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Latest news on MPEG V3C Immersive Platform at the MSF Volumetric Video Town Hall

Patrick Fontaine (InterDigital) is bringing the latest updates on our open-source V3C Immersive Platform project , part of the 5G-MAG Reference Tools , to the Volumetric Media Town Hall organized by the Metaverse Standards Forum. On November 25, 2025, the Metaverse Standards Forum (MSF) Volumetric Media Interoperability (VMI) Working Group (WG) will conduct an on-line Town Hall focusing on the state of volumetric media industry. The event will bring together experts from the

8 hours ago

5G-MAG announces Steering Group leaders for the 2025-2027 term

The 5G-MAG General Assembly has elected its new Steering Group to lead the activities of the association during the next two years. The new Steering Group members can be consulted here: Structure About 5G-MAG - The Media Connectivity Association 5G‑MAG is a non-for-profit association fostering collaboration to shape the future of connected media experiences . We focus on solutions for internet media and multimedia services , building on open standards and accelerating ad

1 day ago

5G-MAG elects new WG Chairs to drive Standards and Software for Connected Media

5G-MAG - The Media Connectivity Association - is pleased to announce the election of new chairs for its Working Groups, reinforcing its commitment to to advancing media and connectivity technologies through open standards and collaborative development. David Vargas (BBC) will lead the WG Technology and Standards , coordinating efforts to shape and harmonize standards that enable interoperable Connected Media services and applications, ensuring consistent, industry-driven con

1 day ago

New Software! - MBS User Service: MBS Transport Function

We are pleased to announce the release of version 1.1.0 of the MBS Transport Function (part of the MBS User Services). This release improves the composition of the #FLUTE session for #STREAMING mode #Distribution #Sessions , adds the Distribution Session state transitions and improves error responses for calls to the #API . Please see the tutorial for examples of how to use the MBSTF: https://lnkd.in/d9BzugJZ The full release notes are available in the 5G-MAG rt-mbs-tran

Nov 6

New Software! - 5G Core Service Consumers (for BSF, PFC and MB-SMF)

We are pleased to announce the release of the 5G Core Service Consumers v2.0.1. The v2 release of the service consumers sees the addition of the MB-SMF Service Consumer library, libscmbsmf and two example tools that use the new library to exercise the Nmbsmf_TMGI and Nmbsmf_MBSSession APIs. The release also includes an uplift of the existing PCF and BSF Service Consumer libraries to be compatible with Open5GS v2.7.2. If you still need compatibility with Open5GS v2.6.4 then p

Nov 3

New Software! - 5MBS Core NFs and NG-RAN CU implementations

We are very happy to announce the availability of new software for 5G Multicast Broadcast Services (MBS). The new developments encompass the 5G core - as an extension of Open5GS - and the Central Unit (CU) of the gNodeB, as an extension of the srsRAN_Project. Both components implement functionalities for establishing MBS Broadcast Sessions. At this stage, Multicast Services support is not yet included, and the Distributed Unit (DU) and User Equipment (UE) components are not p

Oct 27

28.10.2025 - 5G-MAG at 6G-XR Impact Day

Join our Head of Technology, Jordi J. Giménez, at the 6G-XR Impact Day. He will be speaking about standardization efforts and open-source software for Connected Media applications. On top of this, we have been kindly invited to bring some of our 5G-MAG Reference Tools demos! EVENT: 6G-XR Impact Day DATE: 28th October 2025 LOCATION: 5TONIC – IMDEA Networks Institute Madrid INFORMATION ABOUT THE EVENT AND REGISTRATION: https://6g-xr.eu/event/6g-xr-impact-day

Oct 21

21/22.10.2025 - 5G-MAG at NEM Summit

Join Alexander Zoubarev, who had to step in last minute for Daniel Silhavy, at the NEM Summit. Alex will be presenting our work on Standards and Software for Connected Media Experiences, Open-Source, Standardization impact and Industry Collaboration. EVENT: NEM Summit DATE: 21st and 22nd October 2025 LOCATION: Fraunhofer Fokus, Berlin. INFORMATION ABOUT THE EVENT AND REGISTRATION: https://nem-initiative.org/nem-summit-2025/

Oct 21

New Releases! - Content Delivery Protocols (FLUTE)

Happy to announce the release of version 0.11.0 of our FLUTE library. The release includes various new features, improvements, and bug fixes such as the ability to transmit via a UDP tunnel and XML namespace support for FDT handling. 💬 Release Notes: https://lnkd.in/dF-MxVae A big thank you to the main contributors of this release: David Waring ( BBC ), Klaus Kühnhammer ( Bitstem ) and Alexander Zoubarev ( Fraunhofer FOKUS ). 👏 A special thank you to Yannick Poirier ( S

Oct 16

New Releases! - V3C Immersive Platform

We are very happy to announce the release of version 1.1 of the V3C Immersive platform. The release includes an MPEG #V3C #DASH packager and tools and scripts to generate V-PCC bitstreams. In addition, we added the source code for #Haptic (decoder & synthesizer) and V-PCC (synthesizer) and improved the V-PCC renderer. The link to the detailed release notes can be found below. We would like to thank all the contributors to this release, especially Bertrand Leroy , Patric

Oct 16

17+24.10.2025 - Workshop: 3GPP Release 19, from Specification to Implementation

With 3GPP Release 19 now frozen and specifications done, next step starts with implementation... And what better way to dive in than a 5G-MAG Workshop where spec creators meet open-source builders. Let's get insights straight from the doers and start turning Rel-19 into reality. PART I - 17th October 2025 Get the invite (with an ICS file) for FREE: eveeno.com/5g-mag AMD: Extensions to 5G Media Streaming protocols (Discussion lead: Thomas Stockhammer – Qualcomm) Common Media C

Oct 6