Skoltech and Panasonic tested video equipment on the 5G network

2021: 5G Network Video Testing

Skoltech and Panasonic tested video equipment on the 5G network. This became known on September 7, 2021.

The solution developed by the Center (base station and core of the network) provides the same characteristics of transmitting UHD video streams as in fifth-generation commercial-class networks. Panasonic noted that the integrated use of 5G and remote production technologies reduces the cost and simplifies the production of video content and is a breakthrough in the development of the entire industry of broadcasts of sports and other reporting events.

For experiments, streaming solutions - streaming-cameras Panasonic AJ-CX4000/AG-CX350, connected to the smartphone to with fifth generation support, were selected. Through the Skoltech 5G network, video content was transmitted with a resolution of UHD 2160/50p (using the HEVC codec) at 75 Mbps.

The test used the Hi-vision SRT data transfer protocol and LU800 mobile transmitters with bonding technology (aggregation of data flows) from the Israeli company LiveU, which provided simultaneous connection of several 5G SIM cards to implement multi-camera mode. Panasonic's cooperation with LiveU is global in nature: equipment and joint solutions of companies are used at sports competitions of the highest international level, for example, at the Olympic Games in Tokyo.

For Panasonic, the development of the 5G standard offers additional opportunities to improve the quality and expand the functionality of the devices and solutions produced, due to the high data transfer rate and low signal delay. 5G networks allow you to conduct live broadcasts through cloud services from several cameras, as well as use remote production technology. Their use makes it possible to send several operators and engineers to the scene, and not a mobile television mobile station with a large team of specialists. Translation is controlled remotely from a stationary studio, the signal to which is transmitted through a 5G network.

Also, engineers Panasonic and Skoltech tested the compatibility and download of the 5G network channel in Skolkovo. At the same time, Panasonic WV-X1571LN video surveillance cameras with 4K resolution, built-in AI detection functions and technologies, as well as facial and object recognition were used.

The partnership with Panasonic is the next step of 5G INDIVIDUALS towards the creation of fifth-generation networks using domestic equipment and software, as well as the introduction of services for enterprises of various sectors of the economy. During the testing, a thorough analysis of the quality and transmission rate of real UHD video streams in the Skoltech private network was carried out. Our tests prove that our 5G developments are at a high technological level. Our solution fully meets the difficult working conditions of visiting television and streaming teams and is not inferior in characteristics to commercial-class networks. In the future, we will deploy a standalone (SA) 5G network and invite colleagues to re-test, said Vitaly Shub, head of 5G PERSONS.