5G is set to become the content-of-the-future distribution network, revolutionizing the way we watch and experience video. Enabling ultra-fast speeds and low latency like never before, 5G is unleashing a new generation of experiences on any screen. Cellcom, Israel’s largest cellular provider, and NOVELSAT, a global leader in content connectivity, partnered on a pilot of real-time video content distribution over a 5G network infrastructure. As part of the pilot, Cellcom implements a full 5G network for delivering video content to multiple user devices. Video content of CellcomTV service is distributed in real time to 5G base stations by NOVELSAT's solution. At the cell site, NOVELSAT’s edge solution performs video processing using edge-computing capabilities and streams the video content at the highest quality and with the lowest latency to a wide range of user devices – from smartphones to TV sets. The pilot demonstrates the benefits of edge-based video delivery in terms of both video traffic efficiency and end-user experience quality (QoE). The pilot includes two phases, where phase 1 includes a controlled 5G cell at Cellcom’s lab with terrestrial core-to-edge connectivity, and phase 2 includes a live 5G cell site with satellite core-to-edge connectivity. In this world’s first trial of edge-based media delivery for mobile networks, Cellcom and NOVELSAT are delivering live channels and on-demand content to both mobile and fixed wireless users with 5G and 5G-FWA connectivity. During the month of May 2022, Cellcom and NOVELSAT have successfully completed phase 1 of the pilot, showcasing: Higher video quality Lower video latency Network congestion mitigation Multiple user devices – smartphones and TV sets Learn More... Cellcom and NOVELSAT Plan to Partner on a 5G Video Pilot (Novelsat) - https://novelsat.com/pressrelease/cellcom-and-novelsat-plan-to-partner-on-a-5g-video-pilot/

Join us at Hall 10 Stand D21 (10.D21 - EBU booth). From the 9th to the 12th September, the 5G Media Action Group is at IBC, the biggest media technology event in Europe. We wish to meet everybody in-person again! A GOOD OCCASION TO... - Join our Meetup on Saturday morning with coffee and croissants for members and partners - See demonstrations built with the 5G-MAG Reference Tools and learn about our open software development programme (www.5g-mag.com/reference-tools) - Know what's next in 5G-MAG work and open software development in 2023 (www.5g-mag.com/target2023) - Simply meet us at the booth, ask questions and discuss about any topic! Get your Visitor Pass: https://show.ibc.org/registration AND IF YOU ALSO ATTENDING THE CONFERENCE... Join the session on "5G - Tools, trials and media production" were we also got a paper accepted to be presented. Friday 9th September - 13:30 to 14:15 Session: 5G - Tools, trials and media production IBC Conference - E102 Presented by Daniel Silhavy - 5G-MAG's Reference Tools development coordinator Title: 5G-MAG Reference Tools: Dynamic content delivery switching between 5G broadcast and OTT streaming Authors: Johann Mika, Klaus Kuehnhammer, Daniel Silhavy, Romain Bouqueau, Christophe Burdinat, Jordi J. Gimenez Abstract: 5G media streaming is a sophisticated infrastructure designed to robustly support the increasing consumption of high-quality video from content providers. To aid understanding and adoption of its capabilities, a suite of open-source tools (5G-MAG) have been developed. Our first paper, describes those tools using three relevant use-cases: TV and Radio services over LTE-based 5G Terrestrial Broadcast, Broadband-Broadcast seamless switching and Broadcast-on-Demand. Learn more: https://show.ibc.org/content-programmes

The recently elected 5G-MAG Steering Group held yesterday its first meeting during which several leadership positions were filed. 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. In addition, the roles of vice-chairs were filled by Roland Beutler (SWR) and Victor Kueh (Huawei), replacing the outgoing vice-chairs Jacques Donat-Bouillud (France TV) and Wojciech Pytel (Polkomtel) whom remain active as members of the Steering Group. Lars Backlund (BNE) continues as the association’s Treasurer . Finally, the recently elected Chair of the WG Regulation, Policy and Spectrum (RPS), Prakash Moorut (Shure) was endorsed. 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 .

