5G-MAG is set to showcase one of its open-source projects for next-generation multimedia applications at MWC Shanghai 2026. The premier flagship connectivity and mobile industry event in Asia, organized by the GSMA, will take place from June 24 to June 26, 2026 at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre (SNIEC). Bringing together global operators, vendors, tech providers, and policymakers, this year’s exhibition highlights the rapid intersection of cutting-edge connectivity and intelligence. 5G-MAG Demo at Qualcomm Booth For attendees focusing on the future of media delivery and connected experiences, 5G-MAG will be featured on the exhibition floor. Visitors will be able to experience the live demonstration "Towards Media-Aware Intelligent Networks - Smarter Video Streaming for 6G" featuring the open-source implementation of 3GPP specifications for Media Streaming including features such as Common Media Client Data (CMCD). The demonstrator, powered by the 5G-MAG Reference Tools, with contributions from Qualcomm, BBC, Fraunhofer FOKUS or Dolby, will be hosted at Qualcomm’s booth. This showcase underscores how 5G-MAG's open-source software development programme can turn complex 3GPP specifications into real-world architectures, optimizing quality of experience (QoE) and data delivery efficiency for live and on-demand mobile video. Our colleague Shilin Ding definitely deserves a massive shout-out for driving this forward and making the demo possible. MWC Shanghai 2026: At a Glance The three-day event is packed with large-scale exhibitions, thought-provoking keynote speeches, conference sessions, and high-level networking activities. This year, the focus heavily leans toward the commercial evolution of mobile infrastructure and cognitive networks. Key Focus Areas for 2026: 5G-Advanced & 6G Evolution: Moving Release 18 from vision to full-scale commercial execution. Mobile AI (Artificial Intelligence): Fully integrating autonomous and large-scale AI capabilities over nationwide mobile networks. Satellite and Non-Terrestrial Networks (NTN): Navigating telco-satellite convergence and unified spectrum opportunities. Next-Gen Tech Ecosystems: Tracking the evolution of smart devices, XR (Extended Reality), robotics, and industrial digital transformation. EVENT: MWC Shanghai DATE: 24th to 26th June 2026 LOCATION: Shanghai New International Expo Centre (SNIEC), Shanghai, China

A perfect way to end the week. Join us on Friday 26th June at 13:00 CEST for a double session focusing on cutting-edge developments in AI-driven software implementation and 5G network optimization. The public call will dive into two distinct, technical presentations led by industry experts: Topic 1: From 3GPP Specs to Code: Automating Software Implementation with AI Speaker: Jakob Hoydis Organization: NVIDIA Overview: This session will explore how artificial intelligence can bridge the gap between complex 3GPP specifications and actual software code, streamlining implementation pipelines. Topic 2: StreamCore, resource allocation for VNF in 5G networks Speakers: Chris Corobana & Sebastian Vaduva Organization: Doctor Quantum Overview: The presenters will break down StreamCore, a solution designed for efficient resource allocation regarding Virtual Network Functions (VNF) within 5G network architectures. EVENT: 5G-MAG FRIDAY'S PUBLIC CALL DATE: 26th June 2026 at 13:00 CEST LOCATION: ONLINE Use this link to join the session: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86380468460?pwd=UnlGOVE5a3RUSnNCcFRGK0RmQlRHdz09 or Download the calendar of public calls here: Friday’s Public Call | 5G-MAG - Reference Tools

Report available: https://member.5g-mag.com/wg/TF-RT/document/1536 The first 5G Broadcast Plugfest by 5G-MAG took place from 9 to 11 June 2026 at the premises of Fraunhofer FOKUS in Berlin bringing together infrastructure vendors, technology providers, software developers and operators to test the interoperability of 5G Broadcast equipment. The event marks an important milestone as the 3GPP Release 19 specifications, now frozen, move attention from standardisation to implementation and deployment. Interoperability across multi-vendor set-ups is a key step on that path as confidence is needed that products from different manufacturers can work together in real deployments. Over three days, participating teams paired core networks and transmitters from different suppliers and worked through a shared test plan. Equipment vendors ENENSYS, Nakolos, Rohde & Schwarz and TRedess contributed cores and transmitters, while receiver platforms, middleware and application tools from across the ecosystem completed the end-to-end chain. The collaborative, hands-on format gave engineering teams the chance to debug together in the room and to compare notes against the specifications as they went. Testing spanned the full delivery chain. Teams exercised the core-to-transmitter interfaces, the radio layer across 3GPP Releases 14 to 19, and application-layer services including media streaming and public warning. A particular focus of this Plugfest was the newer 3GPP functionalities introduced in Releases 16 to 19 such as time and frequency interleaving, CAS muting, CAS enhancements and the additional subcarrier spacings and bands. Testing these recently specified features in live, multi-vendor set-ups gives especially valuable early feedback, both to the engineers implementing them and to the standards community refining them. Many multi-vendor combinations were brought up successfully and run end to end, demonstrating that cross-vendor 5G Broadcast is achievable today and providing valuable, practical feedback to implementers and to the standards community alike. 5G-MAG thanks all the teams who took part, and the sponsors whose support made the event possible, including Nakolos and Qualcomm.

