Transmission test of live soccer broadcasts using 5G millimeter waves, conducted by Danish TV stations, Ericsson, Sony and others.
On June 5, TV2, a Danish TV station, conducted a transmission test of an international soccer match using 5G millimeter waves in cooperation with Sweden's Ericsson, telecom operator Three, and Sony. This is the first attempt of its kind in Denmark...
2024/06/07
Posted on 2024/06/07
On June 5, TV2, a Danish TV station, conducted a transmission test of an international soccer match using 5G millimeter waves in cooperation with Ericsson of Sweden, telecom operator Three, and Sony. This is the first attempt of its kind in Denmark.
The test utilized 5G millimeter wave technology for the live broadcast of the international friendly match between Denmark and Sweden at Parket Stadium in Copenhagen, using Haivision's PRO460 video encoder, Sony's PDT-FP1 5G-enabled wireless communications equipment, Ericsson's Dual-mode 5G core solution, transport and other communications equipment, and Three Denmark's millimeter wave-enabled 5G SA data SIM were used.
Morten Brandstrup, head of news technology at TV2, commented on the benefits of production using 5G: "For sports matches, cameras can be installed more quickly because there is no need to run hundreds of meters of cable," and "When everything is done wirelessly, production will be more flexible and agile," he comments.
Claus Pfeifer, Head of Connected Content Acquisition at Sony Professional Europe, added, "The fact that there are cameras that are connected via 5G and can transmit large amounts of high-resolution images to production teams in real time without cables is a very He predicts that 5G-enabled cameras will make it easier for TV stations to produce live broadcasts in the future.
