Nokia and the test and measurement company Rohde & Schwarz have created and successfully tested a 6G radio receiver that uses AI technologies to overcome one of the biggest anticipated challenges of 6G network rollouts, coverage limitations inherent in 6G’s higher-frequency spectrum. The machine learning capabilities in the receiver greatly boost uplink distance, enhancing coverage […]
In a significant step towards planning first commercial service across the European continent, the 5G Broadcast Strategic Task Force (5BSTF) – comprising Media Broadcast (Germany), TDF (France), Cordiant Capital (UK), Emitel (Poland), CRA (Czech Republic), BTCY (Belgium), and RAI (Italy), supported by Rohde & Schwarz (Germany), is driving the development of a joint commercial roadmap […]
Rohde & Schwarz has implemented its Pixel Power graphics and playout solution at Südwestrundfunk (SWR), the regional German broadcaster based in Baden-Baden. SWR is part of the German federated ARD consortium and provides the primary playout facilities not only for its own channels but for other southern German broadcasters, including Saarländischer Rundfunk (SR), Hessischer Rundfunk […]
XGen Network (XGN) and Milachi Media, as the founding members along with the LPTVBA, have announced the the 5G Broadcast Collective, a new Broadcast Industry non-profit to promote and help deploy 5G Broadcasting throughout the world. 5G Broadcasting is a direct to mobile platform that runs independently of any other service on a smartphone chip […]
Evoca TV, the Idaho-based television service now offering over-the-air and Internet-delivered channels to subscribers in Idaho, Colorado, and Arizona, is claiming a US television industry first – a new way of transmitting TV signals that could dramatically change the number of channels available from over-the-air broadcasters, including improved bandwidth for 4K options. Evoca successfully transmitted […]
A project using 5G broadcast technology to supercharge the way fans interact with live sport has been piloted at an English football league match. The group behind 5G VISTA – a government-backed consortium using 5G technologies to deepen audience engagement, broaden content for fans and create valuable new commercial opportunities – completed a successful trial […]
Harnessing 5G technology at live events will result in more interactive content for fans, deeper audience engagement and lucrative new commercial opportunities according to executives from leading sporting, broadcast and tech companies participating in the 5G VISTA (Video in Stadia Technical Architecture) project, which aims to take full advantage of 5G New Radio, enhanced Mobile […]