🎉 We are very pleased to announce the release of version 0.1.0 of the 5G-MAG Reference Tools including MBS Function. Congratulations to the whole team working on this release especially  David Waring  ( BBC ),  Dev Audsin  ( BBC ) and  Richard Bradbury  ( BBC ). This MBSF is a minimum viable product (MVP) supporting the following features: - MBS User Service creation, modification and deletion. - MBS User Data Ingest Session creation, modification and deletion. - Registration with the NRF. The release notes and a getting started guide can be found here: 👉 Release Notes:  https://lnkd.in/dXjCzKm4 👉 Tutorial - Operating the MBS Function and APIs:  https://lnkd.in/d4xySSN9 Interested in the details? Then checkout the 5MBS project board:  https://lnkd.in/dTjJHhbm

A perfect way to end the week. Join us on Friday 27th February at 13:00 CET for a deep dive into the new 5G-MAG Reference Tools Project "6G Testbed and AI Traffic Characterization". This is a new open-source project maintained by 5G-MAG which provides a specialized environment for testing and characterizing how Artificial Intelligence (AI)  applications interact with next-generation networks. Linked to the new 3GPP SA4 Study on 6G Media, the projects aims at helping the industry understand and evaluate how different AI engines consume network resources and tolerate network issues. Key Technical Components Scenario Engine:  Supports over 11 scenario types , including: Agentic AI:  Using Model Context Protocol (MCP) tools. Multimodal:  Handling simultaneous audio, video, and image data. Real-time:  Testing low-latency variants using WebRTC or WebSockets (e.g., OpenAI Realtime). Network Emulator:  A Linux-based tool that simulates various 3GPP-compliant network conditions: Profiles:  Includes pre-defined settings for Ideal 6G , 5G Urban , Cell Edge , Satellite (NTN) , and Congested  environments. Controls:  Allows precise manipulation of delay, loss, and bandwidth shaping. LLM Provider Integration:  Interfaces directly with major AI providers like OpenAI, Gemini, DeepSeek, and vLLM  to generate realistic application traffic. Metric Collection:  Measures over 60 KPIs , focusing on metrics critical to AI performance, such as: TTFT  (Time to First Token) and TPOT  (Time Per Output Token). Latency percentiles and Uplink/Downlink ratios. Agent loop factors (how network quality affects an AI's ability to complete multi-step tasks). EVENT: 5G-MAG FRIDAY'S PUBLIC CALL DATE: 27th February 2025 at 13:00 CET 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:  https://www.5g-mag.com/community#calendar

We are thrilled to announce that 5G-MAG - The Media Connectivity Association  will once again be joining the global mobile community at MWC Barcelona 2026 . Following a successful year of advancing standards and software for connected media, our team will be on the ground from March 2nd to 5th  at the MWC. What’s on the Agenda? While our full schedule is currently being finalized, visitors can look forward to: Live Demos:  Showcasing the latest 5G-MAG Reference Tools. Expert Insights:  Meet with Jordi J. Gimenez , our Head of Technology. Networking:  Our popular "Meet-Up Drinks" will return (on Monday 2nd March at 17:00 at the stand). Stay Tuned:  Detailed information will be released in the coming weeks. For the latest updates, visit our official website at 5g-mag.com/mwc . 📅 Date:  2nd to 5th March 2026 📍 Location:  Stand 5C30 (Swiss Pavilion) - MWC Barcelona

