We are thrilled to announce that we have released a series of repositories on 5G Media Streaming development. All information can be found in our renewed GitHub documentation: https://5g-mag.github.io/Getting-Started/pages/5g-media-streaming/ Our new releases offer support for QoE Metrics Reporting and introduce a new " Application Provider " repository with a web-based GUI for 5GMS management. Moreover, we implemented a new website that contains documentation and tutorials:  https://5g-mag.github.io/Getting-Started/ A tutorial on how to set up QoE Metrics Reporting can be found here:  https://5g-mag.github.io/Getting-Started/pages/5g-media-streaming/tutorials/metrics-reporting.html Big thank you to all the contributors who made this possible especially David Waring, Richard Bradbury, Dev Audsin, Vuk Stojkovic, Shilin Ding, Thomas Stockhammer and Jordi Gimenez. The repositories released include: Application Provider v1.0.0: https://github.com/5G-MAG/rt-5gms-application-provider Application Function v1.4.1: https://github.com/5G-MAG/rt-5gms-application-function/releases/tag/rt-5gms-application-function-v1.4.1 Common Android Library v1.2.0: https://github.com/5G-MAG/rt-5gms-common-android-library/releases/tag/rt-5gms-common-android-library-v1.2.0 Media Stream Handler v1.2.0: https://github.com/5G-MAG/rt-5gms-media-stream-handler/releases/tag/rt-5gms-media-stream-handler-v1.2.0 Media Session Handler v1.2.0: https://github.com/5G-MAG/rt-5gms-media-session-handler/releases/tag/rt-5gms-media-session-handler-v1.2.0 5GMS Application v1.2.0: https://github.com/5G-MAG/rt-5gms-application/releases/tag/rt-5gms-application-v1.2.0 5GMS Examples v1.1.0: https://github.com/5G-MAG/rt-5gms-examples/releases/tag/rt-5gms-examples-v1.1.0 A big thanks to the contributors from BBC, Fraunhofer FOKUS and Qualcomm and the coordinator of the efforts Daniel Silhavy (Motion Spell).

Download the 5G-MAG Report (PDF) ABOUT THE REPORT This is a report produced by the 5G-MAG Workgroup EaR (Ecosystem and Regulation). Current version of the report: v.1.0 Date of publication: 28th October 2024 ABSTRACT The implementation and deployment of mobile technologies as part of media production workflows paves the way for a new ecosystem of equipment, devices and roles in the industry. With this new ecosystem, new roles emerge, which need new definitions and clarification in their responsibilities. Some of these roles have been around for a long time but, over the years, their meaning or ownership have changed. Other roles are completely new in the context of media production and therefore require a precise introduction to foster understanding and support for them. This report: introduces traditional roles for media production and contribution based on RF/OFDM links, explains the vertical ecosystem within 5G, introduces new roles for content production and contribution networks based on NPNs, and defines responsibilities of and dependencies between these new roles. REQUEST FOR FEEDBACK 5G-MAG welcomes feedback from the community to this document. If you have comments on the report, please submit them using our GitHub repository for "Request for Feedback" https://github.com/5G-MAG/Requests-for-Feedback 5G-MAG members may take further actions on this document according to the comments received.

We are thrilled to announce the availability of new 5G-MAG Reference Tools to develop Volumetric Video experiences. All information can be found in our GitHub documentation:  https://5g-mag.github.io/Getting-Started/pages/v3c-immersive-platform A major contribution by  InterDigital  and  Philips  makes available the “V3C Immersive Platform” as part of the 5G-MAG Reference Tools. The new reference tools are currently accessible under “Early Access" ( http://www.5g-mag.com/early-access ) The initial contributions include a V3C Unity Player to visualize, test, and demo content, including support for real-time V-PCC (ISO/IEC 23090-5) and MIV (ISO/IEC 23090-12) rendering on Windows / Android. Support for V3C DASH streaming and a V3C DASH Packager tool are in the backlog. The release of the open-source repositories helps developers get started with using standardized technologies in the Volumetric Video ecosystem and enables the creation of content and video players that can consume it.   The initial contributions to the repositories include: ·       A Unity package ( rt-v3c-unity-player ) to decode and play V3C content in Unity ·       A decoder plugin library ( rt-v3c-decoder-plugin ) with V-PCC and MIV synthesizers plugins needed for the rendering of the V3C contents. A big thanks to the contributors from InterDigital and Philips.

