The Olympic Stadium in Berlin, Germany, has become the latest multi-use venue to trial 5K technology, with two major companies carrying out tests during the International Stadium Festival (ISTAF).
Nokia, a multinational communications and technology company, and German telecommunications company Deutsche Telekom both conducted tests under the guidance of the country’s Senate Department for Economics, Technology and Research.
According to the TelecomTV.com website, both companies showcased what they described as the world’s first live delivery of interactive Ultra High Definition (4K UHD) video from a 360-degree camera over a 5G system to virtual reality (VR) glasses.
Forming part of the German government’s ‘5G Test Field Berlin’ initiative, the trials utilised live video streams of sports events captured from 360-degree OMNI cameras developed by the Fraunhofer Institute and two 360-degree streams from Nokia’s OZO professional VR cameras.
Additional tests during the ISTAF included multiple full HD live streams from professional television broadcast cameras transmitted in parallel over Nokia’s 5G-ready test network.
“5G is set to usher in an exciting new chapter for Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality and other future digital entertainment services,” Deutsche Telekom chief technology officer Bruno Jacobfeuerborn said. “5G networks will improve significantly the user experience by delivering faster, higher quality video and virtual reality content to consumers.”
Markus Borchert, senior vice-president market Europe at Nokia, added: “It is now crucial to test applications and use cases in ‘live’ environments, using commercially available systems, in order to demonstrate the impact of 5G for consumers, industries and smart cities of the future.”
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