German technology provider Rohde & Schwarz (R&S) is leading a live demonstration of 5G Broadcast at Mobile World Congress 2023 in Barcelona, Spain.
The end-to-end proof of concept, staged in co-operation with technology partners including Qualcomm Technologies, Spinner, Cellnex, Ateme and the Academy of Broadcast and Science (ABS) in China, will see a broadcast stream transmitted across the city, showing its value as a means of delivering media and multicasting data.
Transmitting to smartphone form factor powered by Qualcomm Technologies, R&S will show how 5G Broadcast provides new business opportunities for network operators, content providers/owners and OEMs. As well as empowering new media services like nationwide and localised live media to mobile devices, it also opens up new opportunities for in-venue and in-car applications.
The next era of broadcasting is also committing to a safer connected world with public safety features during critical situations, simplifying the relationship between citizens and public authorities, stresses R&S.
5G Broadcast, a native 3GPP standard, has recently been a major topic within ITU-R to be endorsed as a new worldwide DTT standard, a universal recommendation that could ease regulatory adoption around the globe. The new broadcasting technology will not necessarily require cellular bandwidth as it uses broadcast transmission and is capable of being received by mobile devices with no SIM card.
“This has the potential to transform the way content services are delivered, without compromising existing mobile cellular communications,” said Manfred Reitmeier, VP broadcast and amplifier systems at R&S. “These are key messages for the decision makers from around the globe at Mobile World Congress and, working with our valued partners, we are excited to showcase 5G Broadcast and its capabilities, ready for commercial rollout.”
Lorenzo Casaccia, VP, Technical Standards and Intellectual Property at Qualcomm Technologies, added: “We are delighted to support the Rohde & Schwarz team at Mobile World Congress 2023, to show how the delivery of digital TV content over 3GPP standardised technology can look without the need for additional chipsets. We have repeatedly proven that 5G Broadcast is here today, and we hope that as many visitors as possible will experience it first-hand.”
