As part of our engagement with 6G-IA ( MoU signed between 6G-IA and 5G-MAG ), the two organizations have agreed to organize a workshop on Monday 13th May 2024 (exact time to be confirmed) for an exchange between 5G-MAG members and participants in research projects that may be relevant to us. The intention of the workshop is to gather insight into the research areas relevant to media and mobile connectivity features and solutions (5G, 5G Advanced and 6G). The expectation is that the workshop is hand-on, focused on a brief presentation of the project (12’) highlighting the technical problem the project is trying to solve. After that there will be an opportunity for open discussions on requirements, features, technology readiness and prototyping. The proposed agenda: Time Presentations 10:00 Introduction from 6G-IA Introduction from 5G-MAG SESSION 1 SNS Project presentations 10:10 Project: NANCY 10:25 Project: 6GTandem 10:40 Project: 6G-XR 10:55 Project: IMAGINE-B5G 11:10 Project: FIDAL 11:25 Project: Trialsnet SESSION 2 Open Discussion (by Jordi J. Gimenez) 11:40 6G-IA and 5G-MAG Members 12:00 End of the Workshop 5G-MAG members can join the meeting through the Members' Area. Media Beyond 5G: Insights from European Projects EVENT: ON-LINE MEETING DATE: 13th May 2024 TIME: 10:00 - 12:00 CEST MORE INFORMATION: 5G-MAG Members' Area - 6G-IA and 5G-MAG Joint Workshop on “Media Beyond 5G – Insights from European Projects”

The 5G-MAG Steering Group has approved the membership of EUTELSAT GROUP. About EUTELSAT GROUP With a fleet of 35 geostationary satellites and a Low Earth Orbit (LEO) constellation of more than 600 satellites providing capacity for broadcasters, media service providers, telecom operators, ISPs and governmental agencies, Eutelsat Group is the world's first satellite operator with an integrated GEO-LEO infrastructure. The Eutelsat Group was formed in 2023 through the combination of Eutelsat, a global pioneer in GEO satellite operations founded in 1977, and OneWeb, established in 2012, the first company to operate a LEO constellation worldwide. With a proven track record of in-orbit successes and its ability to keep pace with rapidly evolving market trends, Eutelsat Group stands out as one of the world’s most innovative and experienced commercial satellite operators. Our satellites are used for video broadcasting, satellite newsgathering, broadband services, data connectivity, connecting airplanes and ships, enabling mission-critical government and NGO communications, and more. Our focus is on delivering the highest quality of service through technological performance, market expertise and innovation. Committed to promoting all facets of sustainable development across our business activities, we leverage our in-orbit resources to help bridge the digital divide while maintaining a safe and uncluttered space environment. Learn more about EUTELSAT GROUP: https://www.eutelsat.com/ Learn more about our members and how to join 5G-MAG

🎉 Happy to announce Motion Spell (home for GPAC licensing) as official contributor to the 5G-MAG REFERENCE TOOLS! WELCOME ON BOARD! 5g-mag.com/community

🎉 Happy to announce Sofia Digital as official contributor to the 5G-MAG REFERENCE TOOLS! WELCOME ON BOARD! 5g-mag.com/community

In its capacity as a 3GPP Market Representation Partner ( https://www.5g-mag.com/partnerships ), 5G-MAG recently highlighted the achievements of its members to the broader 3GPP community gathered in Maastricht at the RAN/CT/SA plenary meetings. A key focus of the presentation was the demonstration of 5G-MAG Reference Tools, which provided practical examples of how 5G-MAG facilitates the translation of 3GPP’s specifications into tangible products. The 5G-MAG Reference Tools development programme effectively bridges the gap between technical specifications and practical applications, bringing them closer to operators, service providers, developers, and users. Furthermore, 5G-MAG is actively supporting its members in leveraging the potential of Internet connectivity, mobile technologies, multimedia systems, and global APIs for media applications and services. It plays a key  role in consensus-building efforts prior to standardization, develops comprehensive profiles and guidelines towards deployment, creates reference implementations, and provides valuable industry and developer feedback to Standards Development Organizations (SDOs) such as 3GPP. For more information about how 5G-MAG works, please visit: https://www.5g-mag.com/work For more information about current topics: https://www.5g-mag.com/topics For more information about 5G-MAG Reference Tools: https://developer.5g-mag.com Join the efforts at: https://www.5g-mag.com/membership

Join our next Open Call, scheduled on the 5th April 2024. The detailed agenda: Release of the XR Projects (https://5g-mag.github.io/Getting-Started/pages/xr-media-integration-in-5g/) Contribution of the 5G Broadcast Release 17 Middleware and support for FEC, ROUTE and 3GPP-compliant Service Announcements 5G Media Streaming - Quality of Experience Metrics Reporting The Zoom call is open for everyone. All information on how to join can be found in https://www.5g-mag.com/community#calendar

The 5G-MAG Developer Community has a new portal available which collects all relevant information about the projects currently under implementation. Regular updates will ensure access to relevant specifications per project, features under implementation, Kanban boards, repositories, releases, and very soon also a collection of tutorials on how to run the tools to build specific applications. Find all the information at 5g-mag.github.io/Getting-Started

