its recently-released consultation on the future of that band. According to Telesat, its proposal is the only plan […]
Omdia and Nokia’s Why 5G in Latin America report finds 5G will come to Latin America, sooner rather than later. The region lags its peers in productivity and economic growth, both of which will be enhanced by digital transformation. This, in turn, requires
Mobile analytics and wireless connectivity specialist Opensignal has analysed the real-world 5G experience of its users across mobile operators in a number of countries globally, including Australia, the US, UK and South Korea. As part of those country reports, it developed a measure to understand the overall mobile experience of 5G users, Download Speed Experience […]
The US’s FCC has confirmed what it describes as the successful conclusion of bidding in its auction of Priority Access Licenses in the 3550-3650 MHz band for 5G, raising some $4.5 billion, although it has yet to name the successful bidders. The auction made available the greatest number of spectrum licences ever in a single […]
London-based retro game streaming service Antstream Arcade has announced an exclusive partnership with StarHub, a provider of communication, entertainment and digital solutions in Singapore, to enable customers to experience gaming with zero lag on StarHub’s first-to-market 5G service. This tie-up between StarHub and Antstream Arcade is the first such partnership in the Asia Pacific region. […]