The 5G-MAG Steering Group has recently approved the membership of AVIWEST, Norkring and TEMIX Communications. About AVIWEST Aviwest is a leading global provider of IP-based mobile video contribution systems. Powered by proprietary, patented, and two-time Emmy® Award-winning intelligent IP bonding technology, its reliable solutions have been adopted by 1,000-plus broadcasters, online media, news agencies, social media companies, and first responders in more than 100 countries to cover breaking news and live events. Headquartered in Saint-Grégoire, France, Aviwest offers professional worldwide support for its products and cloud services through local and international sales offices and distribution networks across more than 160 countries. Further information is available at https://www.aviwest.com/ About Norkring Norkring Belgium is a network provider with the most innovative broadcasting infrastructure. Since the 5th of March 2009, Norkring België is the owner of the transmission park in Flanders and Brussels. By the end of 2009, we also obtained the licences to offer a television and radio broadcast network and the accompanying digital frequency packages. The shareholders of Norkring België are Norkring AS (75%) and Participatiemaatschappij Vlaanderen (nvdv: Participation Society Flanders) (25%). Further information is available at https://www.norkring.be/ About TEMIX Communications Temix Communications is an innovative company with more than two decades of experience in the engineering, design and manufacturing of satellite and wireless communication systems as well as telecommunication platforms and solutions for the broadcast and data markets. The main driver of the company is the ability to generate value through innovation; working with large partners (such as Eutelsat, European Space Agency, Telecom Italia/Olivetti, etc) Temix Communications has had the opportunities to propose high added value products and solutions. Company products and solutions are based on three concepts: Innovation of the products/solutions; Easiness to operate and integrate with other (Temix and/or third party) products; Uncomprable quality and reliability. Further information is available at http://www.temix.it/ Learn more about our members and how to join 5G-MAG .

5G and Beyond for Broadcast - Can 5G keep its promise? 5G-MAG is collaborating with IEEE BTS on the organization of the IEEE BTS Pulse focused on 5G Media. EVENT: IEEE Pulse DATE: Tuesday 12th, Wednesday 13th and Thursday 14th July 2022 TIME: 9:30 AM ET - 11:30 AM ET / 15:30 - 17:30 CEST LOCATION: On-line MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS EVENT 5G promises to not only revolutionize services offered by MNOs but also to support essential use cases for a broad range of industries. In the context of broadcasting, relevant topics are production and distribution of audio/video content. What benefits will 5G bring for content production? How will 5G broadcasting transform content distribution? What new promises will 6G bring? Join the event, listen and discuss with a panel of international industry experts the latest updates and stance in these relevant topics and what to expect in the future. Day-one will provide an update on the current state-of-the-art in audio/video content production and answer questions on how 5G and other technologies can be utilized. Day-two will focus on distribution and updates on 5G Broadcast and 5G Media Streaming. Day-three will be devoted to the well underway discussions on the next generation of mobile communication 6G, plus use cases and application scenarios for 6G will be presented. Technical Program July 12, 2022 9:30 AM ET - 11:30 AM ET: Session: State of the Art in Audio Video Content Production Session Chair: Maria Dolores (Lola) Perez Guirao 9:30am - Opening Remarks 9:35am - 9:55am - 5G and Professional Live Audio Production?, Jan Durre Research Engineer, Sennheiser 9:55am - 10:15am - Morten Brandstrup 10:15am - 10:35am - 3GPP Standardization Progress for 5G Private Networks, Amanda Xiang, Principal Engineer in Wireless Research and Standards, Futurewei Technologies Inc. 10:35am - 10:55am - DECT-2020 NR, Optimized 5G Industrial IoT Radio Local Networks, Jussi Numminen, Director Radio Strategy and IPR, Wirepas 10:55am - 11:30am - Q&A Panel Session 11:30am - Closing Remarks July 13, 2022 9:30 AM ET - 11:30 AM ET: Session: 5G and Content Distribution Session Chair: Jordi Gimenez, Head of Technology 5G-MAG Association 9:30am - 9:35am - Opening Remarks 9:35am - 9:55am - 5G Broadcast/Multicast: New Era of Content Distribution, Mohamed Aziz Taga, PO & Head of Business Development and Sc Experience, 5G Media Services & Customer, Rohde and Schwarz 9:55am - 10:15am - 5G Media Streaming Architecture, Thorsten Lohmar, Expert for Media Delivery, Ericsson 10:15am - 10:35am - An Introduction to 3GPP 5G Multicast and Broadcast Services, David Vargas, Senior Research Engineer and a Standards Specialist, BBC 10:35am-10:55am - UPV’s Contribution to 5G-MAG Reference Tools: Building an Open-Source 5G Broadcast Transmitter, Jamie Sanchez, Research Engineer at Mobile Communications Group, iTEAM-UPV and Jordi Gimenez, Project Manager 5G-MAG Association 10:55am - 11:30am - Q&A Panel Session 11:30am - Closing Remarks July 14, 2022 9:30 AM ET - 11:30 AM ET Session: Future of 5G and the Metaverse Session Chair: David Gomez Barquero, iTEAM-UPV (Spain) 9:30am - 9:35am ET - Opening Remarks 9:35am - 9:55am - Technologies for the Metaverse: XR, AI and 5G, Thomas Stockhammer, Director of Technical Standards, Qualcomm 9:55am - 10:15am - 5G enabling XR and Metaverses, Mauricio Aracena, President of Virtual Reality Industry Forum (VRIF) and Media Standardization Manager at Ericsson 10:15am - 10:35am - Metaverse or Realverse? Quality of Experience in Extended Reality Telecommunications, Pablo Perez, Lead Scientist at Nokia Extended Reality Lab (Madrid, Spain) 10:35am - 10:55am - Interactive Volumetric Video Streaming over 5G using L4S, Cornelius Hellge, Fraunhofer HHI 10:55am -11:30am -Closing Remarks 11:30am - Closing Remarks

