Telefonica said it has teamed up Television de Galicia (CRTVG) to carry out the first live broadcast of a public TV channel via commercial 5G networks. The trial saw the partners use a camera with 5G technology and a special backpack with H.265 coding from Dutch vendor Mobile Viewpoint BV to air an interview with pilgrims arriving at Santiago de Compostela on TVG’s midday news programme Telexornal. The 5G radio infrastructure on Telefonica’s network was supplied by Nokia.
CRTVG and Telefonica said they had been testing 5G technology for a year ahead of the inaugural live broadcast, resulting in lower costs and a reduction in latency to 0.8 seconds, 25 percent less than the usual latency of live broadcasts using satellite connections.
The trial is part of the 5G Cooperation Node project promoted by the Xunta de Galicia via regional ICT agency Amtega.
