This workshop zooms in 3GPP RAN Release 18 from an industry vertical perspective. Associations and companies will share their requirements and then take part in a mapping of common requirements to define priorities moving forward. The workshop covers automotive, health, manufacturing, maritime, media, rail, satellite, utilities and features interactive sessions with participants. Join David Vargas, 5G-MAG WG Content Distribution Technology Chair, to get insight into Media and RAN Rel-18. Wednesday 23rd June 2021 17:30 CEST Registration and more information at: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_x7NaVwL-QC6EkZk2EB8akA

Antonio Arcidiacono, 5G-MAG Chair, will be providing an update on 5G-MAG activities around Media Distribution, Production and Contribution to the ASBU 57th Technical Standing Committee. Tuesday 22nd June 2021 11:30 - 11:50 CEST

The 5G-MAG Steering Group has recently approved the membership of BT. About BT BT is one of the world's leading communications services companies. We serve the needs of customers in the UK and in 180 countries worldwide. Our main activities are the provision of fixed-line services, broadband, mobile and TV products and services as well as networked IT services. BT, with its EE mobile brand, is a 5G mobile network operator, with BT Sport we are a content producer and BT Media and Broadcast delivers services to the media industry. BT is active in 5G for Broadcast, Media and Entertainment including 5G live sports broadcast and IBC accelerators: 5G Remote Production . Also see www.bt.com Learn more about our members and how to join 5G-MAG .

3GPP will soon start a Study on Media Production over 5G NPN. As set out in our Explainers (https://www.5g-mag.com/explainers, Non-Public 5G Networks (stand-alone or integrated in a public network), open possibilities to make 5G fit the specific requirements of audio-visual media production in different scenarios. The new work in 3GPP will do, among others, the following: - Develop reference media production architectures including media and control flows (such as uplink video, return video, tally, etc). - Identify relevant QoS requirements for media production workflows (bit rates, loss rates, formats, latencies and jitter) - Identify relevant 5G System features like NPNs, Network Slicing, QoS classes, network event reporting and assistance,... - Identify the suitability of existing media production content delivery protocols, codecs and service layers for 5G System usage. - Study media device and network orchestration solutions (such as AMWA NMOS), and their integration/interactions with the 5G exposure framework. The work is supported by Ericsson, AT&T, IRT b-com, BBC, Dolby Laboratories, European Broadcasting Union, Orange, Sennheiser, Tencent, Qualcomm and Verizon.

The 5G-MAG Steering Group has recently approved the membership of BAI Communications. BAI Communications is an Australian headquartered ‘neutral host’ communications service provider in Australia, USA and Canada, and provider of communications services in Hong Kong. In this sense, neutral host means that BAI is a specialist communications infrastructure owner and operator, but is not itself a broadcaster or telecommunications carrier. In Australia, BAI provides managed services and portal services to broadcasters (i.e. fully or partially outsourced terrestrial broadcast transmission services) from a network of over 700 sites around the country, operations and maintenance services to emergency services communications networks operators (principally the NSW Government’s Government Radio Network), as well as site access arrangements to telecommunications and radiocommunications operators. In the USA and Canada, BAI Communications companies provide neutral host communications services including telecommunications, Wi-Fi, and emergency services communications within the New York City and Toronto subway systems. Also see www.baicommunications.com Learn more about our members and how to join 5G-MAG .

The 5G Media Action Group is participating at the EBU BroadThinking 2021 with the presentation "Unlocking 5G’s potential for the media industry". Covering different aspects of the media distribution chain, 5G offers features to address the requirements of the media industry in terms of linear TV and radio distribution, non-linear content and new formats and services. EBU BroadThinking 2021 is a two-day online event covering topics that are relevant to video specialists who are working on broadcasters' online services. The event provides a mix of EBU Members' experience and industry specialists sharing relevant insights. The programme intends to provide a full overview of all relevant technical and delivery related topics. The first day focusses on applications and platforms, whilst the second day concentrates more on convergence and delivery. "SESSION 8: Why is 5G relevant for Media?" Wednesday 24th March 2021 @ 12:15 - 13:00 CET Registration and more information at: https://tech.ebu.ch/events/broadthinking2021

The 5G-MAG Steering Group has recently approved the membership of NABA. About NABA The North American Broadcasters Association (NABA) identifies and take action on technical, operational and regulatory issues affecting North American broadcasters. NABA ensures its continuing relevance to the changing digital and linear broadcast media reality of its member companies by responding to the operating and technology issues of member companies and their digital and linear broadcast media operations, providing consensus solutions, education and best practices. - https://nabanet.com/ Learn more about our members and how to join 5G-MAG .