9th FOKUS Media Web Symposium - And still diving deeper Jordi J, Gimenez, 5G-MAG Head of Technology will be speaking about 5G-MAG and the Reference Tools at the 9th FOKUS Media Web Symposium in Berlin. EVENT: 9th FOKUS Media Web Symposium DATE: Tuesday 21st June 2022 TIME: Morning sessions LOCATION: Berlin (Germany) MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS EVENT

IEEE International Symposium on Broadband Multimedia Systems and Broadcasting Jordi J, Gimenez, 5G-MAG Head of Technology, will be a keynote speaker at the IEEE BMSB 2022 in Bilbao. The topic this time is "5G Media Production - More than replacing some modems". EVENT: IEEE BMSB DATE: Friday 17th June 2022 TIME: TBC LOCATION: Bilbao (Spain) MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS EVENT

Read the news item from EBU: https://tech.ebu.ch/news/2022/05/live-media-production-with-5g--testing-a-new-architecture-for-multiple-wireless-cameras

The 5G-MAG Steering Group has recently approved the membership of VRT. About VRT The VRT is the public broadcaster of the Flemish Community in Belgium. It is geared towards all Flemings, in all their uniqueness and diversity. The VRT presents high-quality and distinctive content in the areas of information, culture, education, entertainment and sports. With its three television channels, five radio stations and various digital channels, the VRT reaches 90% of all Flemish people every week. In this way, the VRT can be relevant, have a social impact, contribute to a pluralistic debate and strengthen democracy. The VRT stimulates people to experience culture and language, and propagates the Flemish identity. The VRT is future-oriented and focuses on innovation and digitization. The broadcaster plays an important role in the Flemish media ecosystem and cooperates with numerous national and international partners from various fields. Further information is available at: https://www.vrt.be/en/about-vrt/ Learn more about our members and how to join 5G-MAG .