🎉 We are very happy to announce multiple new releases of our 5G Multicast Broadcast components. The main changes are support for Object CAROUSEL operating mode, implementation of User Service Announcements PASSED_BACK mode, Uplift for TS 29.581 v18.6.0 as well as Docker, tmux and Insomnia helper scripts and collections for easy usage. Thank you to all contributors especially David Waring, Dev Audsin and Richard Bradbury. Please find all the relevant information and links below. For more details and getting started guides please also refer to our documentation: https://hub.5g-mag.com/Getting-Started/pages/5g-multicast-broadcast-services/ Release v1.3.0 - MBS Transport Function Release Notes: https://github.com/5G-MAG/rt-mbs-transport-function/releases/tag/rt-mbs-transport-function-1.3.0 Milestone: https://github.com/5G-MAG/rt-mbs-transport-function/milestone/1 Release v0.2.0 - MBS Function Release Notes: https://github.com/5G-MAG/rt-mbs-function/releases/tag/rt-mbs-function-0.2.0 Milestone: https://github.com/5G-MAG/rt-mbs-function/milestone/2 Release v0.2.0 - MBS Examples Release Notes: https://github.com/5G-MAG/rt-mbs-examples/releases/tag/rt-mbs-examples-v0.2.0 Milestone: https://github.com/5G-MAG/rt-mbs-examples/milestone/2 Release v0.12.3 - Libflute Library Release Notes: https://github.com/5G-MAG/rt-libflute/releases/tag/rt-libflute-0.12.3 Milestone: https://github.com/5G-MAG/rt-libflute/milestone/7

The 2026 edition of FOKUS Media Web Symposium will spotlight AI-driven creativity, immersive experiences, and sustainable practices across the media value chain. Expect breakthroughs in generative workflows, XR storytelling, ultra-fast and secure distribution, personalized and eco-conscious consumption, and green streaming optimization. AI remains the catalyst, shaping smarter, greener, and more engaging media ecosystems. 5G-MAG is at the event with a full set of activities kindly organized by Fraunhofer FOKUS including demos of the 5G-MAG Reference Tools and presentations. EVENT: 13th FOKUS Media Web Symposium DATE: June 16-17, 2026 LOCATION: Berlin, Germany INFORMATION ABOUT THE EVENT: https://mws.fraunhofer.de/

🎉 We are very happy to announce multiple new releases of our 5G Media Streaming components. The main changes are addition of the previously missing QoE metrics (e.g. RepSwitchList, InitialPlayoutDelay etc.), a new 5GMS Aware Application Reference UI and various improvements and additions to the 5GMS Application Provider Management UI. Thank you to all contributors especially Erik Gaida, Maximilian Winkler, David Waring and Shilin Ding. Please find the links to the release notes below. If you want to try out the 5G Media Streaming components our end to end tutorial provides the perfect starting point. 5GMS Aware Application https://github.com/5G-MAG/rt-5gms-application/releases/tag/rt-5gms-application-v1.3.0 5GMS Media Session Handler https://github.com/5G-MAG/rt-5gms-media-session-handler/releases/tag/rt-5gms-media-session-handler-v1.3.0 5GMS Media Stream Handler https://github.com/5G-MAG/rt-5gms-media-stream-handler/releases/tag/rt-5gms-media-stream-handler-v1.3.0 5GMS Common Android Library https://github.com/5G-MAG/rt-5gms-common-android-library/releases/tag/rt-5gms-common-android-library-v1.3.0 5GMS Application Provider https://github.com/5G-MAG/rt-5gms-application-provider/releases/tag/rt-5gms-application-provider-1.2.0 5GMS Application Function https://github.com/5G-MAG/rt-5gms-application-function/releases/tag/rt-5gms-application-function-v1.4.6 5GMS Examples https://github.com/5G-MAG/rt-5gms-examples/releases/tag/rt-5gms-examples-v1.2.1