Join a panel on 5G in Content Production with some of our members at IEEE Pulse 2021. Session: 5G Content Production 9:30am - Opening Remarks - Session Chair: David Gomez-Barquero, Professor, Universitat Politecnica de Valencia - iTEAM Research Institute 9:35am - 9:50am ET- 5G in content production - the European perspective - Ian Wadgin, BBC 9:50am - 10:05am ET - 5G Technology Enablers for Content Production – Part I - Thorsten Lommar, Ericsson 10:05am - 10:20am ET - 5G Technology Enablers for Content Production – Part II - Pablo Perez, Nokia 10:20am - 10:40am ET - 5G Wireless Studio - Paola Sunna, EBU 10:40am - 11:00am ET - 5G for Live Audio Production - Maria Perez, Sennheiser 11:00am - 11:30am ET - Panel Session and Q&A Thursday 11th February 2021 15:30 - 17:30 CET Registration and more information at: https://bts.ieee.org/pulse.html

The 5G Media Action Group is delighted to have joined 3GPP as a Market Representation Partner allowing our members to strengthen their views and influence in 3GPP activities, contributing to the media landscape of tomorrow and shaping technologies and networks to meet their requirements. 5G-MAG members contribute to 3GPP on a diversity of topics. 5G-MAG, as a cross-industry association ensures that their interests in the media industry domain are considered adequately in 3GPP standardisation, that the solutions are able to create added value across the entire value chain and that appropriate regulatory frameworks are in place to foster technology deployment and implementation. 5G-MAG's MRP status was validated by correspondence, in the absence of physical 3GPP OP#45 meeting. Read more... https://www.3gpp.org/news-events/partners-news/2155-5g_mag

Are you working on the media industry? Do you know what 5G can offer to enhance for media production workflows? Our explainers, developed inside our workgroups provide unbiased and factual information about the application of 5G for media. Non-Public Networks are a key feature provided by 5G. On-site and production, venues and special events coverage are example of use cases that may be supported by SNPNs. 5G-PMSE equipment can make use of 5G technologies to enhance performance, throughput and reliability while implementing more flexible IP workflows. Read more in our Explainers section.

Maria Dolores Perez (Sennheiser) will be participating in the online virtual event hosted by the IEEE BTS and SMPTE. In the talk, Dr. Pérez Guirao summarizes the work conducted over the past two and a half years within 3GPP, EBU, and 5G-MAG working groups, for the development of 5G technology for content production. First, Dr. Pérez Guirao discusses content production use cases and their potential requirements to 5G. Although most of the use cases discussed are already possible with existing technologies, they may see a successive migration to 5G as far as it is able to provide an added value (e.g. cost reduction, simplification of workflows, interoperability) to involved stakeholders. Further use cases, that may be first enabled by 5G, will also be discussed. Further, Dr. Pérez Guirao will resume the standardization activities initiated by the content production community in 3GPP Rel-17 as well as the 5G-MAG activities to accelerate standards development and adoption. To conclude the talk, Dr. Gómez Vaquero, as the project coordinator, will introduce the recently started 5G-RECORDS (https://5g-ppp.eu/5g-records/) project, an EU funded project which for the very first time brings together at a large scale the content production (PMSE) sector with the telecom sector. Wednesday 9th December 2020 18:00 CET Registration and more information at: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/8484790903596872459

This 2-hour webinar is for anyone interested in finding out more about what 5G means for industry verticals in the rapidly advancing digitisation of many sectors, with insights on automotive, energy, healthcare, manufacturing, media and broadcasting: 5G Automotive Association (5GAA) [https://5gaa.org/] 5G Alliance for Connected Industry and Automation (5G-ACIA) [https://www.5g-acia.org/] European Utilities Telecom Council (EUTC) [https://eutc.org/] 5G Media Action Group (5G-MAG) [https://www.5g-mag.com/] 5G Health Association (5G HA) [https://5g-health.org/]; White Paper (July 2020) https://5g-health.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/5G-Health-Whitepaper-V1.pdf It is a key opportunity to hear from top-level experts in 3GPP [https://www.3gpp.org/] with the Chairmen from SA (Service and System Aspects) and RAN (Radio Access Network) on hand as we delve into new requirements for Release 18, presenting opportunities and giving practical guidance on what’s involved. The industry verticals present their viewpoints and requirements before taking part in an interactive discussion with the 3GPP Chairmen. Panellists Georg Mayer, 3GPP TSG SA Chairman Balazs Bertenyi, 3GPP TSG RAN Chairman Maxime Flament, 5GAA CTO and member insights Michael Bahr, Siemens and 5G-ACIA Julian Stafford, EUTC with Erik Guttman, Samsung Jordi Gimenez, 5G-MAG Prof Dr Med Christoph Thuemmler, Helios Park Klinikum Leipzig and 5G HA Hosts: Stephanie Parker and John Favaro, Trust-IT and Full5G Participants will find out how they can benefit from 5G standardisation, see the benefits of being part of 3GPP and/or an industry association, and joining forces on common requirements and priorities to help deliver on the promises of 5G. The webinar builds on over two years of engagement between 3GPP and verticals, first through workshops and now through a webinar series co-organised by 5G-IA, 5G-ACIA, 5GAA and PSCE with a view to lowering barriers to 5G standardisation for any sector wishing to come on board. Moday 30th November 2020 15:00 CET Registration and more information at: https://5g-ppp.eu/event/full5g-webinar-on-3gpp-release-18-opportunities-for-industry-verticals/