5G BROADCAST TRIALS IN VIENNA

DISTRIBUTION OF TV AND RADIO SERVICES USING LTE-BASED 5G TERRESTRIAL BROADCAST

Participants:​

• Austrian Broadcasting Corporation (ORF) – Public Broadcaster, Content Provider TV & Radio

• Austrian Broadcasting Services (ORS) – Broadcast Network Operator

• Servus TV – Private Broadcaster, Content Provider TV

• KroneHit – Private Broadcaster, Content Provider Radio

• Vienna University of Technology Institute for Telecommunications – Link Level Simulations

Services

• Linear TV and Radio

Duration

• Phase 1: 2020-2021 - Comparison DVB-T2 vs 5G Broadcast

• Phase 2: 2021-2023 (planned) - Interplay with mobile broadband

Location

• Vienna (Austria)

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Technologies

• FeMBMS (Release 14) and 5G Broadcast (Release 16)

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Equipment and Infrastructure

• 2 HPHT Transmitter Sites

• FeMBMS Core System

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Spectrum / Frequencies

• 739 MHz +/- 10 MHz before 1.7.2020

• 667 MHz +/- [8 MHz (KA transmitter), 10 MHz (IGL transmitter)] from 1.7.2020

Main goals

1. Open testbed for BNOs, MNOs, STB and chip manufacturers

2. Compare simulation and measurements of  FeMBMS Rel.14 (Rel.16) with DVB-T2 and DAB+

3. Study product maturity of infrastructure and receivers with close cooperation to manufacturers

4. Technical evaluation of 5G-BC use-cases and applications (planned for phase 2)