We are happy to announce that the 5G-MAG Steering Group has approved phine.tech as new member of 5G-MAG. About phine.tech At phine.tech, we believe the real value of 5G isn't just faster mobile internet - it is the key to unlocking precision, automation, and intelligence at an industrial scale. However, we also know that for many developers and industrial innovators, the world of telecommunications remains expensive, slow, and overly complex. We exist to close the gap between 5G vendors and the industries that need them most. By combining deep expertise in telecommunications with the agility of modern software engineering, we are simplifying 5G to make it accessible for everyone. It is a philosophy we are already carrying forward as we lay the foundation for 6G. Headquartered in Vienna, Austria, we are building the tools that empower the next generation of industrial use cases. Our flagship solution, the Virtual 5G Lab (V5GL), replaces weeks of hardware setup with a cloud-based, developer-friendly environment that is ready in seconds. Whether for robotics, manufacturing, or research, we provide the infrastructure so you can focus on the innovation.

Co-organized between 3GPP SA4, Greening of Streaming and 5G-MAG, this workshop will bring experts together to explore the practical integration of energy measurement, reporting, and optimization within media streaming architectures, in particular with a focus on 5G and upcoming 6G systems REGISTER NOW ! (free attendance) 📅 Date: 19th March from 15:00 to 17:00 CET 📍 Location: On-Line via Zoom AGENDA Presentation and Logistics, by Thomas Stockhammer (Qualcomm) and Jordi J. Giménez (5G-MAG) The 3GPP Work Item " Study on Media Energy Consumption Exposure and Evaluation Framework phase 2" (WI # 1080050), by Julien Lemotheux (Orange) - DOWNLOAD SLIDES Greening of Streaming's work and perspective, by Benjamin Schwarz (Greening of Streaming) - DOWNLOAD SLIDES State of energy awareness in today's network management protocols and devices, by Marisol Palmero (Greening of Streaming) - DOWNLOAD SLIDES Practical Insights from the SMART-CD Project, by Lucas Gregory (ATEME) - DOWNLOAD SLIDES Practical Insights by Christian Timmerer (Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt) - DOWNLOAD SLIDES GAIA GAIA | ATHENA Christian Doppler (CD) Laboratory Ecoflow ECOFLOW: Energy-Conserving Optimization for Future-ready, Low-impact Online Workflows GitHub resources for reproducibility Reproducibility | ATHENA Christian Doppler (CD) Laboratory A focus on metrics collection and decision taking Results from the Green Streaming projects by Martin Lasak (Fraunhofer FOKUS) - DOWNLOAD SLIDES 5G-MAG Reference Tools overview by Daniel Silhavy (Fraunhofer FOKUS, 5G-MAG WG DEV Chair) - DOWNLOAD SLIDES Open Discussion and Q&A - 30 mins Moderated by Thomas (Qualcomm) and Jordi (5G-MAG) Opportunity for participants to share insights, ask questions, and discuss next steps This is an AI-generated summary of the event, please refer to the slides and let us know if there is anything incorrect by sending an e-mail to: gimenez@5g-mag.com Summary Per Speaker Thomas opens the workshop by framing the session as a joint effort between 3GPP, 5G‑MAG, and Greening of Streaming, emphasizing that energy consumption in media delivery has become “an important topic… a design vector for 6G.” He explains that 3GPP is actively studying media‑related energy consumption and is seeking real‑world measurements from industry and research partners. Throughout the session, he manages logistics, transitions between speakers, and encourages questions, aiming to create a collaborative environment for discussing energy‑efficient media delivery. Julien Lemotheux (Orange / 3GPP SA4 Rapporteur) Julien Lemotheux (Orange) provided the operator perspective, explaining Orange’s commitment to achieving net‑zero carbon by 2040 and the challenges that come with it. He notes that while fixed networks have become more efficient—“it was a good thing to switch from ADSL to fiber”—mobile network energy consumption continues to rise despite optimization efforts. He referred to the work in 3GPP and highlighted some of the opportunities to leverage 3GPP media streaming architectures to gather energy data and drive optimizations in coordination between media applications and the 5G/6G systems. A central issue, he argues, is the lack of granular, shareable energy data across devices, networks, and services. Benjamin Schwarz (Greening of Streaming) Benjamin describes Greening of Streaming’s mission as an evidence‑driven effort to reduce energy consumption in video delivery, stressing that “we only work on things that we can actually measure in watts.” He outlines the organization’s lab structure and its flagship REM (Remote Energy Measurement) project, which measures energy use from encoders through to end‑user devices. He shares several findings: home gateways typically consume around 10 watts continuously regardless of traffic; peer‑to‑peer delivery adds only 0.1–0.2 watts per peer; and enabling eco‑mode on TVs can reduce consumption by roughly 20%. He also highlights that content characteristics—especially brightness—have a far greater impact on device energy use than codec or resolution choices, and that some OLED TVs surprisingly consume less power when playing 4K content than HD. Marisol Palmero (Greening of Streaming) Marisol focuses on the standards landscape, arguing that today’s