Under the initiative of our member SWISSTXT, we’ve organized a joint Workshop between 5G-MAG and the EU-funded project 5GMediaHUB with the intention of get insight into the project activities and topics. 5G-MAG WGs can later evaluate on next steps if there’s interest.   An invite (ICS file) will follow with the link to attend. The Workshop is scheduled for the 2nd May from 10:00 to 12:00 CEST with the following agenda (the availability of the presenters from 5GMediaHUB made us schedule this on the European morning, which we know will not fit everybody). We will record for those of you unable to attend. Time Presentations Presenter (Organization) 10:00 – 10:15 Introduction – 5GMediaHUB Project (standardization tasks) & other projects Robin Ribback / Peter Klinger (SwissTXT) 10:15 – 10:30 5G-MAG: Current Topics, Standards Work and Reference Tools 5G-MAG 10:30 – 10:45 Ultra-low latency (below frame rate) while supporting UDP streaming efficiently Didier Nicholson (EKTACOM) 10:45 – 11:00 Resilient low latency high rate streaming in MEC and Cloud Didier Nicholson (EKTACOM) 11:00 – 11:15 Dynamic reconfiguration of codecs according to knowledge of the network behaviour Didier Nicholson (EKTACOM) 11:15 – 11:30 Short break   11:30 – 11:45 JPEG XS, low latency codec for media streaming over 5G networks Rafael Rodrigues (RAY) 11:45 – 12:00 5GMediaHUB and JPEG Trust: A new path for media trustworthiness Antonio Pinheiro (RAY) 5G-MAG members can join the meeting through the Members' Area. 5G-MAG meets the 5GMediaHUB Project EVENT: ON-LINE MEETING DATE: 2nd May 2024 TIME: 10:00 - 12:00 CEST MORE INFORMATION: 5G-MAG Members' Area - 5G-MAG meets the 5GMediaHUB Project

5G-MAG MEDIA ACTION GROUP has been accepted as pre-qualified organization and group (PoG) at the Metaverse Standards Register. The Metaverse Standards Register is a publicly accessible database of organizations, specifications, policies, recommendations, guidelines and open-source software related to metaverse interoperability. The Register enables navigation and analysis of the ecosystem of standardization activities relevant to building an open metaverse and to identify connections and gaps in the standardization landscape. 5G-MAG members, with the open-source software development programme, the 5G-MAG Reference Tools, have an opportunity to collaborate with a wider community making available reference implementations of media communication systems based on specifications coming from 3GPP, MPEG and other relevant SDOs. More information on the MSF Metaverse Standards Register: https://register.metaverse-standards.org/ More information on the 5G-MAG Reference Tools projects: developer.5g-mag.com

5G-MAG members are invited to submit input on media-related use cases, services, applications, features and general views from 5G-MAG members towards the next generation of mobile connectivity, 6G. Related information can be found in the slides presented under WG UC:  UC0042.5G-MAG_Input_3GPP_SA1_6GWS_process_v001.pptx  and in the notes of the initial session:  5G-MAG Members' Area - WI_010_3GPP_WS . We have planned two workshops (on-line) for collecting inputs and discussion. Workshop#1 is scheduled on the 12th March at 13:00 CET. Workshop#2, for a second drop of inputs and refinement of the previously submitted is scheduled on the 26th March at 13:00 CET. Please upload your inputs towards the two calls here: 5G-MAG Members' Area - WI_010_3GPPWS EVENT: 6G Workshops - Media applications and services towards the next G DATES:  12th and 26th March 2024 TIME:  13:00 to 15:00 CET LINK TO WORKSHOP #1  (On-line): https://member.5g-mag.com/wg/GA/calendar/event/239/2024-03-12 LINK TO WORKSHOP #2  (On-line): https://member.5g-mag.com/wg/GA/calendar/event/240/2024-03-26

The recently elected 5G-MAG Steering Group held this month its first meeting during which several leadership positions were filled. It is with great pleasure that the association continues to be led under the chairmanship of Antonio Arcidiacono (EBU) who saw his mandate as 5G-MAG Chair being renewed. The roles of vice-chairs were filled by Roland Beutler (SWR) and Victor Kueh (Huawei) , who also saw their positions renewed. Lars Backlund (BNE) continues as the association’s Treasurer . We welcome all and wish them success in leading 5G-MAG for the coming two-year term ! For a full list of the new SG, click here .

5G-MAG is participating at a conference session during the ACM Mile High Video 2024 (MHV/24) with two inputs. Optimizing mobile video streaming through collaboration between content providers and 5G networks Presented by Daniel Silhavy (Fraunhofer FOKUS). Authors: Daniel Silhavy (Fraunhofer FOKUS), Richard Bradbury, David Waring, Dev Audsin (BBC), Jordi J. Gimenez (5G-MAG), Kurt Krauss (Dolby Germany GmbH) SLIDES Leveraging 5G for Enhanced Uplink Video Streaming Presented by Justin Ridge (Nokia). Authors: Thibaud Biatek (Nokia), Jordi J. Gimenez (5G-MAG), Thorsten Lohmar (Ericsson), David Butler (BBC), Justin Ridge (Nokia) SLIDES EVENT: ACM Mile-High Video 2024. Session Video Streaming 5: Machine Vision, Storage, Cellular/Wireless Networks DATE: Tuesday 13 February 2024 TIME: 17:15-18:45 Local Time LOCATION: DENVER, US INFORMATION ABOUT THE EVENT: https://www.mile-high.video/