We are happy to announce new releases of the "5G Media Streaming Application Function" and the "5G Media Streaming Application Provider - Management UI". All information can be found in our renewed GitHub documentation: https://5g-mag.github.io/Getting-Started/pages/5g-media-streaming/ The main changes include an uplift to match 3GPP TS 26.512 v17.9.1 in the Application Function and optimizations for the management of provisioning sessions in the Management UI. The detailed release notes can be found here: - Application Function: Release Release v1.4.2 - 5GMS Application Function · 5G-MAG/rt-5gms-application-function - Application Provider: Release v1.1.0 5GMS Application Provider · 5G-MAG/rt-5gms-application-provider Thank you to all the contributors, especially David Waring  ( BBC ), Dev Audsin  ( BBC ), Richard Bradbury  ( BBC ) and Vuk Stojkovic  ( Fraunhofer FOKUS ).

Initial contribution on 5G Multicast Broadcast Services (MBS) support in 5G-MAG Reference Tools from Borja Iñesta (iTEAM-UPV). Information on the related Reference Tools project: https://5g-mag.github.io/Getting-Started/pages/5g-multicast-broadcast-services/ VIDEO

Download the 5G-MAG Report (PDF): https://drive.google.com/file/d/1p8HTruX3va0pOOpyzgkIn_AnfqmBCRy4/view?usp=sharing ABOUT THE REPORT This is a report produced by the 5G-MAG Workgroup CP (Content Production - Standards and Architecture). Current version of the report: v.1.0 Date of publication: 11th November 2024 ABSTRACT The 5G-MAG report "Towards a comprehensive 5G-based toolbox for live media production" identified a series of high-level scenarios where 3GPP features can be used for uplink enhancements and traffic management. This report covers the following aspects: Identification of systems and features enabling enhancements for uplink media delivery and traffic management in the content of media production and contribution applications. Description of architectures, reference points and relevant procedures in the context of uplink media delivery using 3GPP technology. Feasibility analysis of the status of the technology and its potential applicability based on 3GPP Release 17 and Release 18 specifications. Identification of possible gaps in existing specifications to support their application for uplink media delivery. REQUEST FOR FEEDBACK 5G-MAG welcomes feedback from the community to this document. If you have comments on the report, please submit them using our GitHub repository for "Request for Feedback" https://5g-mag.github.io/Requests-for-Feedback/ 5G-MAG members may take further actions on this document according to the comments received.

We have just released the initial version of the Reference Tools 5G Data Collection Application Function and Data Collection Service Provider library. This is a minimum viable product release and as such only supports a subset of features for Data Collection Reporting and Event Exposure, as specified in TS 26.532 and TS 29.517. Supported features are: Provisioning Sessions API (interface at reference R1). Event data access filtering/aggregation on time axis only, geographic and user/group based access is not implemented as yet. Data Reporting Sessions API (interfaces at references R2, R3 & R4). Data reporting for COMMUNICATION reports. Event Subscription API (interfaces at references R5 & R6). Event Reporting for UE_COMM events. Information about the project can be found at: https://5g-mag.github.io/Getting-Started/pages/ue-data-collection-reporting-exposure/ The repository can be found at: https://github.com/5G-MAG/rt-data-collection-application-function This release can be found at: https://github.com/5G-MAG/rt-data-collection-application-function/releases/tag/rt-data-collection-application-function-1.0.0 Thank you to the contributors David Waring  ( BBC ), Dev Audsin  ( BBC ), Richard Bradbury  ( BBC ).

We are happy to announce the XR Player v1.0.0 which provides initial support for the MPEG_anchor extensions to glTF format on Android smartphones. Initial support for augmented reality, overlaying a scene or a node on top of a real world view, anchoring their position to objects detected : 👉 support for anchoring to 2D markers 👉 support for anchoring to the floor 👉 support for anchoring to horizontal/vertical planes 👉 support for anchoring to the viewer and controllers 👉 support for anchoring to geospatial coordinnates See also the rt-xr-player complete feature list. Build & usage instructions are available on the Getting Started XR section: https://5g-mag.github.io/Getting-Started/pages/xr-media-integration-in-5g/usage/xr-player-android.html The test content repository has been updated with relevant scenes to support this release: https://github.com/5G-MAG/rt-xr-content A pre-compiled .apk for arm64 smartphones can be found on the github release page: https://github.com/5G-MAG/rt-xr-unity-player/releases/tag/v1.0.0 It requires Android 9.0 – API Level 28 - or above, and has been tested on Google Pixel 8 smartphones. Please give it a try and provide feedback through issues on the rt-xr-player repository issues :  https://github.com/5G-MAG/rt-xr-unity-player/issues Thank you to the contributions from Etienne Faivre d'Arcier  ( InterDigital, Inc. ) and Nils Duval  ( Motion Spell ).

