Guangdong Radio and Television Station Uses 5G Live Streaming for the Lantern Festival Gala for the First Time

2019-02-22

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How to celebrate the Lantern Festival? "Enjoying flower lanterns" is one of the most popular activities among Cantonese people. This year, with the support of Guangdong Mobile's 5G network, Guangdong Radio and Television Station has specially organized a live 5G broadcast of the Yuexiu Park Lantern Festival, marking another profound integration of cutting-edge technology with traditional folk customs.

On the 19th, multiple news programs airing at different times across Guangdong Radio and Television's News Channel, Zhujiang Channel, TVS1, and TVS2 will simultaneously broadcast live 5G links, showcasing the vibrant atmosphere of the Yuexiu Lantern Festival venue.
To ensure the smooth 5G livestreaming of the Lantern Festival lantern show, technical teams from Guangdong Mobile, Guangdong Radio and Television Station, and Huawei have been working closely together since the 10th day of the first lunar month. They swiftly launched 5G network deployment and conducted live broadcast testing. Multiple areas within Yuexiu Park—critical zones for the livestream—were equipped with 5G test base stations, successfully achieving high-quality 5G signal coverage. Meanwhile, Guangdong Radio and Television Station tested two distinct HD signal transmission methods: a mobile studio setup and a live broadcast backpack system. Both approaches were successfully used to deliver the live feed directly to the station’s broadcasting studio, effectively meeting the real-time transmission requirements of the program.
Compared to previous generations of mobile communication technology, 5G boasts remarkable advantages such as "higher data rates, lower latency, and broader connectivity." According to Guangdong Mobile, 5G can deliver peak speeds at least ten times faster than 4G, with field-tested speeds reaching up to 1.8 Gbps. Moreover, its ultra-low transmission latency is as low as milliseconds, while the number of simultaneous connections per square kilometer can soar into the millions. Thanks to these cutting-edge features—high speed and minimal delay—5G aligns perfectly with the growing demand for high-definition TV live broadcasts, as evidenced today by the seamless live coverage of the Lantern Festival.
Industry insiders say that ultra-high-definition video technology holds vast potential for large-scale adoption in the 5G era. As 5G network coverage continues to improve, live broadcasts of UHD TV programs are expected to no longer rely on satellite trucks for stable transmission, significantly enhancing the flexibility of content delivery.

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