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 at 15:00 CET 📍 Location:  On-Line via Zoom 🔗 Register:   https://eveeno.com/media-energy-workshop The workshop is open for presentations on standardizations topics. So far we have confirmed interest in presenting from: 3GPP SA4 , in connection to the on-going 3GPP Work Item " Study on Media Energy Consumption Exposure and Evaluation Framework phase 2", led by Julien Lemotheux (Orange): WI # 1080050 . Greening of Streaming , on hands-on experimentation with live, end-to-end energy  measurement across devices, networks, and streaming workflows. 5G-MAG , on Reference Implementations of media delivery architectures, user equipment data collection and reporting, APIs,... MPEG , topic to be confirmed soon. Please fill the form below in if your organization has interest in presenting so the programme committee can evaluate your proposal. As usual, the workshop is designed as an open technical exchange and we expect interaction among experts and tangible outcomes. The intended outcome is to clarify what is technically feasible today, what would require new interfaces or support for standards, and how collaborative experiments or reference platforms could help turn energy -aware streaming from conceptual frameworks into deployable systems. Therefore this session will be most relevant to engineers, architects, researchers, and standards contributors who want to help shape how sustainable media delivery is implemented in practice.

5G-MAG  is considering the organization of the first 5G Broadcast Plugfest . If confirmed, this event will take place from the 8th to the 11th June 2026 in Berlin , facilitating the testing and interoperability of 5G Broadcast equipment. At this point we would like to gather interest from the industry so we can evaluate if there would be enough quorum to organize the plugfest. Please fill the following form in with your details.

Patrick Fontaine (InterDigital) is bringing the latest updates on our open-source V3C Immersive Platform project , part of the 5G-MAG Reference Tools , to the Volumetric Media Town Hall organized by the Metaverse Standards Forum. On November 25, 2025, the Metaverse Standards Forum (MSF) Volumetric Media Interoperability (VMI) Working Group (WG) will conduct an on-line Town Hall focusing on the state of volumetric media industry. The event will bring together experts from the industry in a series of short presentations focusing on different types of volumetric formats and sharing insights on how to select solutions for particular use cases. The town hall will conclude with a panel discussion analyzing which formats are useful and when, and what the cost of transition is moving from one format to another. WHERE? On-line WHEN? November 25 @ 16:00-20:00 CET HOW TO GET THERE? See the agenda and register:  https://metaverse-standards.org/event/volumetric-media-town-hall/ HOW THIS RELATES TO OUR WORK?  Check the 5G-MAG Reference Project "V3C Immersive Platform here: https://hub.5g-mag.com/Getting-Started/pages/v3c-immersive-platform/

5G-MAG - The Media Connectivity Association - is pleased to announce the election of new chairs for its Working Groups, reinforcing its commitment to to advancing media and connectivity technologies through open standards and collaborative development. David Vargas (BBC)  will lead the WG Technology and Standards , coordinating efforts to shape and harmonize standards that enable interoperable Connected Media services and applications, ensuring consistent, industry-driven contributions toward requirements and actively integrating developer feedback into the evolution of future specifications. Daniel Silhavy (Fraunhofer FOKUS)  takes the helm of WG Development and Ecosystem-drive , fostering collaboration in open-source software development, translating specifications into tangible software enablers for services and applications, and pushing technology out of the lab into trials, MVPs, and prototypes. Victor Kueh (Huawei)  will chair the WG Promotion and Communication , focusing on the active promotion of standards and open-source software for Connected Media Experiences and managing the outreach and engagement of 5G-MAG with the global community, including synergies with 3GPP , MPEG  and relevant technology-making organizations. Internet-based Media Delivery, Streaming, 5G Broadcast, Real-Time Media Communications, Volumetric Video, Extended Reality (XR), Non-Public Networks, Network Capability Exposure and APIs, Non-Terrestrial Networks,... are among the current activities of 5G-MAG. These appointments mark an exciting step forward as 5G-MAG continues to shape the future of media connectivity.

The 5G-MAG General Assembly has elected its new Steering Group to lead the activities of the association during the next two years. The new Steering Group members can be consulted here: Structure About 5G-MAG - The Media Connectivity Association 5G‑MAG is a non-for-profit association fostering collaboration to shape the future of connected media experiences . ​ We focus on solutions for internet media and multimedia services , building on open standards and accelerating adoption through open‑source software . At 5G‑MAG, our members: ​ Bridge standards and implementation by turning specifications into usable reference tools and open‑source enablers. ​ Foster collaboration across industries and academia to solve real‑world challenges in internet media applications.​ By combining standards with open‑source, we ensure that services, applications and networks are interoperable and future‑proof.