energy‑related metrics are fragmented across encoding, CDN, network, and device domains. She notes that “there is no standard that will give you the measurement… in an end‑to‑end use case,” which limits coordinated energy optimization. She describes ongoing work in the IETF GREEN working group, where a YANG‑based data model is being developed to represent device‑level energy metrics in real time. The model is about 70% complete at the device‑component level, with upcoming work focused on controller interactions and API definitions. She also previews a video‑streaming‑focused hackathon planned for the next IETF meeting in Vienna, intended to advance cross‑SDO collaboration between IETF, 3GPP, and Greening of Streaming. Lucas Gregory (ATEME) Lucas presents the SmartCD project, a French collaborative effort led by ATEME to measure and reduce the environmental impact of end‑to‑end streaming workflows. He explains that cloud‑based measurement is particularly challenging because providers rarely expose real energy data, noting that “measuring the environmental impact of streaming workflows in the cloud is really challenging.” To address this, the project relies on resource‑usage metrics—CPU, memory, network traffic, storage activity—combined with energy models. Lucas emphasizes that understanding where energy is consumed is a prerequisite to meaningful optimization and that device generation plays a major role in decoding and rendering energy. Christian Timmerer (University of Klagenfurt) Christian shares academic research on energy‑aware encoding, bitrate ladder design, and adaptive bitrate (ABR) algorithms. His work shows that slower encoder presets significantly increase energy consumption with diminishing returns in quality, and that “small quality reductions can still yield substantial energy savings.” He presents energy‑aware bitrate ladders and an energy‑optimized ABR algorithm (eVISH), along with metrics for video complexity, decoding energy, and CO₂ prediction. While industry interest exists, he notes that commercial adoption is limited because customers rarely prioritize or pay for energy‑saving features. Martin Lasak (Fraunhofer FOKUS) Martin describes Fraunhofer’s measurement framework, which combines power meters with detailed streaming analytics to understand energy use across devices and workflows. One of the most striking findings is that TV eco‑mode has a dominant impact on energy consumption, yet “many devices were not using echo mode” in real‑world tests. He also confirms that content brightness and device settings outweigh technical parameters like bitrate or resolution in determining energy use. Fraunhofer is exploring LLM‑based user guidance to help viewers reduce energy consumption and is also measuring encoder energy across software and hardware implementations. Daniel Silhavy (Fraunhofer FOKUS / 5G‑MAG Reference Tools) Daniel presents the 5G‑MAG reference tools, which implement 3GPP specifications and provide an open‑source environment for experimenting with media delivery, QoE metrics, and client‑side data collection. He explains that “the reference tools can really be a starting point if you want to try something out,” positioning them as a potential foundation for prototyping the Energy Information Application Function proposed earlier in the workshop. The tools already support CMCD, QoE reporting, and UE data collection, making them well‑suited for future energy‑related experimentation. Relevant References The 3GPP Study For insight into the 3GPP SA4 Study: https://www.3gpp.org/ftp/tsg_sa/TSG_SA/TSGS_108_Prague_2025-06/Docs/SP-250636.zip Outcomes to be captured in TR 26.942: https://www.3gpp.org/dynareport/26942.htm IETF GREEN Framework Reference Model: https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ietf-green-framework/ SMART-CD Project - Open-Source Tools: SmartWatts - PowerAPI Cloud Carbon Footprint - An open source tool to measure and analyze cloud carbon emissions Introduction - Boavizta cloud scanner 📡 METRICS & TOOLS ITU SITI (Spatial Information, Temporal Information): GitHub - VQEG/siti-tools: SI TI calculation tools · GitHub VCA (Video Complexity Analyzer): VCA | Video Complexity Analyzer EVCA (Enhanced VCA): EVCA: Enhanced Video Complexity Analyzer | ATHENA Christian Doppler (CD) Laboratory VQM4HAS: IEEE TMM: VQM4HAS: A Real-time Quality Metric for HEVC Videos in HTTP Adaptive Streaming | ATHENA Christian Doppler (CD) Laboratory VEEP: VEEP: Video Encoding Energy and CO2 Emission Prediction | ATHENA Christian Doppler (CD) Laboratory RDEI: Machine Learning-Based Decoding Energy Modeling for VVC Streaming Receptive: QoE- and Energy-aware content consumption for HTTP Adaptive Streaming / Daniele Lorenzi Reproducibility | ATHENA Christian Doppler (CD) Laboratory GREEM: An Open-Source Energy Measurement Tool for Video Processing, GREEM | https://doi.org/10.1145/3625468.3652168 | Github DATASETS MVCD: Multi-Dimensional Video Compression Dataset: Web | https://doi.org/10.1109/VCIP63160.2024.10849883 | Github COCONUT: Content Consumption Energy Measurement Dataset for Adaptive Video Streaming: Web | https://doi.org/10.1145/3625468.3652179 | Github VEED: Video Encoding Energy and CO2 Emissions Dataset for AWS EC2 instances: Web | https://doi.org/10.1145/3625468.3652178 | Github 5G-MAG Reference Tools: https://developer.5g-mag.com/ Greening of Streaming Publications: https://www.greeningofstreaming.org/publications

