SK Telecom completes live TV broadcast over its 5G network
As a follow on to yesterday’s IEEE techblog on Korea 5G and ideal content, SK Telecom has completed the first live TV broadcast over its commercial 5G network and live broadcasting solution.
The operator ushered in 2019 with a live broadcast of Korea’s largest New Year’s event at the Bosingak pavilion in Seoul from around 11 minutes starting at midnight Korea Standard Time.
The live broadcast used SK Telecom’s T Live Caster live broadcasting solution, which the network operator has developed over a four year period. T Live Caster is designed to enable live broadcasting of video taken by smartphones over channels including TV and personal broadcasting over 5G anThe video taken by smartphone cameras installed with the T Live Caster app and connected to connected to a 5G mobile router was transmitted through 5G stations and entertainment channel XtvN’s transmission system for cable and IPTV viewers of the channel.
The video was taken by smartphone cameras installed with the T Live Caster app and connected to 5G mobile routers and transmitted through 5G base stations and XtvN’s transmission system to cable and IPTV viewers of XtvN.
Despite the highly congested data environment, the video was transmitted at a latency of less than one second, comparable to that of existing wired broadcasting systems.
“With today’s successful live TV broadcasting over commercial 5G network, SK Telecom ushers in a new era of 5G-based media services,” SK Telecom SVP and head of 5GX IoT/Data Group Choi Nak-hoon said.
“In this new era, individual creators will be able to provide high-quality live broadcast anytime, anywhere, via 5G smartphones.”
South Korea has successfully switched on commercial 5G network on the first day of December, officially marking the era of high-speed network. The country’s No.1 mobile carrier has become the first to make a commercial 5G video call, using a prototype Samsung smartphone.
SK Telecom’s 5G network currently covers main areas of 13 cities and counties nationwide, including Seoul, four cities in Gyeonggi-do (Seongnam, An-san, Hwaseong, Siheung), six metropolitan cities, Seogwipo in Jeju Island, and Ullengdo and Dokdo Islands in Ulleng county.
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SK said it plans to continue to enhance the quality of T Live Caster to UHD and interconnect the solution to personal broadcasting platforms within the year.
Plans also call for tapping into the drone broadcasting market. Last June, SK Telecom struck a partnership with drone manufacturer DJI to jointly develop a drone video surveillance solution.
SK’s blog about the event didn’t identify the suppliers of the 5G network infrastructure.
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Percepto uses SK Telecom’s 5G network to fly autonomous drones
Autonomous drones have successfully been flown by Percepto over SK Telecom’s 5G trial network.
SK Telecom is the largest mobile operator in Korea and commercialised its 5G network in December 2018.
Dain SNT, Percepto’s representative in Korea, has been collaborating with SK Telecom to apply Percepto’s solutions to SK Telecom’s commercial 5G network.
Percepto is a drone-in-a-box (DIB) solution that provides a range of communications schemes to its global customers. It also offers autonomous flights over cellular networks. This milestone prepares Percepto to provide its customers with significant operational advantages including better real-time video stream quality; reduced battery consumption, which means longer mission times; and greater distances and readiness for greater data processing in real time.
Earlier this year Percepto was recognised by Frost & Sullivan for its onboard computing processing capabilities, allowing Percepto to conduct real-time analytics. Supported by 5G networks, Percepto users are more likely to gain faster and more accurate aerial insights.
“We are proud to have been selected by SK Telecom to demonstrate the potential of both 5G and autonomous drones,” said Percepto Chief Executive Officer Dor Abuahsira.
https://www.criticalcomms.com.au/content/utilities/news/percepto-uses-5g-network-to-fly-autonomous-drones-1103481662#axzz5nC00Hjuv
Since announcing the beginning of the Age of Hyper-Innovation by launching the world’s first 5G service based on smartphones on April 3, 2019, SK Telecom has been focusing on offering differentiated 5G services and content based on its advanced network security and operation technologies, as well as close partnerships with ICT companies throughout the globe, while also promoting early stabilization of the 5G network. Building on its 5G infrastructure, the company plans to seek diverse business opportunities in the areas of media, security and commerce.
Media business is keen to develop new opportunities in 5G-based media in collaboration with many broadcasting companies to increase IPTV subscribers, expand mobile OTT business and secure new content and services. In addition, the company expects to create new business models and synergies by combining its existing service platforms with the capabilities of the newly acquired digital advertisement firm Incross.
Security business is projected to develop a new market by introducing innovative security services that integrate SK Telecom’s ICT with industry-leading security technologies of ADT Caps and SK Infosec, the companies that have recently joined the SK ICT Family*.
*SK ICT Family refers to ICT companies under SK Group including SK Telecom and its subsidiaries.
May 7, 2019
In Commerce business, 11st has reached its quarterly break-even point as it carried out a healthy growth strategy, refraining from exhaustive competition in terms of price and delivery. Plans are underway to improve both profitability and growth of the commerce business through collaboration between 11st and the newly acquired subsidiary SK Stoa, the operator of T Commerce Channel.
“SK Telecom will continue to improve its earnings performance and secure a solid basis to grow into New ICT company by achieving balanced growth of its four main business areas and developing new business opportunities in areas such as AI, IoT, big data and mobility,” said Yoon Poong-young, Chief Financial Officer of SK Telecom.
Greetings! I’ve been reading your IEEE Techblog blog for some time now and finally got the courage to give you a shout out from Huffman Texas! I’m especially interested in video broadcasts over a 5G network, like SK Telecom says it’s done. Keep up the good work!