We are pleased to announce the release of version 1.1.0 of the MBS Transport Function (part of the MBS User Services). This release improves the composition of the #FLUTE  session for  #STREAMING  mode #Distribution   #Sessions , adds the Distribution Session state transitions and improves error responses for calls to the #API . Please see the tutorial for examples of how to use the MBSTF: https://lnkd.in/d9BzugJZ The full release notes are available in the 5G-MAG rt-mbs-transport-function repository: https://lnkd.in/dGdyqMJb We'd like to thank BBC 's Richard Bradbury , David Waring  and Dev Audsin  for the contribution to the 5G-MAG Reference Tools and the community for supporting testing. This starts to close the gap with the implementation of MBS for the 5GC and initial support of NG-RAN CU contributed by iTEAM Research Institute   Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV) 's Jaime Sánchez Roldán , Borja Iñesta Hernández , David Gomez-Barquero . Find more information about the project at https://lnkd.in/d_PhkM2B or directly ask Daniel Silhavy Find more information about the project at https://5g-mag.github.io/Getting-Started/pages/5g-multicast-broadcast-services/

We are pleased to announce the release of the 5G Core Service Consumers v2.0.1. The v2 release of the service consumers sees the addition of the MB-SMF Service Consumer library, libscmbsmf and two example tools that use the new library to exercise the Nmbsmf_TMGI and Nmbsmf_MBSSession APIs. The release also includes an uplift of the existing PCF and BSF Service Consumer libraries to be compatible with Open5GS  v2.7.2. If you still need compatibility with Open5GS v2.6.4 then please use the v1.0.x branch of the 5G Core Service Consumers.or any v1 release. For examples of how to use the new tools for libscmbsmf please see the tutorials: https://hub.5g-mag.com/Getting-Started/pages/5g-core-service-consumers/tutorials.html The release can be found in the 5G-MAG rt-5gc-service-consumers repository at: https://github.com/5G-MAG/rt-5gc-service-consumers/releases/tag/rt-5gc-service-consumers-2.0.1 We'd like to thank BBC 's Richard Bradbury , David Waring  and Dev Audsin  for the contribution to the 5G-MAG Reference Tools and the community for supporting testing. Find more information about the project at https://hub.5g-mag.com/Getting-Started/pages/5g-core-service-consumers/

Download the 5G-MAG Report (PDF) Download the supplementary document on ST2110 (PDF) ABOUT THE REPORT This is a report produced by the 5G-MAG Workgroup CP (Content Production - Standards and Architecture). Current version of the report: v.1.0 Date of publication: 22nd December 2023 ABSTRACT The 5G-MAG report " Towards a comprehensive 5G-based toolbox for live media production " identified a series of high-level scenarios where time synchronization is a required feature. Time synchronization is found key to align different media sources either within the same location, when carried over different network domains (fixed/wireless) or to support remote operations and control. This report provides: information on the ability of 5G technologies to support time services in relevant deployment scenarios; and guidelines in relation to time information distribution and exposure to applications.

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 provided. Therefore, this constitutes a first MVP that enables exploration and evaluation of MBS control and session management from the 5GC up to the early stages of the NG-RAN, with a stable and extensible foundation for future work to add the remaining components and multicast capability. These contribution have been funded by the European Union -funded project 6G‑SANDBOX, and are made available to the industry and the wider community via the 5G-MAG Reference Tools Developer Community. 💬 The software is available under our forks of: open5gs / 5mbs - https://github.com/5G-MAG/open5gs/tree/5mbs srsRAN_Project / 5mbs - https://github.com/5G-MAG/rt-srsRAN_Project/tree/5mbs A big thank you to the main contributors of this release: Borja Iñesta Hernández and Jaime Sanchez Roldan, from the iTEAM Research Institute of the Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV). Find more information about the project at https://5g-mag.github.io/Getting-Started/pages/5g-multicast-broadcast-services/