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

5G-MAG is organization its first 5G Broadcast Plugfest. Register now! 5G Broadcast PlugFest

GENEVA  — 5G-MAG - The Media Connectivity Association, has elected Frédéric Gabin  to chair its Steering Group and lead the association into its next phase of growth. Gabin, currently the Director of Mobile Technology & Standards at Dolby Laboratories, succeeds founding chair Antonio Arcidiacono  (EBU), who is retiring after leading the association since its inception in 2019. Rounding out the new leadership team are Vice-Chairs Robin Ribback  (Swiss TXT/SRG SSR) and Victor Kueh (Huawei), who will support Gabin in steering the organization’s strategic goals. A Pivotal Era for Media Connectivity Gabin takes the helm at a critical juncture as connected devices, software-defined architectures and high-speed networks move to the center stage of media creation, delivery, and consumption. Under his leadership, 5G-MAG will focus on bridging the gap between technical specifications and real-world deployment by championing open standards and open-source software across the connected media ecosystem. “I am honored by the trust placed in me by the 5G-MAG Steering Group. Working with the Vice-Chairs, WG leaders, and the community, my focus will be on strengthening industry collaboration. My goal is to keep the association strong, open, and practical, helping the industry turn relevant innovation into deployable, interoperable solutions” commented Gabin. A Track Record of Technical Excellence Frédéric Gabin brings over 25 years of expertise to the role, having held senior positions at Ericsson, NEC Technologies, and Nortel Networks. A recognized authority in global standards, Gabin chaired the 3GPP SA WG4  (Codecs & Multimedia) from 2016 to 2025, where he played a vital role in developing 4G/5G streaming and multimedia interoperability. His career-long impact on the industry was notably recognized in 2022 with an Innovator Tech Emmy® Award  for his pioneering work on Dynamic Adaptive Streaming over HTTP (DASH).

ESA's NTN Forum and 5G-MAG are getting together  to explore opportunities for experimentation around media delivery and NTN. On the Agenda Short introduction on NTN-Forum and Working Group Architectures and Experimentation (Maria G uta, Luca Lodigiani, Alex ander Hoffman o nly one of us for up to 7min ) Short introduction of 5G-MAG and 5G-MAG Reference Tools (Daniel Silhavy and Jordi J. Gimenez, 5G-MAG) Open-Source Implementation of MBS User Services in the 5G-MAG Reference Tools (speaker to be confirmed) Open-Source Implementation of MBS in 5GC, NG-RAN and UE in the 5G-MAG Reference Tools (David Gomez Barquero, iTEAM-UPV) 5G-EMERGE NR-NTN Direct to Device with 5G MBS (Esa Romppainen, Mediatek) 5G Core for NR-NTN (Michael Dazhi - University of Luxembourg ) 5G-EMERGE Service Platform (Kris Brown, HumansNotRobots) CAMARA/3GPP Edge Orchestration (Giada Landi, NextWorks) Go to WG TECH 📅 Date:  14th April from 13:00 to 15:30 CEST 📍 Location:  On-Line via MS Teams 🔗 Link:   14.04.2026 - Webinar - NTN & Content Delivery: From Specs to Software