5G Broadcast (5GB), officially known as LTE-based 5G Terrestrial Broadcast, is a standard for the distribution of television and other media content via 5G cellular networks.[1]
5G Broadcast focuses mainly on mobile use cases like smartphones. It does not require the use of a SIM card or cellular subscription, but only a device like a smartphone capable of receiving 5G Broadcast signals, thus bypassing telecommunication and cellular operators entirely.[2][3] A stated advantage has been the ability to reduce load off mobile networks during large live broadcasts, and not requiring an internet connection.[4] In a broadcast mode, data can be sent to multiple receivers at once (point-to-multipoint) as opposed to point-to-point.[5]
The technology has been tested in numerous countries for a number of years, and has been tipped in Europe as the potential future for digital terrestrial television, which currently are mainly based on the DVB-T2 standard.[6] Public broadcasters of France, Italy, Germany, the Netherlands, Ireland and Austria have signed a cooperation pact in 2023 and have stated the use of the UHF 470–694 MHz frequency band to be used for 5G Broadcast.[7]
In September 2023 the specs of the standard was updated and published by the 3GPP organisation. It started being tested by some low-power television stations in the USA[8] and also in Spain by UHD.[9] In Germany, 5G Broadcast has been trialed and in May 2024 another pilot project is set to begin in the city of Halle.[10] It is separate from the ATSC 3.0 transmission standard which is also being rolled out.[11] In France, a trial is operated by TDF since the Paris 2024 Olympic games.
See also
edit- ATSC 3.0 – "NextGenTV" IP-based broadcasting standard being introduced in the USA
References
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- ^ "Leading European broadcasters support 5G Broadcast transmission technology". ORS Group. 2023-07-07. Retrieved 2024-05-23.
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- ^ "New 5G Broadcast trial to launch in Germany". Broadband TV News. 2024-05-02. Retrieved 2024-05-23.
- ^ Aitken, Mark; published, Jerald Fritz (2023-09-12). "Sinclair: Don't Fall for the Hype on 5G Broadcast". TVTechnology. Retrieved 2024-05-23.