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

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

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/

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

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

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

Join 5G-MAG at the MPEG 152 Meeting in Geneva with our Reference Tools demonstrators on XR Media with MPEG-I Scene Description and the...

Find here the presentations and summaries of the Future Media Townhall session on "The Future of Media Distribution". Please note that...

Find here the presentations and summaries of the Future Media Townhall session on "The Future of Media Experiences". Please note that...

Find here the summary of panel discussion on 5G Broadcast at the Future Media Townhall. Please note that these are quick summaries...

Find here the summary of panel discussion on 5G Broadcast at the Future Media Townhall. Find other content in the following links:...

Right after the Future Media Townhall on Satuday 13th and from 13:00 to 14:00, join members, partners and friends at the 5G-MAG Meet &...

Join the Future Media Townhall on Satuday 13th from 10:00 to 13:00 at ROOM E.102, an event brought to you by 5G-MAG and IEEE BTS. Find...

From the 12th to the 15th September, 5G-MAG is at IBC 2025 , the biggest media technology event in Europe. We wish to meet everybody...

We are happy to announce ERICSSON joining the 5G-MAG Reference Tools Developer Community. WELCOME ON BOARD! 5g-mag.com/community

We are very happy to announce the  release of version 1.0.0 of the MBS Transport Function for 5MBS User Services . Version 1.0.0 is the first minimum viable product release of the MBSTF that forms part of the 5MBS User Services. We are working on a separate release of the MBS Function which will control this MBSTF and act as the provisioning entry point for 5MBS User Services. This release can be configured, via the Nmb2 reference point (MBSF <=> MBSTF), with  DistSession s t

We are happy to announce the public release of the V3C Immersive Platform integrating: support for MPEG Haptics as defined in ISO/IEC 23090-31 and carriage of haptics data as defined in ISO/IEC 23090-32: Both .hjif and .hmpg file formats Support for vibrations with time, duration and intensity. Synchronized with the video. Modularization of the networking interface: Plug-in for MPEG DASH Ability to add plug-ins for WebRTC, RTP, etc. This milestone comes alongside the public

A perfect way to end the week: The  5G-MAG  Reference Tools community is inviting you to a special session on Friday 6th June at 13:00...

We're thrilled to join the first OSCAR (Open-Source Core, Applications and RAN) Workshop! This dynamic event brings together leading...

Download the 5G-MAG Report (PDF): https://drive.google.com/file/d/16uvMupJ0Mwr0Q8-Bf1ZVUDiwSaQ9VVXl/view?usp=sharing ABOUT THE REPORT This report analyses the gaps or issues of how Advanced Media Services may bring new demands to the 5G network. The analysis includes new and different use cases, media services and technology deployment development and an evaluation of the 3GPP system. Current version of the report: v.1.0 Date of publication: 13th May 2025 REQUEST FOR FEEDBACK