29. FKTG Fachtagung Join Daniel Silhavy, the 5G-MAG Reference Tools Development Coordinator, who will be speaking about the Reference Tools and the on-going implementations of 3GPP Release 16 5G Media Streaming and 5G Broadcast. EVENT: 29th FKTG Fachtagung DATE: Wednesday 11th May 2022 TIME: 11:20 - 13:00 CEST LOCATION: Potsdam, Germany MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS EVENT

Focused on the development of the 5G-MAG Reference Tools, two papers will be presented at the upcoming NAB Show in Las Vegas. NAB show is the largest show for media, entertainment and technology attracting more than 100,000 attendees annually. Two papers containing contributions to 5G-MAG Reference Tools have been accepted for presentation in the upcoming NAB Show. The first paper sets the scope of the current development in the Reference Tools focused on 3GPP Release 16 Media Streaming and 5G Broadcast with insights into the first enabled use cases. The second paper identifies opportunities to experiment with DVB-I over 5G broadcast, potential synergies with ATSC3.0 A/331 and the possibilities for the Brazilian TV3.0 project. Learn more about the 5G-MAG Reference Tools: https://www.5g-mag.com/reference-tools 5G-MAG Reference Tools - Putting 5G in Action for Media Presenter: Thomas Stockhammer (Qualcomm) Authors: Daniel Silhavy (Fraunhofer FOKUS), Klaus Kuehnhammer (bitstem), Johann Mika (ORS), Thomas Stockhammer (Qualcomm) and Jordi J. Gimenez (5G-MAG) WHEN: Monday 25th April 2022 @ 9:35 - 9:55 AM PDT WHERE: W307-W309 More information here: https://nab22.mapyourshow.com/8_0/sessions/session-details.cfm?ScheduleID=146& Abstract: The internet is now fully accessible to the media industry, and this creates tremendous opportunities for new user service propositions, more personalized experiences, and a fast lane for innovation for service providers and content creators. Within this developing ecosystem the combination of fixed and wireless networks, as well as the global 5G introduction enables media content providers to have access to a universal, ubiquitous and future-proof distribution platform allowing them to reach users everywhere, anytime and on any device - in particular the Gen-Z for which the smartphone is the primary device for communication and entertainment. The Ericsson Mobility Reports forecasts that by 2027 5G networks will carry 62 percent of the world's smartphone traffic. Specifically, the delivery of video content is expected to account for 79 percent of the mobile data traffic in 2027. To support media and content providers to get access to the powerful, but complex 5G distribution platform, simplifications, support, and abstraction to the workflows of media providers are needed. In the dynamic world of apps, software-centric solutions and agile developments, access to open-source tools to support prototyping, trials and possibly even deployments is of utmost relevance. 5G-MAG has taken on the duty and mandate to fill the role to bring together the media and the 5G world to support deployment of media services on 5G systems. As a particular effort to respond to the need of software, the 5G-MAG Reference Tools project has recently been established. Since its start in late 2021, a steadily growing developer community is committed to create common open-source reference tools to support implementation and interoperability of 5G Media technologies. The initial focus of the project was the development of Rel-16 5G Media Streaming and 5G Broadcast client components, server/headend and corresponding 5G unicast and broadcast radio emulators. The overall target is to provide an end-to-end platform enabling the implementation of media players on top of the clients; service layers and the testing of applications developed by other media-related organizations; hybrid scenarios and integration of third-party functions in the network. In this paper, we present the current architecture of the 5G-MAG Reference Tools and demonstrate the first use-case: “broadband-broadcast seamless switching”. With seamless switching, universal service coverage can be provided by the complementarity of different networks and delivery mechanisms. In cases in which certain users are out of 5G broadcast coverage, the media playback is not disrupted, and the service continues to operate with unicast fall-back from the 5G broadband network. In this way, quality of service conditions can be maintained at an exceptionally high level, and the user experience can be improved according to the needs of users and/or operators. By combining broadcast coverage and unicast connectivity, the seamless-switching use-case can also be used for other scenarios, like regional and local content insertions, content replacement, and on-demand or targeted advertising. While the developed tools focus on 5G-based distribution, they also may serve as a reference or integration platform for traditional broadcast networks and services. As an example, the integration of a DVB-I service layer is an ongoing effort. In addition, the developed tools closely align with the service layer of ATSC3.0. In further development steps, the addition of Rel-16 5G Media Streaming functionalities will