5G Broadcast

The mobile television of the future

Digital terrestrial television in the 5G age

The ORS is significantly involved in the enhancement of the new 5G Broadcast transmission standard, the digital terrestrial television in the age of 5G.

The new 5G Broadcast transmission standard enables linear broadcast content to be distributed directly to mobile devices such as smartphones or tablets – without Wi-Fi or internet. The ORS is driving research and development forward in Austria to ensure that 5G Broadcast transmission behaves in a similarly efficient manner to DVB-T2. 

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5G Broadcast - a boundless experience for everyone

5G Broadcast delivers live content directly to mobile devices without the need for internet or SIM card. Qualcomm Technologies, Rohde & Schwarz and ORS are offering the world's first "5G Broadcast meets Broadband" end-to-end solution. This opens up new possibilities for program providers, network operators, OEMs, and consumers.

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What does 5G Broadcast stand for?

According to a study by the University of Salzburg, linear broadcasting is highly popular in Austria. Linear television makes up around 80 percent of audio-visual content use, with an even higher percentage for radio stations. Consumption of content on mobile devices continues to gain in importance.

5G Broadcast is a new technology that is being developed in line with market requirements to address the shift in media usage. It allows broadcast content to be distributed directly to mobile devices. Unlike streaming, users do not need an internet connection to receive content on 5G-compatible end devices, whereby mobile television does not use up the user's data volume.

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5G Broadcast brings benefits at all levels. Photo: ORS

5G Broadcast brings benefits at all levels

The new 5G Broadcast transmission standard offers numerous advantages. A single data stream is distributed via a high-tower high-power (HTHP) transmitter to all end devices in the coverage area. 5G Broadcast can take the load off mobile communication networks during large live broadcasts and offer a high level of reliability.

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5G Broadcast technology enables an unlimited number of users. Photo: ORS

The underlying technology

5G Broadcast is based on the 3GPP Further evolved Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service broadcast standard (FeMBMS). It enables the distribution of linear media content via large radio cells with a radius of up to 60 kilometres. A single data stream is broadcast using a high-tower high-power transmitter. All mobile devices within the coverage area of this transmitter can receive the programmes distributed via this data stream.

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The ORS has been actively involved in a global 5G Broadcast initiative since 2019. Photo: ORS

Global initiative

The ORS is accelerating the research and realization of 5G Broadcast, the digital terrestrial television of the 5G age.

Since 2019, the company is actively involved in a global initiative – the 5G Media Action Group – to push forward the developments in Austria.

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The ORS started a 5G Broadcast trial in Vienna in spring 2020. Photo: ORS

Testbed in Austria

In order to establish 5G Broadcast in Austria, the ORS started a trial in Vienna at the beginning of 2020. The new transmission standard FeMBMS will be studied over the next few years in two phases using two high-tower-high-power transmitters located at Kahlenberg and Liesing, Vienna.

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ORS is supporting the growing 5G Broadcast ecosystem.

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5G Broadcast is the future of television. Since 2020, ORS group has been leading research and development on the broadcasting standard of the future and helping companies and enterprises in the further development of 5G Broacast applications.

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