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BT and Nokia in 5G virtual reality exploration

February 27, 2017 11.19 Europe/London By Julian Clover

BT and Nokia are to run a joint study into whether 5G would be capable of supporting future Virtual Reality services.

The research will examine how the low latencies and high bandwidths of 5G can be used to maximise the experience of customers watching fully-immersive live sport or entertainment in high-definition VR.

Howard Watson, CEO of BT Technology, Service & Operations, said: “5G and VR are both technologies with enormous potential. This exciting joint research with Nokia is allowing us to explore how they can work together to provide a transformative experience for our customers in the future. Drawing on the high bandwidths and low latencies of 5G will allow us to go beyond the already compelling VR experiences that are possible over 4G, and cater for more interactive future VR content which will place people right at the heart of the action.”

The announcement was made at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, where the two companies are showcasing how 5G-type technologies can be used to transmit high-quality VR footage. Delegates can watch a replay of the UEFA cup match between Tottenham Hotspur and CSK Moscow, broadcast by BT Sport from Wembley in early December.

Harold Graham, head of the 5G Business Line in Mobile Networks at Nokia, said: “Nokia is excited to be showcasing at Mobile World Congress the true potential of 5G, both on the network side but also in innovative new use cases. Virtual Reality, in particular, has enormous potential, both for entertainment as well as other applications, so our demo with BT in Barcelona is a compelling way to create both excitement and understanding of that potential.”

The footage was filmed using the Nokia OZO, the world’s first professional-grade virtual reality camera. The eight lenses on the camera provide a 360-degree sphere for video and 360 x 360 surround sound. BT Sport have provided the content for the showcase and this is being transmitted to the Home Experience area over a radio link based on Nokia 5G technologies together with Intel’s 5G modem solution. This incorporates components of Nokia’s 5G FIRST solution which includes Nokia Air Scale Massive MIMO adaptive antennas and Cloud-RAN implementations based around Nokia AirFrame.

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Filed Under: Newsline, Tech Tagged With: BT, Mobile World Congress, Nokia Edited: 27 February 2017 11:19

About Julian Clover

Julian Clover is a Media and Technology journalist based in Cambridge, UK. He works in online and printed media. Julian is also a voice on local radio. You can talk to Julian on Twitter @julianclover, on Facebook or by email at jclover@broadbandtvnews.com.

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