LTE broadcast will transform TV (Netgem & Lantiq & Plugnsurf, OTT IPTV, broadcast telcos)

21 January, 2016

 

LTE broadcast will transform TV – results of a unique trial

.. Is it possible to use LTE to broadcast TV nationwide?

The answer is clearly yes, at reasonable cost, with high video quality and additional features that significantly enhance the TV experience. This has been proven in a world-first trial covering a large area. With LTE broadcast, also called eMBMS (evolved Multimedia Broadcast/Multicast Service), linear, traditional TV broadcasts can be extended to any kind of mobile device. It provides the flexibility to combine linear and non-linear TV, on-demand and interactive TV. Once the required enhancements to 3GPP standards for large scale implementation are in place, the joint future of broadcast and mobile broadband looks promising ...

... Mobile devices can feed TV screens

Beyond the proof of concept the trial revealed that mobile devices can easily serve as a set-top-box when casting content to a large TV set. This is supported by almost any smartphone, either via Wi-Fi or cabling. This leads to the conclusion that technological progress in TV distribution will not be as challenging as it is today when each new Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) release needs significant backing from device makers to support it in their set-top-boxes and TV sets. Smartphones have much shorter innovation-cycles and therefore will quickly provide support for any new standards. They also ensure that home TV sets can be kept up-to-date via a screencast connection to a smartphone. The smartphone can be turned into a mobile TV set, set-top-box and intelligent remote control of large TV sets all at the same time. ...


Source: https://blog.networks.nokia.com/mobile-networks/2016/01/21/lte-broadcast-will-transform-tv-results-unique-trial/

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Netgem LTE TV solutions:

1. Netgem/Lantiq HYBRIDGE -  The VDSL Gateway + LTE, 4G, 3G
2. Netgem launches two LTE Routers to address Mobile and Fixed access market
3. Lantiq and Netgem - World's first DSLTE(TM) System Available with 200 Mbps Data Throughput
4. Netgem and Lantiq create combined xDSL and LTE gateway, October 15, 2013 
5. https://www.lantiq.com/media-center/news/press/299-dsl-lte-lantiq-netgem-first-broadband-gateway/

June 18th, 2012 - Netgem announces its acquisition of PlugnSurf (3G +4G + IPTV ...):