enable interaction between 5G broadcast and unicast together with overlaying services. As a result, the 5G-MAG Reference Tools further enhance the 5G media ecosystem and serve as foundation for validation, verification, demonstration, trials, and even commercial services. Moreover, the current Linux-based implementation of the 5G-MAG Reference Tools will be extended to support a multitude of devices such as smartphones, set-top boxes, car entertainment systems, wearables, and other Android-based platforms. ATSC 3.0, DVB-I and TV3.0 Services via 5G Broadcast - System Design and Reference Tools Presenter: Mickael Raulet (ATEME) Authors: Christophe Burdinat (ATEME), Romain Bouqueau (MotionSpell, GPAC), Thomas Stockhammer (Qualcomm) and Mickaël Raulet (ATEME) WHEN: Monday 25th April 2022 @ 9:55 - 10:15 AM PDT WHERE: W307-W309 More information here: https://nab22.mapyourshow.com/8_0/sessions/session-details.cfm?ScheduleID=147& Abstract: 5G broadcast brings the promise of an independent or complementary linear TV experience, which can reuse existing terrestrial broadcast infrastructure to serve HD or 4K live contents to mobile devices, possibly independent of a mobile subscription. Designed in Release-14 and 16 by the Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP), 5G broadcast, targeting the 5G terrestrial broadcast requirements, has been profiled at the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI). With the coming enhancements from 3GPP, the UHF spectrum allocated for broadcast system could be directly used for 5G broadcast, making possible a smooth transition in the near future. To benefit fully from this new capability, the design of a service layer is essential, including service discovery procedures and the delivery protocols over IP multicast. The Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB) Project is specifying, under the umbrella term DVB-I, a set of Internet-centric standards to bring the delivery of linear TV over IP networks up to the user experience level for the traditional broadcast. Being access agnostic, DVB-I can be used on any network providing IP connectivity, and will allow offering advanced multi-network services. The delivery of DVB-I service over 5G is now one of the main areas of work at DVB. DVB multicast ABR (DVB-MABR) specifies how DVB-I services can be delivered over multicast, possibly over an unidirectional network. DVB-MABR reuses directly the ROUTE protocol from ATSC3.0. It is in particular used by the DVB TM-NIP working group for delivery of linear content over satellite and will be leverage as well for 5G-Broadcast. The design of 5G Broadcast permits operating different broadcast service layers, possibly targeted to different regions, ecosystems or regulatory requirements. Combining the specifications and tools from different ecosystems is a major effort. In order to support media service providers, a full ecosystem of tools is now emerging from the converging activities from DVB, 3GPP and cross industry associations. Hence 5G Media Action Group (5G-MAG) is developing a Software Defined Radio client for 5G Broadcast. A joint work with DVB is launched to integrate it with a DVB-I reference client. In parallel, delivery of linear TV services over 5G Broadcast can already be experimented by making use of LTE-Broadcast, as a subset of 5G broadcast, and leveraging the GPAC open source solution, providing the DVB-MABR functions. In this paper, we will introduce the consolidated work from 3GPP and 5G-MAG to make this vision a reality, in terms of standardization and development of reference tools. We will detail how DVB-I over 5G broadcast can now be experimented with commodity tools and commercial devices. We will also identify the potential synergies with ATSC3.0 A/331 and the possibilities for the Brazil’s TV3.0 project, for which ROUTE/DASH is the transport layer of choice and 5G Broadcast is a candidate for the physical layer.

The 5G-MAG Steering Group has recently approved the membership of SES. About SES SES has a bold vision to deliver amazing experiences everywhere on earth by distributing the highest quality video content and providing seamless connectivity around the world. As the leader in global content connectivity solutions, SES operates the world’s only multi-orbit constellation of satellites with the unique combination of global coverage and high performance, including the commercially-proven, low-latency Medium Earth Orbit O3b system. By leveraging a vast and intelligent, cloud-enabled network, SES is able to deliver high-quality connectivity solutions anywhere on land, at sea or in the air, and is a trusted partner to the world’s leading telecommunications companies, mobile network operators, governments, connectivity and cloud service providers, broadcasters, video platform operators and content owners. SES’s video network carries over 8,400 channels and has an unparalleled reach of 361 million households, delivering managed media services for both linear and non-linear content. The company is listed on Paris and Luxembourg stock exchanges (Ticker: SESG). Further information is available at: https://www.ses.com Learn more about our members and how to join 5G-MAG .