Download the 5G-MAG Report (PDF): https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PQ_XsKV_Y45zdLefzXejlwDjs6EEHadJ/view?usp=sharing ABOUT THE REPORT This is a report produced by the 5G-MAG Workgroup CP (Content Production - Standards and Architecture). Current version of the report: v.1.0 Date of publication: 27th January 2025 ABSTRACT This 5G-MAG report complements the publication Uplink media delivery in 5G: Architectures & Features which identified, described and analysed relevant systems and features enabling the enhancement of uplink media delivery and traffic management in the content of media production and contribution. This report expands on the following aspects: Transport protocols and features available for uplink media delivery. Identification of potential enhancements for the delivery of content over 3GPP systems. Identification of potential enhancements to video encoding. REQUEST FOR FEEDBACK 5G-MAG welcomes feedback from the community to this document. If you have comments on the report, please submit them using our GitHub repository for "Request for Feedback" https://5g-mag.github.io/Requests-for-Feedback/ 5G-MAG members may take further actions on this document according to the comments received.

Download the 5G-MAG Report (PDF): https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pJvWbKbxhmmPwC6oEYLDmcLOcYXb7fTS/view?usp=sharing ABOUT THE REPORT This is a report produced by the 5G-MAG Workgroup UC (Use Cases, Requirements and Opportunities). Current version of the report: v.1.0 Date of publication: 27th January 2025 ABSTRACT Non-Terrestrial Networks (NTNs) may use satellites, for example, to provide connectivity over large geographical areas. In particular, NTNs may deliver Internet and media content to poorly served areas as well as to moving platforms (e.g. cars, trains, aeroplanes) beyond the reach of terrestrial infrastructure. This report provides a high-level overview of the types of payload, connection and device that might be used to access services on NTNs. The document goes on to define a set of use cases and requirements identified as relevant to media content distribution over NTNs. These include the use of point-to-point, point-to multipoint and broadcast delivery mechanisms for the delivery of content to different types of device. Several challenges and opportunities to optimize content delivery related to broadcast scenarios and multicast scenarios are also presented. This is done with the application in mind and not assuming any specific exiting technology. The use case descriptions in this document are intended to lead on to subsequent work reviewing 3GPP specifications to analyse the functional match and, based on this, to identify and document any gaps. This subsequent gap analysis will identify the areas which may require adaptation to support the NTN scenarios, and is intended as an input to the 3GPP SA Technical Specification Groups. REQUEST FOR FEEDBACK 5G-MAG welcomes feedback from the community to this document. If you have comments on the report, please submit them using our GitHub repository for "Request for Feedback" https://5g-mag.github.io/Requests-for-Feedback/ 5G-MAG members may take further actions on this document according to the comments received.

We are happy to announce new releases of the 5G   Media   Streaming  Architecture. We have released version 1.4.3 of the 5GMS   Application   Function  and version 1.2.4 of the 5GMS   Application   Server  which both uplift the implemented interfaces to match 3GPP  TS 26.512 V17.10.0. The new release of the 5GMS AF can be found at: https://github.com/5G-MAG/rt-5gms-application-function/releases/tag/rt-5gms-application-function-v1.4.3 The new release of the 5GMS AS can be found at: https://github.com/5G-MAG/rt-5gms-application-server/releases/tag/rt-5gms-application-server-1.2.4 These releases are already supported in our Docker  Compose recipe  for 5G Media Streaming announced last week. This contains an Application   Function , an Application   Server  and the Application   Provider  management UI. The Docker based setup can be found on Github: https://github.com/5G-MAG/rt-5gms-examples/tree/main/5gms-docker-setup . An end to end setup guide can be found in our tutorial section: https://github.com/5G-MAG/rt-5gms-examples/tree/main/5gms-docker-setup Thank you to all the contributors of the reference tools and in the context of 5G Media Streaming especially David Waring  ( BBC ), Dev Audsin  ( BBC ), Richard Bradbury  ( BBC ), Shilin Ding  ( Qualcomm ), Thomas Stockhammer  ( Qualcomm ), Vuk Stojkovic, Kurt Krauss  ( Dolby Laboratories ), Giuseppe Crisci  ( Dolby Laboratories ) and Jordi Joan Giménez  ( 5G-MAG Media Action Group ) More documentation available at developer.5g-mag.com and https://5g-mag.github.io/Getting-Started/

We're thrilled to announce our participation in XR Expo 2025 in Stuttgart! Join Louay Bassbouss (Fraunhofer FOKUS) speaking at the event. He'll be sharing insights into our work in driving standards for connected media experiences with a focus on XR Media and Volumetric Video. Come and don't miss Louay 's presentation! May 9, 2025 at 4:00 PM — May 9, 2025 at 4:30 PM Maritim Hotel Convention Center - room Bonn  Driving Standards for Immersive Media Experiences  Dr. Louay Bassbouss EVENT: XR EXPO DATE: May 9, 2025 LOCATION: Stuttgart, Germany INFORMATION ABOUT THE EVENT: https://mws.fraunhofer.de/